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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1931
Page
6
A laborer from Cone Crosby County Texas seeks employment as an English and Spanish teacher or ranch work near a school for his son. He notes eight months of unemployment and asks for any assistance to obtain a position and offers typing and manuscript copying services. He signs as a school teacher and mentions a steno need and prior ad efforts.
Muriel plots to meet a glamorous man as Liane fills a note and Ven Roberds rushes to his car. Muriel boasts of her moneyed grandfather and the audience watches, while Liane feels jealousy and confusion over Muriel’s escapade and Van’s warning. To be continued.
The new cigarette tax raises three cents per pack and the average price rises from 18 to 21 cents. The tax takes effect Friday August 21 with enforcement officers instructed to stamp each pack. A treasurer ruling requires stamps on cellophane wrapped cigarettes or directly on the package. The passage also notes a New General Motors Radio sold by Nunn Electric Co as a major investment.
Letter writer seeks a reliable woman to care for a baby at home. Wants a neat, clean, capable cook for three, with modest pay as the writer seeks work. Applicants to apply at 610 B West Sixteenth Street.
A collection of short notices seeks stenographers, housekeepers, tutors, and out of town work. Applicants offer eight years’ experience, references, and readiness for permanent or temporary jobs. Also listed are a pet dog growth query, a lost auto trunk, Persian kittens for sale, and sewing services offered by a widow seeking steady work.
Mrs Ruby Boyd seeks after hours child care work at a reasonable price. Experienced in caring for children, she requests printing of this notice to find employment after 8 PM at homes in need.
A brown leather bill fold lost containing identification and a stamp from American Central Life Insurance. The owner notes the item held old size currency and requests information on its whereabouts.
The writer, a widow with two children, seeks a kind family to take in a 12 year old girl so she can continue schooling. She offers to provide clothes but cannot afford care, explaining low wages.
A senior at Amarillo High asks the community to find him a home to work in after school hours to pay for room and board so he can finish school. He says he came to Amarillo three years ago and will graduate this year.
A note from J. Oscar McCoy of Amarillo Texas offers a liberal reward for a lost billfold containing about 40 dollars in currency 25 dollar check papers and a baby’s picture. The missive asks return of the items and mentions a sewing machine purchase request from Mrs. C W Anderson of Dallas style.
A personal note from an applicant seeking work, expressing urgent need for employment. The writer states this is the first time contacting the recipient and asks for consideration.
The letters show residents seeking any honest work in town or out of town. The Thelma, a homemaker with childcare skills, asks for job leads. Audrey Bennett, 18, seeks house keeping or child care work. A widow, 35, seeks farm or dairy work with housing for two men and mentions three people in her family plus two children and a rental living arrangement.
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