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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1940
Page
7
Alpha Alpha Beta Sigma Phi hears architecture talk
Alpha Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met in regular session at the Federated Club Rooms with newly installed president Jenareed Scott presiding. A program on architecture featured Jim Vowell, followed by an open discussion. members listed include Polly Bilgin Augusta Diven Marie Ellen Foltz Kay Gorman Helen McCabe Lillian Mead Marion Rosenwald Ann McWilliams Jena reed Scott Mary K Utterback Mary Vinyard Marion Gross Laura Lou Davis Juanita Simmons. A wedding notice announced Miss Joyce Martin and A. J. Cowley set to marry in Marshall Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Alpha Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Federated Club Rooms
Jenareed Scott
Joyce Martin
A. J. Cowley
Amarillo
Marshall
Ark
Miss Martin
Ancil Martin
Bartlesville
Mr. Cowley
Wayne Peck
Bessie Jane Gray
Cowley
American Refining and Smelter Company
Helen McCabe
Mary K. Utterback
Kay Gorman
Beta Sigma Phi
Wichita Falls
Rosemary Selover
Jim Vowell
Mr. Vowell
Polly Bilgin
Augusta Diven
Marie Ellen Foltz
Lillian Mead
Marion Rosenwald
Ann McWilliams
Mary Vinyard
Marion Gross
Laura Lou Davis
Juanita Simmons
Jimmie Dell Prince Celebrates Sixth Birthday Party
Jimmie Dell Prince daughter of Mr and Mrs B O Prince 2604 West Third Avenue observed her sixth birthday with a party Monday afternoon at home. Eighteen guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Dell Prince
B. O. Prince
West Third Avenue
Amarillo Groups Schedule Friday Welfare League Meeting
The Amarillo Junior Welfare League plans a general quarterly meeting Friday at 2 30 PM at the Rose Bowl Tea Room. The L T D Club will meet at 2 30 PM May 16 in Mrs Goodnight's home at 825 Mississippi Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Welfare League
Amarillo Junior Welfare League
Rose Bowl Tea Room
L. T. D. Club
C. M. Goodnight
Mississippi Street
Pull the Trigger on Constipation and Pepsin-ize Acid Stomach Too
An old promotional piece touts Dr. Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin for constipation and stomach upset. It claims Pepsin dissolves undigested protein lumps, relieves belching and acidity, and wakes lazy bowels for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Mrs Hardy Stratton Showered in Rodgers Home
A shower honoring Mrs Hardy Stratton was hosted by Mrs Ed Rodgers at 2200 North West First Avenue with co host Mrs A G Larue and attended by 26 guests who presented gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Hardy Stratton
Rodgers Home
McKinley PTA closes year with officers for 1940
The McKinley Parent-Teacher Association ended its 1939 40 term at the school. Mrs A C Blank presided to install officers for next year. A picnic is planned at Ellwood Park on May 24 at 6 PM and fathers of McKinley students are invited. The Ladies Auxiliary No 10 meets tonight at 8 PM. Bette Davis aided UC students raising 300 toward a Seeing Eye dog for a blind student, offering a Tailwagger Guide dog for the 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
A. C. Blank
Ellwood Park
McKinley School
Bette
Berkeley
Cal
U.P
Bette Davis
Church Circles to Meet Thursday in Fairview Homes
Circle 1 of Fairview Baptist Women plan 2 PM gathering at Mrs. Karl Hibbs 718 North Hayes Street with transport for listed members. Circle 2 meets 2 PM at Mrs. W B Robinson 915 Roberts Street. Luncheon and notices follow other local church events and council plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Baptist Women's Missionary Union
Karl Hibbs
North Hayes Street
Harold Walker
Clara Hayes
Billy Owens
George White
Joe Paxton
J. Allison
J. D. Johnson
Ben McCowen
C. M. Akin
R. C. Barron
Fred Kemp
M. Norton
Howard Raleigh
W. T Owens
Fairview
Fairview W. M. A
W B. Robinson
Roberts Street
Khiva Temple Plans Shrine Ceremonial Events
Refreshments will be served tonight by George Hammock after a KHIVA Temple monthly meeting to finalize plans for the Shrine ceremonial. May 21 at 8 o clock marks the Shrine’s twentieth anniversary in the Panhandle with Walter D. Cline of Wichita Falls and all charter members honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hammock
Khiva Temple
Walter D. Cline
Wichita Falls
Panhandle
Weather Observations Across Cities At 6 30 A M
Observations compiled at 6 30 a m show low and high temperatures across many U S locations with precipitation totals for the last 24 hours. Data from Amarillo Ansonville Tex to Wichita Kan and beyond list highs in the 60s and 80s with scattered rainfall totals including 0 01 inch in some areas and 1 21 inches in others.
