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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1940
Page
3
The Dwight Newby Company at 418 West 10th announces a Christmas price offer on National Venetian blinds. Custom measured to fit any window with wide color and style options, ladder tapes, boxed turn-back rod, and a lifetime guarantee on moving parts. Installations are handled by the company’s specialized team.
The ad promotes Dwight Newby Company home decorating specialists offering Venetian blinds and other gifts for the home with free estimates. It invites visits to 418 W. Tenth and a phone contact 2-5553. The piece also highlights Amarillo Business College training for secretarial, stenographic, and accounting skills with a January 6 start, free catalogs, and a placement department.
A local Amarillo secretarial school promotes a full business course as a holiday present. The winter term begins January 6 with new classes in shorthand bookkeeping accounting English and spelling.
Amarillo Secretarial School under Mrs. Bess Foringer offers training in secretarial and government service with day and night classes beginning January 6. The Amarillo office provides individual instruction, modern texts, and hands on business projects, with flexible payments and free placement guidance through the Ama rillo Secretarial Employment Department. The school emphasizes fast graduation for extra ability and invites inquiries at 800 Jefferson Street or 2-3594. Sproles Motor Freight expands Amarillo service network to Panhandle, extending Gulf coast routes and offering overnight deliveries from Amarillo to major Texas cities. Ben Andis explains coordinated schedules with 15 lines, insured cargos, prompt COD remittance, and no-premium access to modern facilities. Call 25515 or visit 113 West First Avenue for details.
Gladys' Beauty Service in Amarillo markets personalized hair styling for holiday wear at 414 West Tenth Avenue. Staff pride themselves on years of practical experience, shaping hair with finger waves to suit individual faces. The salon also promotes Dermetics hydronized oil skin care in three steps, claiming quick application and protective benefits before makeup.
The world’s longest electrified railway lies in Italy from Brenner Pass to Reggio Calabria, stretching about 620 miles. The route connects major cities and passes through diverse regions, highlighting Italy’s rail modernization.
Mom Madsens Dining Room three miles northeast of Amarillo on Highway 66 offers all day Christmas and New Year dinners turkey or chicken with trimmings. Reservations advised, phone 24800, hours noon to 10 PM daily. Special meals available, dining room praised in Duncan Hines guide. Noted travelers from Berlin to Bogota visit the restaurant’s new location with a large United States map on the wall. Also mentions the Monongah WV mine disaster of December 1907 where 358 workers died.
At maturity bananas form hanging bunches with individual fingers pointing upward, a display orientation opposite to how they are shown in stores.
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