Prescription Laboratory at 512 Polk Street Debuts
New business on the Business and Industrial Page features the Prescription Laboratory owned by Bill McClendon and his wife at 512 Polk Street. McClendon, a University of Texas pharmacy graduate, began operations in Amarillo in March 1941 offering prescriptions and related items with private fitting rooms and 24 hour on duty service. Call 2 4391 for a free consultation.
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Polk Street
Bill McClendon
McClendon
University of Texas
Amarillo
Panhandle
Head First For Beauty A Simple Hair Care Method
A persuasive piece promotes the Parker Herbex method for modern women highlighting easy, mess free hair treatments. Franks Barber and Beauty Shop at 117 West 7th Street distributes Parker products in the area.
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Franks Barber and Beauty Shop
West 7Th Street
Parker
Helen Hayes Leads Nyack Red Cross Drive Story
Actress Helen Hayes, as chairwoman, notes Red Cross keeps families connected with relatives in enemy nations. A Nyack reporter finds an undelivered Berlin letter bearing North Broadway Nyack address. translated and published in The Nyack Journal-News, leading the addressee to claim the letter the next day. Americans spend about $8 million yearly adding “please” to telegrams.
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Nyack
N. Y
Helen Hayes
Red Cross
Red Cross Files
Berlin
North Broadway
Nyack Journal-News
Helen Hayes’ Cook
Singer Form promises perfect fit for home dressmaking
The new Singer Form offers a thermoplastic personal dress form molded to each user’s exact figure. It promises easier fitting, fewer try-ons, and accurate pattern adjustments, with sales points at Singer Sewing Center 510 Taylor or by calling 2 1601 for details.
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Singer
Singer Sewing Center
Taylor
Nichols Paints For Painting Needs
Nichols Paint Store at 225 West 7th Street offers Lincolns paints unitized wallpaper and Columbia window shades with cheap enamel varnish stains. wall papers from 10 cents a roll, room lots from 1.85, shades cut to measure for 39 cents, and quick skilled painters and hangers at reasonable prices.
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Nichols Paint Store
West 7Th Street
Lincoln Paints
Columbia
Nichols
Columbia Window Shades
Nichols Paint
West Seventh St. P
Roosevelt Seeks Civilian Defense Budget Near 6 Million
President Roosevelt sent to Congress an appropriation estimate of 5.95 million dollars for the Office of Civilian Defense for the next fiscal year starting July. The current year's appropriation was about 7 million dollars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Office of Civilian Defense
Complete Overhaul At Lloyd Rhodes Auto Repair Shop
Regular care and tune ups give way to a full overhaul when needed. Lloyd Rhodes Auto Repair Shop at 900 Harrison Street offers a complete garage from radiator repairs to welding with modern equipment and expert mechanics. Call 20964 or visit to estimate motor overhaul cost and restore performance.
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Lloyd Rhode
Harrison Street
Rhode’s
Lloyd Rhodes
Harrison
Pick Up Stations Popular With Public
Country Club Cleaners reports strong public response to its three month old pick up stations at 1323 South Fillmore and 719 North Fillmore. Main plant at 321 West Sixth Street, with Mr Murphy reorganizing to maximize service within mileage limits. Telephone 23100.
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Country Club Cleaners
South Fillmore
North Fillmore
Country Club
West Sixth Street
Murphy
Globe-News
Amarillo Band House Replates Silver
The Amarillo Band House at 116 East Fifth Street offers repairs for musical instruments and plating for worn silverware. Owner E. L. Smith provides guidance on instruments and jewelry with telephone 7180.
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Amarillo Band House
East Fifth Street
Amarillo
E. L. Smith
Fifth St
Bush Drug Carries A R Preservative for Wood and Livestock
Bush Drug Company in Amarillo stocks A R Wood Preservative praised for fence and building protection. It resists chewing by horses fowl livestock and rats, kills mites ticks and termites, and won’t chip crack or peel. The product is non evaporating and reportedly extends lumber life up to five hundred percent.
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Bush Drug Company
Taylor Street
Amarillo
Bush
Dr. LeGear
Brush Up at Amarillo Secretarial School
Amarillo Secretarial School offers a six weeks brush-up course and a three months beginner course aimed at wives of service men and civil service hopefuls. The ad notes civilian office workers are in demand to free soldiers for service and urges contacting owner Mrs. Bess Orr Foringer at 800 Jefferson or 2-3594 to start training to aid the war effort today.
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Amarillo Secretarial School
Bess Orr Foringer
Amarillo
Jefferson
Motor Flush Done Right at Palo-Duro
Spring is here and Palo-Duro Motor Tune-up at 212 West 7th Street offers radiator flush to remove rust and corrosion. The on-car flush saves work and cleans the motor as well. Phone 2-3696.
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Palo-Duro
West 7Th Street
Palo Duro
New Print-O-Matic Saves Time Money
A visit to Elliott-Greer Company showcases the PRINT-O-MATIC a compact mimeograph that costs 10 50 complete with four stencils ink and supplies. It prints 3000 cards per stencil hour at under five cents per thousand and operates with rubber suction cups to protect surfaces.
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Elliott-Greer Company
Taylor Street
Baby overcomes whisky binge with private hospital care
In Oakland Bryan Schroder aged 3 reportedly drank a pint of whisky but suffered no hangover after doctors pumped his stomach and he slept three hours before returning home “as fresh as a daisy.” In Azusa Guada lupe Romo received a 26 pound carton of pamphlets in French and Spanish from the overseas branch of the Co W I describing wartime topics.
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Oakland
Cal
Bryan Schroder
Azusa
Calif
Guadalupe Romo
The
Co. W. I
Insurance Needs Based on Income Not Fixed Percentages
Walter G. Clayton of Aetna Life Insurance Co cautions there is no fixed rule for life insurance. The amount and premium should be based on actual income, living costs, and how long dependents need support, not on a universal percentage. He urges setting realistic goals and building coverage step by step rather than rigid targets.
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Walter G. Clayton
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Mr. Clayton
Competent Service at Homer Rice Station
Homer Rice Service Station at 301 East Tenth Street offers thorough car washing and durable lubrication. The ad emphasizes superior quality and long lasting lubrication to extend motor life, urging customers to choose expert work over cheaper options. It highlights savings amid rationing and promotes taking cars to Homer Rice's for expert service.
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Homer Rice Station
Homer Rice
East Tenth Street
Phillip’s
Right Name but Wrong War Furlough Saga
A San Antonio soldier Edward Farrell stationed in Missouri sought a furlough to visit his sister Mrs E J Brehaut of Danvers. His sister offered to fix it and sent a furlough paper in Farrell’s name claiming he was a war veteran and corporal. In San Rafael California a sheriff notes hoboes’ sock holes grow with steel shortages and asks housewives to donate needles.
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Kansas City
Corp
Edward Farrell
San Antonio
Texas
Missouri
E. J. Brehaut
Danvers
Massie
States
Corporal Farrell
San Rafael
Cal
U.P
Walter B. Selimr
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