The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1939 Page: 4 of 4
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THE PANHANDLE HERALD, PANHANDLE, CARSON COUNTY TEXAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER !, 1939
SOCIETY
JB.
Couple Is Honored
With Turkey Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mitchell of
Pampa, newlyweds, were honored
at a turkey dinner given by Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Mitchell in their
home here Sunday.
Those present were Mr. and.
Mrs. Joe Mitchell, the honorees.
Mr. and Mrs. Elden Mitchell of
Amarillo, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Simms' of Amarillo. Mr. and Mrs.
George McGuire of Pampa, Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Orr, Mrs. Clara
McGuire of Pampa and Mr. and
Mrs. Mitchell, the host and host-
ess.
County Council of
Parent-Teachers Meet
The County Council of Parents
and Teachers met in the regular
monthly meeting at the Petrolia
Ward school Tuesday evening,
Nov. 21. Mrs. Frank Sparks of
Panhandle was elected president
to succeed Mrs. J. H. Barr who
has moved away and Mrs. Jim
Mecaskey first vice president.
Mrs. Barr was presented with a
Parent-Teachers pin, from her
local unit, as a token of apprecia-
tion of service.
Mrs. M. F. Nurse, program
chairman presented the following
program; Reading. Shirley Mae
Altrurian Club Meets
In Lanning Hom-s
The Thanksgiving motif pre-
dominated Thursday evening
when Mrs. Sam Lanning and Mrs.
J. H. O’Neal entertained members
of the Altrurian club in the home
of Mrs. Lanning.
The Thanksgiving theme was
further stressed when the follow-
ing members presented a Thanks-
giving program including “Prayer
for the Day.” Miss Hope Bussey;
“Pilgrims and Puritans.” Mrs. A.
t. Weiser,: “Observation of
Thanksgiving,” Mrs. J. H. O’Neal.
Refreshments were served to
Mesdames Jack Atkins. Henry
Deahl, Marvin McGregor, A. J.
Weiser. Dick Orr. W. L. McCon-
nell. Misses Hope Bussey, Mary
Ewing, Nettie Beth Hagins. Louise
Orr, Zady Belle Walker, Nell
Riney, Frances Munson, Bernice
"Westbrook, and the hostesses.
Panhandle Girls
Named to Societies
BELTON, Nov. 28—Four Pan-
handle girls were named by the
central committee at Mary Har-
din-Baylor college to freshman
societies on the campus. The cen-
tral committee is headed by Dr.
Bertha Ann Reuter, head of the
history department, and Prof. W.
Vann, of the English depart-
program; Reading. Shirley Maei h. Vann, of the Lngnsh aepan-
Harter; vocal solo. Doris Nurse, V ment. Laura Bickle, daughter of
AT n r»c« • 1\ IT.. « « ,4 TV.Ti^ n r\ HlMrlp P lid
accompanied by Delores Nurse;
piano solo, Mrs. Howard Schro-
der. Miss McGhee, principal of
West Ward of Borger spoke on
“Individuality.”
Refresments of fudge bars and
coffee were served to representa-
tives from White Deer, Skelly-
town. Panhandle and Petrolia.
Sweeney Family
Honored Sunday
With Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Sween-
ey and family as honor guests,
the Liberty Community Club
sponsored their annual Thanks-
giving dinner at the Community
house on Sunday.
The Sweeney family is leaving
to make their home near Dimmitt
and friends and relatives gather-
ed to pay tribute to this pioneer
family.
After the dinner a program
consisting of music, songs, read-
ings and the story of Thanksgiv-
ing was given. Mr. and Mrs.
.^weenev were presented with a
gift from the club and Mr. Sween-
ey . responded with a speech of
thanks and appreciation for the
gathering of friends.
Honor guests were Mr. and
Mrs, F. M. Sweeney. Mr. and Mrs.
I. E. King and family. Mrs. H. E.
Lrooney and family and Bill
Sweeney.
Friendship Circle
Meets in Cox Home
“It is well to steam all vege-
tables which can be cooked thus
without damaging either color or
flavor” said Miss Bernice West-
brook. county home demonstra-
tion agent, to members of Friend-
ship Circle, on Nov. 28, in the
home of Mrs. M. E. Cox.
“Vegetables which can be
steamed include red cabbage,
beets, squash, yellow beans, and
pumpkin,” continued Miss West-
brook, when she gave a demon-
stration on Vegetables Cookery.
Spinach, mustard green, squash
and spiced beets were cooked and
served, together with a vegetable
salad, by Miss Wsthrook.
Mrs. Van Carter, chairman,
conducted a short business meet-
ing. Reports of committees were
given. The committees for next
year were named by the chairman
Mrs. Escar Watts was selected as
clothing demonstrator for next
year.
