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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1945
Page
10
Interior decorating stresses wallpaper and finish choices. Nichols Paint and Wallpaper Store in Amarillo offers exclusive designs, including Trimz Wallpaper and Cedar Closet Wallpaper, designed for easy application and room harmony.
For 17 years the Hammond Taxi and Baggage Company has provided prompt safe service with a nine cab fleet and 24 hour operation. Despite wartime shortages the firm maintains its policy of quick reliable transportation with skilled drivers handling calls day and night.
The U S bureau of mines will survey iron ore deposits around Valier in northwestern Montana. Ed Keeley, president of the mining association, says about 59 million tons may lie in a deposit near Choteau Montana.
The passage states that over six millennia ago ancient Egyptians found mineral dyes and color influenced early clothing art. It notes color’s role in apparel from that era and frames this as an early adoption of dyeing techniques by Egyptian society.
In observance of National Band Week the Amarillo Band House invites old customers and new to shop a limited week sale on reconditioned band instruments and pianos. Prices are cut 50 percent and more below list, with instruments thoroughly rebuilt over three years. The stock is among the largest in the Southwest and includes buying and trading as policy.
A newspaper note reminds readers Mothers Day is May 13 and urges thoughtful gifts. The Singer Sewing Machine Company at 508 Taylor promotes costume jewelry flowers neckwear sewing aids dress buttons zippers and shoulder pads as options for a mother’s present.
The Prescription Laboratory at 512 Polk employs Bill McClendon and Clyde Howell to compound prescriptions accurately. The shop stocks full strength drugs plus sick room items including dieting foods, first aid gear, sanitary baby products, powdered milk, vitamins, disinfectants, hot water bottles, and supports. Free fast delivery is offered for doctor-called prescriptions.
In sixteenth century France men wore rich costumes and carried large fans while using perfume. The era saw early corsets appearing and worn by men alongside these lavish habits.
French hat designer Marie Doane predicts picture hats will be stylish and practical for summer. She designs hats to fit individual face contours and offers materials like braids straw cloth felts and fabrics in her Fillmore store. Pastel shades are recommended for smartness this season.
Summer driving with windows down leads to neglected cracked windows and safety risks. The Gatlin Glass Company operated by Hugh Gatlin offers efficient replacement of damaged auto windshields and windows and can also repair glass tabletops and furniture.
Akron Ohio report notes Art Fink warns fellow firefighters about cleaning teeth with a fire hose. While fighting a rubber plant blaze he attempted to chew tobacco using his teeth in front of the nozzle. His dentures were blown into the burning scrap rubber but were recovered later, soot and all.
A town profile traces the Panhandle Specialty Company and the Autry family's three generations in printing. Bruce Autry, owner of Bruce Autry Printing in Amarillo, leads a compact shop with Little Bruce Autry, 13, as a promising lineotype operator. Doll Autry founded the original Snyder paper that became the Signal, then Warren News and Stateline Tribune, before Bruce moved to Amarillo in 1921 and established the current printing business.
Whiteway Food Store No. 1 at 1200 East Tenth expands with a mercantile department offering notions ready to wear gift goods light hardware and shoes. A five store exchange system lets customers request out of stock items be delivered from another Whiteway location. Miss Jewell Wilkins oversees meat grocery and mercantile divisions. Other outlets include 302 West Sixth 401 North Buchanan 2405 Fillmore and 1110 North East Eighth.
Sgt. Lavern Monk returned from furlough and reported a cash loss of 923 dollars. The wallet was later located in a bank with the money still inside, indicating he had misplaced and left it there.
Chicago based report shows Los Angeles water department saved $365000 by switching to bi monthly meter reading and billing. The commercial division cut 138 jobs and reduced paper use by millions of bills and envelopes plus ledger cards and courtesy cards.
Chicago leads in rail infrastructure with seven major stations, more than any other city. The extensive network highlights the city as a national transportation hub.
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