Hats Made Just To Please You At Marie's Hat Salon
Marie Dean Finklea of Amarillo runs Marie's Hat Salon at 520 West Fifth offering made to order or trimmed hats. She provides block shapes ready to trim with flowers veils beads and ornaments and carries Swiss and Italian straw shapes for tailored or fussy looks. She also stocks materials for brides veils and hats for bridesmaids and mothers. contact 6903 for an appointment.
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Marie
Marie Dean Finklea
West Fifth
Order Ban on Travel to Japan
TOKYO Feb 12 General MacArthur's headquarters barred any resumption of travel to Japan by dependents until the Korean war ends. Dependents will not be allowed to come here until units now engaged in its Korean campaign have been given new stations after the end of hostilities.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Old Felt Hats Reborn At Greene & Sons Hatters
Greene & Sons Hatters at 1215 Polk Street restore worn felt hats to near new condition. Hats are mailed or dropped off for cleaning, blocking, rebuilding with new trim and lining, and personalized sizing. The business serves Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, with guaranteed results.
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Greene & Sons
Hatters
Polk Street
Amarillo
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Greene
Green & Sons
Panhandle
Abilene Rancher Percy Jones Dies in Dallas
Percy Jones 66 Abilene rancher and independent oil operator died in Dallas after two weeks illness. Native of England he came to the United States in 1903 settling first in Wichita Falls. He worked as a civil engineer before buying ranch land and turning to oil after discoveries on his property. Funeral services and burial will be in Abilene tomorrow.
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Dallas
Percy Jones
Abilene
England
Jones
United States
Wichita Falls
Dismiss Suits Against Flynn
Two paternity suits against Errol Flynn filed seven years ago were dismissed for failure to prosecute. The actions sought $1,750 a month for support of a daughter born November 13, 1940 to Shirley Evans, who later became Mrs Hassan. Flynn denied paternity but said he paid Evans to avoid publicity.
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Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Shirley Evans
Miss Evans
Shirley Evans Hassan
Submarine Command Sets Four Week San Diego Location
Paramount plans a four week stay in San Diego using twelve local sites for filming Realism scenes. The company arranges locales around the city to support production of Submarine Command with local crews and services engaged during the shoot.
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San Diego
Paramount
Submarine Command
Old Established Amarillo Printing Firm
Amarillo Printing Company at 112 East Fifth is one of the area’s oldest shops, owned by Charlie G. Barrett with over 31 years in the trade. Established a quarter century ago, the firm prints snap out forms, stationery, letterheads, magazines, yearbooks, and custom ruled forms, serving commercial needs with a veteran staff including Raymond L. Whitney, Lowell M. Hibler, John L. Taylor, Cora S. High, and Mrs. Barrett.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Printing Company
112 East Fifth
Charlie G. Barrett
East Fifth
Barrett
Wichita Falls
Raymond L. Whitney
Lowell M. Hibler
John L. Taylor
Cora S. High
Greeks First Notice of Elektron Electricity in 640 B C
In Dunlap's Radio and Television Almanac the Greeks in 640 B C first noticed the phenomenon now known as electricity they called elektron.
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Dunlap
Radio and Television
B. C
Memorials Can Be Personalized by Osgood Monument Co
The Osgood Monument Company offers personalized monuments linking to a family with symbolic decor such as a rose or ivy leaves. Counselors assist in designing a memorial with any epitaph, inviting inspection of over 400 monuments at 2701 Buchanan St. Panhandle clients gain 45 years of experience and dependable service.
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Osgood Monument Company
Osgood’s
Buchanan St
Panhandle
Give Your Car An Even Break
Wilson Battery and Electric Service offers a winter checkup for electrical parts heater windshield wiper starter battery radiator and brakes. Specialized mechanics with latest equipment perform motor tune ups and brake service at Seventh and Jackson Streets. Dial 24349 to arrange a thorough pre winter inspection now.
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Wilson Battery & Electric Service
Seventh
Jackson Streets
Jackson
Watch Repairs Guaranteed by Willa Mae McCandless
Willa Mae McCandless operates in the basement at Levine's on Polk Street offering chronograph watch repairs. She guarantees all work and keeps parts available for all makes. Recently returned from market, she displays a range of jewelry including earrings, bracelets, and necklaces.
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Willa Mae McCandless
Levine's
Polk Street
Miss McCandless
Gatlin Glass Company Offers Car Windshield Repairs
Gatlin Glass Company at 417 East Tenth promotes safety glass for windshields doors and rear view windows. Hugh Gatlin and seasoned cutters install properly fitted glass using the best equipment to ensure hazard free repair. Door glass failures often stem from faulty door mechanisms rather than hard jarring.
