Washington War-Time Girls Show Off Wardrobe Habits
A New York Dress Institute report profiles three wartime Washington women: Lila May Jones a farm girl in OPA who spends about a quarter of her income on clothing and aspires to design after the war. Fern Almquist a Stage Door Canteen hostess who buys similar amounts in fabrics and wears play and work outfits. Margaret Waller a Rubber Czar secretary from Tennessee who buys four dresses per season and one suit yearly, spending half her income on clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York Dress Institute
Lila May Jones
Nebraska
OPA
Sime
Fern Almquist
OWT
Margaret Waller
Jeffers
Tenessee
Vanderbilt University
Pearl Harbor
Grease Stain Removal Tips and Leather Flower Hats
Household hints describe greasing stain removal by pressing the area onto a soft cloth and applying cleaning fluids with a soft cloth, then sponging from outside in and repeating as needed. The note also introduces new leather flower hats with violets orchids lilies and sculptured leaves attached by hidden combs.
Mrs Finley Martin Hosts Joint Club Meeting
The Forest Hill 66 and Forest Hill Home Demonstration Clubs met at 3307 North East Eighth Avenue hosted by Mrs. Finley Martin. Roll call brought stain removal tips as Miss Pauline Lakey demonstrated clothing conservation to sixty six members including C W Manly and Nathan Martin among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hill
Finley Martin
North
Eighth Avenue
Pauline Lakey
Potter County
C. W. Manly
Nathan Martin
George Dudley
Edward Raef
Helen Benge
K. W. Stanard
Frank Stitt
Forest Hill Club
Charles Weaver
Jim Weaver
W. P. Henry
R. D. Leeper
T. H. Rodgers
Connie Rutherford
C. E. McPherson
Harmony Club Luncheon Highlights Patriotic Themed Meeting
The Harmony Club held its annual spring luncheon at First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall with red white and blue decorations and war stamp favors. Officers for next year were installed by Mrs. McLaughlin and Mrs. Hickerson chaired musical numbers amid a Wave WAACs Civilian Defense motif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony Club
Fellowship Hall
First Presbyterian Church
James Wise
Jerome Stockings
Wynona Payne Frost
E. C. Britain
F. M. McLaughlin
WAVES
Waacs
Charles F. Smith
MacDowell
Timmye Berg
Massenet
H. G. Morning
Reynold
Jack Burgess
Ivan Boxwell
Jerome Stocking
Otis Trulove
J. E. Montgomery
E. R. Mayer
J. McAlpine
H.H. Cooper
T. B. Thompson
Sidney Brown
W. E. Colley
G. R. Coleman
Cleta Holland
Roy Boger
R. N. McKitterick
Ruth Griffin
Frank Overturf
W. H. Woodlief
E. ©. Adams
D. T. Leachman
Mavis Utterback
Mesdames
R. L.thompson
L. V. Cradit
Leander Campbell
Sam Nutting
Leland Abbott
D. T. Hammond
Safety note on home dry cleaning and gasoline risk
Guidance warns against using gasoline for any cleaning task citing its explosive power equal to dynamite and the danger of static sparks. It advises using only non inflammable fluids and performing air cleaning outdoors to reduce risk.
Bright Spots and Activities From Local Clubs
Afternoon bridge at Talmage Recreation Room featured Newcomers Club members with prizes awarded to Mrs. D. B. Lobelien Mrs. E. L. Pitts and Mrs. J. E. Buxton Hostesses were Mrs. D. Salkeld Mrs. H. E. Chase and Mrs. Dan Castles A seventh grade hayride outing to Buffalo Lake hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Neill Singleton included students and chaperones TIPS ON SPRAYS from Wilmington Del reports on garden spraying safety by Dr W H Tisdale of Du Pont Pest Control Lab warning about toxic sprays and safe handling for vegetables and root crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcomers Club
Talmage Recreation Room
D. B. Lobelien
E. L. Pitts
J. E. Buxton
D. Salkeld
H. E. Chase
Dan Castles
Rember
Neill Singleton
van Buren Street
Alice Landergin School
Buffalo Lake
Wilmington
Del
Victory
W. H. Tisdale
The
du Pont Company
Doctor Risdale
Frances Timmons Hilton Wedding Announced in El Paso
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Timmons announce the marriage of their daughter Frances to Sgt. R Edwin Hilton of Biggs Field El Paso son of Mr and Mrs R J Hilton of Pampa The ceremony was at the Timmons home officiated by Dr A D Foreman Jr pastor of First Baptist Church The reception followed with 28 guests and a three tier cake The couple will reside at 619 North Kansas Street El Paso Frances Hilton is a Amarillo High School graduate and Edwin Hilton a Pampa High School and Texas Tech graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Timmons
van Buren Street
Frances
R. Edwin Hilton
Biggs Field
el Paso
R. J. Hilton
Pampa
A. D. Foreman, Jr
First Baptist Church
Timmons
Cecil Jones
N. A. Lane, Jr
Malcolm Dilday
N. A. Lane
North
Kansas Street
Hilton
Amarillo High School
Pampa High School
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Patsy
W. H. Dale
Wayne Ray
Frances Ann
Jack Brown
R. R. Nichols
Paul Gray
Clive Blackwell
Ruby Nicholson
Tonight and Wednesday Calendar of clubs and USO events
A dense listing of local events for tonight and Wednesday includes Bonita Chapter 2 E S at 8, Vic Command square dance at 8:30, Amarillo Chapter 767 at 8, American Legion Auxiliary at 8, Miracle Book Club at 8, Rebekah Lodge at 8, Glenwood PTA at 7, Catholic Daughters at 8:30, plus Gamma Kappa Beta Sigma Phi and Rainbow girls at 7:30. Also Placings for card parties, luncheons, sewing clubs, and USO game night with 7:30 and 8 o'clock start times across Downtown USO venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Federation
USO
Safe handling rules for toxic sprays and wartime bob pin supply
The article lists safety steps for poisonous sprays including storing them away from children and not applying before harvest on edible plants. It also clarifies that bob pins are still produced during the war, but at about 25 percent of 1941 levels.
