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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1931
Page
3
Amarillo residents are urged to adopt needy Christmas households through The Globe and Good Fellows campaign. Call 6262 to select numbered families and donate, with The Texas Mercantile and Manufacturing Co contributing candy horns and chocolate Santas to ensure every basket includes treats.
The Globe investigators report Good Fellows cases of hardship among helpers themselves. A family of six, with girls aged 10 6 and 4 and a 12 year old boy, faces unemployment and hunger and seeks toys food clothing and a Christmas dinner.
A Pueblo Colorado family of five struggles after the father cannot bring his wife and three children to join him. The gas bill looms while groceries take priority and four children ages six, three, two, and two months need clothing.
A family with six children under 12 fears a joyless Christmas unless a Good Fellow steps in Friday morning to ease the parents’ worry. The parents appeal for someone to help and lighten their plight.
A brief plea describes five sons facing extreme hardship with no bread for the children. The note emphasizes cold, hunger, and sadness this Christmas unless aid is provided. It invites supporters to help the family and emphasizes the willingness of three others in the same family to assist once helped.
A short public notice asks readers to aid an old frail couple in need this Christmas. It urges villagers to donate to improve their living despite their limited means and hunger. It frames the appeal as a call for a “good fellow” to help.
No. 143 appeals to readers on a human level as seven family members express gratitude if given a moment of consideration now. The voice speaks directly to the reader, urging personal empathy and action.
They are a married pair struck by repeated misfortune and unemployment. With finances strained they face mounting privation together. A modest donation or aid would greatly ease their burden during this difficult period.
A family of eight appeals for help this Christmas as the father lies ill and the wife with children faces hardship. Readers are urged to assist the needy family with support.
No. 146 reports a widowed daughter with baby and a young family at risk of losing their home as mortgage foreclosures rise with the East Lynne craze. Dec 25, 1931 looms as a bleak date unless Amarillo residents help. No. 147 urges a Christmas act, a small family’s happiness depends on a donor, inviting pride in giving.
A whimsical note on the number 13 as a stroke of luck. A man at 1313 East Thirteenth Avenue drops off an overcoat for an old tent-dwelling man, later linked to No. 113. Santa Fe officials adopt Good Fellows family No. 13, claiming luck and fearing No. 213 could be next.
A brief mention honors a person who gave a man a woman and a child a merry Christmas, highlighting acts of goodwill and community generosity during the holiday season.
A mother speaks of her two children and the struggle to give them gifts and sustenance at Christmas. She endures a heavy burden of despair as she contemplates whether she can provide joy or face the heartbreak of unmet needs and hungry days.
A plea emphasizes that older children still require help to avoid lifelong harm. It urges prompt, small efforts from readers to improve their outlook and happiness, insisting on the lasting impact of support.
A reflective appeal questions readers about helping a struggling family on Christmas Day. It contrasts grateful aid from a "Good Fellow" with passing the buck, urging those able to assist Mary, Jimmie, and their three children to give.
A plea asks readers to aid a Santa Claus family of six children and a couple, promising restored faith and human kindness. It frames Christmas charity as a moral test and warns of missing a vital part of life without help. The Amarillo citizen appeal emphasizes life liberty and happiness as the nation’s heritage.
A heartfelt appeal asks readers to donate food and warm clothing to a large family with nine mouths to feed and no work. The message promises happiness in the eyes of the family and frames the gifts as a direct repayment of kindness.
In a stark appeal a narrator questions the desperation of a six child, wife and unemployed family. The text asserts the need for a benevolent person to share resources to restore hope and happiness to the struggling household.
A married couple without children faces temporary hardship with no local employment. They depend on each other for support while seeking any available work to cover basic living needs.
Bookish appeal describes a family long without work and food. Two brothers once supported their aunt and sister but now face deep distress and rely on a benevolent person to restore happiness and provide for their needs.
