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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1947
Page
17
The Amarillo Business College office is open this week to enroll for the 38th Fall Term starting Monday September 8. Thousands of former students hold responsible business and civil service positions. inquire at Amarillo College or write C Homer Wiseman for tuition and course details.
Small Tokyo theaters once drew crowds but are now squeezed by a postwar price rule. Fourteen have applied for business permits to switch ventures including a public bath a cabaret and a small department store. Operators say fixed admission prices make plush venues as cheap as neighborhood houses.
Pat Whittington owner of the Bull Tire Company in Amarillo reports growing demand for Pressure Stats the automatic safety valve for tires. Dealers in the Rio Grande Valley and Mexico are standardizing these devices on new deliveries and customers report longer tire life and better service. Whittington says shipments are rising as vacationers spread word of the item’s value.
Quality First At Whiteway emphasizes low prices and friendly service across Amarillo seven stores. South Amarillo No 4 at 2405 South Fillmore, manager Claude Millsap, Gaines Warren as market manager, and a wide grocery selection driven by volume purchases. Napoleon gave Josephine a pearl and turquoise watch with a musical quarter hour display.
The Boston Greenhouse at 2700 South Fillmore offers flowers for all occasions including cut flowers corsages and potted plants. They advertise huge plantings of sweet peas and mums and note their floral arrangements blend sowers beauty with greenery. Contact 4535 and they belong to Floral Telegraph Delivery Service. Mr and Mrs Stout are in Chicago for the National Florist convention.
The Western Electric all in one Super 66 hearing aid promises high fidelity and low distortion, endorsed by Bell Laboratories. Maynard Drake, Amarillo Audiphone manager, offers demonstrations at 922 Travis Street with telephone 6132, after doctor referral.
Grady Nutt of Grady's Cleaners in Amarillo urges readers to consult a recent Southern Laundry and Cleaner article. He notes modern fabrics and trims often contain waxy or cellulose-based components that resist dry cleaning, causing unseen damage unless cleaners apply careful detection, sorting, and finishing to avoid over pressing or shine.
Johnson Price at 611 Fillmore Street Amarillo runs a repair depot for Briggs Stratton and other gasoline motors with Herman Ferguson in charge. The washing machine shop is Stanley Stalling who holds parts for most makes. Pickup and delivery occur Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays with a 90 day guarantee on all work. The article also notes the 1659 formation of New Yorks volunteer fire department by Peter Stuyvesant and related gear.
The chiropractor teaches that good health depends on an intact nerve system with the spine as the key to the nervous system. He aims to correct underlying spinal balance rather than surface symptoms, promising to let nature take its course and noting he will say if he cannot help. A standard yardstick costs 300 to 350 dollars with Standards Bureau certification for use under constant temperature.
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