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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1941
Page
19
The Amarillo Business and Industrial Review notes Free man's provides orchids and gardenias year round with a new refrigeration system ensuring lasting freshness. The piece emphasizes durable floral displays for weddings and elaborate functions, underscoring the store's service quality in Amarillo and the tri state area.
Ramsey Carpet and Linoleum at 704 West Sixteenth Avenue extols Warco Perennis bakelite finish for floors and all interior and exterior surfaces. The sealer and finish provides a lustrous non slip surface and resists alcohol acids alkali rubber burns soap hot or cold water and salt water. Suitable for dining table tops bar tops dressers and more. Dries dust free in 30 minutes becomes hard in five hours and can be rubbed in 24 hours. Drop by Sixteenth Avenue shop for ready to use cans. The article notes Harvard Universitys first president Henry Dunster appointed August 1640.
H W Hartman in the Fisk Building lobby invites young couples to consult about Keepsake Diamond rings before engagement. Keepsake experts certify color cut and clarity, provide certificates and guarantees, and display the Keepsake name and price tag. Hartman offers Keepsake Solitaire Duets and etiquette book copies by Ernestine Smith Ramsey.
W J Freeman of Freeman's Flower Shop invites Amarillo residents to the third annual Christmas flower show from 2 to 6 pm at 2119 Washington Street. The new shop space will display rare flowers from local growers and pieces shipped from out of town with host staff ready to advise on arrangements and orders.
Palco Wool insulation powers frozen food locker plants with a stated turnover of 25 million and storage value over 10 million. D M Cotten touts eight advantages including high thermal efficiency, non settlement, durability, moisture resistance, and odor proofing supported by Armour Institute tests and long submersion trials.
Dr J F Bromert, longtime Panhandle chiropractor in Amarillo for 24 years, will host a three day health clinic at 1718 Polk Street on December 8 9 and 10. The program features heart and organ checks, lumbago nervou sness rheumatism sinus trouble ulcers and general examinations with Hemovitameter analysis and vitamin recommendations. Doctor W C Kunkel of Denver will assist. appointments by phone 7435 or mail to 1718 Polk Street. $2 examination fee.
A Christmas shopping note highlights Pyrex ware at Nathan M. Hunt Hardware with Flameware sauce pans and cake dishes. It also extols Palco Wool insulation used in lockers and cheese plants, and praises low overhead shopping at Hunt Hardware for Christmas bargains.
F. W. Ramsey of the Ramsey Carpet and Linoleum Shop announces a large variety of rug remnants in different colors. He notes they are useful for protecting waxed floors and serving as bedside rugs, especially this time of year.
Britain orders luxury lifeboats for merchant seamen torpedoed in the Atlantic. Each boat carries water for 46 men for two weeks, peanuts prunes raisins chocolate and meat extract, vitamin C, life jackets with food pockets, first aid kit, blankets, repair gear, charts and flares.
The 1941 Amarillo Christmas is expected to be practical with Stewart Sewing Machine and Vacuum Cleaner Shop offering rebuilt vacuum cleaners and sewing machines that look and wear like new. Mr Stewart emphasizes careful workmanship and readily available parts. Mrs Stewart’s hemstitching proves high quality and customer satisfaction.
Private James Kring, a draftee from Pittsburg, received a draft notice to report for induction in Cheyenne Wyoming. He had been in the army a month and sent back a carbon roster showing he had KP duty twice, joking this proved he was in the army.
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