Zales Opens New Fisk Building Store Tonight
Formal open house runs 7 to 10 PM at the Zale firm store across from its old Polk Street location in the Fisk Medical and Professional Building. Organ music by Weldon Bright, orchids for ladies, cigars for men, with no merchandise sales during the event. Representatives from sale management and 52 Amarillo store employees attend, highlighting new jewelry arrivals, varied watches, and sterling silver lines.
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Zale’s
Fisk Medical and Professional
Polk
Weldon Bright
Dick Hawkins
Leon Cizon
Amarillo
Ben Lipshy
Dallas
Zale
Hankin
New York
Antwerp
Belgium
Elgin
Bulova
Hamilton
Longines
Benrus
Mido
Baylor
Gruen
Sterling
Polk Street
Macon Carder
Southwestern Store Fixture Co
Amarillo Zale
Zales opens new Amarillo store on Polk Street
Leon Cizon Amarillo district manager says the new Zales store marks a milestone for the company and city. Opened in 1934 amid a downturn, Zales grew to 32 stores with Antwerp and New York offices and 1,250 employees in Dallas. The Amarillo opening highlights local support and the firm’s early appreciation of the city. Also, a Malaya village damaged by Communist terrorists will be rebuilt with government aid for 1,000 residents.
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Polk Street
Leon Cizon
Amarillo
Zale
Southwest
Middlewest
Cizon
Zale’s
Morris B. Zale
Wichita Falls
America
Antwerp
Belgium
Des Moines
Brownville
Albuquerque
St. Louis
New York
Dallas
Ipoh
Malaya
Zale Jewelry Expands in Amarillo Reflecting City Faith
Morris B. Zale, president of Zale Jewelry, says the Amarillo store at Eighth and Polk shows the company’s belief in Amarillo’s economy. He cites federal crop relaxations and a 37 million dollar air base reactivation plan as signs of a bright future. The article traces Zale’s growth from Wichita Falls, highlighting innovative credit terms and strong newspaper advertising as keys to national presence.
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Zale Jewelry Company
Amarillo
Morris B. Zale
Dallas
Zale
Eighth and Polk
Amarillo Air Base
United States
Wichita Falls
Willam Zale
Wichita Daily Times
Poppies Dropped Over Desert Graves at Alamein
Bombing planes released 250000 poppies on 7000 crosses marking desert graves of British Empire troops killed in the Battle of the Western Desert at Alamein Africa.
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Alamein
Africa
FBI reports 9000 draft law violations in six months
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said nearly 9,000 draft law violation cases were investigated in six months. The bureau now handles over 2200 new inquiries monthly. In over a third of cases compliance was achieved by registration induction or other means. Hoover emphasized the aim is to enlist eligible men, not seek prosecutions, though willful delinquents are being pursued.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Shivers Proclaims Texas March of Dimes Drive
Gov Allan Shivers designates January 15 to 31 1951 for the March of Dimes in Texas. He notes polio cases rose to 2778 in 1950 up 423 from the prior year, the second worst in the nation. He stresses all Texas funds raised in the last three drives were spent within the state.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
Dallas official and first manager to attend Amarillo store opening
Ben A. Lipshy, Dallas jewelry executive for Zale, will attend the formal opening of the new Amarillo Zale store. Lipshy previously managed the Amarillo store from 1934 to 1947 and now oversees merchandising for all Zale sale stores from Dallas.
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Ben A. Lipshy
Dallas
Zale Jewelry Company
Amarillo
Mr. Lipshy
Kiwanis Club
The
Chamber of
Sale
General Offces
Zale
Wichita Falls
Lipshy
Accused Wife Denies Affair With Elliott Roosevelt
Mrs. Minnewa Bell Ross said she plans divorce not to wed Elliott Roosevelt. Dr. Rex L. Ross of Santa Monica accused his wife of touring with Roosevelt. She called them friends and urged protecting Elliott’s name while recalling a California court action over their son Roxie.
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Miami Beach
Fra
Minnewa Bell Ross
Elliott Roosevelt
Rex L. Ross
Santa Monica
Cal
California
Roosevelt
John
Elliott
Durban Post Office Staff Usual Mail Theft Case
In recent months two Durban South Africa post office staff members were found stealing registered mail.
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Durban
South Africa
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Dick Hankin
Morris Zale
Bill Zale
8Th and
Polk St
Aloha
Hawaii
Joe
the Panhandle
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