Amarillo AAU W Branch installs officers at meeting
The Amarillo Branch of the American Association of University Women installed officers at the season’s last meeting in the Federation Club Rooms. New officers include President Mrs. Marshall B. Shaw and First Vice President Mrs. John Oakes among others. hostesses and program details noted plus a cooking tip to stretch liver portions with potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
American Association of University Women
Federation Club
Marshall B. Shaw
John Oakes
H. E. Bozeman
Bertie Warren
R. Dougherty
Earl G. Hamlett
Lon D. Edwards
Elma Mae Clark
S. J. Conger
Eva Patching
A. D. Lidia
Louise Orr
W. R Fox
W. W. Rusk
G. R. Vanderpool
E. W. Cain
Rusk
A. A. Glenn
Consumers Group
Dolly Pendleton
Vanderpool
Oakes
Register
C. R. Dougherty
Shaw
C. K. Rogers
G. L. Mercer
L. C. Whitney
A. T. Mays
Allen Early
W. G. Maxey
Cain
Bozeman
Mesdames
John Maynard
T. A. Cox
Joe A. Staedelin
Grady L. Fox
Daisy Person tostage Spring Recital at Crystal Ballroom
Mrs. Daisy Person will present her speech pupils in an annual spring recital Friday night at 8 15 in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel. The public is invited. La Costura Club to meet for luncheon at Aronson Tea Room at 12 tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Costura Club
Aronson Tea Room
Daisy Person
Herring Hotel
Names on Society Page Notice
A list of social figures appears including Mrs. N A Lane Jr Mr and Mrs Cecil Jones Miss Peggy Patton Mrs E F Bryan Mrs T M Gavin Mrs E F Finch Miss Minnie Schultz Miss Bernice Hale and Mrs Norma Grantham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Lane, Jr
Cecil Jones
Peggy Patton
E. F. Bryan
T. M. Gavin
E. F. Finch
Minnie Schultz
Bernice Hale
Norma Grantham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ahtiuatrh
Dorothy Roe
AP Fashion Editor
Dickey
Garet
Katherine Brooks
Globe News
Merchant's Dinner
Neal
Tan Rayon
Gabardine
Ladies’ Gabardine Frontier Trousers
Army .& Navy
Corner Taylor
Meo
Marie Earle
Herbert Drug
Prescription
Mesdames Ray Murphy
George Morgan
Ernest Morris
W. A. Phillips
R. A. Strucktemeyer
Robert Showalter
Jackson Parker
L. K. Stewart
C. E. van Doren
N. F. Young
A. L. Vandiver
Ray Austin
D. I. Barnett
R. F. Craig
George Clark
Vernon Crawford
M. J. Chisholm
Archie Copeland
J. E. Willard
Ray Ebersole
M. O. Evans
G. J. Garrison
W. D. Greer
Fred Ridley
H. E. Johanson
Fred Sayles
Elden Hill
C. W. Hevener
George Huntoon
Carl McDaniel
W. B. Leveque
Toby Wagner
F. G. Ackerman
H. W. Houston
Leroy Johnson
Dan Smith
Ivan Block
G. W. Parkable
R. F. Laybourne
Dick Anderson
Jerry Lou Beck
Royse Barnes
Lois Jean Curb
David Beedher
Sherrie Fowlkes
Bill Collier
Russell Lawson
Mildred Hickman
Claire Matthews
Jay Johnston
Reese Lawson
Jo Ann Miller
Richard Morris
Rita Joe Mulkey
Wayne Guill
Elaine Nelson
Jack Rogers
Barbara Renfroe
Jerry Don Rush
Alice Rae Smith
Gilbert Mann
Margaret Chase
Charles Schmidt
Vera Fay Huguley
Lewis Jobe
Grace Lewis
Harry Ruddleson
Jayne
Onion
Demang Jaxne
Bonita
Taylor Street
Victory Command
Downtown
Vic
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Harrison Street
Miracle Book Club
Lincoln Street
Amarillo Rebekah Lodge
I. C. C. F. Hall
Glenwood
Associaon
Catholic Daughters of America
Heart Cathedral
Palo Duro
Pleasant Valley Home Demonstration Club
Red Cross
Pleasant Valley Christian Curch
Jolly Twelve Club
Jack Drake
East Nineteenth Avenue
First
First Christian Woman's Council
Red Cross Sewing
Singer
Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church
Fincher Chapel
Little Flower Mission Guild
St. Andrew's
Cheer Makers Club
W. W. Fergus
Mississippi Street
Cleta Linda Holland
First Christian Church
New York
AAU W
W. M. Benson
W. B Routh
R. L. Thompson
Finch
G. A. Sahli
Mary Evans
Alma May Clark
Frances Dolfin
Blue’ Jay
U.S
Bauer & Black
Pea
Erica
Wita
McAfee’s, Inc
the Panhandle
White & Kirks
White
Hirk
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