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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1948
Page
7
A collage of reader classifieds and personal notices from the Amarillo Globe dated February 27 1948. Entries seek child care homes jobs keys missing tennis gear and farm work or shared farming opportunities with multiple local addresses and phone numbers.
A lost wandering pheasant named Lulu has taken shelter at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home in Amarillo. Despite a risky domicile, Lulu remains cared for by staff and a protector named Pinky Sims, amid jokes about Texas game laws and a humorous local scene around Courthouse Square. Local residents Ed Allen and John Loter helped guide her to safety, with calls for potential adopters and a sense of town whimsy surrounding the bird in a city setting.
A reader report asks the finder of two clasps engraved with a name to call 2-1338. The note is attributed to D. L. Priest of 3415 Hayden St and mentions the items were lost a few days before Christmas.
Amarillo Elks Club hosts February dance this Saturday night with Nib Noble and his Orchestra providing the music. Admission via paid up card. An unrelated Houston Salt Co welding accident reported two fatalities, Joe Bailey Hughes 40 and Sam Green 40, electrocuted while operating a welding machine.
The Dowell brothers purchase the Saratoga Cafe at 322 Polk from Jimmy Morris, keeping the Dowell Cafe at 502 North Fillmore as their base while the Polk Street kitchen is renovated. Bob Dowell will run the Polk Street location and Elmer Dowell brings 15 years in Amarillo area cafe work. Both brothers are ex servicemen.
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