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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1948
Page
5
Jerry Lynn Hopson son of Mr and Mrs R D Hopson of 1903 Madison was pledged to the Delta Sigma Phi social fraternity at the University of Texas Austin. He is an administration student and a sophomore at the university.
Roy Greenhill chairman of the Amarillo Naval Reserve Training Center Advisory Committee will tour Naval Air Station Pensacola and aboard USS Wright for carrier qualification tests. He is one of 22 Eighth Naval District chairmen invited for a two day visit November 16 to 18. The party will fly from Oklahoma City or Dallas and tour training facilities, meet Admiral Reifsnider, enjoy a reception, then cruise for flight qualification tests in the Gulf of Mexico. Greenhill is a two war Navy veteran.
Air Training Command during World War II and was separated from the service with the rank of lieutenant commander. Other mem bers of the Naval Advisory Board here headed by Mr. Greenhill, are Frank T. O'Brien, Judge James G. Lumpkin, T. W. Gilstrap and Don Harrington.
Phil Spitalny, a Russian-born pianist and clarinetist who formed the all girl orchestra after leading the Cleveland and other groups, returns to Amarillo for a Wednesday concert November 17. The ensemble, famed for The Hour of Charm radio program, draws a capacity crowd as advance tickets rise at Panhandle Concert Bureau. Prices range from 1.50 to 3.60 including tax with various seating levels.
Sacred Heart Cathedral hosts a two night carnival at Cathedral Hall 1110 Washington beginning with a turkey dinner from 5 to 8 pm. Dinner followed by carnival events at 7 pm with door prizes. St Marys PTA under Jack Walsh runs the dinners while sponsoring groups include Knights of Columbus.
Golden Light Coffee Co plans a two day Tri State Hotel and Restaurant Show opening Tuesday at 1010 West Sixth Amarillo. The circus themed event will feature 16 manufacturers with demonstrations and lectures on new postwar food preparation equipment. About 1 000 attendees expected. Notable gadgets include a five second hamburger cooker a no water food table a non stick waffle iron and an odor free deep fryer. A Lubeck Germany firm is trying to sell old German chinaware in America.
Members of the Surface Battalion 8-19 will meet at 1 30 tonight at the US Naval Reserve Training Center San Jacinto and Rusk. Regular Naval Reserve training work sessions follow. Lt Comdr A P Jones is the new battalion commander and will lead the activity. Actress Claire Trevor and Producer Miltor Bren wed in Pasadena yesterday.
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