Tread Design Makes General Tires Popular
A new General Dual 10 tread design gains nationwide praise for quicker safer stopping on wet or dry pavement and comfort. The Adkisson-Baker Tire Shop at Ninth and Tyler Streets staffs 11 workers and features soft water washing, Lincoln front lift, and modern lubrication to serve Amarillo customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adkisson-Paker
Ninth
Tyler Streets
Frank Adkisson
Adkisson-Baker
Lincoln
Amarillo
Punahou School to build Hawaii's largest telescope observatory
In Honolulu on August 30 the Punahou School announces a new astronomical observatory to house Hawaii's largest telescope. A huge revolving dome and a five inch refractor will be in the second unit, dedicated to Wilbur James MacNeil, retiring head of science after 33 years. The report notes the death's head moth, a rare squeaker.
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Honolulu
Punahou
Rocky Mountains
Hawaii
Wilbur James MacNeil
MacNeil
Hunsley Paint and Wall Paper Firm Promising Panhandle Industry
Amarillo based Hunsley Paint and Wall Paper Company operates a 1701 West Seventh Avenue factory and 613 Polk Street store. Arch Hunsley leads a climate tailored program with "Climatized" paint made for the Panhandle environment, serving Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Colorado and parts of Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hunsley Paint and Wall Paper Company
Amarillo
Panhandle
the Plains
Polk Street
West Seventh Avenue
Arch Hunsley
Hunsley
Hunsiey
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
High Dry Plains
Hunsity
France
Hunsley Paint Company
West Seventh Street
Southwestern Printing Company Expands West Texas Plant
Bruce Autry, owner of Southwestern Printing Company in Amarillo, announces growth and a new indirect lighting system making it the only indirect lighted printing office in West Texas. The five year old firm specializes in wedding announcements, raised letters, cards, handbills, booklets, letterheads, menus, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Printing Company
Bruce Autry
Oliver Eakie
Amarillo
Autry
Panhandle
West Texas
Mr. Autry
West
Texas
Speedometer Tester Added to Wilson Battery Shop
Wilson Battery and Electric Service at 206 West Sixth Avenue adds a speedometer tester and showcases a Weidenhoff Test Stand, Motor Analyzer and Bosch Magneto Charger. The Panhandle exclusive equipment aids magnetos generators starters fuel pumps and ignitions with Monark batteries and United Motor parts. The May opening has quickly built a busy Amarillo auto repair shop.
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Wilson Battery and Electric Service
West Sixth Avenue
Date
M. Z. Wilson
Amarillo
Wilson
Weidenhoff
Bosch
Panhandle
Wilson Brothers
Wilson Battery
Electric Service
United Motor
Monark
Southwestern Printing Company Invests in Indirect Lighting
The firm with staff including Z. W. "Buster" Smith Rex Borough and O. J. Smith adds indirect lighting as the latest upgrade. The company emphasizes continual equipment and typeface improvements and pledges fast service plus top workmanship under the motto printing satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. W. “Buster” Smith
Rex Borough
O. J. Smith
Southwestern Printing Company
Mr. Autry
Hot Weather Boosts Hammond Taxi Business in Amarillo
Clyde Dewey of the Hammond Taxi Company reports a sharp rise in business due to hot weather. He notes motorists prefer taxis to avoid sun damage and parking hassles. The firm touts a large Ford and Chevrolet cab fleet, strict safety inspections, liability insurance, and many drivers with long safety records.
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Clyde Dewey
Hammond Taxi Company
Mr. Dewey
Amarillo
Dewey
Unusual Green Cinquefoil Blooms Near Toledo
Report notes a rare green wildflower blooming east of Toledo. Separately, researchers estimate over 900,000 square miles or 28 percent of Canada remains unexplored, excluding Arctic islands.
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Toledo
U.P
Canada
Arctic Islands
Kay Furniture expands fall sample line and services
Kay Furniture and Upholstery Company at 219 West Seventh Street announces a complete new line of fall samples including brocatelles tapestries friezes and mohairs. The shop highlights refinishing rebuilding and modernizing services plus a new delivery van to serve Panhandle towns.
