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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1938
Page
7
Valentine day is described as a national custom of expressing affection with valentines. The article notes the tradition’s evolution from youthfully embroidered hearts to a wide range of messages and the card industry’s ongoing push for originality and charm.
Remembrance items marketed as Valentine keepsakes are shown at the Fox company on Alaino plaza and 1832 Broadway. For a small price customers can select a Valentine greeting for friends and acquaintances, emphasizing novelty and personal remembrance.
A description presents a dining room with walls painted in plastic Turkish brushwork featuring blended copper and greenish yellow tones. The cupboard interior and room baseboard are turquoise green, reflecting a Spanish influenced decor in the setting.
At a Dallas sales meeting W J Morrison Jr announced the 1850 Hill fixtures designed for long term use. The line features entirely new steel cases, streamlined design, heatproof insulation and improved refrigerated dual coil system with options for self contained units. Hill officials attended including Bill Jr. and E J Bressler. About 13 representatives joined a luncheon and banquet as Hill maintains its high standards and continued R D T policy with no price increases despite a quarter million spent on the new line.
M C Bacon and Carl A Mischke showcased a puncture proof tube that seals itself after nails are driven through it. Demonstrations included nails and spikes, with Bacon claiming the tube’s self repair and safety lead the field. E M Stevens spoke on Seiberling two tread tires offering long mileage and a lifetime guarantee against road hazards.
The H. A. Meas Book store at 331 Wrest Commerce Street announces a special sale with discounts from 20 to 50 percent on its stock of second hand books. The shop, famed for rare manuscripts and first editions, houses about 100 000 volumes in many languages on art biography commerce entertainment history science religion travel and more.
Homeowners increasingly inspect and consider Da-Nite window and door guards by O. Crandall of Da-Nite guards, made to fit individual measurements in San Antonio under a Texas franchise. The wrought iron guards deter breakins, do not interfere with screens or cleaning, and are also made for doors and skylights for homes and small businesses.
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