Make Christmas A Joyful One Hearing Aid Gift
A Christmas gift idea is the Audivox Super 67 hearing aid offered by Audiphone representative Maynard Drake at 922 Travis Street Amarillo. Demonstrations available by calling $132. The ad promises strong amplification with natural tones and clear hearing to help hard of hearing relatives enjoy family conversations around the Christmas table.
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Fisher
Maynard Drake
Audiphone
Travis Street
Amarillo
Soft Water Saves Materials and Money, Culligan Ad
The Culligan Soft Water Service ad argues that using soft water saves fats and oils, improves fabric life, reduces soap use, and lowers repair costs in hot water systems. It cites annual homeowner savings of 100 to 120 dollars, with a monthly cost of 2.50, and promotes Amarillo and Panhandle service locations with contact numbers.
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Culligan Soft Water Service
The
Soft Water Service Co
West
Fifteenth Avenue
Amarillo
Weatherly St
Berger
Amaarillo
Panhandle
Scouters Sell Christmas Trees At Old Stand
Boy Scouts of Troop 9 resume the Christmas tree business at Polk and Twenty Fourth, under Scoutmaster B. W. Van Noy. A range from two feet to 25 feet, with competitive prices. All proceeds fund troop equipment.
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Boy Scouts
Polk
Ers
B. W. van Noy
Japan Tests Insects to Fight Insect Pests
Japan conducts trials using insects to control other insects attacking crops, aiming to reduce chemical pesticide use. Researchers study predator and parasitoid species in field and lab settings to assess effectiveness, ecological impact, and potential adoption by farmers.
Clary speed electric adding machine offer boosts efficiency
The Clary adds speed and ease for office work with feather touch operation. It promises no training needed, a clear keyboard, and a thumb bar for faster entry. The durable plastic case is light and portable, with tape note taking and adjustable spacing.
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R. M. Kidwell
Forty Five Years Reliable Service
The Osgood Monument Company has served the Panhandle for 45 years offering memorial planning with expert guidance. Visit their display of 400 monuments at 2701 Buchanan St Am a rillo, or call 36614 for transportation to the display.
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Osgood Monument Company
Panhandle
Amarillo
Buchanan St
Christmas Gifts For Little Folk at The Stork Shop
Beautiful and useful Christmas gifts for children arrive daily at The Stork Shop 3009 West Sixth. The Stork Shop offers a wide range of toys and nursery items, plus clothing such as denim overalls and dresses. Bob and Betty Drake invite browsing and shopping with ample parking nearby.
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West Sixth
Stork Shop
Bob
Betty Drake
Need More Troops To Fight Rebels In Philippines
Manila December 4 Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay said 10 additional army combat teams or 12,000 men are needed to fight the Communist Hukbalahap guerillas. The 15 battalion force now is deemed inadequate to quell armed peasants who have terrorized large areas since World War I end. He estimated the rise would require about 15 million dollars in extra appropriation.
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Manila
Ramon Magsaysay
United Nations
Korea
Defense Secretary
Netherlands Bans German Films Over Royalties
The Netherlands has prohibited imports of Western German films after publishers reneged on royalty payments. The move targets renegotiations and aims to enforce compensation terms across media imports. The dispute underscores tensions between Dutch authorities and German publishing firms over cross border payments.
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Netherlands
Fire destroys Osceola planter's family home killing five
In Osceola Arkansas on December 4 a fire and explosion at a temporary home claimed the lives of planter William R Dyess 27 his wife 26 their two sons William Jr 7 and Donald Blodgett ? a visiting playmate. The Dyess family were staying while their plantation house was remodeled. The blast blew out a wall and the top floor collapsed after a suspected gas main leak. Dyess was the son of the late W R Dyess Arkansas WPA administrator who died in a 1936 plane crash.
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Osceola
Ark
William R. Dyess
Here
William, Jr
Donald Blodgett
Dyess
K. V. Sanders
W. R. Dyess
Arkansas
WPA
Goodwin
Rome Bans Noise Makers To Claim Quiet City
Residents say Rome became the world’s quietest city after a new ban targeting loud hooters, vehicles without silencers, rattling trucks, publicity loudspeakers, and loud radios. The move aims to reduce noise pollution and restore order in public spaces.
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Rome
Courthouse Records and Domestic Relations Dockets
Courthouse records list warranty deeds transferring parcels among Ralph Cox Henry G Sie mantel William Morris Gene Cole Curtis Murr Herman Hale Horace Dean J A Scruggs Doyle Moore George Buttel James French James W Allen Joyce Holbert Tom Bowley Ada Brooks J Bowley H H Iturers T M Bruner. Court of Domestic Relations shows multiple divorces including Ward Forsyth Brockus Brown Plumlee Ferguson.
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Ralph Cox
Henry G. Siemantel
Ter
William W. Morris
Gene
Cole
East Ama
Curtis L. Murr
Herman Howard Hale
Bush
James
T. Curtis
Horace Ean
J. A. Scruggs Jr
East Anna
Local Marriage Licenses Reported in 1940s Ledger
John Haskill Chance and Miss Billie Nadene Phipps obtain a marriage license. Melvin John Larkin and Mrs Mary Beth Batson. Leonard Ferrell Jr and Miss Doris Maxine Broaddus. Andrew Willingham and Miss Mary Alice Christian. Jerry Odell Upchurch and Mrs Helen Fay Davis.
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John Haskill Chance
Billie Nadene Phipps
Melvin John Larkin
Mary Beth Batson
Leonard Ferrell, Jr
Doris Maxine Broaddus
Andrew Willingham
Mary Alice Christian
Jerry Odell] Upchurch
Helen Fay Davis
Harriman Named Head of Red Cross in Washington
Secretary of Defense Marshall passed the presidency of the American Red Cross to E. Roland Harriman a New York banker and railroad executive Truman had named him last month to succeed General Marshall who had held the post since his appointment as head of the Defense Department Harriman was born in New York City on December 24
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Washington
Marshall
American Red Cross
E. Roland Harriman
New York
Harriman
Truman
General Marshall
Defense Department
New York City
Harriman Yale Vet Leads Union Pacific Board Chair
In 1895 Harriman, a Yale University graduate and World War I veteran, serves as chairman of the board of Union Pacific Railroad Co.
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Harriman
Yale University
The
Union Pacific Railroad Co
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