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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1942
Page
4
A local shop offers tune ups to fix cold start choking and sluggish runs. Bob Johnson and Ed Putman inspect engines, adjust spark plugs, and clean as needed to reach 15 miles per gallon. Palo Duro Motor Tune-Up also handles brake lining and steering gear checks. Call 2696 for service.
Elliott-Greer Co at 508 Taylor Street Amarillo offers a wide range of Christmas gifts. From stationery and calendars to fountain pens desk sets and globe maps the shop stocks items suitable for home and office use. Also available are blotter pads chair cushions ring binders and various office accessories.
Carbonic Hydrotherapy Baths at 1909 West Sixth Street offer cabinet baths and colonic irrigations to aid recovery and vitality. Advert promotes hydrotherapy as health insurance, claiming improved endurance, clearer complexion, quicker mind, and happiness, with a contact number for more information.
Speed Ravey showcases bracelets lockets watch bands and related items at 410 Taylor Street in Taylors Market Amarillo. Longtime watchmaker Ravey offers repairs from crystal replacements to balance staffs and provides quick consultations on costs. Dial 2 2072 for gift help and loan services without red tape.
A 1941 American Medical Association hospital survey cited by Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association shows 11.6 million U S patients and a 14 percent rise from 1940 with hospital care needed every 2.7 seconds. The policy promises comprehensive coverage in any hospital, including war casualty cases, with no restrictions and optional death and dismemberment benefits. Contact A J Kelly, district manager, at 701 2 Oliver Eakle Building Amatillo or call 2 3091 for details with no obligation.
Beauty editors praise electrolysis as the only doctor approved method for permanent removal of superfluous facial hair. Many women have lip chin or cheek growths that mar appearance and affect social and romantic prospects. To help a friend, mail or phone Mrs. M. Killion at 1224 West Eleventh Street Apartment 1, phone 2 2897.
Walter G. Clayton assistant general agent for Aetna Life Insurance Company relocates from 321 Oliver-Eakle Building to spacious ground floor quarters at 108 West Ninth Ave in Amarillo. He joins Thomson-King Co. in the new office, with phone 5301, to better serve policyholders in the North Panhandle and surrounding territory. Clayton began in Amarillo in 1939 to establish a district office and now works with R. B. Hills of Lubbock. the territory includes all North Panhandle and has seen sustained growth necessitating two moves.
One air school boy challenged Jimmie Morris, manager at Paramount Recreation Club, and played a match. The soldier won by running three racks of 14-1. He later claimed ownership of one of Kansas City’s largest billiard clubs. The club draws business men for daytime games and is noted for light lunches and beer. Located in the basement of the Oliver Eakle Building, it’s convenient and friendly. Fox terriers are being trained in Australia to combat rats harming sugar cane fields.
Gas mileage tips urge motorists to keep cars tuned and batteries in good condition. Wilson Battery & Electric Company at 210 West Sixth Street offers checks to prevent cold starting waste and save fuel. Call 24349 for advice and service.
An Amarillo newspaper advertisement urges readers to pursue beauty culture at the San Jacinto School of Beauty Culture, 2713-17 West Sixth Street, Amarillo, with a 26 week program starting January 4, 1943. The copy emphasizes job prospects and career stability in beauty work and invites inquiries by mail or phone.
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