In a small family headed by an elderly couple a 2 year old granddaughter still believes in Santa. An unborn baby is expected and the father is out of work. The mother’s parents live with them as two girls aged 2 and 1 require food clothing and gifts. A Goodfellow has a job awaiting them.
Investigators of the Good Fellow Christmas report find Prosperity hiding around a corner in Amarillo. They note many refusals of offered help with phrases about having work and preferring others more deserving. It is contrasted with many homes whose unemployment has emptied hope of Christmas.
The family faces unemployment with a 14 year old boy and a 6 year old girl among their children. They struggle to provide a Christmas and seek a basket and toys. Another note calls for Goodfellow to bring gifts, echoing the sentiment that giving brings joy.
A mother who is blind, a crippled father recently hospitalized, and two young boys aged 6 and 4 face no Christmas visit for lack of funds. A two year old girl and an older sister are also in need, and organizers appeal to Goodfellows to bring joy to the family this Yuletide.
If you have limited funds, choose to donate to a widow with her one year old daughter. A kind gift of clothing and perhaps a Christmas dinner would greatly please them and spread happiness during the season.
A baby’s hungry cries mix with a mother and father’s sobs as the article appeals for a citizen to provide aid this Christmas. Food and clothing are lacking and assistance would bring essential physical comfort beyond mere holiday happiness.
A heartfelt plea lists families facing severe hardship this season. A man struggles to support his wife and infant with scarce work and essentials, while a crippled mother must feed and clothe two young girls age four and two. A twilight elderly couple on Wichita Street seeks a Christmas meal and companionship as aid efforts continue.
A group of three children aged 14, 12, and 10 and their parents face severe hardship. Local help is requested to ease their burden this Christmas and help them get through the rough spots.
A family endures hardship as the father recovers from surgery and remains weak. Two young boys aged one and five yearn for Christmas joy, presenting a chance for generous readers to bring happiness to a thoroughly delightful family.
A hungry, unemployed father and his nine children sisters aged 10 6 and 3 and brothers 8 5 2 years plus three months old face a bleak Christmas. The distressed family needs food and clothing and asks for someone to aid them Friday morning.
A mother of three, expecting her fourth child, appeals for help for her tiny family. Her two boys aged 4 and 2 and a 2 year old girl face hunger, and she urges a small charity to make a big impact.
No. 248 states three girls and one boy under eleven would be hungry and disappointed on Christmas morning unless help arrives. No. 250 notes a mother who works in the laundry.
An urgent appeal to The News Globe offices prompted Good Fellows to gather a supply of food and deliver it to a needy family. The grateful recipients opened the parcels with happiness, illustrating how a bag of red beans meets a basic need for those who are hungry.
A family robbed of Christmas happiness by unemployment draws attention as older children cope with need and a 10 year old girl looks to Santa for a special gift this week, sparking thoughts of what could bring joy to them.
An elderly man living at the last house on Garfield Street seeks companionship and a Christmas dinner. The appeal invites neighbors to share holiday joy by visiting and sharing a meal with the generous, solitary resident.
The letters describe several struggling households requesting help for Christmas. A mother with three children and no job cites impossible holidays without aid. Other families seek Christmas baskets and essential support due to illness, unemployment, and multiple dependent children.
Albany Georgia reports a stronger municipal balance than Milwaukee, citing per capita funds of 8.80 for 15 000 residents and a 32 000 cash balance. Officials note 128 000 in notes retired, a 100 000 sinking fund, tax rate cut of 25.6 percent, and disciplined budgeting over five years.
A lightweight dirigible named Baby Blimp reached 60 miles per hour in testing in France. It carries a cargo of one and a third tons and requires only a two person crew, signaling a compact airlift option for light transport.
A community appeal highlights rising unemployment as the main source of distress this Christmas. Families described as normally middle class now face poverty, needing gifts, clothing, toys, groceries, and a Christmas dinner to ease hardship. Local Good Fellows urged to provide baskets, clothing, and support for several named families and children.
