Visiting English professors charm Amarillo with wit
Two notable English scholars visit Amarillo. Dr. Roberta Cornelius of Randolph Macon Woman's College travels from Lynchburg Virginia and is hosted by cousin Mrs. Mary E. Bivins. She plans to tour California after Texas and jokes about teaching while absolving her involvement.
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Amarillo
Campbell
Stanley Vestal
Roberta Cornelius
Mary E. Bivins
Cornelius
Randolph Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg
Dr. Cornelius
Texas
Randolph Macon
California
Altrusa Club Installs Officers At Dinner in Amarillo
Altrusa Club installed new officers during a candle lighting dinner at the Blackstone Hotel in Amarillo. Miss Elimire Tesson presided as vice president, with Mrs. S. B. Whittenburg as president and other officers named. Dr. Evelyn Powers reviewed recent Mackinac Island convention highlights, and tables were set with lavender and pink asters.
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Amarillo Altrusa Club
Blackstone
Elimire Tesson
S. B. Whittenburg
Ethel Jackson
Hannah Sue Hathorn
Alice Hubbell
Charles P. Woodburn
Evelyn Sohns
Addie Whitcomb
Credit Women Honor Guests at Ellwood Park Picnic
Amarillo Wholesale Credit Women's Club honored Mrs. E. Gschwind of El Paso and Mrs. P. Moeck of Albuquerque, NM, at a picnic recently in Ellwood Park. Attending the social were Virginia Wisdom, Hazel Jones, Betty Potts, Bonnie Ballew, Elaine Yyrdal, Mary Wood, Jenna Lee Lester, Minnie Schultz, Floy Wise, Hilda Fanning, Doris Lieurance, Lillian McGovern, Dorothy Garrison, Carol Fitel, Margaret Ventress, Jerry Lesan, Pauline Holmes, Jimmie Prince, Frances Dixon and Faye Carter.
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Amarillo Wholesale Credit Women’s Club
E. Gschwind
el Paso
P. Moeck
Albuquerque
Ellwood Park
Virginia Wisdom
Hazel Jones
Betty Potts
Bonnie Ballew
Elaine Yyrdal
Mary Wood
Jenna Lee Lester
Minnie Schultz
Floy Wise
Hilda Fanning
Doris Lieurance
Lillian McGovern
Dorothy Garrison
Carol Fitel
Margaret Ventress
Jerry Lesan
Pauline Holmes
Jimmie Prince
Frances Dixon
Faye Carter
OPTIMAS Optis Club to Meet at Symms Home
Optimas Mrs Club board members are to meet tomorrow morning at 10 o clock in the home of Mrs W H Symms located at 915 Bowie for a regular session.
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Optimas
Optis
W. H. Symms
Bowie
Rippey Bowens Nuptials Celebrate Ivorian Presbyterian Church
Helen Jeane Rippey and Sam Lewis Bowen wed in a First Presbyterian Church ceremony at 7 30 pm. The bride wore duchess satin with a court train and veil, and attendants in green organza. A Reception followed with Marconis daisies, Italian cutwork, and a tiered cake.
Amarillo Wedding Brings Well Known Guests
Bride Miss Helen Rippey and groom Sam Bowen wed after a trip to Estes Park. The ceremony drew out of town guests including Mr. and Mrs. John Spann of Chicago and Mrs. Will Heneisen of Evansville. Rehearsal dinner hosted at Amarillo Country Club with crystal candleholders and hydrangea centerpieces.
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Amarillo
Order of the Rainbow
Bowen
Marine Corps
Order of de- Molay
Western Awning Company
Estes Park
Colo
John Spann
Chicago
J., Sr
Thomas L. Stovall
Lubbock
Will Heneisen
Evansville
Ind
Pauline Witter
Ballinger
Don McCullough
Amarillo Country Clubs
Helen Rippey
Sam Bowen
W. M. Rippey
Glen Bowen
Bill Anderson
Bill Nugent
Bob Hiatt
Dick Pitschke
Carlos Hincamp
Verna Lou Singleton
Marilyn Reagan
Jane Everline
Lawayna Griffin
Maynard Drake
R. Thomson
Amaryllis Chapter to Host Picnic for Members
Amaryllis Chapter of the Burlington Veterans Ladies Association will sponsor a picnic Tuesday evening at 7.00. Members and their families meet at the Northwest corner of Ellwood Park and bring a basket supper for each family.
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Amaryllis Chapter
Burlington
Mary Ella Flesher Weds Lester Holmes In Detroit Ceremony
Mary Ella Flesher of Detroit wed Lester B. Holmes of Detroit at Polk Street Methodist Church. Dr. Neal D. Cannon officiated a single ring ceremony as Ardath Johnson played selections. Matron of honor Mrs. Carl W. Saunders wore aqua and yellow roses complemented by bridesmaids Bea Serruy and Billie Flesher. Best man Carl W. Saunders and ushers Dickie Dye and Bill Juett assisted. The bride wore a black crepe gown with family keepsakes.
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Detroit
Mich
W. J. Flesher
van Buren
Lester B. Holmes
Bert G. Holmes
LaPorte
Ind
Polk Street Methodist Church
Neal D. Cannon
Ardath Johnson
MacDowell
Debussy
D'Hardelot
Carl W. Saunders
Bea Serruys
Billie Flesher
Dickie Dye
Bill Juett
J. W. Ballard
Canyon
Flesher
Holmes
Fiji Bride Returns to United States After 13 Years
Mrs. A. G. McCown of the Fiji Islands recounts life on her pineapple plantation on Ova lau. She and her stepdaughter Mackie, educated in Fiji and later at Wichita Falls High, plan to visit relatives in Wichita Falls before continuing to Johns Hopkins Hospital for Mackie’s medical studies.
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A. G. McCown
Fiji Islands
McCown
United States
B. L. Morgan
Hughes
Mackie
Morgans
Wichita Falls
McCowns
Ovalau
Islands
States
Fiji
Denton
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Suva
Sumerlin Kile Wedding Styled In Pretty Church Service
The Sumerlin Kile wedding featured a double ring ceremony at 8:50 with Dr. Neal D. Cannon officiating. Taylor led the organ and Miss Betty Jane Elliott served as maid of honor while Misses Alice Lee Gist Virginia Stack and others officiated as bridesmaids. Reception followed at Amarillo Country Club with John Josey and Mrs. Josey providing music.
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Esther Reed
Chantilly
Tulle de France
Killarney
Betty Jane Elliott
Alice Lee Gist
Virginia Stack
Donald Bagot
D. O. Lafferty
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