Public notices and letters to Tack column mix of opinions
Reader letters and notices fill a mixed page with medical skepticism about arthritis cures, political comments on Lattimore and McCarthy, Escalator debates for Amarillo news building, a fireplace suggestion, old sayings, and stray editorials. Names include Tack, Dr Tack, Paul Allingham, J. H. Voight, Griffin, and Lattimore references.
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Globe-News Board of Censors
Westerard
Paul Allingham
N. Partett
Grady Camp
Sarah
Bob Babb
Lewis Noreo
Hess
Charley
Hallie Hawk
Pew News-Globe
Tack’s Amarillo Letters Share Weather Woes and Retail Gripes
A series of letters to Tack from Amarillo area readers discuss weather forebears, crop needs, and rain, plus a shopper’s plea against hoarding and price gouging. Merchants defend rising costs and supply limits, while readers debate weekend color and local commerce.
Persian kittens offered for adoption by Sandra Hartman
A notice seeks good homes for Persian kittens soon. Sandra Hartman lists 3202 Tyler St as the contact for adoption inquiries.
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Tack
Sandra Hartman
Tyler St
Blackmail and Murder Wrap Up in Studio House
Mallory, a private detective, confronts Mardonne and a blond gunman in a studio house as a mob war escalates. A shotgun kills Mardonne and a bodyguard while Henry falls to a gunfight. Mallory survives and is cleared by Captain Cathcart, with a possible future in private extortion detail at Eclipse Films.
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Mallory
Langrey
Landrey
Rhonda Farr
Mcdonald
Ernc Honda Farr
Skippy Morgan
Mardonne
Sherman
Chicaco
Mike Corliss
Cathcart
Mike
Baldwin Hills
Macdonald
Slippy Morgan
Westwood
Costello
Jim Ralston
Jim
Captain of Detectives
Henry Anson
D.A
Chicago
Eclipse Films
Reliable ironer seeks steady customers at home
Mrs Smith invites dependable service for ironing, offering references and years of experience, especially with men's clothing. Charges one dollar seventy-five per dozen. Address 308 North Hayes.
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Tack
Four blue stamp books up for trade for green stamps
Mrs George Boatright offers four books of blue stamps in exchange for green stamps. Call 22 3415 to arrange.
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George Boatright
Housework help sought by two girls in Amarillo
Two girls seek morning housework jobs with duties including alterations and in-home fittings. They live at Amarillo Cottage Camp 1616 West Sixth Cabin 39 and offer ten years of dressmaking experience plus design studies in New York. Call 2-1086. A READER 609 Roberts.
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Amarillo Cottage
West Sixth
Cabin
New York
Roberts
Colored girl seeks day work at 75 cents an hour
A colored girl seeks day work offering cooking washing and ironing. She advertises rates of 75 cents per hour or a half day job and offers to provide references. Interested parties can call 3-3536 or 32-0575.
Local seamstress offers cake and sewing services
Mrs. D. B. Kirk advertises birthday and party cake making and decorating from her home, promises alteration of dresses and other sewing, with contact by phone 3-1879 and visit at 2502 North West First.
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Tack
North West First
D. B. Kirk
Purse Lost by Woman on Aug 14 at City Intersections
Elizabeth K Bond seeks return of a natural straw purse lost Monday evening August 14 at either Seventh and Tyler or Fifteenth and Van Buren when a car door opened. Contents included money, photos, Social Security card, driver license, receipts and papers. Reward offered. Call 29 5051 if found.
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Seventh and
Tyler
Fifteenth
van Buren
Elizabeth K. Bond
G.E
Desire toCorrespond with A Christian Lady Seeks Pen Pal
A brief appeal from a reader seeking correspondence with a Christian woman around age sixty to seventy. The writer invites letter exchanges and asks for responses.
Married ladies seek potential suitors in city walls
A letter from Jimmy invites women aged 25 to 30 in the city to respond if they are suitable for marriage. The message suggests matching based on mutual interest and asks recipients to write back.
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Tack
Jimmy
Wedding dress and tiara for sale from Bonwit Teller
Beautiful wedding dress with pearl tiara and veil from Bonwit Teller in New York offers for sale at a reasonable price. Phone 3-6454 after 5 PM.
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Bonwit Teller
New York
Quiet Couple Seeks Apartment For New Baby
A kind couple who have lived here for two years now needs a quiet, comfortable apartment to accommodate a newborn. They seek a safe, peaceful home with easy access to essential amenities and trustworthy landlords. References available.
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Tack
Help Wanted Nanny for Nine Month Old Baby
A middle aged Christian lady is sought to care for a nine month old baby. Offer room, board, and reasonable wages for permanent, light work in a nice neighborhood. Immediate position available. contact by phone 5417. A READER.
Personal ad seeking kind man 40s to 50s for correspondence
Woman asks for a neat, nice looking man aged about 40 to 50 to exchange photos and learn more about each other. She works and rarely goes out, hoping to meet the right person through written contact.
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Tack
New Machine Combines City and School Tax Rolls
A new machine described as a mix of typewriter, adding machine, and multiplier streamlines tax administration. It creates the combined city and school tax statement, rendition, and receipt in one operation, replacing a six to seven clerk process. Two clerks enter names, property details, and values, then total real and personal property, apply a $2.77 per $100 rate, and print inserts for mailing and filing.
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Drudgington
Crudgington
Globe
Mary Longstreth
City of Amarillo and Independent School District
Man Takes Vacation From Jail To Keep Job
William Ray Honey aged 50 spent his summer vacation in jail at his own request. He was sentenced to 15 days in the workhouse for drunken driving but asked to defer serving until after his vacation so he would not lose seniority at work. The court granted the delay.
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Knoxville
Tenn. U
William Ray Honey
Honey
Burglary Conviction Sparks Odd Defense in Philadelphia
Willie Johnson, 70, told Judge Joseph Sloane he wanted to go to jail and admitted deliberately making noise during a house break in order to be heard and called by police. He faced a burglary charge and received a sentence of two to ten years after the hearing.
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Philadelphia
Willie Johnson
Willie
Joseph Sloane
Sloane
Johnson
Paper Cups Begin Mass Production in 1911
The row notes mass production starting in 1911 as health boards move to curb public drinking cups, led by Dr. Samuel J Crumbine of Kansas, marking a public health campaign shift in the era.
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State Boards of Health
Samuel J. Crumbine
Kansas
For Safety's Sake Pheasants Develop Short Stubby Wings
Birds explain that pheasants grow short wings for rapid takeoffs from underbrush. Long pointed wings would hinder quick rises and predator evasion in dense habitats.
Daniel Boone fined for out of season rabbit shooting
St. John Indiana reports Daniel Boone was relieved of his gun and fined $25 after shooting a rabbit out of season.
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ST. John
Ind
U.P
Daniel Boone
Population of Helmstedt Germany Center Stands At 18000
Helmstedt, a German communications center, has a population around 18,000 people. The town is noted for its role in regional logistics and its historical significance in the area.
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Helmstedt
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