Modern Annie Oakley Excels With Shotgun in Strasburg
Lela Hall, famed woman trapshooter from Strasburg Missouri, earns the title of greatest woman shotgun marksman. She began shooting at 15, won state and national titles, and in 1934 used a $40 second-hand Winchester to win the Grand American Handicap against about 700 men. She emphasizes skill over gear and continues to win medals and trophies with her trusted firearm.
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Strasburg
Kansas City
Lela Hall
Hall
Strasburg’s
East Lynne
Harrisonville
Holden
Oak Grove
Harold Hall
Lela Ammon
Lela
St. Louis
Missouri
Leslie A. Bruce
Pleasant Hill
Vandalia
North America
Annie Oakley
Strasburg, Mo
Four Long-Term Convicts Escape Kilby Prison
Four long term convicts serving robbery sentences escaped Kilby Prison in Montgomery Alabama by sawing two cell bars and using a cotton twine ladder to scale the east wall. The break followed a riot last week and occurred within a day of Earl Wilson taking over as Kilby warden.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kilby Prison
Alabama
Eaarl Wilson
Kilby
W. E. Persons
State Convict Department
Kilby Hall
Wilson
Birmingham
Classifieds Seek Employment and Personal Lost Items
Various readers seek daily work including house cleaning nursing and child care with references. Personal notices include a lost cap and library book. Calls and contact details are printed for responders to reach applicants at listed addresses or phones.
Amateur trap shooter balances costs with prize money gains
A member of the All American Trap shooting team notes she funds travel, ammo, hotel stays, and entry fees herself. She says accepting expenses or endorsing guns would ruin amateur status, yet prize money has offset expenses and proved profitable.
Colored girl seeks night housing and work experience
Classified notice listing a colored girl seeking lodging and childcare or housework with references, offering cooking skills and willingness to live on site. Includes contact 2-2659 and address 1706 Hayden Street. Also mentions a married man seeking work and hotel cafe laborer notes with contacts Floydada Texas and Willie at 9446. Includes painting and decor work and a lost green wool scarf and a yellow Persian cat call for owner Gladys Reynolds.
Missing scarf prompt on Polk Street appeals reward
A note offers a small reward for return of a scarf on Polk Street. Ruby McCoy a colored practical nurse seeks work with two years of training and references. VirgIl Elkins seeks grocery delivered labor work with references. both list contact details and a caregiver needing income for a months old baby.
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Harrison Street
Polk Street
Tack
Ruby McCoy
van Buren Street
Dial
Virgil Elkins
North
Cleveland St
Helps You Overcome False Teeth
An ad touts FASTEETH as an improved non acid powder to sprinkle on dentures to hold plates firmer and more comfortable. It promises soothing gums and reduced embarrassment from loose false teeth and urges readers to buy FASTEETH at drug stores.
Two Girls Seek Part Time Office Work
Two young women aged 18 and 19 seek stenographic or secretarial roles and will take any office position. A 17 year old boy seeks after school work, experienced in filling stations and open to other jobs. references available. Dial 2-1757. Wife and baby to support a 22 year old man also seeking work.
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Tack
Tam
Needs Housekeeper Tam in Need of a Good Housekeeper
Employment ad requests a capable housekeeper with experience. Applicants should state experience in the first letter.
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Tack
Tam
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N. Mex
W.L. Finklea
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J. & M Tire
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Studebaker
BUICK
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Fillmore
Cullum Motor Company
Crain-Hook Motor Co
Taylor
Clauson
Polk
Amarillo Oldsmobile Co., Inc
Oldsmobile
Cadillac—La Salle
Tyler Phone
Globe-News
Frost Motor CO
Tyler
Chrysler
Callum Motor CO
Wolflin Motor CO
Ailmore
Dewey Gray
Bob Crudgington
Toney Chisum, Inc
Plymouth
SA Amarillo
Fisher
Keith Motor CO
Chevrolet
Ford
King Trailer Co
East
10Th
Elmer Bros
N. Fillmore
Lewis
Harley Davidson Motorcycle Co
Ted
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Mrs. Hall
Amarillo Tire Exchange
Jim Jenkins
James Cagney
Capitol Theater
Charles Boyer
Spencer Tracy
Louise Marcis
Lincoln Street
Johnson Street
Potter County Library
Carcasonne
Ronald Janssen
East Seventh Ave
Tyler Street
Johnnie Caruthers
Floydada
Willie
Gladys Reynolds
North East
Third Avenue
America
Bob Burns
Arkansas Traveler
Rex Theater
Mickey Rooney
Mark Twain
Marie Antoinette
Norma Shearer
Rex
Mars
Timi Pathe
THE
Blue Star
Old Kentucky Home
J. J. Burrow Griggs, Oklahoma
Pos Pee
Jane Withers
Arizona
Leo Carrillo Wildcat
Donald Duck
M.C
Hon
Eleanor Powell
Robert Young
George Burns
Allen
Jack Benny
Mickey Go
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