Bonus Checks Drive Late Christmas Spending Surge
Year end bonus checks fueled a late Christmas shopping spree with 26 percent higher department store sales in Christmas week versus 1947. Amarillo merchants echoed the trend while owners cited a five-shopping-day week and postwar optimism as key factors. The Panhandle Market Show and Amarillo Industrial Foundation grew, with 1949 plans under way and new manufacturing and wholesale aims shaping the local economy.
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Thomas Thompson
Federal Reserve System
Amarillo
Jesse Rogers
Amarillo Foundation
Frito Company
Empire Manufacturing and Supply Co
Empire Manufacturing Co
W. H. Gattis
Panhandle
Lordh
Fat Loss Message Angles Practical Approach Over Diets
An article debunks starvation plans and promotes Barcentrate as a simple method to reduce fat. It argues the key is eating less rather than cutting meals, while staying hydrated and avoiding drastic dieting. The piece notes a Texas survey of druggists and offers a money back guarantee if weight loss isn’t seen.
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Texas
Rumor Mills and Local Business Notes in Amarillo
Local letters and columns review colorful rumors about a possible steel plant in Moore County and basing point legislation. Sign permits reach eighty three in 1948. Sam George returns to Amarillo after selling a Ponca City auto supply. Kaiser-Frazer enters taxi field with feature rich sedan.
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Amarillo
Sam George
Ponca City
Oklo
Sam
Moore County
Inland Steel
Bethlehem
Portland
Cliffside
Congress
Tyler Street
Kaiser-Frazer
Kaiser
Banking battles shift Texas wealth crown as Republic tops First National
The Republic National Bank of Dallas led by Fred Florence surpasses First National Dallas in deposits rising to 311 million against 309 million last Monday. Republic now claims the largest capitalization in the state at 25 million, with a notable advertising edge. The piece also notes local banker profiles and criticizes WTCC tactics, citing letters from Joe Bridwell and L T Youngblood praising aggressive stance against D A Bandeen.
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Republic National Bank of Dallas
Fred Florence
First National Bank of Dallas
Texas
Republic
First National
Republic National
Abilene and Amarillo Chamber of Commerce spat noted
The Abilene Reporter accuses Amarillo of ambition to head a regional chamber of commerce while Amarillo insists its interests differ from Abilene. The Globe News records Mr. Wilke describing critical views heard from a substantial part of Amarillo’s critics.
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Ber
Bandeen
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Abilene
Mr. Wilke
The
Globe News
Panhandle Market West Texas Show sparks calls for revitalized cooperation
The Amarillo Globe reports tension over regional vs area organization strategy for the Panhandle Market West Texas Show. Wholesale representatives push for revitalizing WTCC in light of wartime delays, while Abilene Reporter-News notes criticism from Bandeen and editor Wilke.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Facturer
Boon
Panhandle
West Texas
Bandeen
Abilene
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Truman
Dewey
Washington
Mann
Newman
Karr
Charlie Newman
Helen
England
Deason
Australia
Polk Street
Tyler
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Skaggs Drug
White & Kirk Bill
Arthur L .Talkington
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Little Rock
Jim Sanders
Jimmie
Bill Durham
Bill Bynum
Byron Lawrence
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock
Amarillo Globe News
WTCC
Joe Bridwell
Wichita Falls
L. T. Youngblood
Upper Colorado Authority
Bronte
Tex
D. A. Bandeen
Mr. Bridwell
Mr. Bandeen
Omashi
Mau
Angel Food
FT Ar
Watashi
Luray
O'Keefe
Merritt
Home Supply
Phong
Thrifty
West
Ashby
Mer
Carolina
Thomsen
Polic—Res
Alaska
Conoco
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