Butane and propane systems offered by Raef Brothers
Raef Brothers at St. Francis Umbarger and Vega advertise ready to install butane and propane systems and appliances. They stock hot water heaters floor furnaces kitchen ranges space heaters and more with immediate gas delivery. Service is provided rather than just selling and they offer fast home visits by calling or writing.
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Raet Brothers
St. Francis
Umbarger
Vega
Raef Brothers
Raef
Latest Style in Kiddie Clothing
The Stork Shop at 3009 West Sixth showcases fall items for children and babies. New coats, knit hats, little mackinaws, mix and match outfits for boys, polo shirts, western shirts, and a Safety Babe play pen priced at 16.95. Gift lines include finger paints, diaper pins, and Baby Cop dolls on sale this week. Layaway for Christmas offered.
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Little Miss
Mister
Betty
Bob Prake
Stork
West Sixth
Stork Shop
Grandmother learns soft water benefits and Culligan ad advertises
The piece extols soft water use for skin, laundry, and cleaning, noting Grandmother's washing with rain or soft water and detailing benefits such as cleaner hair, longer clothing life, and lower soap curds. It promotes Culligan Soft Water Service with local Amarillo and Borger numbers and urges home installation for savings.
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Culligan Soft Water Service
Culligan
Soft Water Service Company
West Fifteenth
Amarillo
Weatherly
Borer
Air Might Of Western Nations Shows Postwar Games
London reports the largest postwar air games testing Britain's defense against atom attack and bombing methods. Fourteen British airmen died in weekend plane collisions, with two Belgian pilots missing and believed dead. US B 50 bombers and F 84 jets joined teams from the Netherlands Belgium Norway and Denmark.
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London
Britain
Netherlands
Belgium
Norway
Denmark
Radcliff Supply expands stock at Radcliff Supply Company
Radcliff Supply Company on Third and Buchanan advertises a growing line of industrial maintenance and service equipment. Fred Radcliff claims to stock nearly everything needed locally and offers to manufacture items not on hand. The store lists copper tubing, V-belts, hoses, fittings, ropes, fire extinguishers, gas masks, respirators, and more with installation service and custom gaskets.
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Radcliff Supply Company
Third and
Buchanan
Herring Hotel
Fred Radcliff
Radcliff Supply
Little Squirts for Safe Driving
Advertising copy promotes Trico Two Little Squirts windshield washers for cars trucks and buses. It cites fleets like Sun Oil Oregon Motor Stages Houston Oil United States Gypsum and emphasizes quick installation and safety with one touch spray. Distributor listed as E S Cowie Electric Company Amarillo.
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Trico’s
E. S. Cowie Electric Company
Amarillo
Trico
Sun Oil Company
Oregon Motor Stages
Houston Oil Company
United States Gypsum
Turin Institute forms amino acid study center
The Institute of Pathology at the University of Turin established a center for amino acid research to be directed by Prof. Gennaro Di Marco. It will coordinate international studies via the United Nations and publish findings weekly.
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Turin
Italy
Institute of Pathology
The
University of
Gennaro di Marco
United Nations
Three Mountain Climbers Die In Popocatepetl Climb
In a mass weekend ascent of Popocatepetl 17,887 feet high, a blizzard caused three deaths and injuries to over 400 as about 5,000 Catholics sought a ceremony blessing mountaineering clubs from North and South America and Europe. A girl climber and a youth reportedly fell from a 600 foot ledge while another unidentified man’s body was found.
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Mexico City
Popocatepet Volcano
Lofty
North
South America
Europe
Red Cross Alpine Squad
Yoes Home Furnishings Inspires Confidence in Homes
Yoes Home Furnishings Store in Amarillo reports over 300 home owners used its services in the past year. Clyde Yoes says the coming year will bring even stronger demand for personalized home decorating, including tailored bedspreads draperies slipcovers and upholstering at the new 102 Fast Tenth location.
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Yoes Home Furnishings
Clyde Yoes
Fast Tenth
Amarillo
Yoes
You Too Can Be Well Trained
There is one way to secure a pleasant, well paying position as secretary, accountant or machine operator. Enroll at the Amarillo Secretarial School run by Mrs. Bess Orr Foringer at 800 Jefferson Street. The school trains stenographers and bookkeepers and is approved to train veterans. Call 23594 for an appointment and start a course today.
