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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1943
Page
6
Weather delays pool opening at Amarillo Country Club with postponement to Saturday and restricted pool access to club members.
Amarillo High School held a special program to initiate 38 new National Honor Society members. The event featured remarks by principal R. B. Norman and president Ray Cooley, musical performances by Bobby Lynn Johnson and Virginia Vogel, and the candle lighting ceremony.
The Amarillo Army Air Field Little Theater Group will present George Washington Slept Here at the Auditorium USO. The date remains unannounced but parts will be cast at tonight's 7:30 meeting at the auditorium. Local Amarilloans join permanent party members for this production.
Tonight the First Baptist seniors of Amarillo High School will be honored at a banquet sponsored by the First Baptist W M S at 8. The Mac Daniel Studio of Music will present opera selections at 8 15. Saturday features a story hour at Amarillo Public Library at 4 and a mixed bridge night at Amarillo Country Club with Tschaikowsky Nutcracker Suite by Ada Richter at 8 15. The Helen Nevins Circle sponsors a rummage sale at 621 East Fourth Avenue. Installation for Amarillo Assembly No 19 Rainbow Girls is at 7 30 on Taylor Street. The Potter County Council of Parents and Teachers sponsors a rural preschool health exam from 1 to 3 at the south library entrance. Annual National Piano Playing Audi gone at St Andrews Parish House.
The Price Memorial College Parent Teacher Association held its last meeting of the school year in the Sacred Heart Cathedral basement club room. Officers re-elected were H. O. Vincent president Fred Debbrecht vice president A. J. Stump treasurer and Mrs Jack Weirick secretary. A Spanish song program was performed by Estefano Valdez Margaret Valdez Helen Palacio Nora Coronado and Helen Coronado members of Girl Scout Troop No 8 led by Mrs Eugene Polk.
Mrs Pat Flynn recovering rapidly after major surgery at Northwest Texas Hospital on Tuesday. Her husband says she should receive visitors this weekend at 832 Carolina Street, with Mr and Mrs P H Flynn Sr of Corpus Christi visiting. A rummage sale is planned by St Andrew's Guild at St Andrews Episcopal Church parish house 813 Fillmore Street on Saturday from 8am to 6pm.
With limited fertilizer, focus on leafy greens like cabbage spinach chard and lettuce. Apply three light side dressings totaling about 1.5 pounds per 100 feet of row, starting at 3-4 inches high and spaced as plants mature. One extra application may suffice for tomatoes beans and other vegetables if soil was well prepared.
Lydia Tower 65 widow of E D Tower died at 6 30 this morning in an Amarillo hospital. The Towers came from Clayton New Mexico three months ago. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 pm in Clayton First Baptist Church with burial there. Survivors include husband two daughters Mrs Billy Moore and Mrs J B Johnson both of Amarillo two sons Hardy Gordon Clayton and George W Gordon Ogden Utah and two sisters Mrs O B Seaborn Shawnee Okla and Mrs J D Rhyne Amarillo. She was a Baptist.
Barbara Baker, presented by Mrs Gerald D Brown, previews a piano recital at Amarillo College of Music at 4 30 Sunday afternoon with public invitation. Viola W Wilson directs sacred songs at Wilson Studios Recital Hall 1500 Harrison Street at 8 15 Monday, public invited. Jimmie Lewis Ilyne Floyd perform in a piano recital by Mrs Leta Crudgington at 3 Sunday afternoon in the First Christian Church parlor with Virginia Vogel guest soloist. patrons invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Lee Johnson were feted with a miscellaneous shower at 2005 Arthur Street hosted by Mrs. Horace Wooten. Lavonna Ardoth Dawson Johnson and many friends attended as guests and gift givers.
Miss Georgia Blankenhip daughter of Mr and Mrs Loyd Blankenhip of 1013 West Seventh Avenue became the bride of Aubrey Lawrance a Amarilian stationed with the US Navy in San Diego at 8 oclock Wednesday night in the home of Dr E B Fincher Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church pastor The bride wore a pink dress with navy accessories and a corsage of white carnations Ten guests attended the reception after the ceremony in the home of Mr and Mrs Hubert Gunter Mrs Lawrance is employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company The bridegroom will return to San Diego on Monday.
Mrs Joe A Jenkins, wife of Amarillo mayor, was reported to have had a fairly good night after a major operation at Northwest Texas hospital. Attending surgeon provided the update this morning.
Kosher meat will come under OPA price ceilings Monday with specific retail cent per pound levels. Similar to those established for non Kosher cuts of beef veal lamb and mutton.
Marian Martin pattern 9414 features an inset waistband shirtwaist collar paneled skirt and tiny cap sleeves. Priced at sixteen cents. asks for size and address details to order. Also offers a summer pattern book for ten cents.
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