Amarillo Secretarial School Offers Short Courses
Amarillo Secretarial School at 800 Jefferson Street announces special six weeks brush-up and three months beginner courses. Night classes three times weekly cater to wives of service members and civil service hopefuls with intensive individual instruction and flexible terms. Call 2-3594 or visit Mrs. Foringer to discuss suitable training.
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Amarillo Secretarial School
Jefferson Street
Amarillo
Hammond Taxis Pro mote Prompt Service In Amarillo
The ad argues Hammond Taxis number 6284 delivers real service by calling promised times or not taking calls unless they can be fulfilled. It stresses courteous drivers and careful service, urging residents to use 6284 for reliable rides without extra cost.
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Hammond
Amarillo
Old Range Bull Most Dangerous Animal Says Rancher
Rancher Ernie Miller of the Elkhorn in Bozeman notes the old red range bull is the most dangerous animal on legs. He recalls being run over by a mower, shot eight times, and dragged from a saddle. Miller ranks the bull, bull moose, and grizzly as the top threats, in that order.
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Bozeman
Mont
Ernie Miller
Elkhorn
Miller
Not Too Long Not Too Short
An elderly Kentucky resident invites a visitor to his hill country shop. He notes forty years of whittling lumber with his blade and welcomes guests to watch printing in his basement workshop at the Oliver Eakle Building, expressing pride in 21 years of business.
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Kentucky
Oliver Eakle
Bruce Autry
Broken Glass Dangers and Auto Glass Service in Amarillo
A warning about cracked and broken auto glass and the hazards it poses to health and tires. Hugh Gatlin of Gatlin Glass Company offers replacement services with flexible scheduling, including night appointments, at 417 East Tenth Street Amarillo. Phone 21424.
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Hugh Gatlin
Gatlin Glass Company
Amarillo
East Tenth Street
Texans React to Washington Rationing Decrees
Austin reports Texans respond to gasoline and rubber rationing with varied remarks. A woman derides Sunday truck use for chick deliveries, others question birth certificates on windshields and class divides by sticker color. Former Senator Hornsby calls a co ordinator one who creates chaos from order.
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Austin
Tex
Washington
America
Abilene
Jeffers
Jeff
Mail Order Service From Southwestern Stationery and Bank Supply
War time restrictions push shoppers to order by mail or phone from Southwestern Stationery and Bank Supply at 519 Polk Street. The store promises prompt service and stock on items as available, including Valentines and new framed mottoes, with complete satisfaction guaranteed.
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Southwestern
Polk Street
Billiards Is Ideal For Relaxation In Busy Times
With many working longer hours and less travel, billiards at People's Recreation Club in the Amarillo Building offers easy relaxation. Charlie Ball maintains fourteen tables with no waiting, inviting friends to drop in for a game tonight.
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People's Recreation Club
Amarillo
Charlie Ball
People’s Recreation Club
Bomb on Porch Turns Out To Be Oil Flare In Arizona Town
In Miami Arizona a prank sparked a wartime scare when Mrs J Bellinger reported a bomb on her porch. Officer C Walsh rushed to the scene and found a globular oil flare used to mark excavations, and the all clear was given.
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Miami, Ariz
U.P
Miami
Bellinger
Electron Microscope Expands Bacteria Research
Dr. Stuart Mudd of Pennsylvania University spoke to the St. Louis Medical Society on the electron microscope, noting 60 times magnification over light microscopes and 20 times the best ultraviolet system. The device allows bacteriology to be studied as a science, addressing earlier gaps in understanding bacterial cell structure.
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ST. Louis
Stuart Mudd
Pennsylvania University
St. Louis Medical Society
Mudd
Urgent Demand for Holmes School Shorthand Graduates
The Holmes School of Shorthand invites graduates and trainees for refresher and intensive courses. Training aims to faster place stenographers in war industries and Civil Service, WAACS, WAVES, and civilian offices. Enroll anytime. contact 2-2075 or visit Amarillo Building main floor.
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Holmes School of Shorthand
Wm. W. Holmes
Holmes School
WAACS
The
WAVES
Washington
Armed Services
Amarillo
Fixit Men at Finklea's Repair Service Ad
An advertisement for Finklea Electric Company in Amarillo promotes home repair services for electrical equipment. It claims decades of experience, a full workshop, and a phone number 9856 to arrange repairs while urging customers not to buy new equipment immediately. The piece ends with unrelated notes about rhinoceros flies and venison.
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Finklea Electric Company
West Sixth
Amarillo
Finklea’s
Finklea
Women urged to wear bright colors in dress
Chicago report notes Hollywood designer Adrian urges American women to imitate Indian fashion. He claims bright colors counteract desert surroundings monotony and argues drab hues depress morale during wartime.
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Chicago
Adrian
Hollywood
Quick Watch Repairing Amarillo’s Local Expert
Amarillo gains a new local watchmaker C R Sinclair at 417 Polk Street offering three day in shop service for watches not needing factory parts. He promises quick cleaning and crystal repairs and invites customers to bring watches to 417 Polk or call 22612 for fast turnaround.
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Ham Hamilton
Hamilton Tire Service
West Eighth Street
Amarillo
C. R. Sinclair
Polk Street
Sinclair
Veteran Master Sergeant Salutes With Left Hand
Veteran Master Sergeant Al Schuman 45 salutes with his left hand after permission from the War Department. A New York native, he enlisted in 1914 and joined Hawaiian forces in 1916, now serving in the supply office of a seacoast artillery regiment in Honolulu.
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Honolulu
al Schuman
U. S. Army
Secretary of War
Schuman
War Department
New York
Hawaiian Islands
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