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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1940
Page
9
A cheeky appeal warns women 365 days remain to snare a bachelor as leap year odds loom. Editor notes open season for proposals with a free wedding ring for the first couple who contact Billison in person, marry after midnight December 31, and announce a proposal and acceptance. List of eligible bachelors and a reader ad follow.
Marvin and Glenn, both 21, seek work with cafe, hotel, and store sales experience and offer references. Jackie seeks waitress or home care and nursing roles and provides references. An unknown person reports a package mix up at Penney’s or Levine’s with a dark brown size three sweater found.
Farm and ranch worker seeks employment with experience in trucking tractors and diesel or gasoline engines. A 30 year old applicant offers hands on farm and ranch skills and is available for hire with strong work ethic and reliability.
Lubbock High School turned down a postseason invite from Jal, New Mexico, champion, citing a long season and fairness to the players. Superintendent W B Irvin stated Texas Interscholastic League prohibits such contests, ending the season without the proposed game.
The Alabama state health department reports that one in five new parents delay naming their child, taking five days on average after birth. The finding comes from a survey of birth certificates and highlights naming customs in the state.
Mrs Morean of 1303 North Fillmore Street asks the finder to phone 20211 to arrange return or pickup.
A reader requests farm employment, citing extensive experience and willingness to relocate. Contact 1111 Garfield Street or dial 7781 for references. Also a cream loss notice from Elizabeth Arden Creme de France, purchased at White & Kirk, seeks its return via call to 4989.
In Boston at the Massachusetts State Dental Society anniversary, Dr. Walter T McFall urged friendly dentistry for kids. He recommends greeting children by their nickname, engaging them in the chair, providing toys, plaster-mould activities, and keeping wait times under 20 minutes to reduce fear.
Answers to Cranium Crackers detail nautical terms including starboard left side aft stern chaser rigging and knot defined as a nautical mile per hour. The items explain boat orientation rearward movement and sail support terminology as used in maritime language.
Newton Massachusetts report describes a civil service forestry exam where fifteen applicants balked at climbing two tall rope outfitted trees. The panic reduced the field to twenty, with sixteen passing the test.
Sacramento UP reports Aaron J. Rosanoff director of institutions seeks approval to civil service exam for the state industrial home for the blind. The plan would restrict the superintendent role to blind persons only while seeing staff remain employed as needed. Rosanoff says wards are mentally competent and should control their own destinies within necessary limits.
The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia reports a Bolivian jungle discovery of a turkey sized bird with a three inch grayish blue horn on its forehead. The creature is described as edible by the academy.
The piece urges planning a healthy year with rest and balance. It emphasizes seeing a doctor, following rest guidance, and taking prescriptions via a qualified druggist. It is the 42nd in a Tuesday editorial advertisement series.
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