Sparton Selectronic Promises Instant Tuning Revolution
A Spartan radio highlights the Selectronic instantaneous push button tuning praised worldwide as a major advance in radio. The six preferred stations are pre set by three condensers, with no moving parts in the Selectronic, enabling immediate setup at the push of a button. Demonstrations offered by Williams Hardware Company at 615 Taylor Street.
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Sparton
Panhandle
Williams Hardware Company
Taylor Street
Spartan
Ramey Contracting Moves Headquarters to Amarillo
Ramey Brothers Construction Company now operates from the Paramount Building in Amarillo after moving from Longview. They have built or contracted for major Texas projects including a $400,000 administration building at Texas Tech in Lubbock and an $800,000 Cortez Hotel in El Paso, plus city halls in Sweetwater and Lubbock. The firm claims more than 20 years in business and offers full contracting and building services.
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Ramey Brothers Contracting Company
R A. Ramey
Amarillo
Longview
Ramey Brothers Construction Company
Paramount
Texas Technological Colleg
Lubbock
Cortez
el Paso
Sweetwater
Texas
Panhandle
Special Storage Rates Offered at Harris and Hughes
Harris and Hughes Service Station at Polk and Thirteenth offers storage space in a modern all metal garage for students, teachers, and nearby residents at $3 per month, saving $2 from the usual $5. The station provides lubrication washing tire repair battery mechanical and electric services and Texaco products along with vehicle cleaning and upholstery services.
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Thirteenth Avenue
Polk Street
Harris & Hughes
Polk and
Thirteenth
Ray Harris
Wes Hughes
Harris and Hughes
Texaco
Beauty School Pioneer in Texas San Jacinto School
The San Jacinto Beauty School in San Jacinto under Mrs. C. D. Hancher grew from a one-student venture in a 1935 license to a modern program with four instructors. Training lasts 6 to 8 months, with graduates working in leading Texas salons and boards noting its qualifications.
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San Jacinto
Texas
Hancher
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Max Factor
Leah Hathaway
Senator Shivers to Marry During Texas Session
U P reports Sen Allan Shivers of Port Arthur will miss part of the special Texas legislature session to wed Miss Marie Shary of Mission on October 5. The ceremony will reduce the Senate’s number of bachelors, including Sen BE Harold Beck of Texarkana.
Home Building Increase Reflected in 1937 Urban Starts
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 118 597 new urban dwelling units built in the first half of 1937, up 39 percent from the same period in 1936. State totals include Oklahoma 1 3, Texas 7178, New Mexico 434.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Miss Rosalie Raymond Returns to Lead West Texas Dance Studio
Miss Rosalie Raymond returns to Amarillo as director of the Musical Arts Conservatory of West Texas dance department for her sixth season. She spent vacation in Chicago Kansas City and Galesburg preparing over fifty original dances. Her background includes the Pavley Ourainsky Russian Ballet Chicago Civic Opera and several concert seasons. Lucille Palmer Ballard offers prizes for best original dances. studio at 706 West Sixteenth Avenue with Margaret Cosler Parsons as accompanist.
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Rosalie Raymond
Amarillo
Musical Arts Conservatory of
West Texas
Chicago
Kansas City
Galesburg
Ill
Miss Raymond
Pavley Ourainsky
Ballet
Chicago Civic Opera Co
Superfex Heaters Promise One-Third Fuel Savings
Farmers could heat their homes cheaper next year using Superfex Oil-burning Heaters, claims Arthur Price of the Johnson-Price Company Amarillo distributor. A new fire-pot design for 1937 allegedly allows cheaper fuel and conserves 85 of the heat generated compared with coal stoves.
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Arthur Price
Johnson-Price Company
Amarillo
Ozarka Water Promoted as Pure Health Drink
Ozarka Water from EuReka Springs Arkansas is distributed in Amarillo by Ozarka Water Company at 1405 West Sixth Avenue. Kansas City Testing Laboratory led by J. G. Hawthorne found it very pure with low solids in solution and suitable for general use. The water is praised as a health-giving drink aiding digestion and elimination and sold at a price as low as ordinary treats.
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Ozarka
Eureka Springs
Ark
Amarillo
Ozarka Water Company
West Sixth Avenue
Kansas City
J. G. Hawthorne
Superfex Heater Teaches Modern Home Heating
The product claims a 60 cent saving and cheaper fuel oil, highlighting its light domestic oil burn and erode heating unit. It emphasizes convenient operation, oil cleanliness, circulating heat, adjustable shutters, and directed heat to floors for efficient space heating.
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Price
Pilots Invited To Louisiana Show At Shreveport
Pilots from Louisiana and East Texas were invited to participate in an air show at Shreveport Municipal Airport by the Ark La Tex chapter of the National Aeronautic Association. Prizes and a free barbecued meal are offered to out of town airmen, with a bat wing demonstration by Roy Bridges of Dallas as the feature.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
East Texas
Ark- La-Tex
National Aeronautic Association
Roy Bridges
Dallas
Bottled Water Claimed for Gastric Soothing
An article notes a bottled water marketed for drinking with asserted therapeutic value for gastric disturbances caused by acidity and hyperacidity. The claim emphasizes health benefits beyond hydration, suggesting wide therapeutic use.
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Selectronic
J. F. Bromert
D. C
Amarillo Tent
Ace W
Venetian
Chait Sentals
Ray
Wes
Harris Hughes
Polk
Fetter
Ramey Bros., Inc
General Contractors
West Terenas
Kwitcher Kirk
DIAL
New Sparton
Ramey Contracting Company
DELCO
the & & Cowie Electric CO
Ith & van Buren
C. Matthews
Mer
Pr. O. Jos
Amarillo Texas
Amarillo Shade & Equipment CO
Troy
ParamouNt Lunch
Beauty
Senator
Job
Miss Rosalie Raymond
Amarillo Hardware CO
Polk St
Boyd
AIR Express
Siride
Metal Products Company
Henry Reed
Taylor — Dial
Cal Farley
Sainte Borger, Texas
Goodrich Tires
Goodrich Batteries
the Panhandle
Tavior
Gatlin Glass & Paint Company
Hoth
City Machine & Welding Works
6Th St
Maryland
Koetherizing
McDonald Auto Supply
Harrison
Johnson-Price Co
Montgomery Optometrist
Oliver Eakle
Frank's Barber & Beauty Supply
E-Z
Frea
The
L.N. Pittman
Belk Street
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