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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1939
Page
6
Ruth Millett outlines a ten point plan for a woman to avoid standstill and remain attractive at 40. The list covers maturity, responsibility, adaptability, avoiding scheming, diverse friendships, serious study, self care, personal philosophy, memorable presence, and self esteem.
Delta Kappa Gamma Pi Chapter in Amarillo held a year end gathering at the Amarillo Hotel to honor founders and observe the organization’s tenth birthday. The event featured floral decor, a birthday song, and officer elections including Violet B. Davidson as president and Hattie M. Anderson as second vice president. Messages from national president Maycie Southall and founder Annie Webb Blanton inspired members as reports from the Dallas convention were shared.
Pattern 4087 and other Anne Adams patterns offered for 15 and 25 cents. Ad promotes fabric needs, sizes, and order details from Amarillo Glove Pattern Dept in New York with colorful descriptions of patterns for misses and children and travel accessories.
Poplar Grove 171 of the Woodmen Circle invites families and friends to an open house at 8 o clock Thursday night at the ICCF Hall 31244 East Fifth Avenue A Mothers Day program will be presented games will be played and refreshments served Arrangements are being made by Mescalmes W F Curtis Carl Elliott and Miss Elizabeth Taylor.
The J U G Club and Circle 8 of Polk Street Methodist Women’s Missionary Society stage a lively 8 pm benefit at Polk Street Church Fellowship Hall. Old fashions clash with new as models present pre historic swimwear and riding outfits, with a comic farce headlining and proceeds aiding church and library funds.
The Social Calendar lists numerous Amarillo gatherings including Beta Sigma Phi sorority chapters at the Amarillo Hotel, Berean Class at West Amarillo Christian Church, and the Evening Chapter of Speaker's Institute. Other events span the Estudial Club, Polk Street W M S, Girl Scout leaders, costume musicale at Playhouse, and civic club meetings, with times from 2:30 to 8:00 p.m. across multiple venues such as the Federation Club Rooms, First Baptist Church, and the Amarillo Hotel.
Bonita Chapter O E S will present a Mothers Day program at the Masonic Hall Tuesday night and hold an initiation. In Manila, a censorship board bans all gangster motion pictures after May 16 to curb underworld influence and copying of gangster techniques.
Capt P B Huxham, 7 feet 1 inch tall, of the Royal Army Service Corps, appeared in Edinburgh sheriff court to give evidence in a motoring case. He has served 12 years in the army.
London report cites Sir Edward Blunt stating one in five high-caste Indian women face widowhood and shortage of eligible wives leaving four out of five able to wed. He notes continuing taboos such as wives not mentioning husbands’ names and sisters- and brothers-in-law avoidance.
The Maine Society plans a bronze marker at the site of old Fort Western to memorialize the first trading post in Maine, established after the Kennebec Patent was granted in 1628 29. The marker is the society’s 1939 project and will serve as a commemorative tribute to early colonial commerce along the Kennebec River.
Charles Murschel, 78, of Sandusky Ohio, planted a tree 54 years ago and tended it through its growth. The road widening this year required the tree to be cut, leaving him as the most interested and sorrowful spectator.
Mrs. W. T. Brothers was elected president of the Will A. Miller Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy at a regular meeting hosted by Mrs. E. Cayton. Other officers include Miss Laura Hamner and Mrs. Fontella Lindsay as vice presidents, with a $5 donation to the Adolph Relief Fund. Little Neal Robin Allen entertained with readings, and refreshments followed as the group set a June 2 gathering at Mrs. Copp’s home.
An old fashioned drug advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a dual relief for stomach distress and constipation. It claims pepsin dissolves undigested protein in the stomach while senna laxative awakens sluggish bowels. Pleasant tasting for children, available at druggists.
The L Aiguillee Club will hold a luncheon on May 18 at 1 PM at 1412 Van Buren Street. A prior Globe News listing incorrectly stated the meeting would be Tuesday this week and has been retracted.
Mothers of children entering San Jacinto School in the fall are invited to attend a Parent Teacher Association meeting at 4 o clock Tuesday afternoon at the school building. They will be presented with blanks to be filled out and turned in to the school before the close of the current school term.
The Boosters Class of West Amarillo Christian Church will meet at 8 o clock Tuesday night at the church for business. All members are invited to be present.
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