Refreshments were served to
Mesdames T. E. Russell. Van Car-
ter. George Hankins. Earl Cox,
Walter Lill, Escar Watts, H. L.
Powell, Porter Brown, Perry Pul-
len. Iva Pullen, George Milton.
O. W. Cannedy. Fred Reiner, Miss
Bernice Westbrook and the hos-
tess Mrs. M. E. Cox.
Club will meet on Dec. 12 in
the home of Mrs. Ivan Pullen with
Mrs. Porter Brown as hostess.
This will be the Xmas party
and gift exchange, when “sun-
shine pals for the year will be
revealed.
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Young Folks Will
Practice Carols
Young people of the Methodist
Church are asked to attend choir
practice at 7 p. m. Friday, Dec. _S.
Practice of Christmas carols will
be started. All young people from
12 to 18 years of age are invited
to the choir practice.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Bickle, and
Juanita and Winifred Ewing,
daughters of Mr., and Mrs. E. E.
Ewing were named as pledges to
Beta. Vivian Vance, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Vance, was
named to Gamma. Initiation to
the societies, Alpha Beta, and
Gamma, were completed Satur-
day night.
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Home Makers Club
Discusses Painters
Erudite Members Study
“Isles of the Sea”
Mrs. M. C. Davis was hostess
when members of the Eugdite
Club met in her home Thursday
evening for a study of the Azores
and Madagascar Islands. This is
a continuation of the study of
“Isles of the Sea.”
Those taking part on the pro-
gram were Mesdames Max Pick-
en§, Carroll Purvines, J. L. Gra-
ham. Gary Orr, Clyde Lawson,
and S. G. Bobbitt.
Madagascar was described as
the “Land of the Traveler’s Tree”,
a tree which contains water,
therefore is welcomed by the tra-
veler in that tropical land. It was
pointed out that it is a land of
rare plants, that are of much in-
terest to the botanist. The Azores
were described as “The European
Outpost.” where the Trans-Atlan-
tic Clippers make treir first stop.
The Azores belong to Portugal,
are almost self-supporting and
export quanities of pineapple.
Roll call, in addition to those
on the program, was answered by
Mesdames Edwin B. Carroll. H.
PI. Cleek, F. H. Hill. H. L. Can-
trell, J. R. Davis, George P. Grout.
J. G. Wadsworth. F. J. Holcroft,
T. H. McKenzie. PI. B. Skelton, ,T.
P. Smith and the hostess, Mrs. M.
C. Davis.
Mozart Club Meets
In Pierce Home
“Auguste Renior, modern paint-
er, was an impressionist, his first
impressions were the ones he put
on canvass, Mrs. M.-D. Eagle told
members of the Home Makers
club in discussing modern paint-
ers, at a meeting in the home of
Mrs. Jerry Cavanaugh Friday af-
ternoon. “He stressed the char-
acter and not the background,
Mrs. Eagle said in displaying. “By
the Seashore,” one of Renoir’s
masterpieces.
Mrs. Cavanaugh discussed
“Master painters, and displayed
works of Renbrandt and Vermeer.
Mrs. Frank Berres presided at
the business session at which
time Mrs. A. V. Lowrie gave the
council report, and urged each
member to bring 15c for the year
book or they will not receive one.
The club will hold their annual
Christmas party and gift ex-
change at the home of Mrs. Frank
Berres Friday afternoon Dec. S.
Refreshments of cookies, hot
tea and mints were served to
Mines. C. H. Bell, Frank Berres.
M. L. Bender. M. D Eagle. A. V.
Lowrie, Carl Metcalf, O. C.
Weakley 'and the hostess.
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Mrs. Bilbrey Hostess
To Study and Social
The Study and Social Club met
Nov. 23 with Mrs. Dora Bilbrey
in her home. The lesson being a
Bible Study, the roll call was a
Verse relating to Christs hiith.
Business was conducted by the
president, Mrs. Burum. Officers
elected for the coming year: Mrs.
Gripp; Mrs. Armstrong, and Mrs.
Judge read very interesting pa-
pers on the life of Christ.
Lovely refreshments were serv-
ed to nine members and the fol-
lowing guests: Mrs. R. M. Wil-
liams and little son of Panhandle,
Mrs. J. -T. Witten. Mrs. Dilhe
Weakley of Amarillo. Mrs. Sam
Rorex and her mother, Mrs. Tom
Smith, Mrs. Chas. Copeland and
sons and daughters of Amarillo.
Mrs. Copeland’s sons and
daughters entertained the group
with accordion music.
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Home Makers Club
Entertain Husbands
Mrs. C. H. Bell and Mrs. O. C.
