Amarillo Laundry: Premier Dry Cleaning in Amarillo
R H Ames manages the Amarillo Laundry and Dry Cleaners in its 31st year, praised as one of the finest and most completely equipped plants in the United States. The facility features costly modern machinery and meticulous garment care from measurement to button replacement, with special rooms for on wearing-measurements and expert hand finishing. Mrs Martha McDonald notes the service’s excellence as the preferred local dry cleaner.
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Amarillo
R. H
Bob) Ames
United States
South
Martha McDonald
Globe News
Chatauqua
Water shortages threaten many North Dakota towns
In North Dakota nearly a third of its 326 incorporated communities face inadequate water supplies. The report cites F. W. Voedisch, superintendent of the state federal water project, as the source of the assessment.
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Dakota
Grand Forks
North Dakota
F. W. Voedisch
Amarillo Diversified Occupations and Industries Overview
The Amarillo Business & Industrial Review profiles diversified occupations and industries serving the Tri-State Empire. It details local firms, workforce sectors, and economic activity shaping the regional economy.
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Amarillo Business & Industrial Review
Amarillo
Tri-State
Palo Duro Motor Showcases Allen Tune Up System
Palo Duro Motor Company at 409 Fillmore Street promotes the Allen Motor Tune-Up System as the state’s best for diagnosing distributor cam wear shaft play governor action dwell and other faults. Managers Bob J. Johnson and Ed Putnam cite proof based repairs and note the Synchograph and other units test batteries fuel systems ignition and electrical circuits to improve motor operation. The shop emphasizes expert staff, lubrication, rebuilding, general repairs, car washing and polishing.
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Palo Duro Motor Company
Fillmore Street
Allen
Amarillo
Bob J. Johnson
Ed. Putnam
Allen Motor
Johnson
Wesberry Cleaners Expands With New Delivery Truck
Wesberry Cleaners owner J. C. Wesberry announces a new delivery truck to speed free service at the two Amarillo shops on West Sixth Avenue. The upgrade competes with Super Hi-Tone Cleaning System and accompanies tailor-made suits on installment plans from K. M. Tailors of Chicago. The note ends with an odd non sequitur about a mud skipper fish from Portuguese West Africa.
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J. C. Wesberry
Wesberry
West Sixth Avenue
West Texas
Amarillo
K. & M. Tailors
Chicago
Portuguese West Africa
Jailed Relief Sit-Downers Face Charge
In Columbus Ohio 195 relief demonstrators from the Workers Alliance faced riot charges after being ejected from Gov. Martin L. Davey’s quarters. Six leaders remained jailed awaiting Monday arrangements while the Senate set to consider a 12 million relief bill amid demand for a 50 million appropriation and an ongoing relief crisis. The governor ordered field-kitchen aid for the needy, with no long term plan yet agreed.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Workers’ Alliance
Capitol
Cleveland
State Senate
Davey
National Guard
Cramped Room Evidence of Crude Sleeping Arrangements
A dreary room with a few cots and heaps of newspapers in a corner indicates crude sleeping arrangements for occupants. The sparse setting highlights squalor and minimal shelter.
Slayer Sentenced To Die in Chair in Jail Death
J B Whitten, scheduled for electrocution tomorrow for the murder of former sweetheart Mrs Lillie Mae Cook, was found strangled to death in his death row cell at the state prison. He tied a sheet around his neck from bunk to cross-piece, with his feet still touching the floor, officials said. Whitten, about 27, was convicted of slaying Mrs Cook in Chattanooga.
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Nashville
Tenn
J. B. Whitten
State Prison
Whitten
Lillie Mae Cook
Chattanooga
South Dakota pays $23,556 in coyote bounties in 1936
The South Dakota game and fish department reports that $23,556 was paid in 1936 bounties for coyotes. Five dollars each went to 1,246 adult coyotes and $3 to 5,442 pups. Films depicting war episodes are forbidden in Italy.
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Pierre
D. U.P
South Dakota
O. H. Johnson
State Game and Fish Department
Italy
Kay Furniture Shows New Upholstery Sample Line
Kay Furniture and Upholstering Company invites inspection of a newly stocked line of upholstery samples at 219 West Seventh Avenue. D. G. Kay notes samples demonstrate final appearance, quality, and construction, with Moss construction and Nachman springs ensuring durability. A further shipment of samples arrives within ten days, promising the firm's most complete stock ever.
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Kay Furniture and
D. G. Kay
West Seventh Avenue
Kay Concern
Moss Construction
Nachman Springs
Kay
Body Found In Trinity River Near Fort Worth
The body of Tom A. Kavanagh, 58, an Irish native and former cashier for the Southern Pacific Railway, was found floating face down in the Trinity River near Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Tom A. Kavanagh
Ireland
Southern Pacific Railway
Trinity River
Amarillo Tent and Awning Co Plans New Spring Exhibits
Amarillo Tent and Awning Co at 800 West Sixth Avenue showcases canvas and metal porch furniture for spring and summer use. New all metal spring and tubular steel chairs with baked enamel finish offer air perforated backs and bottoms. The firm also features steel folding chairs for rental, and surveys show awnings reduce room temperature by 18 percent, with five year life for canopies and frames. The company offers tents, camp gear, Venetian blinds, and a repair department with extensive stock and mail orders.
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Amarillo Tent and
West Sixth Avenue
Research Department
Columbia University
Panhandle
Amarillo Tent
Columbia Blind
Good Housekeeping
Amarillo
Good Housekeeping Laboratory
Columbia
Texas
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Kwitcher Kirk
DIAL
Polk
Paramount Lunch
Lone Star Liquor Store
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Mexetecturers and Distributors
GC. Matthews Mar
PF. D. Res
West Sixth Bt
Preme
Amarilad
Wesberry Cleaners
City Machine & Welding Works
6Th St
E-Z
Frank
Barber & Beauty Supply
Home Owned
The
W. Th
Koetherizing
Beehee Gambine Et McDonald Auto Supply
Warren
Sercing
Com
Pasbandie
Xervac
Imperial Barber Shop
oCarry
Charles Daris
Palace Cafe
Palace of Sweets
Polk Street
Harris & Hughes
16Th & van Buren
Honeeth
van Buren
Slayer
West
J. F. Bromert
D. C
Io Amarillo
Dr. T. M
Montgomer Optometrist
Oliver Eakle
Motor Company
Fillmore
Amarillo Tent & Awning Company
GTR
Ozarka
Amarilo
L. N. Pittman
M &L Transfer & Storage Co., Inc
Cowie Electric CO
7Th & van Buren
Johnson-Price CO
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