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Gatlin Glass Company
East Tenth
Hugh Gatlin
Recommends Check On Blood Pressure
MEMPHIS TennUP A UT physiologist suggests people learn to take their own blood pressure or have it taken by a family member. The simple mechanical technique can be taught to almost anyone. Early detection could save many lives by revealing hypertension before it reaches advanced stages like cancer.
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Memmphis
Tenn. UP
University of Tennessee Medical Units
C. R. Houck
Houck
Judy Garland Plans Divorce From Vincent Minnelli
Hollywood report says Judy Garland will file for divorce in Los Angeles to end her marriage with director Vincent Minnelli. Property settlement talks are under way per attorney Robert Agins. The couple wed in 1945 and have a daughter Liza born in 1946. Garland previously divorced Dave Rose in 1943.
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Hollywood
Judy Garland
Los Angeles
Vincent Minnelli
Robert Agins
Minnellis
Liza
Miss Garland
Dave Rose
Watch Shop Offers Wide Range of Gifts and Repairs
The shop features laces selling for $1 plus tax along with a large assortment of watches, watch bands, rings, cigarette lighters and cases, and costume jewelry. It also carries attractive occasion cards. All watch repairs are checked by a renowned Watchmaster.
Boy 13 Rescues Girl From Sinking Plane In Wellington
A 13 year old boy swam 300 yards through cold choppy water to reach a girl trapped in a sinking airplane off Wellington New Zealand. The daring rescue highlights youth bravery and swift action by bystanders during a maritime incident.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Ranch and Oil Operator Dies
Funeral services were held in Dallas for John Sigmund a 77 year old rancher and oilman who died Saturday at his home. Sigmund previously ran ranching interests in the Panhandle and financed early oil ventures near Aransas Pass and Corpus Christi.
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Dallas
John Sigmund
Sigmund
Panhandle
Aransas Pass
Corpus Christi
Vaughan's Gift Shop Weekly Holiday Display
Vaughan's Gift Shop at 3119 West Sixth features Valentine and birthday gifts for all ages. Shoppers can view a wide assortment with free parking, including for her items like nylon hose, scarves, sachets, crystal, pottery, and handpainted wares, plus for him items such as handkerchiefs, ties, collars, billfolds, and desk sets.
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Vaughan
West Sixth
Westmoreland
Ronson
Hallmark valentines and children's gifts stocked
The store offers desk calendars, book ends, ash trays and personalized stationery. For kids there are dolls, games, Mother Goose Pin-Ups, pencils, banks, pictures, furniture sets, doll houses and musical rockers. Hallmark valentines for all ages priced 5 cents to 1 dollar. Packs of children’s valentines at 19, 29, 39 and 50 cents and make-your-own kits available.
Barber Offers Time Based Haircut Charge In England
Kingsteignton England February 11 Barber Ivor Fawcett responds to complaints from nearly bald customers by introducing a choice of the standard flat rate or a new rate of one and a half cents per minute starting tomorrow.
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Kingsteignton
England
Ivor Fawcett
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Dick Dye
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Dist
Travis
Audivox, Inc
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Carter
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Cowie Electric
Company
van Buren
Culligarn
Enance
Soft Water Service CO
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Borger
Borser
Weatherly PR
Oute
Tenition Distributors
Wilson Battery
Collier's Weekly
Marshall Deaton
Woodland
Tex
Westinghouse
Laundromats
Galbreath & Son
Laundromat
W. Tenth
Mead’s Bakery
Wonder Foods
Health
Louisiana
the Sprinklet CO. of Texas, Inc
N.E. Srd
Gatlin
Safety Glass
Amarillo Printing CO
Charlie Barret
Munhall
Yoes Home Furnishings
Taylor St
Ravey
Hat
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OS Good Movement CO
Buchanan
Greene and Sons
Secretarial School
Bess Orr Foringer
Jefferson
West Tenth
H. B. Vaughan
Cate
Levine’s Dept. Store
Sid
Sid L. Veazey
Georgia
Radcliff Supply CO
E. 3Rd Ave
Pampa
Lionel
W. 7Th St
Kress
410 W. 10Th
Typewriter Service CO
R. M. Kidwell
Pierce St
Jefferson Amarillo
Vaughan's Gift Shop
W. 6Th of
Singer
Gatlin Glass CO
Clyde
S&h
Clyde Bearden
Phillips
Washington
Remington
Polk Ph
Barber & Beauty
St. Francis and Umbarger
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