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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1940

Page

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Hawaiian Native Praises Amarillo Readers in Baseball Column

A Honolulu native, writing from Amarillo, thanks Amarillo readers for kindness while detailing Hawaii life. He describes Hawaii as modern, diverse, and hospitable, lists major sports figures who visited, and explains his path to joining the Gold Sox via the San Francisco Seals system.

Old Tack Alaska al Duarte Hawaii Gold Sox Honolulu Amarillo Islands Southern California St. Mary's Stanford Santa Clara Oregon State Washington State Denver Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Jimmy Foxx al Simmons Lefty O'Doul Mickey Cochrane Willie Kamm Charley Gehringer Lefty Grove Lefty Gomez Charley Root Charlie Graham The San Francisco Seals

Numerous Help Wanted And Household Work Ads

A jumble of brief notices shows individuals and couples seeking farm, dairy, housework, child care, and clerical jobs. Names and addresses include Tack, J R Hutcheron, Ron, W Martin, J M Combs, B R Howell, and others across Amarillo and nearby towns. Readers offer services as practical nurses, waitresses, and general labor with references, hours, or room and board terms.

Judge Nelson Recovers Old Family Bell

Judge Nelson restores a family dinner bell once on his grandfather's Titus County farm. He found it with the son of the farm buyer, shipped it to Amarillo, and mounted it at his home 3717 Fountain in the Country Club district. The bell historically summoned meals, fires, and neighborhood events.

E. C. Nelson Country Club Judge Nelson Titus County Nelson Mt. Pleasant Fort Worth Amarillo Fountain

Painter Seeks Work With Free Estimates

Classified note offers painting and paper hanging services with free estimates. Includes contact line and a brief self description. Continued on page 12.

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Excavation Opens for Pierce Street Garage Unit

Excavations began this morning on the new unit of the Pierce Street Garage at Third Avenue and Pierce Street. The expanded garage will house a modern drive in service station and more than double the existing storage floor area. The Pierce Street Garage is operated by V. W. Killough.

Pierce Street Third Avenue V. W. Killough

Water shortage grips Asheville after floods wash out lines

Asheville taps emergency reservoir with 24 hour capacity as floods wash out main lines into the city. City Manager P M Burdette urges conservation while the reservoir level drops. Flash floods from western NC and eastern Tennessee kill at least two, threaten others, and cause widespread property damage possibly in the millions. The Yadkin and Watauga rivers drive fears of further losses in nearby towns.

Asheville N. C P. M. Burdette North Carolina Tennessee South Carolina Georgia Claude Buckles Elizabethton North Wilkesboro John Walker

Evangelist Fannie McCall to Lead 10 Day Revival Here

Evangelist Fannie McCall will open a 10 day revival at Bethel Tabernacle 2308 West Fourth Avenue this evening with one service nightly at 8. Her previous revivals span Oklahoma Texas Illinois Missouri and other states. Rev Elmer L Cutsinger is pastor of the church.

Fannie McCall Bethel Tabernacle West Fourth Avenue

Preview of Darktown Strutters Ball at Cotton Club

More than 160 people packed the Cotton Club to see about 40 negro jitterbug couples rehearsing for a North Amarillo Kiwanis committee. Fifteen couples were selected for the show, which supports the Panhandle-Plains Historical Society museum fund at Canyon. Proceeds from the Monday event go to the Main Unit project.

Darktown Strutters Cotton Club Harrison Street North Amarillo Arthur Truett Sons of the West Panhandle-Plains Historical Society Canyon The Sunshine Butler

Prizes Announced In Union Label League Contests

Mrs Charles Griffiths and Mrs N W Andrews won first prizes in the label contests at the Union Label League picnic held at La Jacinto Park. Second place went to Mrs Fred Shupt and Mrs Ed Hudson. The league will hold its next regular meeting on September 10 in Carpenter's Hall.

Charles Griffiths N. W. Andrews Union Label League la Jacinto Park Fred Shupt Ed Hudson Carpenter's Hall

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