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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1942
Page
4
Marie offers distinctive graduation hats at 2604 Filmore Street. She designs unique headgear to fit individual style with special patterns brought from markets for oneofakind appeal.
Elliott-Greer Company at 508 Taylor Street launches the Barkley Plastic Index Tab a transparent magnifying filing aid promising speed and order in offices. The ad urges efficient organization across departments and highlights other items like sponge rubber chair cushions and paint-up services while promoting easy monthly payments.
The Ohio highway department will retain the historic wooden covered bridge rather than replacing it with steel. The decision comes as authorities cite steel shortages and priority constraints, keeping the aging span in service despite former liability concerns.
A note states that curling using old fashioned rag curlers can perform as well as metal ones. The claim highlights durability and traditional methods in hair styling.
Freeman's Flowers at 2119 Washington Street highlights graduation time with corsages priced two to five dollars, each including 10 to 20 defense stamps. The shop promotes delphiniums larkspur lilies carnations violets gardenias and geraniums plus available potted plants.
Trenton reports state defense inquiries to Pahaquarry Township in Warren County yield a single reply from Minard Hamilton noting there is no school no police and a permanent blackout In his message he jokes about warning locals by ringing him and saddling his horse if a warning arrives.
Pattern 2874 offers a transfer pattern of seven motifs measuring about 4 3 4 by 7 inches for Mexican towel embroidery. It shows single and running stitch outlines with stitch guides and materials lists. Send ten cents plus one cent mailing to The Amarillo Globe Needle craft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York for pattern issues and delivery details.
In Pocatello Idaho the American Legion Auxiliary led by Mrs W B Harris distributed homemade cookies to soldiers on troop trains. They have handed out four thousand dozen cookies in nine weeks and received letters of appreciation from as far away as Australia.
Sweden adopts Dig for Victory to boost food stores as city plots fill rapidly. Stockholm leases over 10 500 plots far above the 4 000 normal, Gothenburg rents 13 000 residents on 2 500 000 square meters, Eskilstuna adds 675 city park plots. Fish catches rise as meat disappears, Gothenburg reports 190 tons on May 2.
The Amarillo Printing Company led by Sandy Sanderson touts modern machinery and fast service to save labor and improve printed matter for offices. It advertises forms for record keeping and invites business owners to consult for printing problems at 119 East Fifth, phone 2 2857.
At 120 East Seventh Street in Oklahoma City readers can get a first class clean and press for 35 cents a suit or plain dress. The ad promotes friendly service and good feeling in clothing after cleaning. A humorous note mentions spring cleaning misadventure and a joke about repairing a bed. Switzerland promotes land cultivation and a census of farm tractors convertible to generator gas.
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