A plea describes two families and a group of five children needing help on Christmas Day. The first notes four girls ages 11 9 6 and 2 and requests dolls toys and a good dinner. The second asks three boys and a girl under 11 for parental support to make the holiday different. A third family includes three girls aged 14 13 and 8 and two boys aged 4 and 2 needing clothing toys groceries.
Parents of a 3 year old boy appeal for clothing toys and perhaps a dinner gift on Christmas Day. The note asks the community to consider giving items to help the family enjoy the holiday.
Four children aged 15, 13, 11, and 8 may miss a Christmas dinner unless a friend steps in. Neighbors are urged to provide any aid to make the holiday a joyful day rather than another day of hardship and waiting for improvement.
A brief note from CASE 115 describes an unemployed father who cannot provide toys or a Christmas dinner for his three children, a girl aged eight and two boys aged six and four, seeking aid from Good Fellows to brighten the holiday.
A plea requests help to provide toys and a Christmas dinner for four youngsters, twin eight month old girls and brothers aged two, three, and eight, to bring happiness to their home this Christmas.
Case 177 notes two Amarillo families in need. A family with two children and a man to feed could use toys and a Christmas dinner. Another Amarillo family of six could be helped with clothing toys and a good Christmas dinner.
A kind donor offers to provide toys and a dinner for a family in need. Two girls aged 13 and 6 and a boy aged 11 would be grateful for modest gifts to brighten their day and ease their hardships.
A family of four, two boys ages 15 and 8 and two girls ages 10 and 1, can be made happy with toys candy and a Christmas dinner. Any offerings will help. If your daughter has clothing dolls or toys she no longer uses two other girls aged 8 and 6 will appreciate them. A dinner for the family is also requested.
Parents request help with toys and a Christmas dinner for their 5 year old son. They welcome clothing if a kind Good Fellow has extras to spare.
A plea describes several Amarillo families facing a bleak Christmas. Three boys aged 16 14 and a third uncertain plus two girls 9 and 7 need used toys and a good dinner. A 10 year old boy and a 7 year old girl also seek toys clothing and food. The Good Fellows are urged to help all cases to prevent unhappiness on Christmas Day.
Case 179 requests clothing and a good dinner on Christmas Day for two deserving local youths, a 12 year old boy and a 16 year old girl who have recently faced unemployment and hardship.
A brief note says three young boys aged five three and one in Case 180 will be content with simple joys toys and a Christmas dinner.
A plea asks for clothing toys and a Christmas dinner for a 6 year old boy and two girls aged 3 and 1, noting how easy it would be for a kind Good Fellow to ensure all have a Merry Christmas and suggesting aid for an 8 year old girl and a 6 month old infant.
A kind reader notes that giving a 5-year-old boy toys candy and a good dinner can bring happiness to the family this Christmas season. The item emphasizes simple presents over grand gifts.
A plea to Good Fellows to donate a full Christmas dinner and goodies to a family in Pleasant Valley. The appeal emphasizes a real, honest dinner after hard times and suggests brightening the holiday with fruit and colorful candies, inviting the first to act.
A 3 year old boy is promised toys and candy to celebrate a special occasion. The item mentions joy and a festive mood as the child receives gifts. No additional individuals or organizations are named.
Donald Martin Conley of Pampa Texas son of Governor W G Conley of West Virginia wed Sylvia M Bias daughter of Mr and Mrs L Robert Bias of Charleston at the First Methodist Church in Tulsa. They left for a honeymoon tour in Mexico immediately after the ceremony.
A family fears severe shortages as unemployment leaves them without food clothing or toys. Two girls aged 15 and nine and a five year old boy are the children affected.
A family facing unemployment risks losing the essentials of a merry Christmas. Six children ages 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, and 4 rely on support as hardships loom during the festive season.
The Good Fellows report a big Monday start as scores of families were adopted and cash donations rise by 150 dollars. Local groups including Temple B Nai Israel and Santa Fe workers lead adoptions, with many donors pledging milk deliveries and food items for weeks. Names and addresses list numerous adopted families across city entities and churches as the drive continues on page 13.
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