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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1939
Page
4
Article by Dr. D. W. Leach notes optometry faces new vision challenges from advancing civilization. It emphasizes continual research to protect eyes, citing factories and artificial light as past problems and urging clinics and study groups to discuss problem cases and eye ailments without pathology indicated.
A 1939 era Amarillo notice extols optometry over over the counter glasses, explains brain-eye coordination, and urges consulting an optometrist. It also promotes Superfex refrigerators for rural homes, and Frank's Barber supply introduces the Duchess Remote Control Permanent Waving Machine, detailing safety and features.
Tom and Roy Fix Rods and Reels And Make Keys at 517 Tyler. They repair rods and reels before trips and offer on the spot keys within city limits. Phone 20771. They fix locks, change tumblers, and are National Locksmiths Association bonded. They also belong to Amarillo Rifle Club connected to the NRA.
Typewriter Service Co offers repairs for all makes of typewriters and adding machines. Victor Adding Machines dealer R M Kidwell advertises with contact at phone 2-1315 and location 111 B East 3rd.
The Amarillo Plate Glass Company at 314 East Fifth in Amarillo, owned by George R. Ross, serves as exclusive jobbers for DuPont Paints in the High Plains. Duco and DuLux finishes, derived from cotton, corn and air, revolutionized auto painting and are promoted to Southwest lumber dealers and hardware stores for growing sales and better woodwork finishes.
H. W. Hartman, famed Amarillo jeweler in the Fisk Building lobby, offers a free watch checkup after a quick inspection. He urges regular cleanings to save money and extend a watch’s life, citing generations of repair experience and a prior Canyon shop. A local case shows a $7 New York estimate reduced to a few cents after Hartman’s care.
A nitroglycerine magazine exploded outside Rouseville causing tremors for five miles. The Ellis Hall Sons Co magazine blew with a roar, tearing ground and windows in Rouseville. Damage was about 20000 dollars. Officials say about 400 quarts of explosive were in the magazine. The blast demolished the magazine and left a 14 foot deep by 70 foot long by 40 foot wide crater.
Charles F. Urschel Jr 21 son of an Oklahoma City millionaire who kidnap case years ago and released for 200000 wed Mary Elizabeth Hails 21 of Glendale. The couple married yesterday and left for New York en route to Europe for their honeymoon.
Sixty persons were killed and 100 missing after floods in the Kodza Mountains. The Rossitza River swelled by heavy rain washed away 400 homes.
Nathan M. Hunt Hardware at 612 North Fillmore promotes Dollar Day specials for Amarillo and visitors. Card table, window shades, Keen Cutter hammer, electric iron, cast iron fryer, kitchen scales, thermos jug, roller skates, croquet set, tennis balls, ice cream freezer, portable car refrigerator and more offered at one dollar or two for one dollars. Fishing tackle and tennis rackets also advertised with phone contact 5975.
Vice President Garner stayed up past nine both Wednesday and Friday during Senate relief debate and monetary legislation discussion. He mingled with senators, pacing the aisles with an unlit cigar and enjoying the late hours.
Operators claim the Duchess remote control permanent waving machine will revolutionize the business. It is on display at Frank's Beauty and Barber Supply, 117 West Seventh, Amarillo, serving the Panhandle. If the machine is not visible, Frank's can supply literature.
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