Harris County Public Library Scrapbook (1941-1948)

rs near-' IcClure, as an- ie made s. uts will of the - books * at the iter ev- ks from ommit-i Donald) issioneri Miss| e Pub-; Patrick, itative, Thursday, September 17, 1942, La Porte-Bayshore Garden Club Tnmek. recording secretar The La Porte - Eayshore Garaen club will meet Monday, Septem¬ ber 21st, at the Red Cross room in the county building at 2 p. m. at La Porte, it will be Presidents day and Mrs. J. T. Sandberg will outline the work for the coming year. There will be a short talk by Mrs. Jules Schmidt On flats end Mrs. Winfred Ellis will give a ialk on Patriotism and our Gar- ( en clul . Mrs. Sandberg wishes to an¬ nounce officers and standing com¬ mittees. The officers are: Mrs. J. T. Sandberg, president; Mrs. Don H. Adams, vice president; Mrs. Fred Tomek, recording secretary; Mrs. A. F. Randall, treasurer; Mrs. E. E. Duley , corresponding secre¬ tary. Executive committee: The of¬ ficers are: Mrs. F. L. Scott, Mrs. R. S. Sterling, Mrs. W. B. Drake, Mrs. Winfred Ellis, Mrs. R. H. Mason. Standing committees. Mem¬ bership: Mrs. J. M. Grosty. Civic: Library, Mrs. Otis Harrison. Coun¬ ty building: Mrs. G. L. McMillian. Roadside billboard: Miss Zilla Short. Program: Mrs. Don Adams, Mrs. M. S. Anderson, Mrs. Kirtz. Budget and finance: Mrs. Miles E. Pmithar. Conservation: Mrs. R. H. Spencer. Flower show: to be an¬ nounced late:. Sunshine fund: Mrs. IL. A. Weiss. Parlimentarian: Mrs. IL R. May. Custodian: Mrs. R. H. i Mason. Daily Sun 10-19-42 Reviewer Members To Hear Mrs. Clark Mrs. Robert W. Clark will re¬ view "The Copper Pot” by Oliver La Farge Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. when The Reviewer club meets at Goose Creek branch library. Mrs. W. O. Webber, president, invites all members to be present. ... — BUY WAR BONDS & STAMP-, Reference Works Added To Library Stock Here • Goose Creek library has just added two publications to its col¬ lection of reference works which should prove of special interest to students, Mrs. Anne McCulloch, the librarian, ansounced today. One is a 12-volume Compton's County flames New Bookmobile Aide Mrs. Sophie McClere of Aldine was appointed chauffeur and as¬ sistant on the bookmobile oper¬ ated by the county library by Commissioners Court Friday upon the request of County Librarian Reba Anderson. Mrs. McClere, the first woman to drive the truck, replaces Curtis Clark, who resigned to enter the army air corps. Pictured encyclopedia, 1941 edi¬ tion, with a 13th volume published this year which is devoted to the war. The other is the 1942 volume of Americana. Ronk Campaign Humble has made a splendid response to the campaign both , with gifts of books and money according to Mrs. H. K. Purs- lev, chairman, but there Is yet time to look over your book¬ shelves once more for a good book vou’ve probably overlook¬ ed. The Girl Scouts are gath. 'ng in the books from the es in town, and Rev. Jordan the Boy Scouts would be to call at any of the out- ; places if notified, xes have been placed in al of the business houses 11 as the library, so let’s be \ :hat not only our Humble in the service, but many s will not be disappointed зе eomeone here has failed his part. Library Branch In University Place Will Open Monday C-V\toA»eite — - — The West University Place! branch of the Harris County Li- j brary will open Monday at Ricej and Auden, it was announced by; the new librarian, Mrs. Thelma | Anne Sanders. The branch will be open from , 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wed¬ nesdays and Fridays. A good se¬ lection of books has been provided J the branch by the main county li¬ brary office, Mrs. Sanders said. Residents of West University Place wishing to donate books to the 1943 victory book campaign may leave them at the library. The books donated will be delivered to soldiers, sailors and marines by the agency in charge of the work. Daily Sun 5-27-43 Mrs. Lockhart Reviews At Wednesday Meeting Lloyd C. Douglas’ "The Robe” was reviewed by Mrs. A. F. Lockhart Wednesday at the reg¬ ular Book Review club meeting at Goose Creek branch library. Plans were discussed for pro¬ viding refreshments for the USO dance today at Baytown Commu¬ nity house. Mrs. Lynn