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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1947

Page

12

Bull Tire Company Promises Unconditional Gates Tire Guarantee

W T Elza of Bull Tire Company at 6th and Tyler Amarillo says the shop offers top service and a written unconditional Gates Tire guarantee. Gates states the tire is so tough they will pay the bill if damaged, a claim Bull Tire backs with full service like washing polishing and lubrication.

W. T. Elza Bull Tire Company 6Th and Tyler Gates OK Rubber Welding Sinclair Products Amarillo

Edwin C. Pipes Serves in Kyushu with First Engineer Group

Edwin C. Pipes a first sergeant son of Mr and Mrs O C Pipes of 1201 Harrison serves with the First Engineer Construction Group in Kyushu Japan He enlisted in July 1938 at Fort Logan Colorado He was a prisoner of war in Europe from December 1944 until May 1945.

Edwin C. Pipes O. C. Pipes Harrison Kyushu Japan Pipes Fort Logan Colo Europe

Clothing Store Offers Wide Stock and Flexible Hours

Mrs. Emma Huckabey runs a shop at 1197 North Johnson Street Amarillo with new and used men women and children’s clothing plus an alteration service. She advertises affordable prices a large stock including 125 women suits 200 dresses and many coats and promises evening visits and Sunday hours. All used items are cleaned pressed and presentable with no old looking pieces.

Amarillo North Johnson Street Emma Huckabey Huckabey

Order Mums at Boston Florists

Mrs Una Boston Stout manager of Boston Greenhouse announces new ideas from the National Florists Convention in Chicago and a new line of pottery. Fall flowers and foliages are at their peak with a wide variety of fresh cut flowers pot plants corsages and party decorations available. Customers may visit or call 4535 to have orders filled as carefully as if present. Mums are in stock in huge quantities and many colors. Boston Greenhouse wires flowers anywhere in the United States.

Una Boston Stout Boston Greenhouse Fillmore Street Chicago Boston United States

Amarillo College Building Program Discussed by Trustees

Amarillo College trustees plan a meeting tonight at 7 30 at the Senior High School to discuss a proposed building program financed by 350000 dollars in bonds. The plan follows a prior bond vote approving two million dollars for public school buildings. Board members include Dr. R P Parcells president Jinks Mode Jerry Brisco Bill Gunn Dick Bivins Herman Smith and Beaumont Stinnett.

Amarillo College School Board of Trustees R. P. Parcells Jinks Mode Jerry Brisco Bill

Oxygen Works Changes Hands in Stroud Transition

Effective Sept. 1 the Stroud Oxygen Company became successor to the Southern Oxygen Co at 2509 East Third. J. Ernest Stroud is president and general manager with James L. Prowell as vice president and N. H. Stroud as secretary-treasurer. The firm will lease and refill oxygen and acetylene cylinders and provide welding equipment mainly for farm use.

Stroud Oxygen Company Southern Oxygen Co East Third J. Ernest Stroud James L. Prowell N. H. Stroud Mr. Stroud J. E. Stroud & Co Fast Third

Celebrating Independence Of Mexico In Amarillo

The Mexican community in Amarillo marks the Independence of Mexico with events at Our Lady of Guadalupe School. Eugenio V. Pesqueira, new Mexican consul, will speak. Rev. A. Rodriguez also presents. The fund aims to raise $50,000 for a new Our Lady of Guadalupe Church building.

Amarillo Mexico Padre Miguel Hidalgo Costilla Our Lady of Guadalupe School Houston Eugenio V. Pesqueira

Galveston Gamblers Face Light Charges

Twelve dealers arrested in the Ranger raid on the Balinese Room face misdemeanor charges with potential fines up to $100 each and about $114 in court costs per defendant. Rangers confiscated five slot machines two dice tables and a roulette wheel for destruction. The raid was led by Capt. Hardy Purvis on the Galveston pier.

Galveston U.P Sherwood Brown Brown Houston Gulf Hardy Purvis

Palladium for Durable Exterior Resurfacing Promoted

John Weeks Insulating Co announces Palladium a protective insulating mastic for exterior surfaces. one application coats from one eighth to three eighths of an inch and resists temperature moisture and fire. suitable for oil tanks water tanks gas mains and buildings including hollow tile and concrete.

John Weeks Insulating Co East Tenth Avenue Amarillo John Weeks

New and rebuilt sweepers now on sale at Western Vacuum

Western Vacuum Cleaner and Sewing Machine Supply offers new Premier General Electric and Cadillac sweepers in upright and tank models with full attachments plus a Sanitizer tank model. Rebuilt machines with accessories are in stock for immediate delivery. Also available are new and rebuilt sewing machines and customization to electric machines. Parts for vacuums and sewing machines kept in large supply under owner W R Byars with 18 years of repair experience.

Western Vacuum Cleaner West Sixth Avenue Premier General Electric Cadillac Western W. R. Byars

Johnson Refrigeration Company Drives Cold Solutions

Johnson Refrigeration Company advertises urgent delivery of ice cream freezers in 2 4 and 6 hole sizes along with walk in display cases and beer coolers. Art Graham with 10 years of experience offers custom builds and immediate installation supervised by experienced staff. They service domestic and commercial units and guarantee workmanship and material. Call 4510 to arrange.

Johnson’ Refrigeration Company North Park Art Graham Graham Johnson Refrigeration Company Warren Commercial

Marie Offers Unusual Plates At Marie's Antiques

Marie Finklea owner of Marie's Antiques at 512 West Fifth Avenue offers a wide selection of porcelain plates with portrait floral and fruit designs suitable for hanging or easels. New stock includes silver baskets satin glass bowls and easels plate hangers. Gift wrapping available and wedding gifts or antique set pieces are highlighted. For inquiries call 6903 or 9856.

Marie's West Fifth Avenue Marie Finklea

Opportunity for Young People to Learn Business Courses

Young people not planning college this fall can take business courses at Amarillo Secretarial School run by Mrs. Bess Orr Foringer at 800 Jefferson. Day and night classes, full teaching staff, and programs in typewriting, shorthand, and accounting. Veterans may use GI Bill benefits for approved instruction. Call now as classes near capacity.

Amarillo

Sunday School Boys Admit Smashing Liquor Stores

Three 15 year old Fort Worth boys on parole after officers linked them to several liquor store window smashings. The youths said as Sunday School classmates they discussed liquor and decided to carry their own campaign. They conducted four rock throwing raids, shattering three plate glass windows. a shotgun fired from the store operator damaged their car, which officers later traced.

Fort Worth

Stray Horse Wanders Buchanan Narrows Town's Night

David VanWinkle aged 13 at 1311 Buchanan recalls a stray reddish brown saddle horse galloping along Buchanan Saturday night. He quips the horse seemed to be looking for a cowboy in Amarillo a cow town.

Buchanan Amarillo David VanWinkle David

Alice Man Is Top in State Bar Exam

Robert F. Schmuck of Alice led the latest state bar examinations with a score of 86. Of 146 applicants, 114 passed as the passing mark stood at 75, and Schmuck is a graduate of Southern Methodist University. The report notes poker history briefly.

Austin Robert F. Schmuck Alice Schmuck Southern Methodist University

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