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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1940
Page
2
A middle aged woman at 409 Arthur Street writes asking for daytime housekeeping and child care work. She states she cannot work nights and highlights years of experience in domestic tasks. Bee researchers aim to breed disease resistant bees that yield more honey but have reduced swarming instinct.
A married 28 year old seeks work with farm ranch and dairy experience plus auto mechanic and electrician skills. He can furnish references and will do any kind of work, including yard work painting and small odd jobs. Address Gene Howell Rtc 3 Box 140 Amarillo Texas. Turner 1202 South Johnson Street phone 8722.
A series of small classified notices offers help wanted and personal ads. A young woman seeks housekeeping work by day or hour, another advert notes a man named Tack and a desire to meet a mature man with a home or income.
A U P report from Helsinki states four violent Red Army offensives on the Summa Sector of the Mannerheim line were repulsed with heavy Russian losses. Dispatches note 1,890 killed northeast of Lake Ladoga, about 300 killed near Kuhmo, and 1,500 on the Kuhmo front.
NANCY France Feb 74 Dr Karl Roos 60 year old Alsatian autonomy leader convicted of espionage for Germany was executed at dawn today by a firing squad President Albert Lebrun had refused his plea for clemency on Oct 27 after Roos was convicted He was reported to have been shot but the execution was delayed pending his appeal A soldier named Lobstein was sentenced to death with Roos but his sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment at hard labor
Rock Island Lines released weekly carload figures for week ending February 3 showing 23 541 cars loaded versus 21 364 a year ago and 22 272 the prior week. Separately the cruiser Milwaukee found a hole in the Atlantic about 54 miles long east of the Island of Haiti measuring 28 680 feet.
In Macon Georgia attorney Sidney Hatcher asked for Mason Zuber’s office. The operator misdialed to a filling station mile away. Zuber answered as he drove up and was summoned inside to take the message, a fortunate mix up for both men.
Washington University in St. Louis will screen 600 freshmen with oral exams at the Central Institute for the Deaf. Students identified with lisping stuttering or mispronunciation will be assigned to corrective work at the institute under new semester regulations.
A set of classified pleas from Brooks seeking farm work for room and wages, a 25 year old waitress or maid seeking immediate employment, a 17 year old seeking any farm work, a Farm Couple listing farm and mechanical experience, and Juanita offering housework nursing and flexible work, with addresses and contact numbers included. The notices emphasize need for honest employment and ability to drive or perform repairs, with several local phone numbers.
Seeks general house work or companionship to a lady. Available to stay or come home nights. Can furnish references. Contact 9041.
I lost a new tan shirt and two ties and will pay a reward. Please call 6588 to return them.
Job posting seeks a skilled worker to dress chickens. Applicant should have prior experience in poultry processing, attention to hygiene, and ability to follow safety standards. Competitive pay offered. Apply with references and contact details.
Slimming ad urges readers to take Kruschen Salts for four weeks each morning before breakfast and reduce calories. It promises fat loss, boosted energy, and improved health with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied, urging immediate purchase.
An advertisement promotes a cough remedy using Pinex 214% ounces with Nor way Pine and guaiacol. It instructs mixing with sugar and water to create a pint syrup, claiming rapid, pleasant relief, loosened phlegm, and throat soothing effects, with a money back guarantee.
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