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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1939
Page
7
Classified note seeks exchanges for size 16 and 18 spring suits and chores swap including laundry and yard work. Also requests items for a four or five year old girl. Feature about a London king touring Australia ends with humorous anecdote on a prince’s antics and a staged tale of a royal visit.
A portrait of the Duke of York as a people-friendly figure who combines royal duties with working-class outreach. He hosts annual camps for 100 working lads and 106 rich lads, invites labor leaders to dinner, and supports welfare and playground programs while maintaining a hands-on, impish approach to visits. He shared meals with labor leaders, split a wedding gift among mayors for ice cream, and remains connected to working families despite royal duties.
American Legion Auxiliary members met at the Legion Home to outline local plans for National Poppy Sale Day on May 27. Mrs. E V Nickell was named general chairman with captains Floyd Sloan James Cade Elmer Hager Bruce Autry H T Worsham G O Dell W S Birge Howard Blackburn and Miss Carrie Wilcox. assistants to Mrs Nickell include A Peters and Horace Griggs. Mrs S F Rose chaired the session and reports covered the district auxiliary meeting in Childress and a recent Austin child welfare conference.
Alpha Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met in Federation Club Rooms with Rosemary Selover presiding. Ann Williams led a talk on Action and the True using Lindbergh, Socrates, Columbus, and Byrd as examples. Each member shared summer vacation plans. Dea Caldwell McLain played piano.
The G I A Trio Division met all day Tuesday at Mrs S T Harmon 1812 Fillmore St for Chinese checkers bridge a covered dish lunch and a musical program. W F Atwood and W L Brock played piano with group singing. High checkers score went to Mrs Atwood and high bridge to Mrs L R Fanning with guest prize to Mrs Elva Lupher.
The piece argues against rigid scientific childraising and marriage theories, noting the Woods twins show schooling wins over psychology. It humorously suggests testing traditional upbringings vs modern methods by letting twins’ married lives unfold, implying marriage happiness may resist strict new rules.
Mrs R Tibbs, leaving with her husband to Slaton Texas, was feted at a covered dish luncheon at 1008 Pierce Street. Friends and relatives honored her with red roses, fernery, and a farewell gift as the Tibbs, residents since 1908, prepare for a Santa Fe transfer.
In celebration of his fourth birth day Bobby Ray son of Mr and Mrs George B Ray 2214 Hughes Street entertained a small group of his friends yesterday at a party featuring ice cream and cake Varicolored balloons served as decorations and favors Those attending were Frances Blaine Folley Mary Winsett Mary Ann Smith Sally Churchill Buddy Stapf Nat MecKitterick Joe Saunders Jimmy Churchill and Ann Russell
Various help requests and notices appear from residents seeking work on farms, in homes, or on ranches. Entries include a couple seeking farm labor, a Wichita Falls resident seeking Plains work, a mechanic with tractor and car skills, a driver and welder seeking employment, and several individual helpers offering laundry, house, and nursing aid services. A wine colored purse and small items were lost near West Fourteenth. Contact details and names such as MRS T W CARRITHERS, FE H COBB, ALFRED C SMITH, and WANDA are listed.
Pattern 4150 by Anne Adams targets a youthful silhouette with a tailored shirtwaist and panelled skirt. Readers are guided to choose plaid or bright cotton material and use the illustrated Sewing Instructor sheet to sew a dress quickly. The pattern offers sizes 16 through 46 and lists fabric yardage for size 16. Send 15 cents to order, plus book and pattern options.
An old advertisement touts Black and White Ointment to relieve itching and burning from athlete's foot and kill fungi on contact. It promotes Black and White Skin Soap for soothing, cooling relief on exposed surfaces.
A two person job request from a colored couple without children offering chaffueur, waitressing, porter and ranch work plus a 17 year old girl seeking housekeeping and child care work. They provide address 2105 Ong Street rear and phone 2 2583. The girl lists address 503 North Polk Street.
Two men named J M Combs present notices seeking employment for themselves and two sisters. The first speaks of a 19 year old with grocery, driving, yard and farm experience offering to work in any role. The second, listing COMBS at 218 North West Eighth Avenue, offers painting, paperhanging, house repair and yard work with a guarantee of satisfaction and references.
An epidemic of small bank robberies prompts Texas authorities to warn towns a coordinated ring may be active. The Graford and Chico holdups led to the capture of Pete Pinion. he was wounded and questioned as investigators seek members of the ring. The robberies resemble early Bonnie Parker era tactics with small loot and quick exits.
Rev Bufford Battin returns to Amarillo to lead a revival at the Adkisson Memorial Church of the Nazarene with his wife as soloist and director. Services run daily at 10 am and each evening at 7, continuing through Sunday May 28, with Battin serving as district president of the San Antonio district. The piece notes Nazarene history and U S textile industry trends for context.
An old fashioned advertisement touts Dr Caldwell’s Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a dual remedy for constipation and stomach upset. It claims Pepsin dissolves undigested protein lumps while Senna stimulates bowel movements and notes the product is pleasant for children to taste.
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