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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1931
Page
10
A reader from Amarillo and others in Childress report gas bills doubling since October. They protested to the local gas company with little relief and urge action against high charges across Texas South Plains towns.
Classified plea from multiple youths and adults seeking jobs. A 14 and 15 year old boys offer after school labor. a 29 year old married man lists cooking, waiting, clerking, catering, driving, and baking skills and willingness to relocate. Additional items note found glasses at Palo Duro Service Station and a lonely widowed woman seeking companionship via Tack.
A tan kid gauntlet glove for the right hand with darker brown imprinting is missing since February 5. Size 6 3 4, nearly new, lost near Marizon store. Contact Lula Carroll Box 2690 at 28916 for a reward.
Clyde Johnson, Canyon, Texas, reports a lost female Boston Terrier named Tiny. Black with a white neck collar, leath er collar without name. reward offered up to 12 dollars total. Last seen in Amarillo after car window left open downtown. contact 1806 Seventh Avenue Canyon Texas.
Notices seek the return of a small dog left in care of friends with a $2 reward offered. Another ad asks for information on a brown and white collie puppy lost by James Malone at 1115 Jackson Street with a $2 reward. A third brief plea from a Borger resident offers laundry work at five to six cents per pound plus finished dozen at $1.00, noting the husband is unemployed.
Lost dog stolen in Borger Texas on January 9. Brindle and white wearing a collar with buckle. Owner offers ten dollars for return or twenty five dollars for arrest and conviction. Photo circulated in the Burger Herald with no results.
A sequence of notices seeks sewing work including Hoover aprons and dresses, painting and paper hanging skills for hire, and requests for steady employment. Also offered: a Model T Ford truck with trailer and a Remington typewriter for sale, with barter possibilities and low prices.
A veteran attendee notes a small turnout for an adjustment compensation certificates meeting, expressing frustration with what he calls maladministration and questioning local and national voting patterns based on the sparse gathering.
A couple seeks a rural dwelling near town to keep a few chickens and a cow. They offer to perform repairs or services as rent, or to work in exchange for a place, seeking affordable housing and can be reached at Box 148.
A letter from a veteran claiming 80 percent disability and denial of compensation argues against taxes and hospital care. He urges printing his critique of Andrew Mellon and calls for government action to provide jobs and funds for veterans to avoid hardship.
A resident named George Miller of Adrian Texas appeals for a fair chance and support rather than criticism. He asks for a square deal and a chance to live, noting many boys are worse off and thanking readers for any consideration.
The piece reflects on resilience amid Depression era hardship with urging to control negative emotion through will and persistence. It emphasizes faith, courage, and effort, urging readers to do small tasks well and maintain optimism despite social injustice and poverty. The text closes with a parental plea for a hopeful, steady life.
A sword and a family Bible of General Nicholas Herkimer are on exhibit at the General Herkimer homestead in Albany read by State Conservation Commissioner Henry Morganthau Jr. The relics are loaned by Daniel Bellinger of Winona New Jersey who stipulates they become his property after death. The sword was worn when Herkimer was fatally wounded at the Battle of Oriskany.
A vintage ad urges buyers to choose Kotex for the safest protection and comfort. It notes Kotex pads are soft and gentle, stay soft, absorb laterally for greater coverage, offer equal protection on either side, and are disposable.
A mine operator from Worden Th reports a three year chronic cough vanished after using Lin O Nine. The Kerr Chemical Co proclaims Lin O Nine a safe flaxseed herbal emulsion preferred over cod liver remedies and offers refunds if not satisfied.
Medical writers urge treating cold congestion to prevent complications. Calotabs replaces calomel, touted as safe and effective with one or two tablets at night followed by a full morning recovery. A family package costs thirty five cents with trial size ten cents at drug stores.
Nurses describe a fast healing medicated cream that many women use to soften rough blemished skin. The ad claims one application yields smoother clearer skin and regular use reveals a radiant youthful glow with Noxzema’s bland oils mild medicine and gentle astringents. Stop at your druggist for a generous trial jar.
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