Hoare Neon Sign Company expands across Panhandle region
The Hoare Neon Sign Company led by L H Hoarer grows from its Amarillo shop at 813 North Fast Seventh Avenue into a Panhandle and South Plains advertiser. The firm features a full metal works, neon tubing shaping, design rooms, and major clients like Gunn-Hinerman Cullum Motor Company Keith Motor Company Chisum Motor Company and Commercial Hotel in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoare| Neon Sign Company
Fast Seventh Avenue
Panhandles
L. H. Hoarer
Panhandle
South Plains
Hoare
Rhea Smith
Amarillo
Yale Bowman
West Texas
Lubbock
Amagillo
Hoarel
Gunn-Hinerman
Cullum Motor Company
Keith Motor Company
Chisum Motor Company
Glen Casey
Pontiac
The
Silver Grill
Lamar Gate
Prigidaire
Amarillo Hotel
Canton Cafe
Capitol Hotel
Volvoc Wine Cellar
McCormick Co
Hoarel Neoun Sign Company
North Fast
Seventh Avenue
Hoarel Company
Th. H. Hoarel
Sears Emberton Electric Powers Carbon Black Plants
The Sears Embert on Electric Company at 412 East Fifth Avenue reports finishing large industrial jobs in North Plains carbon black plants. Owner A K Sears develops a motor rewinding method that keeps motors usable where carbon black settles, using a special technique to combat this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears-Emberton Electric Company
East Fifth Avenue
North Plains
A. K. Sears
Sears-Emberton Electre Company
Sears-Emberton Company
Sears
Amarillo
Panhandic
Vera Strets Stands Up to Questioning in Murder Trial
Vera Streta the 32 year old secretary faced intense questioning from state attorneys in a New York murder trial after admitting she fired four shots at her former employer. The testimony revealed she had confided the pistol to Gebhardt and paled when its weapon was shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vera Streta
Miss Stretz
Gebhardt
Abe
Lethowa
McDonald Auto Supply Expands with Koetherizing Piston Resize
McDonald Auto Supply Company at 612 Harrison Street announces a new Koetherizing process for resizing pistons. Manager Ted George says the method fits all piston types, is permanent, adds no weight, and eliminates skirt expanders, offering a cost efficient, durable solution for garages, fleets, and dealers in the Panhandle region. The unit is installed at the Harrison Street location for customer demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald Auto Supply Company
Harrison Street
Ted George
George
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Harrison
American Hammered Piston Ringe Company
Amarillo Body Works flagship shop boasts Duco painting in Panhandle region
The Amarillo-Plains Body Works Company at 812 Buchanan Street markets a full automotive body service with unmatched Duco painting in the Panhandle. The firm traces its roots to Amarillo and claims status as the oldest established of its kind in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo-Plains Body Works Company
Buchanan Street
Amarillo
Panhandle
Amarillo-Plains Body Works
Benefit Fund Aids Portales Students
Sixty Eastern New Mexico Junior College students receive aid from Senator T F Mears to buy textbooks for spring term. Two options exist: college purchases and rents to students, or loans to buy books repayable later without interest. Dean Floyd D. Golden says plans not yet tested to determine preferred method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Floyd D. Golden
New Yorker Real Estate Man Plunges From Park Central
Louis Feldstein a 34 year old real estate man arrested on a larceny charge last week leaped to his death yesterday from a 14th floor room at the Park Central Hotel. An attractive blonde described as Feldstein's sweetheart slept in the room as two partly filled champagne bottles sat nearby. Authorities suspect a farewell party preceded his suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis Feldstein
Park Central Hotel
Feldstein
Steno Seeks Job but Doubtful on Nudism
Florence Frits, first applicant for a stenographer position with a Tampa nudist society, told her prospective employer she could not conceive of an intelligent secretary in the nude yet said she is open to conviction and maintaining an open mind on nudism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portyers
Fra
Florence Frits
Tampa
King Boris pardons plotters in Bulgaria
King Boris of Bulgaria commuted today to life imprisonment the death sentences imposed on Col. Damyan Veleheff and Maj. Cyril Stantseff who were convicted of taking part in a plot to assassinate the monarchy last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bopfia
Bulgaria
Boris
Col
Damyan Veleheff
Cyril Stantseff
Freight Kills Brakeman in Bay Terminal Collision
Denison reports the death of Aubrey Lamperli Sr 45 a railroad brakeman after a rear end collision near Bay Terminal with a Fort Worth bound M K T freight. He died in hospital shortly after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Aubrey Lamperli
Bay Terminal
Fort
Best-Yet Floor Sweep gains Panhandle popularity
