Prize Trademark Contest Opens to All Entrants
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce sponsors a Texas meat trademark slogan contest with $15 in cash prizes for the inter county winners. Potter Randell County prelim closes January 10 and the state contest ends January 6. Send entries to P C Bennett Amarillo Chamber of Commerce with names and addresses on each entry and any explanations. Judging focuses on originality effectiveness ease of reproduction and distinctiveness.
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Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Potter-Randall County
P. C. Bennett
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Tack Letters and Christmas Help stir Texas politics and pleas
A handwritten miscellany argues for new leaders including Bill Murray Ferguson Allred and a Democratic tilt to fix debt and farm woes. It criticizes Texas and national debt, praises Ferguson for balancing the treasury, and urges electoral change alongside economic relief amid wheat prices and oil concerns. Various readers seek work, food, and aid after Christmas.
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Texas
Canyon
United States
Louisiana
Arizona
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Ea T
Bill Murray
Ferguson
Aovernor
Jimmie Allred
Jim Ferguson
Good Fellows of Amarillo Bring Cheer to Family
A thankful family from Amarillo thanks the Good Fellows for providing food clothing and joy to their five children making Christmas merrier and promising a prosperous new year.
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Tack
Boy Scouts
Wade Holman
Sparks
Baptist
Presbyterian
Good Fellows
Amarillo
Lost Wire Haired Fox Terrier Nip Missing Female
A female wire haired fox terrier named Nip is missing. She is white with brindle ears and a black back spot, about 15 pounds, last seen Saturday afternoon at Gibson Filling Station on West Seventh Avenue. A reward is offered by W. F. Scibold at 823 Crockett Street, telephone 4906.
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Tack
Nip
Gibson
West Seventh Avenue
W. F. Scibold
Crockett Street
Home Remedy Promises Quick Cough Relief with Pinex
An old home remedy advertises mixing 249 ounces of Pinex with sugar syrup or honey to create a pint cough mixture. It claims direct action on bronchial tubes, loosens phlegm, soothes inflammation, and promises fast relief, with a money back guarantee if no benefit.
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Tack
J. C
Classified Help Wanted and Personal Notices
Short notices describe employment seeks from a widow with two boys needing work to support them and a young widow seeking a pal with a car. Names addresses and contact numbers included for Irene Duncan and others seeking housework and waitress positions.
Need Work and Help for Family of Five
A plea for assistance from a family of five facing hunger and unpaid gas bills. The writer explains the husband’s illness prevents work and asks for any available jobs or aid, providing telephone contact 9581.
Wish for a Life Success Story Correspondent
A reader seeks a man over 60 who has made a success of life to correspond with. She will answer all letters and invites contact through Mrs. LL. 8. S.
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Tack
Will Work For Car A First Class Painter Seeks Work
A skilled painter and paperhanger offers to work for transportation. He guarantees high quality and asks for help finding employment. Also skilled in furniture refinishing and floor work.
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Car
Reward for Coat Lost at Christmas Eve Dance
The owner offers a suitable reward for the return of a reddish brown Russian pony fur coat lost or taken at the Christmas Eve dance at the Athletic Club. The coat is full length with a torn-up collar and brown satin lining. Return to 1100 Tyler Street.
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Tyler Street
Paperhanger seeks ride and funds to move family
The caller offers to exchange labor for a Chevrolet model T or Ford to travel to East Texas oil fields and asks for space in the paper. She says she has lived in Amarillo four years and never begged before, now seeking help. The note ends with gratitude and a contact at 4149.
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East Texas
Amarillo
Job for Mr Babson Public Ad Warns Carowners
Public notice warns readers about Mr. Babson after front page ads invite people in but end with threats to tow or seize their cars midstream. The writer accuses Babson of exploiting public generosity and using ads to lure drivers into a trap.
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MR. Babson
Tack
Reward Offered for Terrier Pup Return
Mr and Mrs R G Mills offer a $2 reward for their white terrier named Mike who disappeared recently. The dog wore a brass studded harness with Mike on the name plate and the Mills contact details are given along with the phone number 2 3772. The plea notes the dog resembles a wire haired terrier and asks readers to return the pet.
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Tack
Mike
Public readers urged to seek Babson stock guidance
A letter requests Babson explain stock market significance from an astrology setup. It warns the public to heed his guidance on when to exit the market, noting planetary positions Saturn Uranus Mars Venus and a solar eclipse.
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Saturn
Uranus
Mars
Venus
Help Wanted for Husband by Hour or Day in City
Mrs J Davis of 100 North Jackson Street seeks hourly or daily household work for her unemployed husband. She asks for a trial opportunity and states her willingness to have him perform any available tasks.
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D. A. Amos
North Jackson Street
Tack
Irene Duncan
North Polk Street
T Am
J. Davis
Roommate Wanted for Three-Room Apartment at 1004 Monroe
Short notice roommate inquiry seeks a working woman to share a three room apartment with genial surroundings, telephone, and reasonable rent at 1004 Monroe Street. Writer ends with a literary aside and a public remark on politics.
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Monroe Street
Companionship and work sought by local notices
An individual seeks employment and companionship in a brief classified notice. A mother with a baby asks for a supervisory or housework role while another person, a young man with agreeable habits, seeks a young lady 25 or younger for acquaintance.
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Tack
Widow Laments Loss With Six-Week-Old Baby
A young widow describes her grief following a death, raising a small baby only six weeks old. The report notes her trial and emotional burden amid fragile family circumstances.
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Tack
The Largest Selling Pure Aspirin For 10c
A PSA-like promotion urges shoppers to buy St Josephs Genuine Pure Aspirin at 10 cents per twelve tablets. It claims millions of boxes sold, assurance of government standard purity, moisture proof packaging, and urges asking for the brand at the drugstore.
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St.Joseph’s
Suitcase Found Contains Ladies and Girls Clothing
A reader reports finding a suitcase on December 20 with ladies and girls clothing. The owner may reclaim by calling 1308 East Thirteenth Avenue and proving ownership. Includes a separate personal ad from K. B. seeking light office work nursing care or child care, with references, phone 20577.
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East Thirteenth Avenue
K. B
Bankers Upbeat on Near Recovery Amid World Trouble
In New York on December 30 bankers express confidence in the business outlook and belief that the troubled world economy is on a path to recovery despite ongoing pressures.
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New York
Irving Trust Officials Predict Turn After Deflation Progress
Irving Trust Company officials expressed optimism in year end surveys that deflation has advanced enough to signal a near turnaround. Lewis F. Pierson, chairman, and Harry E. Ward, president, cited a history of alternating prosperity and decline as a guide to cautious optimism.
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Irving Trust Company
Lewis FE. Pierson
Harry E. Ward
Trust Company
Ward
Mood and Present Warn Against Pessimism
A reflective piece argues mood and present conditions should counter despair. It urges vigilance and resilience, noting warnings about downturns while emphasizing steady effort and hopeful action.
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