Weakley entertained members of
Home Makers Club and their
husbands with a forty-two party
in the home of Mi;s. Weakley last
week.
At the close of the games Mrs.
Emmett Fondren was awarded
high for the ladies and Carl Met-
calf high for the men.
Refreshments of hot dogs, ap-
ple pie and coffee were served to
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Goodner, Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Cavanaugh, Mr.
and Mrs. Emmett Fondren, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Berres, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Metcalf, Mr. and Mrs.
C. I-I. Bell and Mr. and Mrs. O.
C. Weakley.
Baptist Women Plan
Week of Prayer
The program for the Baptist
Church W. M. U. annual week of
prayer and Lottie Moon Christmas
offering for foreign missions will
begin Monday at 2:30 p. nr. The
general theme is “Christmas for
Christ.”
The program follows: Monday,
2:30 p. m., Mrs. W. W. Evans,
hostess; Mrs. Allen Johnson, lead-
er. ,
Tuesday, 2:30 p. m., Mrs. Geo.
Biggs, hostess; Mrs. V. D. Biggs,
leader.
Wednesday, 2:30 p. m,, Mrs.
Eva Craig, hostess and leader.
Thursday, 2:30 p. m., Mrs. H.
G. Robinson, hostess; Mrs. J. J.
Holcomb, leader.
Friday all day meeting and
covered dish luncheon, beginning
at 10 a. m. at the home of Mrs.
O. C. Weakley with Mrs. Weakley
as leader.
Petrolia Club Has
Demonstration
The Petrolia Home Demonstra-
tion Club met in the Home of
Mrs. Frank Beadle on Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. Ferrell reparted on the re-
creation meet held in Panhandle
Inn. Nov. 13.
Plans were made for a Christ-
masc. party t obe held at Mrs. II.
L. Rineharts. Names were drawn
for the exchange-of gifts.
Miss Bernice Westbrook, coun-
ty home demonstration agent was
with the group and gave a demon-
stration on cooking and preparing
green, red and yellow vegetables.
Spinach was fixed into a green
raw salad instead of cooking.
After adjournment refresh-
ments were served to Mesdames
M. F. Nurse. H. L. Rinehart. H.
N. Vaught. Howard Schroeder,
Doval Yeates. W. I; Scott. N. R.
Schmit and W. D. Ferrell.
The Mozart Club met Tuesday,
Nov. 28, in the home of Mary Lou
Pierce. Roll Call was answered
by an original quotation about
than kfulness.
After the transaction of busi-
ness the* following program was
given: hymn, “We Praise O God.”
by the club members; music of
the Puritans, Gloria Cantrell:
musical reading, Mary Lou Pierce,
accompanied by Mrs. Cleek; Shar-
ing Thanksgiving. George Ann
Simms accompanied by Mary Ruth
Evans; Bringing in the Sheaves,
by club members.
Refreshments were served to
Frances Adams, Myra Biggs, Glo-
ria Cantrell, Norma Jean Frank-
lin, Luella Fay Held, George Ann
Simms, Mrs. Coe Cleek. Miss Mary
Ewing. Mrs. E. E. Pierce, and
Don. Mary Ruth Evans and the
hostess.
The next meeting will be on
Dec. 12 in the home of Frances
Adams.
Friday Bridge Club
Entertains Guests
The Friday Bridge Club enter-
tained their husbands and guests
last Friday night with a seven
o’clock dinner at the home of
Judge and Mrs. J. C. Jackson.
M. G. Weeth was winner of
high score and T. M Cleek, low.
Mrs. George Crow was club high.
Members and guests present
were Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Cleek,
Mr. and Mrs. Coe Cleek, Mr. and
Mrs. George Crow. Mr. and Mrs.
A. A. Callaghan, Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. McCray, Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Lemons, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. South-
wood, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Weeth.
Mrs. Pauline Stephens, Fred Sur-
ratt, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jack-
son.
Mrs. A. E. Meyer of Los Ange-
les, Cal., is visiting her daughters,
Mrs. David M. Warren of Panhan-
dle and Mrs J. C. Phillips of Bor-
ger. She will later go to Tulsa.
Okla., to visit during the Christ-
mas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Williamson
and two children from South Gate,
Cal,, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
E. W. Fondren.
Mr. and Mrs. Gaines Welsh. Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Welsh and sons
were dinner guests in the home
LEADING PAMPA GRAIN
DEALER PASSES AWAY
Lawrence Carroll McMurtry,
54, resident of Gray county since
10 0 1 and of Pampa since 1911,
died Saturday in a Pampa hospi-
tal. Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at the Christ-
ian Church in Pampa with burial
there in Fairview cemetery.
