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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1936
Page
6
Coffee will be served to Amarillo Garden Club members at 9 this morning in the home of Mrs. E. C. Britain at 1300 Monroe Street prior to the Annual Garden Tour. The club will visit the city’s most beautiful gardens and all entrants in the Better Gardens Contest will join. Judging will occur and results announced at the Tri State Fair.
Bobby McGee celebrated his sixth birthday Sunday at his parents’ home 1310 Jackson Street. Guests enjoyed outdoor games, then contests and dancing inside. Prizes for clever speeches and dances, gifts opened after cake, souvenirs given, with many local children attending.
The Pleasant Valley Home Demonstration Club met last week with Mrs. H V Cantrell and Mrs A P Black presiding. Plans for Fair exhibits and Ball contest preparations were discussed. Mrs A C Wiseman gave a soap demonstration. Attendees included Mesdames A P Black Quincy Ford E L Butterfield J H Click W N Martin Gam Jacobs H J Pankratz Jeff Walters and the hostess. The next meeting is September 9 with Mrs Martin.
The Women’s Missionary Union of the Tenth Avenue Methodist Church will meet at 2 30 o clock tomorrow afternoon. The American Legion Auxiliary meeting for tonight has been postponed as many members attend the state convention in Beaumont, per president Mrs. Ernest Archambeau.
Mrs P J Wooldridge director of the annual show announced that all flowers must be entered at the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel before 11 o clock Friday morning. Latney Barnes and her committee will receive entries 8 30 to 11 at the hotel. The show runs 3 30 to 10 that Friday with containers to be removed that evening.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the West Amarillo Christian Church will meet tomorrow at 2 30 at the Church. An executive board meeting is set for 1 30. Central Presbyterian Youth Picnic Changes to Thursday at 7 PM.
Tuesday features Junior Business Women at Capitol Hotel with a recital by Frances Billingslea’s pupils at 8:15 pm at 1501 Polk. Sun Cliff Home Demonstration hosts Radio Hour at 7 pm.
The U Deal Em Club held a Saturday dinner at 508 Belleview Street hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Curtis. The menu featured fried chicken and garden flowers decor echoed in the dining room. High scores in the after dinner game went to Mrs. Jack Pittman and Roy Curtis with second highs by Mrs. Harry Mulholland and Jack Pittman. Attendees included Charles Mellor Bert Galbreath W. E. Ferguson Harry Mulholland and Jack Pittman. The next meeting is at 312 12 West Sixth Avenue on Tuesday September 6 at two o clock.
The Junior Department of the San Jacinto Methodist Church will hold a picnic tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock in San Jacinto park. Boys should bring fruit and cookies while girls bring sandwiches. parents are invited to attend.
Two Arkansas convicts captured after an unsuccessful bank robbery in Atlanta Texas are jailed in Marshall as investigators seek a third man. Charlies Chapman was wounded and O H Lindsey is in custody. Buddy Dudley is believed to be the third suspect. Gunfire wounded two locals and peppered others with buckshot during the battle. Authorities fear further trouble if the trio remains in Atlanta.
A 19 year old writes of unhappiness after a breakup and a remarried former love seeking reconciliation. Dear Anne Hirst advises choosing non interference, insisting that she not become a home breaker while urging the man to mature and respect the family and community.
Fort Worth authorities report they may not prosecute Sherman Dedrick Jr a 13 year old who confessed to stabbing 58 year old Desky Foster near the Ten Mile bridge. prosecutors say a child under 14 cannot be prosecuted for this crime limiting case potential.
Claims a 15 cent box of Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules safely flushes waste from kidneys and relieves bladder irritation. Warns symptoms include backache puffy eyes leg cramps and moist palms and asserts the product is the genuine Haarlem Holland medicine for weak kidneys.
Government and industry offered opposed plans to protect domestic gas consumers at a Washington conference. Judson C. Dickerman of the FTC urged replacing competition with broad regulatory authority, while the American Gas Association argued for laissez faire policy.
In Waterbury Connecticut Colonel Frank Knox Republican nominee for vice president urged that wages cannot be set by law. He said wages depend on productivity of land capital and workers and that government interference disturbs industry and lowers total wages. He allowed government should protect women and young workers from exploitation but overall improvement must come from workers and employers.
The text discusses the need for far-reaching authority over natural gas from production to use and mentions a paper for the American Gas Association by Leon J. Willen, Harry E. Bates, G. M. Davidson, and R. M. Bussard. It contrasts this with a view that competition and existing regulations suffice to ensure fair prices for consumers.
Lubbock authorities said additional charges would follow within days as they continued an investigation into a gambling operation halted Sunday night at a downtown hotel. Four officers raided two rooms uncovering a concealed “mummy box” device, elaborate wiring, marked cards, colored glasses, loaded dice and other paraphernalia used to signal hands.
A new city ordinance in Redwood City limits dogs by classifying barking and biting dogs. Before any dog can be condemned to death it must receive a regular hearing in police court. Mallard ducks average two pounds eight ounces each.
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