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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1947
Page
10
The Amarillo Business College highlights thorough stenography and typing training with office machines and bookkeeping. Graduates gain placement support and 36 years of recommender trust to help secure desired positions under president C Homer Wiseman.
Elliott-Greer Company at 508 Taylor Street Amarillo offers GF steel and aluminum desks files and chairs backed by 40 years in the business. The ad touts compatibility with existing installations and urges readers to discuss remodeling or re furnishing needs with trained staff.
Amarillo A. and M. Club holds a weekly meeting at 7 PM in the Blackstone Hotel. The event invites members and interested guests to attend and discuss club activities.
Panhandle Specialty Company at the corner of Tyler and Tenth Streets in Amarillo installs automatic phonographs on commission and rents them for parties and dances. Dial 2-1297 or write to Tenth and Tyler for delivery installation and pickup. Singers like Sinatra and Crosby are suggested to entertain guests.
Richard Reynolds son of Mr and Mrs Jim Reynolds of 1600 Bowie left for Glencoe Missouri to begin a juniorate with the Christian Brothers. At 15 he has been an honor student at Price College and was in the freshman class. The program will take about three and a half years as preliminary work with another year at Glencoe after the juniorate. Brother Philip of the Price College staff accompanied him.
Regular business meeting of the school board will be held at 7 30 tonight at the high school located at 2500 E 3rd. Phone 2 8805.
The article notes a growing number of hearing aids in daily life with more people using them. It highlights increased availability, awareness, and adoption in communities.
A letter to the Audiphone representative highlights improved appeal of hearing aids. The article praises the Western Electric 64 for performance and durability, noting a collision injury where the aid survived intact. It urges consultation with a doctor and contacting Audiphone Company of North Texas in Amarillo.
In Omaha, a sign at the Nebraska Power Company headquarters showed Electric Service Is Cheap but 11 letters darkened on a recent issue, leaving the last 11 letters fully illuminated as a mystery of the malfunction.
Within the present generation improvements in engines and design have enabled man to step up the pace of his travel from 12 miles an hour to more than eight miles a minute.
Pat Whittington owner of the Bull Tire Co. reports thriving business in the Rio Grande Valley after introducing OK Rubber Welding which doubles tire life at half the cost. The company also distributes the Electronic Tire Inspector and Pressure Stat among other gear, offering Gates tires and the Peacock Tire Remover for fleet needs. Pop Adams is cited as the kingfish.
The Bush Furniture and Radio at 404 Taylor Street becomes the Crosley home products dealer in Amarillo. Crosley radios cabinets and portable models are featured with a new shipment received. Floyd Smith heads the radio repair department offering guaranteed service.
Dun and Bradstreet figures received by the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research show two business failures in Texas for December, with two more in November. The figures exclude firms that closed without bankruptcy or were liquidated.
The J. Ernest Stroud Co at 501 07 East Third in Amarillo proclaims itself Southwest headquarters for welding equipment electrical tools oxygen and acetylene gases carbides and accessories with a service department. Many items previously hard to obtain are in stock including acetylene and welding equipment electric drills and Binks spray gear. Visit and view the large stock now.
The ad urges readers to bring their car to Wilson Battery and Electric Service at 210 West Sixth for a full tune up and motor service. It cites magneto starter generator ignition work heater battery cable repair charging speedometer and electrical repairs by skilled mechanics. An appointment by dialing 2 4349 is suggested.
Amarillo native Bill Pittman a sophomore business administration major at North Texas State College Denton has been elected vice president of the Falcon fraternity for the Spring semester.
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