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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1944
Page
9
Beauty operators praise Vita-Fluff Shampoo for cleansing hair and scalp and boosting lustre. The advertising notes it as a recommended choice and mentions retail availability and a local wholesale distributor Bar ber and Beauty Supply at 117 W. 7th.
The Johnson Price Company at 611 Fillmore Street remodels its store with a waiting room for out of town customers. Mrs Price helps with bookkeeping while Jim Lawson serves with the Sea Bees in the South Pacific. The store emphasizes a full line of high grade appliances and a washer repair shop led by Jack Thornton.
A promotional note invites readers to visit the People’s Recreation Club in the Amarillo Building basement for billiards snooker or caroms with friends. Nearby lunch counter offers sandwiches and beer to accompany the game, aiming to become a daily habit for patrons seeking leisure after a busy day.
Floyde Garwood runs a car cleaning service offering waxing polishing upholstery spot removal and seat cover cleansing. He highlights pre war polishes waxes and a full chassis lubrication to deliver a glossy lasting finish at 2123 Washington Street or by phone 6863.
E L Smith proprietor of the Amarillo Band House at 116 East 5th Avenue has built a 27 year career in watch repair and musical instrument services. The shop offers jewelry, diamonds, radio repairs, and a full line of new and used instruments, positioning it as the area’s only complete musical repair shop. Visitors are invited to browse and shop for gifts or stringed instruments.
The Gatlin Glass Co. offers glass coverings for tables to save dusting and laundering, designed to protect delicate items and speed housekeeping for nurses aides and Red Cross workers. They also provide auto glass replacements and repairs at 417 East 10th Avenue, with Hugh Gatlin urging checks for safety and smoother window operation.
The first use of rubber raincoats traces to South American Indians who coated their bodies with liquid rubber. This early practice highlights an inventive adaptation to wet climates and influenced later waterproof clothing developments.
Women troubled by facial and body hair can seek permanent reduction through the electrolysis method. The ad promotes the Kree Multiple Electrolysis process as safe and physician endorsed, offered by Mrs. Killion, electrologist, at 1224 West Eleventh Avenue, Apartment 1, with guaranteed results and personal attention. call 2 2897 for a consultation.
The article highlights individuality through design as Marie Doane of 2604 Fillmore Street showcases new fall felts, sequin trims, veiling, and fur fashion. She encourages using discarded fur scraps for personalized pieces and invites readers to book appointments at 4843. The Hat Shop will close on Wednesdays and Thursdays temporarily due to high demand.
Wartime neglect may have left refrigerators with kinks but Finklea Electric Company at 909 West 6th Ave offers rapid repairs. With 30 years in Amarillo they provide prompt electrical and refrigeration repairs, stocked parts, and quick service listed under GE appliances. Army officers commanded the first United States naval fleet.
The San Jacinto Beauty School in Amarillo, after 21 years of service, is highlighted as a leader in beauty education. Chester Martin now offers advanced hair styling courses, inviting inquiries and discussing plans with interested applicants. Also promotes subscription renewals via Arvell Meador for servicemen gifts.
A wartime appeal urges sending a subscription to a favorite magazine as part of a Christmas package to service members abroad. The notice promotes Arvell Meador as the magazine man who can secure subscriptions despite shortages with special rates for soldiers.
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