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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1932
Page
3
River Road Home Demonstration Club gathered at Mrs. H. M. Butts home to can food for the needy with turnip greens black eyed peas green beans spinach and soup mix. Ammarillo Chamber of Commerce donated the cans and a covered dish luncheon was served. The next meeting will be at Mrs. E. F. Hall’s home with Miss Mary Sitton leading a lesson on Balanced Meals.
Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt wears a blue silk gown with a white blouse and short Eton jacket in Washington. A stiff blue felt hat with a flat crown and narrow brim completes the fall ensemble.
Mrs. Ellis Yost wore a brown lace coat effect dress at a recent tea. She complemented the outfit with a wide transparent straw hat and a brown velvet bow. A Panhandle Speech Arts Association meeting is announced with host Mrs. Lewis L. Pittman at 1615 Van Buren Street Tuesday at 7:30 PM.
Miss Lillian Duncan daughter of Dr and Mrs R A Duncan married George Ray in a quiet Central Presbyterian Church ceremony. Ray editor at The News and a UT Austin graduate with VMI background. After a three week motor honeymoon they head to Detroit Canada and New York before returning to Amarillo.
Mrs E Z Baker hosted the Junior Epworth League of San Jacinto Methodist Church in the church basement with an Indian party. John Branson performed piano numbers as league members including Ruth Ella Giles, Geraldine Nelson and others enjoyed games and refreshments. Mrs Gordon L Cline assisted.
Striped velvets arrive for dinner frocks in Paris with high front decolletes and simple silhouettes. Color pairings include black and Delft blue brown and beige and black and wine red, reflecting current evening wear trends.
Mrs L P Hines hosted the Halcyon Club at 711 Sunset Terrace with a noon luncheon. Sewing and games provided entertainment. next Thursday plan to meet with former member Mrs Roy Barnard in Pampa. New member Mrs M K Young joined. guest Mrs D J Heiderich of Boyce La attended. Members present include J L Adams E Gaston Foote Joe Shields H G Hines B R Cole H L Litchfield C W Terrell and H P Cochran. Rainbow Girls to hold meeting at 8 pm Wednesday in Masonic Temple.
Funeral services for Herbert L. Murphy 39 Amarillo real estate and investment broker who died early Sunday were set for 4 oclock Monday afternoon at Griggs Funeral Chapel. He had lived in Amarillo since infancy and died after a months illness in a local hospital. Interment will be in Llano Cemetery. Surviving: widow Mrs Josephine Murphy a sister Mrs J W Massey of Amarillo. Home address 808 Parker Street.
Liberal offers to sell motorized street sweepers have been made to the city. City manager Bill Durham said Monday a replacement machine is not yet decided. Amarillo has not cleaned streets for four weeks due to lack of funds. a new sweeper costs about 6500 dollars and the last unit served seven years. The rental plan could involve a small down payment and monthly payments.
The rust case involving Geraldine Rust injured when an auto plunged into a ditch on Houston Street failed to begin in 108th District Civil Court Monday morning. City named defendant. prior award of 1500 reversed. Austin witnesses testified. suit cites missing barricade at open ditch south of Fifteenth Avenue.
Ed Madison went to trial in 47th District Criminal Court on a charge of robbing C. R. Roedel at his home on North Bivins Street about 10 p.m. August 11, 1932. Three men reportedly took about $11.50 from the victim.
Building activities in Amarillo last month fell about $15,000 short of the August record. The September building, including a permit for a $15,500 home, totaled $20,702, per a report from the city building inspector. August building amounted to $35,675.
Virginia Irvin and Mickey Francis will debut as featured acts in the Minstrels and Frolics of 1932 at the Municipal Auditorium. Irvin appears in a novelty tap skate routine arranged by Gene West. Francis leads the eccentric Goofus chorus in the grand finale.
A reader asks about when a lead can be changed after an out of turn play and penalty tricks for revokes. Answers clarify that penalties are fixed and counted at hand’s end, and honors count in the dummy hand regardless of who holds them.
Social events and meetings for Monday and Tuesday include Eastern Star Masons at 7 30 at Carpenter's Hall and First Baptist church auxiliaries at 7 and 7 30. Various clubs PTA and neighborhood groups meet across Amarillo with times from 2 30 to 9 30 p m and locations on Lipscomb Broadmore Van Buren Fillmore Parker Bonham and Taylor streets. Mothers urged to attend McKinley PTA at 3 30 Tuesday.
School seeks items usable in a fish pond attraction for a carnival at the school Friday night. Volunteers urged to contribute materials or help set up the activity.
Three times weekly twelve blind girls at the Lighthouse in New York City play a fast braille marked game of Contract bridge. They deal and bid without vision, using left hand finger placements to read suits and a dummy to call cards.
A North Carolina pharmacist created a blend named B. C. to relieve most headaches quickly. Sold in 10c and 25c packages, it also eases muscular aches colds neuralgia fever and distressed nerves without opiates or habit forming drugs.
Claud Bransom age 31 a deliveryman for a baking company was struck and killed by a Missouri Pacific passenger train at a grade crossing near Fort Worth. He will be buried near Burleson Sunday after services today.
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