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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1935
Page
5
Miss Peggy Keffer, Amarillo College sophomore, was made an honorary member of the engineering fraternity Sigma Alpha Delta after a late Monday night ceremony following commencement. She was the college’s sole female engineering student and earned high grades, prompting the amendment to admit her as an honorary member.
The Junior Speech Arts Association held its annual banquet at the Blackstone Coffee Shop marking the last meeting of the year. President Charlotte Allen presided. Misses Ann Lee and Wendene Wilson offered humorous impressions while Mary Moss Richardson of West Texas State Teachers College Canyon spoke on Browning’s Pippa Passus. Plans for yearbooks were discussed and meetings resume in September.
Members of the U-Deal-Em Club entertained their husbands with a chicken dinner at the home of Mrs. FE M Benesch at 500 Kentucky Street Saturday night. High score was earned by Mr. and Mrs. CO KE Carroll and second by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Milholland. Attending included Mesdames Harry Milholland Jack Pittman C E Carroll and KB M Benesch.
Ernestine Wanser celebrated at her parents' home, 4240 West Eleventh Avenue, with lavender and yellow decorations, handmade nut cups, streamers, a birthday cake, and games. Attendees included Coleen Adams Eleanor Van Valkenburg Jean Schulze Veda Hadfield Betty Moore Grace Moore Gwendolyn Fry Virginia Vogel Betty Jo Dick Mary Frances Russell Jane Ellis Jane Everline Norma Kelly Bonnie Wanser Wanda Rae Wanser and La Nell Adams. Mrs C O Adams assisted in entertaining.
Mrs V W Killough entertained the Amaryilis Needle Guild at 1313 Van Buren Street. A profusion of pink and white roses and sweet peas graced the reception rooms. Members with birthdays this month were honored with showers and a luncheon plan set for June 6.
The We Stitch Em Club will meet at Mrs Ed Towns home 1914 Fillmore Street Friday at 1 oclock. Last weeks meeting was postponed due to Mrs Gertrude Pendergraft illness she is reported improving at St Anthonys Hospital.
Catholic Daughters and Bonita Chapter Eastern Star hold meetings tonight at Sacred Heart Cathedral and Masonic Temple. Recitals and choruses at McKinley School, Conservatory Playhouse, Municipal Auditorium. Various clubs meet including Unity Study Club, Linger Longer Bridge Club, Family night, and mission circles with locations and start times listed.
The Beta Delta Club was entertained with a 1 o'clock luncheon at Harvey House yesterday. Afterward, bridge games were played in the sun room, with prizes awarded to Mesdames W. Stover Jess Latham Dave Derden and Paul Winstead. Attendees included H. A. Gilmore Jack Royalty Jim Bell G. S. Babb G. F. Polley L. L. Travis Jack Golding H. L. Scott and others.
Post office clerks and their wives held an informal party at Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ely home to honor Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hayden who plan to move to Shenandoah Town. Guests played 42, dominoes and bridge and refreshments were served to listed attendees.
Miss Margareth Chesmore urges quick camp registrations with three one week periods at Camp Kiwanis. Fees include fifty cents registration and five dollars per week with a minimum of one and maximum of two weeks per girl.
Fred Short Jr hosted a tea dance for Amarillo High School seniors at El Taos Sunday afternoon. Spanish orchestra provided music. Students wore dresses and the event featured black and gold colors, flowers, tall tapers, and a large gold star with A H and 35 written on it.
Mrs A H Willborn entertained the Y W A of the First Baptist Church at her home on Hayden Street. Miss Marguerite Van Fleet spoke on Christian Hospitals in the United States and foreign countries. Short subjects and quotes on Christian healing were shared. meeting opened with prayer and roll call.
City Manager H R Smith stresses that the effectiveness of the cleanup depends on every Amarillo resident. Over 500 cubic yards of trash have been removed, and noticeable progress appears citywide as remaining districts are scheduled for cleaning and painting in two nights of work.
Darwin H. Chaddock aged 20 was laid to rest at Llano Cemetery after services at the First Baptist Church. Pastor R. C. Snodgrass officiated in place of ill Dr. G. L. Yates. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Chaddock of 706 Bellview Street and was found shot through the heart Saturday night. He is survived by a younger brother FE. O. Jr. and several out of town relatives including E. H. Mayfield of Dallas, Mrs Clay Hall of Mancum Oklahoma, and Mrs H. A. Garren of Washington D. C.
Memorial Day services will unite United Spanish War Veterans with the ladies auxiliary and veterans' families. They meet at American Legion headquarters at 10 o'clock Thursday and proceed to cemeteries to decorate graves. Commander F. R. Thompson of Guy V. Henry Jr Camp No 28 asks all members to bring flowers.
Courthouse records show transfers including Mrs Sarah Morrison to R J Peek for 1 acre Beverley Gardens. Barksdale to W H Cooper and Gertrude Barksdale to W H Cooper both involve lot 4 block 381 Mirror Addition. Manhattan Life Ins Co to Ray Wheatley for 8S2 lot 9 block 87 Plemons Addition at 8250. car registrations list multiple 1930s vehicles and a bus line. Marriage licenses issued to Creed Bogan Ruth Kimble F O Mugnier Peggy Tanner J G Gordon Maurine Ford.
Amarillo residents may transact business with Uncle Sam for one hour on Memorial Day. All windows will be open from 9 to 10 o clock, as announced by Postmaster W. D DeGrassi. No deliveries will be made in the city or on rural routes. A separate note mentions a French painter in London asking 85000 for a canvas of dots and dashes depicting a candlestick.
A local market manager reports Limburger cheese sales rise in summer with stout limburger favored by Amarilloans. He notes Dutch lunches drive the demand while winter sales drop to half of summer levels. A street survey shows 9 of 25 residents like limburger, 12 dislike it, 4 undecided.
Announcement wires a charter grant to DeShong Motor Freight Lines Inc with capital stock set at 10000 dollars. Corporators named are Pete DeShong A H DeShone and Mary DeShong. Formerly Pete De Shong Truck Lines the firm operates to Oklahoma City Dallas and Fort Worth with offices at 1101 Grant Street.
Legislatures have approved the plan extending the three states to June 1, 1937. The move aligns Texas New Mexico and California with the agreed deadline.
The body of Joe Frinska lay in a morgue as officers probed his tale of two wives and nationwide robberies. Frinska alias Jalenski Flint died after being wounded by police while threatening Mrs Christian and her daughters during a home invasion. He claimed a Cleveland wife and a Bryan Texas wife and stated Polish ties, with extortion notes demanding 20000 dollars. A woman in his car near the scene was jailed at Henderson.
Grady Shipp, veteran secretary of the Plainview Chamber of Commerce, was offered the managership of the Sweetwater Board of City Development on May 28.
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