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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1951
Page
9
Raef Brothers of St Francis Umbarger and Vega offer prompt delivery of butane and propane gas, ensuring quick service to customers without delay.
Western Vacuum Cleaner and Sewing Machine Supply at 606 West Sixth Street in Amarillo advertises a new American made portable electric sewing machine with a 10 year factory guarantee for 64.95. W R Byers says the shop will sell to first customers, highlighting attachments, a carrying case, and options including rebuilt machines, vacuum cleaners, and conversion of treadle models to electric.
Yoes Home Furnishings at 102 East Tenth showcases a large stock of sheer fabrics and nylon, including cornice numbers designed for sheer tie backs and glass panels. Despite shortages, customers can view pastels and bright tones, suitable for traditional or modern rooms, and book a free estimate by dialing 3-2105.
A domestic article notes that producing the steel for a contemporary house requires ten tons of coal. It highlights coal’s role in the steelmaking process, linking fuel to construction of home infrastructure and equipment.
Franks Barber & Beauty Supply at 1015 Polk Street Amarillo sells the Remington Contour Six an electric shaver praised for speed self starting and close cuts. It also features the Norelco model with rotary cutters that sharpen themselves and offer angled shaving and easy cleaning.
Briggs & Stratton field manager Woody Markley sponsored a series of mechanic and sales training sessions in Amarillo Plainview Perryton Guymon Roswell. The program demonstrated engine ailments and cures and noted Briggs & Stratton motors range from 3/4 to 8 and one half horsepower with Cowie Electric supplying repair parts.
Betty Drake's Stork Shop at 3009 West Sixth features a wide range of infant and child gifts. New arrivals include Reddy-Safety-Lox diaper pins, pyrex jars, Playtex pants, baby blankets, booties, rattles, books, and baby care items plus denim creepers and Mickey Boy Blue jeans. The shop invites visits and offers ample parking with no meters.
English colonists brought the cigar store Indian to America. Sir Walter Raleigh described the pipe of peace in England, and tobacco merchants used wooden Indians as a tee which started the custom.
Maynard Drake of 922 Travis offers free audiometer tests and Audivox Super 67 demonstrations from Western Electric. He recalls his own awakening to hearing loss in 1939 and urges families to seek help to reconnect with loved ones through modern devices.
Henry L Straus credited with inventing the modern tote board used at racing parks. He also served as a skilled naval flier during World War I, earning recognition for his wartime service.
Marshall Deaton announces limited time subscription bundles for The Saturday Evening Post Ladies Home Journal Holiday and Jack and Jill. Packages include Post Journal Holiday at 12.25 and other combos, plus 30 months of Ladies Home Journal for 5. Phone orders to 2 3061 or mail to 1005 N Woodland Amarillo Texas.
Radcliff Supply Co. offers two unusual items the Band-It Clamp and the Multi-Seal Repair plug. The Band-It Clamp fits any object from half an inch to 30 feet using stainless steel band and is easy, economical, and safe. The Multi-Seal plug provides triple sealing to stop leaks by filling holes and reinforcing the head ends.
Marie Dean Finklea owner of Marie's Hat Salon at 520 West Fifth returns from market with block shapes for hats and trims. Sailor styles in block shapes ready to trim will be popular. New chignon hat style offered with personalized trim. New flowers veils milan straws beads feathers and more available. Appointment dial 6903.
A quarrel between a husband and wife ends in a macabre exchange where she says she would poison him if he were her husband and he retorts that he would take it if she were his wife. The dialogue highlights a morbid jest between spouses.
Raef Brothers at St. Francois advertises ready gas for immediate delivery and urges customers to stock up for winter. It argues no winter gas shortage, notes butane and propane heat hotter and cleaner than natural gas, and recommends system installation with prompt ordering.
Three unincorporated urban centers exceed twenty five thousand residents: Fast Bakersfield in California, Kane city in North Carolina, and Oak Ridge in Tennessee.
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