Survivors include a son. Larry,
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
......- _______, McMurtry, Windthorst, and 11
of Mrs. S. G. Bobbitt and family. : brothers and sisters, all of whom
Sunday. ' j attended the funeral services.
Miss Fay Lockhart and Miss McMurtry was widely known as
Bernice Westbrook visited in a grain dealer and served as pre-
Dawn Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. I sklent of the Panhandle and the
J. W. Matthews.
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Ralph Handel Gives
Report on Xmas Seals
Ralph Randel. chairman for the
Carson County Tubercular Asso-
ciation. reports the mailing list
for the entire county has been
sent to Austin and as soon as
the Tubercular Christmas seals
are received they will be mailed.
Every one receiving the seals
is urged to cooperate with the
county organization, as 50c of the
proceeds from the sale will re-
main in the county for Tubercu-
lar educational work. Rev. James
Todd is vice president and J. C.
McCollough, secretary-treasurer.
Ed Lewis, a student at W. T. S.
C. at Canyon, spent the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
El T Lewis
Mrs. Walter Denny left Wed-
nesday for College Station where
she will visit her son, Leslie,
during the Thanksgiving holidays.
She was accompanied by J. O.
McCollough who will also visit
near College Station.
DOES PYORRHEA
THREATEN?
An Astringent with Antiseptic
properties that must please the
user or Druggists return money
if first bottle of “LETO’S” fails
to satisfy.
Mecaslcey Drug Store
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In
Panhandle
Since 1915
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Thanksgiving Greetings
W>e join with you in expressing our thanks at
thig seaston of the ye|ar. We are thankful for the op-
portunity of serving you another year.
Now is the time to st^irt picking your Christmas
gifts. Just 24 days to Christmas. Our lay away plan
enables you to do your Christmas shopping before
th-e rush. You can buy diamonds, watches, jewelry,
luggage and other gifts the budget pay plan.
Mecaskey Drug
Phone 30
Panhandle
FLOUR—
Vi L ton t7 $ t.
GRAIN tv MILLING CO.
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LIGHT’S BEST FLOUR
48 lbs. $1.60
24 lbs------\ .85
12 ,n>s. .45
O lbs. ____________________________ .25
KANSAS CREAM FLOUR
48 lbs. ______________ 1.35
24 lbs______________I'—____________ 70
12 lbs. ___________________-_____________ .40
6 lbs. ___________----------------------- .22
WESTERN PRIDE FLOUR
48 lbs. ______________...________________—1.15
24 lb. ___________I________________________ .60
20 lb1 MEAL _____________________ .55
10 lb. MEAL ______________________ .80
5 lb. MEAL _______ .17
—ALL KINDS MEATS—
Meat Dept, under management
of G. O. Pruitt
PLAINS GROCERY
Phone 51 W. A. MILLER
Tqxas Grain Dealers associations. Druggists.
FOR A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON
ABLAZE WITH COLOR AND GAYEfV
WE PR0UDL Y PRESENT THESE LIVABLE
LOVEABLE, GIVA8LE
Sydney Jasper of Gruvev spent
the week-end here with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Jasper.
Miss Polly Little, of Amarillo,
spent Friday and Friday night
her.e with her parents, Mr, and
Mrs. E. H. Little.
“My Skin Was Full of
Pimples and Blemishes”
says Vena S.: “Since using Adler-
ika the pimples are gone. My skin
is smooth and glows with health.”
Adlerika helps wash BOTH bow-
els, and relieves temporary con-
stipation that often aggravates
bad complexion. At All Leading
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FROCKS
SMOCKS
HOUSECOATS
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Here they ore...fust-filled th cheery £mos
atmosphere. Crisp, fresh looking end tub fast.
Perfect in every detail of line and trim. Each
a masterpiece that rivals even the rainbow
In color. You’ll see them going places and
doing things ... playing an important,part In
holiday festivities. Gypsy skirts. St. Nick prints.
Demure stripes. Bucaneer corselettes. All high
style...high quality, yet priced so low you can
give them by the half dozen without stretch-
ing your budget.
SIZES 12 TO 52
THINK OF IT!
FULL LENGTH HOUSECOATS
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PANHANDLE DRY GOODS .
Electric Toyland
Interesting to Young and Old
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Children as well as grownups en-
joy electric toys . . . electric trains
that do a complete job of railroad-
ing, tiny electric ranges that cook de-
lightful tidbits, electric washers that
really wash doll clothes, motion pic-
ture machines that provide amuse-
ment and education.
There are many other useful elec-
tric toys and many people find it
practical to give their children real
6-tube radio sets which may be used
in their own rooms for programs that
cover children’s interests.
Why not visit electric toyland now
so that you may choose from com-
plete stocks?
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