Smorgasbord Debuts at Amarillo Hotel with New Decor
The Amarillo Hotel unveils a Thursday and Sunday night smorgasbord in Party Room A adjoining the coffee shop. The reimagined venue offers a 40 item appetizer spread, 101 meats, cold cuts, salads, bread, dessert, and coffee for $1.50 with a go back for seconds option. New lighting, papered walls, redesigned tables, kitchen upgrades, and a steamer preserve flavor. Highly trained waitstaff streamline service for faster ordering and plating. The Coffee Shop remodel aims to become a top Amarillo dining spot and reflects a refreshed atmosphere.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Hotel
Speed Raveys Watch Repairs in Amarillo Busy Shop
Speed Raveys Watch Repairs at Taylor and Fourth offers guaranteed watch and clock repairs. New crystals installed in three hours, dial refinishing in four days, and a Watch master inspects and tests each piece. In stock now are radios, cameras, binoculars, watches, pens, and jewelry.
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Vey’s
Ravev
Rustar
Stone Tools Used by Early Humans Widespread 125000 B.C.
Stone tools found indicate ernneee man used implements as early as 125 000 B C. The finding supports evidence of early human tool use and technological development across ancient sites.
Prescription Laboratory. Amarillo's Original Pharmacy and Lab
Amarillo's sole Prescription Laboratory located at 512 Polk three doors north of White & Kirk, owned by Bill McClendon. He notes seven years in the same location and separation from other local drugstores. In 1947 he sold two other pharmacies to Clyde Holtzclaw and J. H. McCue, leaving only his original facility with delivery and rental services.
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Amarillo
Polk
White & Kirk
Bill McClendon
McClendon
Unis
Clyde Holtzclaw
West Tenth
J. H McCue
McCue Pharnacy
Mr. McClendon
San Jacinto Drug
West
FP. Miller
Fr. McClendon
Lattory iLures
Vitam Lrusei
McKroom
Prescripion Laboratory
Around Town Medical Listings in Texas War Era Notes
Northwest Texas Hospital News lists medical personnel and addresses across Amarillo Fritch Dumas Long Island New York and Philadelphia with names such as George Camp Harold Allen Parks Martha Joe Williams and Judy Grant alongside surgical and other staff entries reflecting wartime civilian postings and domestic locality notes. The fragment includes numerous street addresses and scattered names indicating a community directory style roundup.
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Germany
Northwest Texas Hospital News
George Camp
Route 1
Amarillo
Harold Allen Parks
Phillips
H. E. Daley
Fritch
Rodney
Lincoln
Jane J.van Benton
Alabama
Sophie Thigpen
Dumas
Mac Weatherley
Fairmont
Mary Partzborn
Long Island
Maudie Walker
Hill
Othell Corsley
Bush Hardware and Appliance Adds Vacuum Department
John Bush announces a new Vacuum Cleaner Department at Bush Hardware and Appliance 404 Taylor Street with Kirby Cadillac Premier General Electric and Bee Vacuum brands and trade in on old cleaners. A shipment of rebuilt Singer sewing machines is expected between the 5th and 10th of the month.
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New Kirby
Cadillac
Premier
Bee-Vee
General Electric
Bush Hardware and Appliance
Taylor St
Kirby
Mr. Bush
Mr Bush
Bush
Revere
West Bend
Wearever
Pyrex
Amerock
Taylor Street
Raef Brothers Lick Gas Shortage With Large Supply
Raef Brothers of St. Francis and Umbarger report ample butane and propane stock to meet orders of any size. They deliver in their own trucks, with a sub station at Umbarger and distribution points in St Pranetsa and Umbarger, serving Potter Carson Armstrong Randall and Oldham counties.
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Raef Brothers
St. Francis
Umbargger
Umbarger
Potter
Carson Armstrong
Randall
Oldham
St. Pranetsa
Living wool sponge filters sea water at high rate
A living wool sponge of about a quart in volume is estimated to pass two quarts of sea water through its body in one minute.
Model Airplane Contest Planned in Amarillo
Amarillo hosts the first annual West Texas model airplane contest sponsored by Kidwell Model Shop on June 12 and 13. Open to Panhandle, South Plains, Eastern New Mexico and Western Oklahoma entrants, the event features free flight, U-Control, speed races, stunts and exhibition flying with prize awards across divisions.
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Amarillo
Kidwell Model Shop
Fast Third Street
Ruie
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kidwell
R. M. Kidwell
East Third
Grady's Cleaners Promotes Repairs and Alterations
Grady's Cleaners at 1215-17 Polk highlights rip and tear repairs button replacements and alterations amid the new look for ladies garments. The shop touts friendly service with pickup and delivery across from the Senior High School and liberal cash and carry terms.
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Grady Nutt
Grady’s Cleaners
Polk
Grady
Amarillo
Grady’s
Frigate Bird Refuels Aloft During Aerial Feeding
The frigate bird, one of the fastest birds, feeds by diving at other birds to force them to drop prey, which it catches in mid air. This high speed hunter sustains itself while aloft.
Mead's Bakery Thanks Panhandle For Mead's Bread
Mead's Bakery states its aim for 1948 to better serve customers across the Panhandle. Odie Karr and Troy Weems, with all bakers and route men, thank Amarillo and every Panhandle county for the popularity of Mead's Enriched bread delivered daily. The firm plans to maintain quality across bread doughnuts and cinnamon rolls as they expand reach.
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Panhandle
Mead’s
Odie Karr
Troy Weems
Mead
Amarillo
Karr
Mead's
Austin Completes Ammunition Course in Germany
Mack S. Austin son of Mr and Mrs C L Austin 1408 North Hughes has graduated from an ammunition course at Ear Command Ordnance School Esth wege Germany. Sergeant Austin completed basic training at Fort Lewis Washington and has served 31 months with 23 months overseas with the 571st Ordnance Company in Germany.
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Set. Mack S. Austin
C. L. Austin
North Hughes
Ear Command Ordnance School
Esthwege
Germany
Austin
Fort Lewis
Wash
Army
Sergeant Austin
571St Ordnance Company
A-1 Carburetor and Electric Service Advocation
A-1 Service guarantees complete automobile care from airing tires to motor overhauls at tenth and Van Buren Amarillo. Owner W L Elliott and staff promise honest assessments, proper repairs or a clear goodbye if beyond help. Also a Mobilgas station offering Magnolia service washing lubrication Delco Remy Auto Lite parts Mobile tires and tubes.
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Clyde Bearden
Phillips Station
Twenty-Second and
Washington
Amarillo
Clyde
Bearden
Phillips
Tenth
van Buren
W. L. Elliott
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Boston
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John Bush
E. W. Rauf
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Jefferson Amarillo
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News-Globe
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Helen Montgomery Baldwin
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