Letter From a Hobo Describes Hard Times and Hunger
A former hobo recounts wandering through Kansas Nebraska Wyoming and Texas in search of work during low wheat prices. He details hunger cold nights denied meals in Denver and Cheyenne a night on a boxcar and aid from a few strangers. He urges cities to address the plight of hundreds of inbound men seeking work.
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Kansas
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Union Pacific
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Perryton
Texas
East Texas
Army
Denver
Pueblo
Trinidad
Dalhart
Amarillo
Hobo Letters Urge Jobs Over Charity Before Winter
An anonymous writer from Sulphur Springs Texas argues hobos need work not alms. He details hardship since February 14 and urges municipal work programs, proposing early mornings labor and direct employment to prevent crime and destitution. He warns relief funds misused and appeals for constructive employment.
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Sulphur Springs
Texas
Amarillo ISD and Junior College invite bids for depository
The Board of Trustees of the Amarillo Independent School District and Amarillo Junior College District will receive bids on August 17 1931 at 8 pm for a depository to handle all district school funds for the biennial period beginning September 1 1931 and ending August 31 1933. GEO M WADDILL secretary Amarillo ISD and Amarillo JC District.
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Amarillo Independent School District
Amarillo Junior College
Geo. M. Waddill
Amarillo Junior College District
Wild life imperiled by predator control push
Dear Tack warns that united action is needed as predatory animal destruction by the Biological Survey, part of the Agriculture Department, threatens wildlife. The piece recalls a 1916 sheep loss complaint and Congress approving funds, culminating in $13,378,000 allocated on March 2, 1931 for ten years of predator destruction.
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United States
Biological Survey
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Congress
Fish and Game Association
America
Plan to poison wildlife sparks national protest and action
A historical call to stop government poisoning of wildlife urges readers to join Fish and Game Associations and conservation groups. It argues poisons harm coyote prey, beneficial species, birds, dogs, and fur trade livelihoods, and asks citizens to lobby senators to protect wildlife.
Trap association official denounces poison and urges safer methods
A. M. Yancey, Vice-President of the American Trappers' Association at JY Ranch, argues that no situation justifies poison in the open and asserts traps, dogs, and guns provide a safer solution. He warns against extreme measures and advocates responsible trapping practices.
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A. M. Yancey
American Trappers’ Association
JY Ranch
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Ford car value built into every part
The ad emphasizes savings and education about a Ford car, claiming a hundred dollars off and urging buyers to learn the car’s value. It asserts that knowing the facts confirms Ford as the right choice and that the price reflects quality across the model.
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Ford
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