Owned by Mr. and Mrs. B. Thomas the Best-Yet Floor Sweep Company at 507 Adams Street rapidly gains Panhandle patronage. Opened in 1932 the firm reports rapid growth and strong customer confidence with sales led by Mrs. Thomas. A pickup truck delivers orders, and a large plant with carload receiving capacity supports prolific production of floor sweep and janitorial supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Thomas
Adams Street
Thomas
West Texas
Panhandle
Amarillo
Pioneer John W. Dearing Dies in Muskogee at 81
John W. Dearing 81 a pioneer of Muskogee died of a heart attack today Survivors include brother Morgan Dearing Beaumont Texas and two sisters Mrs N Weller Beaumont and Mrs Sarah M Laswell Louisville Ky
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
John W. Dearing
Morgan Dearing
Beaumont
Texas
Mis. N. Weller
Sarah M. Laswell
Louisville
Tank blast kills youth at Hawley oil rig
Bob Whitman, 21, was killed when a welding equipment generator tank exploded while being loaded onto a truck at an oil rig near Hawley. The blast blew off the top of his head and hurled his body about 50 feet. The report notes improved German agriculture boosting farm machinery sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Bob Whitman
Hawley
Whitman
Plains Chevrolet Company in Amarillo Leads West Texas Auto Trade
The Plains Chevrolet at 212 Fas Fourth Street in Amarillo is a top automobile firm led by Jesse A. Rogers. It employs 25 in the service department with Karl Bullis as manager, Floyd Crews assistant, and Bob Bailey foreman, plus a large parts and Duco paint department and a new radio service division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains Chevrolet Company
Fas
Fourth Street
Amarillo
Jesse A. Rogers
Plains Chevrolet
West Texas
Karl Bullis
Floyd Crews
Bob Bailey
Chevrolet
Guy Bradley
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Duco
Fillmore Street
Electric Refrigeration Shows Big Improvement
Amarillo dealers report strong interest in 1936 electric refrigerator models. Dealers cite lower operating costs, improved efficiency, new temperature control methods, and stylish, modern designs as key advances appealing to Mr and Mrs John Public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
John
Plains Chevrolet Sales Rise With 100 Car Club Members
Plains Chevrolet operates two outlets at Fifth and Taylor and Sixth and Fillmore led by John Allen and G. W. Tillinghast. The dealer tag ok marks their used cars. J. W. Spikes runs the sales department as teams reach new sales records. Four salespeople earned Chevrolet Motor Co.’s 100 Car Club honors this year, two elected for the seventh straight year and two for the third. C. H. Mason manages secretary treasurer duties while A. B. Jones, Guy Witt, Leola Bolander, Lucille Jacks, and Gladys Longstreth form the office staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains Chevrolet
Fifth and
Taylor
John Allen
Sixth and
Fillmore
G. W. Tillinghast
Chevrolet
J. W. Spikes
Chevrolet Motor Co
100 Car Club
C. H. Mason
A. B. Jones
Guy Witt
Leola Bolander
Lucille Jacks
Gladys Longstreth
Hearing postponed on PWA loan grants
Justice Department announced hearings in DC Supreme Court on PWA financing for power projects have been postponed to April 20 to allow more time for arguments. Five consolidated cases involve over $2,000,000 in projects across five states including Plainview Texas with $423,546.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
District of Columbia Supreme Court
PWA
Texas
Plainview
Stone Tent and Awning Co. Safety Canvas Needs
G. M. Stone company offers canvas awnings, porch and lawn furniture covers, tarpaulins, Venetian blinds and canvas items for home and commercial use. Provides galvanized hardware, strong workmanship, and prompt attention to out of town orders. Located at 816 Harrison Street phone 5215.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Stone
Stone
Harrison Street
Octopus ensnares prey in airtight death grip
An octopus cloaks its quarry creating a sealed chamber around it, then consumes the victim.
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Hoares
Neon Company
Sears-Emberton
Vera Stretz
Ims Sa
M'Donald Company
Madrid
Jose Antonio Primace Rivera
Maron
Amaritie
Portales
NEW Yorker
Steno
Fisk Tires Wholesale
Boulware Tire CO
Si & Tyler
Diai
Amarillo Company
Purity Pie Company
West 7Th St
DIAL
E-Z
Edwards
Santa FE
Sears & Emberton
Electric Company
Armature and
Polk Dial
Western Tent & Awning CO
Harison
Auto Wrecking Inc
N. Fillmore
Dickson Drug
POLK
H. B. Fain Chemical Company
of Taylor
Panhandle Plains
John P. Mathis
Lone Star Liquor Store
A. H. Cornett
Mer
Holmes School of Shorthand
Amarillo Bridge
Arcade
E. A. Regal
City Machine & Welding Works
6Th St
Takew UO
Spand
Tee Wee
Federal Deposit Ensurance Corporation
L.N. Pittman
Optomertist
Modern Optical Department
Polk ST
Amarilie
Adkisson & Baker Tire Co
Tyler
Kohler
Pierce
Plains
Buchanan
Neon Sign Company
Palace of Sweets
KGNC
F. Bromert
D. C
Western Blog
Koetherizing
McDonald Auto Supply
John W. Rice
Georgia St
Bost
Jim Bradford
van Buren
Tire Service
Brown’s Saddle Shop
Adams
Drs
Montgomery
the Panhandle
Oliver-Earle
Amarillo Brake Company
West 7Th
Patrick’s
Lockheed
W. 6Th
O.k’d
Oliver-Eakle
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