Services Held For Mrs. Dowd
Funeral services for Mrs. M. Dowd were conducted at the First Christian Church with Dr. R. C. Snodgrass officiating. She died Sunday at a local hospital at age 43, a four year Amarillo resident who came from Stratford. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery under Boxwell Brothers. Survivors include her husband, four daughters, a son, four sisters, two brothers, and out of town relatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Dowd
First Christian Church
R. C. Snodgrass
D. O. Hobson, Jr
R. L. Robertson
Preston Hill
Calvin Hill
Tom Lynn
J. R. Vineyard
James Childs
Lloyd Boxwell
Mother Benton
Public hearing set on discontinuing trains 94 and 95 between Amarillo and Lubbock
The railroad commission will hold a May 21 hearing in the Herring Hotel on the Panhandle and Santa Fe plus Pecos and North Texas lines seeking authority to discontinue trains 94 and 95. The notices were sent to area mayors, with timelines showing 11:25 am arrival for No 94 from Lubbock and 7:25 am departure for No 95 from Amarillo, plus a night service sleeping car to Sweetwater and Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Company
Pecos & North Texas Railway Company
Amarillo
Lubbock
Railroad Commission
Ross Rogers
No. 95
Herring Hotel
Sweetwater
Fort Worth
Ramona Dell Pope Dies in Local Hospital
Ramona Dell Pope four died after brief illness at a local hospital this morning. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Pope of 1111 North Fillmore Street and is survived by her brother William Pope Jr and sister Beulah Mae Pope both of Amarillo. She attended the Church of Christ Sunday School. The body is in state at the Blackburn Shaw Chapel pending funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona Dell Pope
W. D.pope
North
Fillmore Street
William Pope, Jr
Beulah Mae Pope
Amarillo
Church of Christ
Blackburn-Shaw Chapel
College Players Present Spring Dance at Amarillo
The College Players stage Spring Dance tonight at 8 15 in Amarillo College auditorium. Lead roles go to Mary Stack and J L Adams with Nancy Colley Jessamine Grimes and Doris Mae Hermann in supporting parts. Other cast members include Jack Gouldy Jim Boston Harvey Woolfe Winston Brown Elizabeth Euler Howard Greathouse Yvonne Stevens. Director Howard Graham with Virginia Middleton assists. Stage managers Connie Underwood and Emilio Caballero. Admission is 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo College
College Players
Mary Stack
J. L. Adams
Nancy Colley
Jessamine Grimes
Doris Mae Hermann
Jack Gouldy
Jim Boston
Harvey Woolfe
Winston Brown
Elizabeth Euler
Howard Greathouse
Yvonne Stevens
Howard Graham
Virginia Middleton
Connie Underwood
Emilio Caballero
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Painters’ Hall
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Hugh Greer
Sullenger
Carl Adams
Jobe
L. H. Diges
J. F. Eubanks
Bryan Vermillion
T. B. Atkins
Ruth Bromley
Arthur Huff
Lee Ryan
Mrs Ryan
First Baptist
T. L. Andrews
Polk Street Methodist Church
Amarillo High School
Fellowship Hall
W. W. Gibson
Woman's Council of
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