Amarillo Business College marks 35th anniversary
C H Wileman opened Amarillo Business College 35 years ago this week. The school moved locations several times and rebuilt after a 1919 fire. It now sits at 605 1 2 South Taylor Street offering day and night sessions with free catalogs, and Wiseman estimates graduates exceed 10 000.
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C. H. Wileman
Amarillo
Daily Panhandle
Third and
Taylor Streets
Grand Opera House
Polk and
Seventh Streets
Amarillo Business College
Chas. L. Green
Taylor Street
Wiseman
Billiards at People's Recreation Club in Amarillo
Popular beer brands and sandwiches from an expert are served in the basement club. Air conditioned lunch room allows rest and easy dining. Fourteen billiards and snooker tables, plus dominoes, are available all day with renovated equipment and immediate play.
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People’s Recreation Club
Amarillo
Jim Ballard Receives Release From Service
Sgt. Jim Ballard formerly of the Globe-News staff visits friends on the way home to Waco after nearly five years in the Army. He was released from active duty on November 7 1941 and recalled after Pearl Harbor to serve in the Cavalry. He will join his father in running a news agency in Waco.
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Jim Ballard
Globe-News
Waco
Pearl Harbor
Cavalry
Johnston's Beauty Shop Promises Proper Care For Hair
Johnston'sBeauty Shop at 408 West Tenth Avenue advertises experienced operators for permanent waves cold waves and soap caps. Manager Viola Brandon and Dorothy Rivera offer personalized consultations to choose the right treatment and avoid cheap ruinous hair launder services.
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Johnston
West Tenth Avenue
Viola Brandon
Dorothy Rivera
Johnston's
Crain Advises Good Lighting For Home And Industry
Sam Crain argues lighting value is essential in homes factories offices and stores. He notes fluorescent lighting boosts sales in retail displays and production at war plants, offers expert advice, and promotes Crain Electric Company for free recommendations and estimates.
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Sam Crain
Crain Electric Company
Red Cross Worker To Conduct Three Safety Courses Here
Elmo Low of the American Red Cross will arrive in Amarillo next week to conduct three safety courses. The Potter County chapter sponsors the trainings, arranged by accident prevention chairman Mrs. L. V. Dorsch and first aid chairman Capt. Polk Ivy.
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Elmo Low
American Red Cross
Amarillo
Potter County
L. V. Dorsch
Capt. Polk Ivy
Mead's Bread Gains Popularity Across Panhandle Markets
Mead's Bread, baked in a modern plant run by Troy Weems with 23 years of baking, and manager Allen Wood, delivers to Amarillo stores and Panhandle points in sanitary trucks. The popular bread, doughnuts and cinnamon rolls benefit from increased capacity and new ovens.
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Mead’s
Mead's
Troy Weems
Allen Wood
Amarillo
Clear Engraving Guaranteed by Amarillo Engraving Co
The Amarillo Engraving Co at 216 Nunn building Amarillo offers clear engraving and photostatic work. Art Applegate has 27 years in engraving while Cy Clemmons handles photography and panorama shots for Amarillo Field. Call 4069 to discuss engraving or photostatic services with Applegate.
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Amarillo Engraving Co
Nunn Building
Amarillo
Bright Studios
Sam Bright
Art Applegate
Cy Clemmons
Amarillo Field
McDowell and Wardle Take Over Nichols Paint Outlet
J. R. McDowell and Frank Wardle have taken over Nichols Paint and Wallpaper Store at Sixth and Tyler. P. R. Nichols remains with the firm, mainly at Pan handle Paint and Distributing Co. warehouse. McDowell returns to his former line after earlier ventures. Wardle joins from Plains Creamery. The store keeps current staff and expands stock this week with Acme Fleet-X enamels and refinishing stock arriving.
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J. R. McDowell
Frank Wardle
Nichols Paint
Sixth and
Tyler
P. R. Nichols
Panhandle Paint and Distributing Co
McDowell
Mac Paint and Paper Co
Mr. Nichols
Mr. Wardle
Plains Creamery
Panhandle
Acme
Nichols Paint and Wall Paper Company
Plan Rummage Sale To Aid Day Nursery
The Pilot Club sponsors a rummage sale at 407 Fillmore on Saturday to raise funds for the Colored Day Nursery. Each year the club contributes to a local nursery and this fall will stage two projects including a bridge tournament on Nov 10 at the Herring Hotel.
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Pilot Club
Fillmore
Herring Hotel
Another Shot In Her Locker Meaning From Ships Magazine
The article explains nautical terms anchor chain length a ship can let out and the locker for resting chain noting the phrase another shot in her locker means remaining reserve. It connects maritime language to common usage ashore and ends with a nod to want ads.
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Ships Magazine
Faulty Brakes Are Dangerous
The Amarillo Plains Body Works promotes safe brakes with a full line of brake linings and expert installation. They offer an easy payment plan for body paint and repair work and guarantee satisfaction with prompt service. Located at 812 Buchanan Street, phone 8952.
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Amarillo Plains Body Works
Buchanan Street
Navy Day Arrival of Barrett and Langley Crew
Roy J. Barrett Jr. arrived in Philadelphia aboard the light carrier USS Langley to observe Navy Day after earning 11 battle stars during 18 months of Pacific operations aboard the carrier.
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Roy J. Barrett, Jr
Tennessee
Philadelphia
Langley
Pacific
Guam Is Largest Island of the Marianas
Guam remains the largest island in the Mariana chain, notable for its strategic location and territorial status in the western Pacific.
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Guam
Mariana Islands
Whiteway No 1 Remodels To Aid Shoppers In Amarillo
Whiteway No 1 at 1200 East Tenth Amarillo completes remodeling under store manager Miss Jewel Wilkins. Items are displayed prominently in a new plan. long off market merchandise reappears across Whiteway Stores in Amarillo. A Frigid Mist fruit and vegetable stand with automatic sprays and air flow keeps produce fresh. The department store section receives a large Christmas gift merchandise shipment.
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Whiteway Food Store No. 1
East Tenth
Veeck Sells Milwaukee Brewers Stock to Salenger
Oscar Salenger buys all of Bill Veeck’s Milwaukee Brewers stock with Veeck remaining as vice president and able to repurchase up to half later. Rudy Shaffer becomes president and secretary, Fred Mendelson assistant secretary, and Nick Cullop continues as manager.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers
American Association
Oscar Salenger
Chicago
Biul Veeck
Salenger
Veeck
Rudy Shaffer
Brewer
Fred Mendelson
Nick Cullop
Brewers
Freeman to Land on Laconia Victory in Boston Arrival
Pvt. Harry L. Freeman of Amarillo sails aboard the Laconia Victory and is due to dock today in Boston. For Services, See the Want Ads.
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Barber & Beauty Supply
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Auto-Lite Ignition Distributors
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Wilson Battery & Electric Service
Amarillo Secretarial School
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Jefferson
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Jack Phillips Drug Store
W. Sixth
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Employers Casualty CO
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Henry S. Wilson
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Joe Lusk
Amarillo Bldg
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Phopre
Sam H. Crain
Red Cross
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Mead
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Sundstrand
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West Fifth St
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Nichols Paint & Wallpaper Store
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Whiteway No. 1
Polk St
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E. Fifth St
Hammond
John Weeks
Insulating CO
Mitt Greer
Beauty Shop
Whiteway
Whiteway Food Stores
Whiteway Store
W. F. Freeman
Panhandle Plains
Sunray
Buchanan
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Motor Supply Company of Texas
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