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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1928
Page
6
Mrs. Glenn Kendrick entertained friends with a bridge luncheon at 709 Alabama Street. Hallowe en motifs and autumn flowers decorated the rooms. Mrs. J. C. Neudigate won high score with Mrs. Burk Stinson second. guests included Mrs. Herbert Lewis, Mrs. Frank T. Howard, Mrs. Lester J. Vick, and others.
The Philharmonic Orchestra originally set to meet this evening will not convene until Sunday afternoon at two o'clock in the club rooms. All members are urged to be present at the rescheduled time.
Mrs W S Kenyon entertained at her new 1709 Harrison street home with a bridge party honoring Mrs R D Parker of Wichita Falls. Prizes were awarded for high and low scores, with guests including Mrs H M Beverley and Mrs M M Sadler among others.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Horton 39 will be at 10 30 Friday morning from the family residence 400 South Houston street Burial will be in Liano cemetery Rev H S Shields of the Assembly of God church will officiate The body will be in state at Blackburn Boxwell funeral parlors until tomorrow night She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs L H Giles two sons Troy Jr and Vernon a sister Mrs A J Tubbs of Amarillo
H. O. Bradford, Mrs. T. T. Yeager, Mrs. B. H. Richey, Mrs. Ernest Archambeau, Mrs. Fred Wagner, Mrs. W. H. Fairchild, Mrs. Dave French, Mrs. J. B. Patterson and Mrs. John Kenyon listed in a society note with affiliations or events.
The Amarillo area mourns Mrs. Horton shot to death at home. Her former husband is jailed on a murder charge awaiting a preliminary hearing tomorrow at 2 PM. The couple, married 19 years and divorced last December, lived in Amarillo. funeral delayed for brother Fred Giles of Los Angeles and son Troy Jr arrived from Big Spring.
A program of music sponsored by the Amarillo Knights of Pythias will go on the air tomorrow night at 7 30 over station WDAG. Other entertainment will be included and the program will run until 8 o clock.
Members of the American Business Club celebrate securing the 1929 Sixth district convention in Tulsa. Amarillo was awarded the meet after a two year effort. Roy Britain of Amarillo was re elected lieutenant governor from Texas. Paul Boxwell and Carter Matthews served as delegates at the Tulsa convention.
Friday meeting confirms Lewis P. Fields will succeed Ernest R. Archembeau as president.
The Board of Control reports September costs for Texas state eleemosynary institutions exceeding 443 thousand dollars with 53.66 dollar average per inmate. Local revenues funded over 25 thousand dollars. Gatesville juvenile school averaged 9.78 to 12,552 local funds, Carlsbad sanitarium led at 81.66 per patient.
Central Power and Light Company will take over the city’s bonded debt of about 1.5 million as payment for the municipally owned water works and electric light plant. Voters backed the sale 683 to 460 after a brisk campaign. An unrelated note mentions 18 000 attending Highland games at Aboyne Scotland.
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