Duchess Remote Control Permanent Waving Machine Debuts
Frank's Barber and Beauty Supply in Amarillo unveils the 1939 Duchess Remote Control Permanent Waving Machine from Helene Curtiss Industries. Remote operation, no wires, safer heat control, and 16 heat settings promise easier, softer waves with portable, cabinet style design. Display at 117 West Seventh, Panhandle exclusive, literature available, advertising in June issue of The American Hairdresser.
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Frank
Amarillo
Panhandle
Duchess
Frank's
West Seventh
Helene Curtiss Industries
Beauty and Barber Supply
Awning Season Is Here Call G M Stone Now
G M Stone owner of the Western Tent and Awning offers free estimates on awning needs for homes and businesses. Custom fabrics suit Spanish Colonial English modern styles with canopies porch curtains and garden furnishings. Also offers Veneto blinds with cedar slats steel head member and enclosed mechanism. Call 6215 or 590 for a free estimate and details. The note follows with a separate line about England's beer consumption dropping while coffee tea and wine rise.
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Stone
Anning
Tony
Bridal Veil Expert Marie Delivers Dream Brides
The month of June brings weddings and attire questions for brides. Marie, the French bridal veil designer, excels in veils from starched lace to orange blossoms and creates bridal impressions with breath-taking loveliness. Marie also specializes in picture hats for bridesmaids and offers the latest material samples, flower turbans, and color-matched turbans. Call 4843 to book appointments.
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Marie
Nell V Kidd Electrologist Promotes Hair Removal Service
Nell V Kidd, electrologist at 710 Tyler, touts electrolysis as the only safe hair removal method approved by doctors. She advertises a multi needle machine and free consultations with privacy, urging readers to book an appointment and improve appearance.
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Nell V. Kidd
Tyler
Neil Kidd
Kree Institute of New York
Gatlin Glass Celebrates Fourth Anniversary Sale
Gatlin Glass and Paint Company at 417 Fast Tenth Avenue Amarillo marks four years in business with week long savings on wallpaper paint and floor sanding. Manager Hugh Catlin notes customer appreciation as the reason for the discount event featuring Handy-Sandy floor sanders and other high quality products. Aerial banner and displays highlight the celebration and attract shoppers.
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Gatlin Glass and Paint Company
Tenth Avenue
Amarillo
Hugh Catlin
Gatlin Glaes and Paint Company
Amarillo Art Center Designs Picture Frames
The Amarillo Art Center in the Johnson Building offers handmade frames for prints and paintings using domestic and imported woods. Frames include period styles and custom options, with 14 by 18 inch frames priced at 2.25 dollars, complete with glass and mat, and tailored to order.
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Amarillo Art Center
Johnson Building
Art Center
Ben Carlton Mead
Amarillo
Taylor Street
Stewh pe Desk and steel age executive line
Corry Jamestown and Plains Office Supply Amarillo present a steel age executive desk group in warm grey metallic with smooth black linoleum tops chrome hardware and black enamel inlays. Desks feature no sharp corners pontoon base knee space recessed back panel and built in electrical connections. See desks cabinets tables and wastebaskets at 116 East Sixth. Harter’s pasture chairs also on display.
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Corry-Jamestown
Amarillo
Plains Office Supply
East Sixth
Harter
Kitchen No Place for Father
A Pasadena survey finds that mothers largely believe if father stays out of the kitchen he can assist in other housework. The conclusion is that America is achieving equality in homemaking with fathers taking on more housework roles.
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Pasadena
Cal
America
Youth Steals Police Car In Cleveland Case
A juvenile in Cleveland has been sentenced to the Ohio reformatory after stealing a police car. Patrolman Leo Zack stopped two youths, Lewarski and another boy, as one was placed in the driver’s seat. Lewarski seized the vehicle and fled, with the car later recovered.
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Cleveland
Owp
Ohio Reformatory
Edward Lewarski
Leo Zack Zack
Lewarski
Amarillo Business College adds Thomas Place to staff
Thomas Place, formerly Benson School of Commerce manager, becomes principal of the accounting department at Amarillo Business College. President Wiseman notes strong demand for graduates capable of high level accounting work. The program uses Hadley Company text material, covers bookkeeping, payroll, social security, cost accounting, auditing, income tax, and business administration, with real-world forms used by 88 Amarillo firms.