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KAY Furniture Company
Kay Furniture
West Seventh Street
Panhandle
Kay
John Alden
Cancer Institute Gatherings Attract World Doctors
Madison Wis Aug 29 AP America's first cancer institute will attract world famous scientists to the University of Wisconsin September 7 8 and 9. Dr William D Stovall directs the three day conference backed by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation to analyze the cancer problem and inspire young researchers. Notable speakers include Dr Liev Kreyberg of Oslo and Prof Henry Courtard of Paris Radium Institute. Only woman speaker is Dr Madge Thurlow Macklin of Western Ontario noted for cancer inheritance studies. American researchers include Dr C Little of Bar Harbor and Dr Edgar Alien of Yale University.
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Madison
Wis
America
Cancer Institute
University of Wisconsin
William D. Stovall
State Laboratory of Hygiene
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Stovall
Liev Kreyberg
University of Oslo
Norway
Henry Coutard
Radium Institute
University of Paris
Foundation of Curie
Paris
France
Madge Thurlow Macklin
University of Western Ontario
London
Ontario
Canada
Macklin
C. Little
Roscoe B. Jackson
Bar Harbor
Grain crop outlook seen for Farwell area
Farwell pioneer grain man W Bart Osborne predicts a fair harvest after a two day county tour. He notes heat damaged strips but recent showers lifted spirits and suggests eight to ten times more grain may be gathered than last year.
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Farwell
W. Bart Osborne
Osborne
Palmer
Curry County
Larbuddy
Notable medical experts to attend New Haven meeting
Medical School at New Haven Conn and Dr H B Anderwont biologist of the U S Public Health Service Boston plus Dr B P Reimann pathologist director of the research Institute Lankenau Hospital and professor of experimental pathology at University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Dr Emil Novak associate gynecologist Johns Hopkins Medical School Baltimore and Dr J B Murphy director of cancer research at Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research New York Also Dr James Ewing oncology professor Cornell University Medical School Memorial Hospital New York Dr Gioacchino Failla physicist Cancer Memorial Hospital New York and Dr Warren H Lewis embryology department Carnegie Institution Washington Baltimore scheduled to speak
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New Haven
Conn
H. B. Anderwont
U. S. Public Health Service
Boston
8. P. Reimann
Lankenau Hospital
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Emil Novak
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Baltimore
J. B. Murphy
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York
James Ewing
Cornell University Medical School
Memorial Hospital For
Cancer of
Gioacchino Failla
Cancer Memorial Hospital of
Warren H. Lewis
Carnegie Institution of Washington
County orders courthouse closure after spooners report
Wood County commissioners rated the 42 old courthouse as a favorite place for spooners and ordered the building closed at 5 PM instead of midnight.
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Spooners Bowling Green
O. Wood County Commissioners
Spooners
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Hawaiian Observatory
Best Lighted
Wilson Battery Shop
Laura Wheeler
Amarillo Daily News
Eighth Avenue
New A N. Y
Needlecraft Service
SUN
Hammond
Plains
Tory
Moore & Smith Body Shops
Blackstone Cleaners
Koetherizing
McDonald Auto Supply
Harrison
Ry faGa
Taylor
6Th & van Buren
Southern Finance Corp
FISK
Neo
Panhandle Marsh
Lone Star Liquor Store
Arrom Street
A. A. Cornett
Mer
Furniture Kay & Upholstering CO
7Th St
Boyd
Frank
Barber & Beauty Supply
City Machine & Welding Works
6Th St
J Caretes
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Amakilo
Polk Dial
Adkisson & Baker Tire Co
Tyler
Ruse
T. M. Montgomery
Optometrist
Oliver Eakie Bidg
Ground Fleer
Lone Star News Stand
B. Ith
van Buren
Tyler St
City Sign CO
Fillmore
Gatlin Glass
Amarillo Tent
Barringer Auto Parts
North Fillmore
Canton Cafe
Nussbaum’s
Vince Nussbaum
Clarence Nussbaum
L. N
Pittman
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