Wallpaper and Paint Galore at Eagle Paint Co.
Eagle Paint Company on Sixth and Tyler bills itself as the wallpaper headquarters for the Panhandle and the paint headquarters for now. The store stocks thousands of rolls of wallpaper and a full range of paints and supplies for indoor and outdoor use plus brushes ladders and varnishes. They also offer contractor referrals and rental sanders and edgers.
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Eagle Paint Company
Sixth and
Tyler
Panhandle
Eagle
Sanitas
University of Arizona Founded on Donated Ground
The University of Arizona in Tucson traces its origin to 1890 on land donated by leading local gamblers. It predates Arizona’s first high schools, marking an early educational foundation in the territory.
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University of Arizona
Tucson
Arizona
Western Business Supply Unveils New Office Desks Shipment
Western Business Supply at 208 West Tenth Street reports a fresh shipment of 60 desks sized 34 inches in oak and walnut. The store lists steel and walnut or oak desks, two and four drawer filing cabinets, with or without locks, plus reception lounge furnishings available for immediate delivery.
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Western Business Supply
West Tenth
West Tenth Street
Palladium Resurfacing Offers Superior Weatherproof Coating
John Weeks Insulating Co. markets Palladium an insulating mastic for outdoor and indoor uses. One application forms a film thicker than twenty coats of paint and resists temperature moisture fire and corrosion. Suitable for oil tanks water tanks gas mains concrete steel and more.
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John Weeks Insulating Co
East Tenth Avenue
Amarillo
John Weeks
Crate from Spirit of St. Louis Reborn as NH Summer Cottage
The crate that carried Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis back to America after the historic nonstop Atlantic flight is repurposed as a summer cottage in Contoocook New Hampshire.
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Lindbergh
America
Atlantic
Contoocook
Whiteway Stores Advertise Low Prices in Amarillo
The advert promotes seven Whiteway markets in Amarillo offering groceries fruits vegetables cooling devices frozen foods drug sundries and meat. Billy Cawthorn heads No 606 Taylor downtown market with Dick Pickett as store manager and courteous service as a slogan.
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Whiteway
Amarillo
Taylor
Billy Cawthorn
Dick Pickett
Western Makes Sewing Pleasant in Amarillo
Western Vac uum Cleaner and Sewing Machine Company at 606 West Sixth Street offers conversions of old treadle machines to electric cabinet or portable models and installs motors for electric operation. In stock: upright and barrel vacuum cleaners, rebuilt Singer electric sewing machines with guarantees, buttonhole attachments, sewing lights, and stitchmasters. Rentals available for vacuum cleaners and floor polishers. Repair and remodeling of sewing machines and vacuums are guaranteed under W. R. Byers, owner, with 18 years of experience supervising all work.
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Western Vacuum Cleaner and Sewing Machine Company
West Sixth Street
Amarillo
Singer Electric
Western
W. R. Byers
West Sixth
Bulgaria signs 87 million dollar trade pact with Russia
Vice-Premier Triado Kostov announced that Bulgaria's ministerial council approved an 87 million dollar trade agreement with Russia for 1947 48 imports and exports. The article also notes the earth is surrounded by a nearly six billion billion ton air mass.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Triado Kostov
Moscow
Russia
Earth
Awnings Add Distinction to Home Interiors and Exteriors
An interior decorator advises homeowners on furnishing and adds that Western Awning Co offers custom canopies and window awnings for any size or shape. Awnings cut room temperatures by 15 to 20 degrees and shade interiors, with reps available at 6530 for no obligation estimates.
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Western
West Tenth Avenue
Western Awning Co
Zack McCrady Reopens as Master Plumber in Amarillo
Zack McCrady, a master plumber since 1921, has reopened in Amarillo after retirement. He offers repair work, contracts, and daily stock additions with the slogan A Good Job at a Fair Price. Customers who trusted him in the 1920s have already called back.
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Zack
Zack McCrady
Amarillo
Zack MecCrady
Motorist Turns Trick on Officer in Williams Arizona
Paul Robinson of Leavenworth Kansas admitted to tricking Officer Homer Davis in Williams by posing as a different patrolman. After paying a ten dollar fine for speeding Robinson fled toward Flagstaff then confessed to the deception. He identified himself as Hobart E. Bias and admitted he was an escapee from the disciplinary barracks. Davis was held for Army authorities.
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Davis
Hobart E. Bias
Bias
Army
Bromert Takes Over Dads Chiropractic Office
Chiropractor Dr. V. J. Bromert assumes the practice founded by his father Dr. J. F. Bromert twenty nine years ago. For appointments call 413 or visit the office at 1718 Polk St.
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V. J. Bromert
J. F. Bromert
Polk St
Objectives of Chiropractic Practice
The chiropractic objective is to locate nerve pressure from subluxated vertebrae and adjust to restore proper position, relieving pressure to remove disease and pain. Adjustments aim to let vital nerve forces function without interference, proving the service through prevention and recovery over 50 years. If we cannot help, we will say so.
Robombs and Tornadoes Compared in Air Pressure Waves
Report explains how bombs and tornadoes generate a pressure wave that blows walls and windows inward and follows with a suction wave as air returns, causing houses to explode in a manner similar to tornadoes.
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London
Gatlin Glass Company Promises Precise Fitting and Repairs
Gatlin Glass Company at 417 Fast Tenth Avenue offers expertly cut safety glass for cars with sheets sized to fit, preventing cracking. The firm repairs door and window mechanisms, supplies varied mirrors, and guarantees all work under Mr Gatlin who has run Amarillo shop for 13 years.
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Gatlin Glass Company
Tenth Avenue
Gatlin’s
Gatlin
Amarillo
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Atl Lee
MES
West Ith
People's Recreation
Pholstering
Jackson
Sequin Pharmacal CO
Secretarial School
Ross Orr Fortnger
Jefferson
Franks
Barber & Beauty
the Panhandle
Indians
Potter County
Abstract & Title Co
Hubert Cole
Oliver Eakle
Polk
Bull Tire CO
C.E
Cliff
Tri-State
Amarillo Cycle Shop
Fillmore
R. M. Mitchell
Opal T Tein
Dinge
B. Wileman
Home Office
Dallas
Henry S. Wilson
E E
Lack McCrady
North Fillmore
Southern Oxygen. Company
Southern Oxygen Company
East Third Street
Marquette &Cubic Foot
Ingersoll-Rand
Oxwell
Speed Ravey
Tavior St
Gatlins
News-Globe
Tee
Bink’'S
Tylene
Odel
Kats Rebuilt
Grady Nutt
J. R. McDowell
Agle Co
Frank Wardle
Amarillo, Texas
SPANY
H. J. Stephenson
Johnson-Price
Jack Phillips
W. Sixth
Insulating CO
Fairman Dee
Dick Dye
P.O. Box
Auto-Lite [Enation Distributors Battery and Electric Service
McCrady
Audiphone Co
Travisworth
Texas
Brides Book
H. B. Vaughan
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