Bonus demand from Amarillo veteran letters Tack
A veteran writer urges Tack to speed payment of adjusted pay owed to ex soldiers. He recalls service from 1917 to 1919, details his pay, insurance, and Liberty Bonds, and complains about health limits and tuberculosis. He argues for immediate funds to cover essentials and urges public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Hooey
Doctors Primer
Royce
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
East Fifth Avenue
Walter Irvin, Inc
George T. Smart
Sam
SEEKS WORK IN HOME Rear Tack Cook and housekeeper seeks family work
Experienced cook and housekeeper offers services for a small family or motherless home. Has strong references and can be contacted at 1000 Buchanan Street. Reader notes Tack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Street
Tack
West
Eighth Avenue
Prefer Farm Work from MR and MRS GRANT
Dear Tack we prefer farm work and can do road work. We are middle aged healthy and willing to work. Husband is a mechanic and a pipe fitter. North Side Post Office General Delivery MR and MRS WILLIAN GRANT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Willian Grant
North Side
Boosts for Bonus Demand by Soldier Advocate
A reader called Dear Tack urging a fair bonus for soldiers, arguing compensation should match service and urging action on the long standing demand. The letter reflects public frustration with delays and seeks rapid fulfillment of promised extra pay.
Reward Offered For Lost Trunk From Tulia To Portales
A resident requests help locating a missing trunk lost from a trailer on Tuesday April 5 between Tulia Texas and Bovina. The trunk contains nearly all belongings and the owner Mrs Frank Cless Portales New Mexico offers a reward. A second note from E R states a $1 reward for its return.
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Tulia
Texas
Portales
New Mexico
Bovina
Frank Cless
Would swap songs for trade in Amarillo letter
Mr Roy Hunnicutt of Box 1055 Amarillo Texas offers to exchange songs. He requests Punch ing the Dough and Cotanil Pride of the Plains and promises to send in return any songs he possesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Plains
Roy Hunnicutt
Amarillo
Texas
Plant Swap Proposal for Gooseberries and Colorado Blue Spruce
Dear Friend Tack, I was excited by your plant trade offer. I propose trading gooseberry bushes for Colorado Blue Silver Spruce if O. W. approves, and I will continue to rely on reliable classified ads when neighbors cannot supply the plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
O. W
Advertisements Offer Plants and Laundry Help in Texas
From the News Globe and Jook for section 43 ad pages, readers can find shrubs bushes and flowering plants at affordable prices for garden needs. Also a notice from Miss Nora Ware of Amarillo seeks laundry work offering flexible terms and delivery by foot, with references available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Globe and Jook
Regina E. Palmer
Lockney
Texas
Palmer
O. W
Colorado
Tack
Amarillo
Pound
Nora Ware
Johnson Street
Couple Seeks Farm Work Across Regions
A middle aged couple with farm experience seeks farm labor positions anywhere. They have no children and are ready to relocate for employment. They request opportunities for both partners to work on a farm.
My Pet Story From Fairview School
A seventh grade writer from Fairview School shares details about beloved pets. The narrator describes two white kittens a blue cat and a friendly white puppy named Fido expressing that the puppy is their favorite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Fairview School
Fido
Dresses Lost On Harrison Street With Reward Offered
A reader reports a box containing two new house dresses lost on Harrison Street between the 2100 block and Sixteenth Street. The box was unwrapped and tied with a string. If found, call 20570 for a reward. the finder will be identified and rewarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Harrison Street
Sixteenth Street
Lost Bible Seeks Return Reward in Springfield
M Cady Gilman asks finder to return a Bible left on a car running board near 1208 South Buchanan Street. The note promises gratitude and a $1 reward from E R T.
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Tack
South
Buchanan Street
M. Cady Gilman
Beaver Friday Contest Entrant in Arithmetic Reading and Glee
A note from WANNA COLLINS of Route B Box 127 Gray Oklahoma wishes success to a young lady entering Beaver Friday in an arithmetic reading and glee club songs contest, closing with best wishes from E R T.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver
Collins
Gray
Oklahoma
Exchange notice for cowboy songs seeks trades
Virgil Bills requests exchanges of songs to acquire Cowboy Jack and The Flying Trapeze. He offers to trade any songs in his collection. Contact care of A Harvey at 505 Grant Street.
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Tack
Virgil Bills
A. Harvey
Grant St
Pecan Pie Recipe Request and Personal Missives
In a brief reader message, Mrs McAdams asks for the pecan pie recipe she bought Friday afternoon. A widow, Mrs Belle Robinson seeks correspondence with a man 55 to 65 while offering a personal portrait and address. A Gainesville, Texas, notice seeks farm work for a childless couple in exchange for board and a small salary.
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Tack
Belle Robinson
West Robinson Street
Gainsville
Texas
Farm couples seek work and services in Plainview area
Coupled farm hands advertise farm experience and machine skills while a nurse offers child care and housekeeping services. A young woman seeks immediate housekeeping work. An elderly home item sale and a sick child in need appear among notices, with requests for help and references.
Work by the Hour or Day for Child Care Offered
Mrs W E Williams of 1306 Johnson Street offers childcare by the hour or day or even overnight care. She requests any possible assistance and signs with appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
W. E. Williams
Johnson Street
Widow seeks immediate work in any honest job
Tom a middle aged widow named Tack Sylvia Bennett located at 1005 North Fillmore Street appeals for immediate employment. She is willing to clean in a hotel or any honest work as the main requirement is immediate work.
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Tack
Mae Bennett
North Fillmore Street
Tom
Sylvia Bennett
Need a job woman seeks room and board and pay
JO HN N I E of 607 Lincoln Street asks for work in housework and child care. She offers references and requests room and board in exchange for small pay while she supports herself.
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Johnnie
Lincoln Street
Auction of Bavarian 52-piece set offered cheap
A seller seeks quick cash offering a 52-piece Bavarian tableware set at a very low price. The note promises affordable value and urges quick contact to finalize sale. The terse appeal emphasizes desperation and willingness to bargain.
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Tack
Santa Fe brings 35 families to Amarillo amid charity concerns
A reader denounces praise for the Santa Fe railroad as 35 arriving families swell Amarillo’s population while 100 to 150 residents rely on charity after job losses. The letter urges reconsideration of aid and calls for fact checking and fairness toward ex Santa Fe workers.
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Santa Fe
Amarillo
Tack
Wake up Tack on city jobs vs new citizens debate
A correspondent urges Tack to choose between hiring 35 new citizens or 35 existing residents to avoid city support. The letter claims workers were unfairly fired and alleges a concealed plan to mislead Tack, ending with a charged jab about a “GENTLE MAN COW aveseay wets.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
O. K
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Amarillo Riding Club
West of Country Club
John Ward
Ladies’ Coats Co
P. One
Berry’s Cleaners & Dyers
Tenth Ave
L. C. Caulfried
West Twelfth Street
Plainview
China
G. T
East Twelfth Avenue
G. W
Lux
Aerve
Stehli
General Foods Corporation
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