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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1951
Page
14
In Guaruja near Santos Brazil the wealthy families of Sao Paulo state retreat from the busy port city. The beach resort has become a quiet haven for affluent Brazilians and is described as a blend of Miami Beach and Newport for affluent locals.
Fall originals debut with swing skirts and crisp taffeta facings. The shop touts custom service from alterations to embroidery. promises fast delivery and personal planning for unique outfits. Located at 120114 West Sixth in Bray Building, phone 36739 for an appointment.
A local offer from Marshall Deaton in Amarillo Texas advertises discounted subscriptions to Women's Home Companion Collier s American Magazine and more. Orders via phone 2 3061 or mail to 1005 N Woodland with deadlines by September 30.
The text notes that land plants amphibians and reptiles emerged in the later Paleozoic era. It highlights a key transition in life from aquatic to terrestrial forms, marking significant diversification and adaptation across plants and vertebrates during this period.
An advertisement touts Johnston's No-Roach as a brush-on liquid that kills roaches ants and other crawling insects. It promises a colorless odorless coat that paralyzes and kills pests with long lasting effect. Prices listed 89c per oz 1.69 pint 2.98 quart.
Proper soil treatment yields a beautiful lawn and healthy plant life. The piece notes soil deficiencies and excesses, signaling a yellow tint in grass and wilting leaves as proof of problems. It points to excessive alkali in highly alkaline soil and water as a contributing factor, urging corrective action.
The ad explains soil alkali locks nutrients, causing plants to starve despite food. It advises balanced chemical applications to restore acidity. The Bughouse, Route 4, Box 304, Amarillo, offers analysis by Hal Houston with contact numbers 2-0203 or 6-5262. Yellow lawns can recover in 10 days to two weeks.
Amarillo hat designer Marie Dean Finklea brings new fall and winter millinery with curves and angles, glittery trims, beads, metallic accents, and feather accents. Her salon at 520 West Fifth offers custom cartwheel velours and French Seliel in multiple colors with ready to trim shapes and flowers. Telephone 6 6903 for an appointment.
The Amarillo Secretarial School at 800 Jefferson, owned by Mrs. Bess Orr Foringer, reports unprecedented demand for office personnel including stenographers bookkeepers and operators. A new term starts Sept 4. enroll now by calling 2 3594. Brushup courses and correspondence in Stenography are offered.
Maynard Drake warns against deceptive claims in hearing aid ads both in newspapers and on radio. He notes slogans like no ear mold no button in the ear and wear it like a wristwatch mislead buyers. A hearing aid is a mechanical device with four parts microphone amplifier receiver and batteries. It requires connection to the mastoid bone to transmit sound to the auditory nerves.
Advertisement for Carter carburetors and Carter Climatic Control highlights instant starting and smooth acceleration, claiming reduced gasoline waste and longer engine life. E. S. Cowie Electric Company at 700 Van Buren Street in Amarillo is the local Carter distributor supplying garages with Carter parts and urging customers to specify Carter.
Audiphone Company of Amarillo is the authorized dealer for Audivox Inc the successor to Western Electric hearing aid division. Maynard Drake offers free audiometer tests and a demonstration of the Super Audivox at 922 Travis Amarillo with ample parking. American civilians eat about 148 pounds of meat per capita yearly.
The British surrender ending the American Revolution was signed at Yorktown Virginia in the home of Augustine Moore.
Phone 2 8333 lists contact for P O Box 1867 at 208 West 11th Amarillo Texas with local postal routing.
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