Hodges will review “Blind Date with Mars” by Alice Leone Moats at the June 9 meeting at Baytown Community house. Attending were Mesdames M. V. Abrahams and G. W. Robinson, guests; J. N. Chatfield, O. A. Brown, Ike Hall, Hodges, B. F. Armendt, S. P. Larkins, Hugh Echols, Jr, W. K. Puder- baugh, Leon Trenckmann, W. L. Ilfrey, C. R. Cummings, and S. B. Hickerson. Daily Sun 10-22-42 Mrs. R. W. Clark Gives Wednesday Book Review Oliver La Farge’s “The Copper Pot” was reviewed by Mrs. R. W. Clark Wednesday at a meeting of The Reviewer club at Goose Creek branch library. Attending were Mesdames W, O. Webber, Harry K. Johnson, C. R. Davis, J. J. Savelli, J. D. Fuller Jr, R. S. Clark, A. C. Lederer Jr, С. E. Cullinane Jr, С. K. Scott, Clyde Fuller, J. A. Dinwiddie, H. M. Singleton, Frank Spuhler, С. H. McCall, I. W. McKinney, L. E. Ross, J. W. Stewart, Charles M. Boyer, and F. W. Jones. ЦойЧ pov lo-'l-b-cfd Mrs. Dawson Gives Wednesday Review Mrs. О. H. Dawson reviewed Austin Wright Tappan's “Islan- dia” Wednesday at the regular Book Review club meeting at Goose Creek branch library. Attending were Mesdames A. F. Lockhart and J. R. Head, guests, Hugh Echols, W. L. Il¬ frey, I. D. Hall, Bynum Turner, J. N. Chatfield, Fred Tidemann, B. F. Armendt, C. R. Cummings, S B. Hickerson, G. A. Lillie, Roy Elms, Abe Rosenzweij, Thom¬ as B. McCulloch, D. C. Kelly, and S. P. Larkins. Mrs. Armendt will review “The Uninvited” bp Dorothy Naeardle at the Oct. 28 meeting. ... — BUY WAR BONDS & STAMPS ‘ Meanest Mai? Sends Old Papers in Book Drive The too well-known world’s! meanest man is participating in the Victory Book campaign. At campaign headquarters Thurs¬ day leaders of the drive gathered around a substantially sealed box that weighed about 50 pounds. Delighted with what appeared to be a fine contribution to the drive Mrs. Malcolm Whitehead; chairman, and Miss Julia Ideson, city librar¬ ian, opened the box. It was full of newspapers. Noth-; ing else. Daily Sun 10-29-42 % Library Extends Loan On All Books to 14 Days Because gasoline rationing will hamper patrons in getting to the library, all books in the future will be loaned on a 14-day basis, Mrs. Anne McCulloch, librarian of the Goose Creek library, an¬ nounced today. Books that have been loaned for 7 days now will be loaned for 14 days and there will be a 14-day renewal privilege, she said.' How¬ ever, to obtain the renewal it will be necessary to visit the library. Magazines also will be loaned for 14 days with the renewal privilege. As many as six books can bo borrowed on each card, three fic¬ tion and three non-fiction. . . . BUY WAR EONDS & STAMPS Book Reviewers Hear Mrs. Armendt Mrs. B. F. Armendt reviewed Dorothy Macardle's “The Unin¬ vited” today at the Book Review club meeting at Goose Creek branch library. Attending were Mesdames Hugh Echols, Jr., Fred Tidemann, Thom¬ as H. Hale, Paul Carter, W. K. Puderbaugh, O. R. Cummings. Ike D. Hall, J. N. Chatfield, Bynum Turner, Leon Trenckmann, G. A. Lillie, W. L. Ilfrey, О. H. Dawson, Thomas B. McCulloch, Abe Rosen- zweig, Roy Elms, J. A. Synder, Lynn Hodges, and D. C. Kelly. The next review wili be an¬ nounced through the press. ... — BUY War RONOt & STAMPS Mrs. Stewart Gives Wednesday Review Mrs. J. W. Stewart reviewed “The Hour Before the Dawn” by Somerset Maugham Wednesday at the Reviewer club meeting at Goose Creek branch library. Attending were Mesdames Gor¬ don Weiler, a guest, W. O. Web¬ ber, J. D. Fuller, Jr., Charles K. I Scott, A. C. Lederer Jr., С. H. , McCall, I. W. McKinney, Harry К Johnson .Jr., Claude R. Da¬ vis, Charles M. Boyer, J. J. Sa¬ velli, L. E. Ross, Claude Culli¬ nane, R. W. Clark, С. H. Coilen- berg, Clyde Fuller, J. A. Dinwid¬ die, Frank Spuhler, M. H. Single- j ton, G. W. Wilson, F. W. Jones, and R. L. Purvin. ... — BUY WAR BONDS & STAMPS New Library Branch to Open A West University Place branch ef the Harris county public library will be opened Monday at Rice and Auden. Its houre will be from 1 to 5 p. m. en Monday, Wednesday and Friday.! Mrs. Thelma Sanders Is librarian of | the branch. ) Persons in West University Place! are urged to take their contribu¬ tions to the Victory book campaign1 to the new branch, the concentra¬ tion point for that area.