Letters to Tack and Help Wanted in Local Notices
A jumble of reader letters asks about Congress on veteran bonuses and secondarily lists notices from readers seeking work, companions, admissions, pets, and needs. Entries include a widow seeking a Christian partner, a young widow seeking marriage, a plasterer offering repair work, two nurses seeking elderly companionship or other nursing work, and requests for a collie pup or a coal stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
South Fillmore Street
Weather outlook dampens plans for Briscoe resident
The letter from Mrs. R. W. Brown of Briscoe Texas complains that current weather forecasts are discouraging. She cites hail ruining her crop, blocking college plans, and seeking a collateral plan to raise funds for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. William Brown
Briscoe
Texas
Tack
Kress
Collateral and charity notes from the plains life
A letter asks Tack to advise on collateral and financing for wheat and cotton on the plains. Readers share pleas for clothing for four schoolchildren, with requests for coats, shoes, and warm garments for high school girls ages 15 to 17. Miscellany notices seek a home for a widow and her daughter and a 3 to 5 year old child, with contact details for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Rail Discussion On Heavy Passenger Vehicle Weight
Notes from page one continuing today discuss a light vehicle of about 15 000 pounds and capacity for 6 000 pounds of passengers amid railroad workers and officials. The exchange references side railroads and ongoing talks.
Sloan on railroad automobile competition and taxes
Alfred P. Sloan Jr of General Motors outlines how railroad automobile competition affects solvency of rail and finance, urges against high highway taxes, and calls for balanced study and possible shift of rail long hauls while highways handle short trips. He invites railroads to present their side to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corporation
Sloan
Mr. Sloan
Coolidge
Alfred E. Smith
Bernard M. Baruch
American Investment Bankers’ Association
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Rock Island
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E. W
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Polk Street
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Bill Freeman
E. R
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
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BUONI
Augupi
Noel
Gledelig Jul OG Godt
Pascuas Y
Jorg
University of Wichita
Marshall Ross
Virgil Proboth
Bob Clark
Charles Eilis
Alberta Watkins
Frank Kruske
Tae Shimamoto
Jean Gruber
N. Buchanan
Daniels
FBI
Libby
Skinners
Brookfield
Los Cabin
Maxwell House
Northwestern Dellingep
Northwestern
Cudahy
Plains
Virgil Brown
James Wallace
Morton
Aarris & Sony
N. Fillmore
Alc
Brazil
B. C
Dromedary
Folger’s
Yan's
Herseys Seedless Raisins
EGG Fresh Country
Dot
Armour
Socoanuts
Toe
Vienna
Keeney Bakery
Polk ST
Will
Calif
Christer
Big Pig
Royal Anne Cherries
Pork Shoulder
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