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Amarillo
Bess Orr Foringer
Jefferson Street
Modern way to control roaches and pests
Scientists urge modern pest control with Johnston's NO-ROACH. The colorless coating targets roaches ants and water bugs without mess. Odorless stain free and invisible, effective for months. 8 oz 89c pint 1.69 quart 2.98 available at White & Kirk 4th Floor
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Johnston
White & Kirk
Studio Courses Offerings Highlight Secretarial Training
Call at the studio to discuss offered courses including general secretarial, brush up, shorthand, bookkeeping, comptometer, dictaphone, posting machine, mimeograph, and advanced accounting for practical office skills.
Reds Claim 28000 Spies Arrested in China Expose
London reports Communist China says it has arrested 28,000 spies for the United States at Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government since January 1949. The broadcast tied US imperialists to Kuomintang agents in counterrevolutionary work and cited OSS/CIA links. It also noted espionage by Douglas S. Mackiernan, the US vice consul in Tihwa who was killed in Sinkiang last April.
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London
China
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
Peiping
Kuomintang
US Strategic Service Unit
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Douglas S. Mackiernan
Tihwa
Sinkiang Province
Mackiernan
Texas youth wins contest in livestock judging event
A 21 year old Glen Dunkle of Texas A M scored 928 points to win American Royal Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest in Kansas City. Team championship went to Oklahoma A M with 4511 points, two ahead of Texas A and M on 4509, while Texas Tech posted 4246.
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Kansas City
Glen Dunkle
Texas A&m
Oklahoma A&m
Texas Tech
Jamaica Arrives for Refitting Near Hong Kong
The British cruiser Jamaica arrived yesterday from war duty off the Korean coast. After refitting, the ship will rejoin Allied naval forces pounding Korean Communist coastal installations and supply lines.
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Hong Kong
Jamaica
East German police desertions rise to 180 seeking asylum
Since the Korean War began, 180 East German People’s Police have deserted and asked asylum in West Berlin, American officials say. The figures highlight growing dissent within East Germany as Cold War tensions persist.
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West Berlin
Wholesale prices slip in week to Oct 10
Wholesale prices, as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, declined 0.3 percent in the week ended Oct. 10. The index stood at 1683 percent of the 1926 average, down from a post war high of 170.3 on Aug. 17, 1948.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Cotton Carpeting Solves Problems
S T Munhall of 108 East Tenth Amarillo offers cotton carpeting to couples with a range of prices. He provides on site samples, free estimates, and visits homes to help choose cote ton carpeting with eight types and 13 colors.
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S. T. Munhall
East Tenth
Amarillo
Munhall
Decline in Belgian Congo Dine Mond Exports Noted
A recent report shows a drop in Belgian Congo dine mond exports. Authorities warn the decline may affect regional trade and related industries, with implications for prices and supply chains in the sector.
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Belgian Congo
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Raef Bros
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Bell Telephone Laboratories
Audivox, Inc
Audiphone CO
Maynard Drake
Dist
Mgr
Travis
Culimgaarn
R Service CO
Amarillo and
Borger
Greene & Sons
Polk
J. L. Greene
Jim Greene
Radcliff Supply Industrial House
Terminal
TOY Land
West 7Th
the Ideal Heating and Air Conditioning Co
Chrysler
Airtemp
South Fillmore
Levine’s
Globe-News
Sid L. Veazey
Georgia
Reds
Texas
Fairman Dee
P.O. Box
Dick Dye
Ith
Amarillo, Texas
Taylor St
Ravey
Gatlin Glass CO
E. 10Th
Ory Artis
Radcliff
Marie
Hat Salon
John Gustan
Pho
Auto-Lite Ignition Distributors
Wilson Battery & Electric Service
Ith and
Jackson
Agency
Life
Reader's Digest
Collier’s
Marshall Deaton
Woodland
Secretarial School
Jefferson
Rock of Ages
Osgood Monument CO
Pierce St
Jefferson Amarillo
Earl Wyatts
410 W. 10Th
Westmoreland
Roseville Pottery
Vaughan's
Wanda
Erie
E. S. Cowie Electric Co
van Buren &T
Remington
Barber & Beauty Supply
Polk Ph
Teo
West End
Galbreath & Son
Westinghouse
Laundromat
Hammond
Jae
Aporet Y Oih
the Sprinklet CO. of Texas, Inc
N. E. 3Rd St
Amarillo, Rx
St. Francis & Umbargey
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