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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1936
Page
7
Amarillo Garden Club hosts the second annual Flower Show at the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel. Entries accepted 8 30 to 11 00. Show runs 3 30 to 10 00 with Mexican orchestra. Prizes include best blooms roses best artistic arrangements and sweepstakes oil painting by Mrs H G Hendricks.
Harry B Thayer aged 79 prominent AT T figure and former Western Electric president died at his New Carnan Connecticut home. He became AT T vice president in 1900 and was named president in 1919, shaping early telephone industry leadership.
Two circles of the First Baptist Church WMU met yesterday with Mrs. G. M. Trammell presiding over the Ida Taylor Circle program titled The Kingdom and The Schools. Speakers included Mrs. C. W. Rogers on Why Christian Schools and Mrs. A. P. Black leading a prayer.
The executive board of the Alice Landergin Parent Teacher Association will meet tomorrow at 3 30 in the school auditorium Mrs J D Lawson president urges all members to be present The first regular meeting is next Tuesday at 3 30 at the school The Les Temps Club will meet tomorrow at 3 with Mrs T W Gilstrap
A packed schedule features the Amarillo Garden Club annual show at Crystal Ballroom and Her ring Hotel with an all day covered dish luncheon. Other events include O W Club at 2:30, A B C Wives at Blackstone Hotel breakfast, and the Harvey House and Twentieth Century Club gatherings with various hosts and times.
L Aguillee Club held its first meeting of the year at Mrs. H. L. Edwards 415 West Tenth Avenue. Mrs. F. M. Neal presided over the business session. Refreshments were served to guests and members including Mesdames George B. McLellan R. J. Graves J. M. Simpson Howard Wagner and F. Frank King among others.
Miss Louise Pearson celebrated her tenth birthday Tuesday with a party at 513 North Fast Fourth Avenue. Erma Lee Robinett won two prizes in games. a chocolate cake with ten pink candles was served. Attendees included Morris Jean Stidham, George Ellen Hensley, Bobbie June, Emra Lee Robinett, Oleta Gee, Margaret Hensley, Norma Jane McDaniel, Iva Dell Ford, Doniela Pearson. Mrs. Pearson was assisted by Mrs. Melton Hensley.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Myers return from Los Angeles and Hollywood where they mixed a honeymoon with study under noted violinists and piano teachers. Myers teaches violin at Amarillo College of Music and Mrs Myers plans to teach accordion and piano while sharing the Galla-Rini method.
A reader asks Anne Hirst for calm counsel as jealousy arises in a five year marriage to a successful professional man with many attractive female clients. She notes his openness, gifts from clients, and social overlap, and seeks sane guidance to prevent jealousy from turning obsessive while highlighting assets like education, a good home, and cooking skills.
An advertisement touts Marmola Tablets as a simple weight loss method claiming to regulate a tiny gland that supposedly drives fat loss. It markets the product as a safe alternative to dieting and exercise and asserts widespread success and medical backing. The copy also includes a letter advising readers on marital trust and avoiding scandal.
A reader recounts a troubled marriage with gambling and neglect and asks whether to divorce. The advisor urges the wife to gain independence, place children with her mother, seek work, and consider divorce, noting the husband’s behavior as unchangeable. Other letters discuss confronting a controlling mother and the dangers of manipulation.
An ointment melts on the skin to push medicines into pores and quickly relieve itch, eczema, and foot itch. The product promises soothing, non burning relief and comfort.
The Justice Department appealed to the U S Supreme Court from a circuit ruling that John J Giles a former teller at the Commercial National Bank of San Antonio Texas could not be prosecuted for making false entries in the bank records. He was convicted in the Western District of Texas after the bank failed and admitted a $2650 shortage he tried to cover up with false entries over 18 months. The circuit court overturned the guilty verdict saying the acts did not violate the law.
A reflective speaker asserts that daughters should be welcomed, not vilified as enemies. He calls for learning to love and building rather than destroying families, condemning misuse of motherhood as a mask for vicious behavior. He urges mothers to lead by example and reject cowardice.
Minneapolis reports a major flour mill shutdown as 200 workers quit at Pillsbury A after 300 pickets surrounded the plant. The Flour, Feed, Cereal and Elevator Workers Union drives include 900 to 1,000 members out since August 19 demanding union recognition and wage adjustments.
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