Two Sewing Machine Shops Run Byers Escoe In Panhandle
Panhandle sewing machine repair centers led by W R Byers in Amarillo and W M Escoe Jr in Borger offer repair and rebuilding services for sewing machines and vacuum cleaners. They stock new sweepers and small electric appliances, and provide one day out of town service. Byers can convert treadle or Singer machines to electric with motors. A large parts order supports nearly all makes.
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Panhandle
Western Vacuum and Sewing Machine Supply
West Sixth
Amarillo
East Fifth
Borger
W. R. Byers
W. M. Escoe, Jr
Singer
Nazi flags reused at Leipzig fair with altered emblems
Old German banners were repurposed for a city fair in Leipzig. The central white ring and black swastika were removed to resemble red flags. Some of Goebbels era propaganda boards were repainted with Communist slogans.
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Leipzig
Germany
Goebbel
Tricycle Shop A New Industry in Amarillo
In Amarillo Mr and Mrs Charlie Compton at 105 North Rusk Street run a growing tricycle repair and small-vehicle shop. Starting from Mrs Compton advertising a tricycle for sale the business expanded to repairs and rebuilding with GI help. They plan expansion as demand surges and have hired Weldon E White to assist.
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Compton
North Rusk
Amarillo
Charlie Compton
North Rusk Street
Rusk Street
Nichols Paint and Wallpaper Co expands stock and staff
Nichols Paint and Wallpaper Company at Tyler and Sixth in Amarillo announces the largest southwest stock with about 50 000 rolls. Mrs Wallie C Hall trained in interior decorating, now guides paper selection after visiting Denver’s Hicks Cassidy Wallpaper. New owners J R McDowell and Frank Wardle run the business.
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Nichols Paint and Wallpaper Company
Tyler
Amarillo
Southwest
Wallie C. Hall
Hicks-Cassidy Wallpaper Company
Denver
Mississippi River
Nichols
J. R. McDowell
Frank Wardle
Demand Grows For Graduates
The Amarillo Business College reports constant demand for stenographers and secretaries. Enrollment is weekly on Mondays with day and night sessions. Located on the second floor of the Chas. S. Green Building at 605 South Taylor Street, the school invites inquiries to Mr. Wileman for course information and mailed details.
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Amarillo Business College
Chas. S. Green
South Taylor Street
Mr. Wileman
Wileman
Time and Life Magazine Prices To Rise
Arvell Meador urges immediate subscriptions to Life and Time magazines before a July 1 price increase. The magazine man notes many others will also raise prices soon and offers current rates until the deadline. Phone number 24976.
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Arvell Meador
Man
Arvell
Life
Time
Arwell
Resident Safety Engineer Joins Panhandle Employers Casualty
R. F. Bob Jackson arrives to head safety engineering efforts in the Panhandle region. Willard W. Phillips notes the value of accident prevention to reduce premiums and enhance profits while Jackson settles into the Sherman to Dallas office transfer and invites local employers to discuss safety.
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Employers Casualty Company
R. F
Bob) Jackson
Panhandle
Sherman
Dallas
Willard W. Phillips
Texas Employers’ Insurance Association
Texas
Jackson
Lipscomb
Bison Disaster Shrinks Yellowstone Park Herd
Yellowstone National Park reports at least 38 buffalo drowned last winter in the Yellowstone River as the herd declined from about 300 to a smaller size. Rangers blame the loss on a herd moving onto thin ice after slipping down a steep bank.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone River
Bind Your Old Geographic Magazines at Amarillo Bookbindery
Amarillo Bookbindery and Gift Shop at 3119 West Sixth offers to bind six National Geographics into one volume with free index for 2.50 per volume, covers in embossed fabrikoid, and options for telephone directories and scrapbooks. They also supply wedding gifts and hand hammered aluminum. Over 100 volumes are already bound.
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National Geographics
Amarillo
West Sixth
H. B. Vaughan
National Geographic
Penns Charter to Be Exhibited in State Museum
William Penns charter granted by King Charles II in 1681 for the Quaker colony on the Delaware River will go on public view. The 265 year old parchment will be shown in a special glass case to guard against moisture and infrared light. The document is insured for $200 000.
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Harrisburg
William Penn
Charles II of England
Delaware River
Pennsylvania State Museum
Insulate Now For Summer
Redwood Bark Fibre insulation from John Weeks Insulating Company offers high cooling value and winter warmth. Amarillo residents report lower gas bills after spring insulation. call 26316 to arrange an onsite discussion with an experienced engineer.
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John Weeks
510 East Tenth
United States Bureau of Standards
John Weeks Insulating Company
Amarillo
Johnny Weeks
Ethiopia Spans Heat to Cold in Single Day Travel
A journey across Ethiopia reveals a dramatic climatic shift from scorching heat to bitter cold within the same day. Travelers encounter varied landscapes and weather conditions as they move between regions.
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Ethiopia
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J. W. Roach
Pho
Franks
Barber & Beauty Supply
the Panhandle
Polk St
Taylor's Market
Taylor St
People's Recreation
Auto-Lite Ignition
Wilson Battery & Electric Service
Amarillo Secretarial School
Bess Orr Foringer
Mer
Jefferson
Carl Dupriest
Taylor St. Amarillo
Ersatz
C. R. Sinclair
Watchmaker
Whiteway
Blackstone Cleaners
H. C. McFarland
Met
Renew Shoe Service
Irvin W. Pope
16Th
Washington
Magnolia
Cc. H. Wileman
W. L. Ewan CO
Amarillo Tent and Awning Co
W. 4Th Tel
Wary
Taylor
C. H. Wileman, Pres
EMPLOYERS CASUALTY _ COMPANY
Demand Safety Engineering Service
E. E
Dick) Holcombe
Henry S. Wilson
Blake T. Miller
Joe W. Lusk
Casualty
Bison
Elfere Persis
M. Killion
W. Llth
J. Ernest Stroud Co
East Third Street
With Clyde
Service
Phillips Oil & Gas
Clyde Bearden
22Nd & Wash
Battle Creek
Gatlin
Polk
W. Sixth
Insulating CO
Diamonds
E. L. Smith
E. Fifth St
Jack Phillips
Onygen
ATG
Sote
N. Rusk
Nichols Paint & Wallpaper
Tyler St
Jas. R. McDowell
H. I. Stephenson
Fillmore
Mrs
W. F. Freeman
Panhandle Plains
P. O
Sunray
Al's Radio Service Co
N. Fillmore
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