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Amarillo Business College
Thomas Place
Benson School of Commerce
Wiseman
Business School
Charles R. Hadley Company
United States
Amarillo
Check Your Auto At Plains Body Works Here
Summer time is the period when Americans use autos for pleasure and avoid radiator trouble. Amarillo Plains Body Works Company offers a check up using Bee-Line Universal Alignment Service, a large precision gauge, to align wheels and inspect chassis, frames, axles, suspension, and steering. They perform upholstery work and provide estimates via Tom Durham Jr. at the Panhandle’s oldest body works company, phone A952.
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Amarillo Plains Body Works Company
High Plains
Bee-Line
Tom Durham, Jr
Amarillo Plains
Panhandle
Hartman Jeweler Offers Free Watch Examinations
H. W. Hartman, a veteran watch and jewelry repairman with twenty years of experience, invites downtown shoppers to stop by the Fisk Building lobby for repairs or new pieces. He guarantees all work and promises convenient service with free watch examinations on request.
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H. W. Hartman
Fisk
Hartman
Fisk Building
Are You Toxic Colonic Irrigation May Be Answer
An Amarillo Carbonic Hydrotherapy clinic east of Northwest Hospital offers colonic irrigation a 45 minute procedure using gravity and mild vacuum to promote peristalsis and cleanse pockets and diverticula. The ad cites national use of Dierker apparatus and carbonated baths as therapeutic options. Call 2-3514 for details.
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Northwest Hospital
Amarillo
High Plains
Ohio Still Has 5252 Miles of Dirt Roads
LONDON Ohio reports rural mail carriers travel 5252 miles of dirt roads daily to cover routes, according to the Ohio Rural Carrier magazine. The piece highlights the persistent rough dirt roads and their impact on rural mail service.
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London, O
U.P
Ohio
Ohio Rural Carrier Magazine
Gobles Football Field Hits Oil Boom Frenzy
In Gobles Michigan the oil boom reaches the gridiron with drills on the athletic field and derricks sprouting as Gobles football opponents may face a season shaped by this industrial rush.
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Gobles, Mich
Gobles
Pattern for cross stitch kittens and Scottie towels
Playful kittens in easy cross stitch accompany the Scottie towels pattern 1680 shown earlier. Also offered pattern 2226 with six motifs 5x6 inches, plus transfer illustrations and materials. Send ten cents and write PATTERN NUMBER NAME ADDRESS to Amarillo Globe Needle craft Dept. 2 Eighth Avenue New York NY.
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Amarillo Globe
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Federal Report Scores Billboards on Highway
The Bureau of Public Roads deems roadside billboards and stands a danger to driving safety. It urges controls and a broad widening of highway rights of way plus effective border control to reduce distractions and hazards on national defense highways.
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Washington
U.P
Bureau of Public Roads
National Defense Highway System
Bureau
Fast Drivers Warned Not to Blame Roads
Thomas H. MacDonald, chief of the U S bureau of public roads, told the Columbia state engineers gathering that highways are built for high speeds. He warned engineers not to blame roads for fast driving and urged future‑proof designs with wider lanes and safer curves to remain useful as speeds increase.
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Columbia
S. C
U.P
Thomas H. MacDonald
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
MacDonald
State Society of Engineers
Glass stockings forecast by Mellon Institute head
Dr E R Weidlein director of the Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh predicts spun glass textiles will replace silk for women's filmy apparel. The forecast was shared in a recent talk in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
E. R. Weidlein
Mellon Institute At
Pittsburgh
Siam orders two cruisers for pocket Siamese navy
The Siamese government ordered two 10,000 ton cruisers from Italian shipyards, per the Straits Times. They will form Siam’s pocket navy and be ready for service in 1940 41.
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Singapore
U.P
The
Straits Times
Freak whirlwind lifts cabin over treetops in Manchester
Near Manchester Maine H S Fearebay glimpsed a freak whirlwind that toppled one of twelve overnight cabins. The small building rose above the tree line and landed in a nearby field as workers continued hoeing in the colony.
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Manchester
U.P
H. S. Fearebay
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