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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1950
Page
12
Advertisement for pattern T9219 shows dress design with long sweep contrast deep cuffs and new silhouette. Includes sizes 12 to 42, fabric yardage, and charted instructions. Send thirty cents for pattern and twenty cents for fall and winter pattern book to Marian Martin, Amarillo Globe News.
Pattern 374742 offers a dress and weskit in girls sizes 6 through 14 with mix and match potential. Includes easy to follow illustrated instructions, tested fit, and a special Anne Adams pattern request option. Send twenty cents for Fall and Winter Pattern Book and care of Amarillo Globe News.
In a reader question EMILY POST advises on invitation wording to avoid implying the mother has remarried. A young widow asks how to present her name versus her mother's, noting a wartime marriage and current large wedding.
Mrs. Margaret Blair of Evansville credits Hadacol with restoring energy and sleep after deficiencies in vitamins B1 B2 and niacin and iron caused nervousness and digestive issues. The ad claims rapid benefit, doctors’ endorsement, and urges immediate purchase with trial sizes and hospital sizes listed by The LeBlanc Corporation.
A reader asks if insulting a babysitter by not introducing guests was rude. Another asks about wedding gifts to a son and his bride and whether a single combined present is proper. Finally, a letter worries about a fifty year old aunt wearing bridal white and a veil.
Mrs Sarah Eugene West aged 81 died Sunday in a Claude convalescent home. Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home will send the body to Ada for service and burial Thursday. Surviving relatives include three brothers Jim Head Houston Elmo Head Plainview and William Joseph Head Shreveport, two sons Wade West Arnett Fort Worth and John Ed Burgess Houston, a niece Mrs Mamie Wagener Claude, two daughters Mrs Irene Cardwell Fort Worth and Mrs Jennie Burgess Houston.
Robert Pugh of David E Kennedy Inc reports that wax and water do not dissolve in each other until broken into emulsified particles about three millionths of an inch in diameter. An electron microscope is required to view these tiny droplets.
A dense OCR listing shows stock quotes, company names, and percentages for multiple firms including Natl Dairy Pr, Allied Chem, General Motors, Tex Pac CO, US Steel, Union Pacific, and many others. The page appears to be a market summary with bid and yield figures, research notes, and various tickers across industries.
An advertisement touts Pfunder’s Tablets as fast soothing relief for stomach ulcers indigestion and acid distress. It claims a proven formula by F H Pfunder PhG and notes over 100 million tablets sold in 26 years with a money back guarantee.
Cattle activity 19,000 head with calves 2800. prices mostly steady to lower and demand weak. Medium and good fed steers 27.00 to 31.00. good heifers 27.50 to 30.50. cows 19.00 to 20.75. killing calves 22.00 to 27.00. stockers 24.50 to 29.50. feeder steers 24.50 to 28.00. stock calves 29.00 to 33.50. Hogs 5,000, 50 to 75 cents lower. 200-300 lb 19.75 to 20.15. 170-190 lb 19.00 to 19.50. cows 17.50 to 19.50. stags 16.00.
Chicago livestock numbers show hogs 13 000 with prices mostly down. top hogs at 20.50 rarely. Cattle 15 000 with slaughter cattle steady to weak. calves and vealers down by a dollar. Sheep 1 500 with limited slaughter lambs and bids around 27 to 28.
W. T. Shock of Green Acres reported this morning the theft of a seat cushion from his 1949 Mercury parked in front of his home. Police were informed of the burglary.
National commandant of the Navy Clubs Dr. Royal J. Mashek of Milwaukee arrived in Amarillo and was honored at a 1 30 luncheon in VFW hall. He attends a banquet and dance at the American Legion Auditorium with Amarillo Ship No. 189 Navy Clubs of the USA as host and Anchor Day observance kickoff.
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