City Trashmen Are Rarely Noticed Yet They Keep City Clean
In New York the department of final disposition is the trash and garbage collection unit in Amarillo. Forty one men work daily in the trash department handling egg shells coffee grounds table scraps floor sweepings and yard cleanings. They work eight hours a day six days per week for fifty weeks out of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amarillo
C. J. Milburn
Ant and Sour
T. E. Brisendine
McMasters
St. Joseph Aspirin Brand and City Trash Service Reflections
A column praises St. Joseph Aspirin as a trusted popular brand and critiques city trash collection, detailing the work, pay, and duties of trash department workers. It profiles two veterans of the service and notes pay scales, benefits, and working conditions, ending with a promotional plug for a digestive remedy.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Help Constipated Folks
Dr Edwards offers Olive Tablets to ease constipation with a mild gentle action on the bowels. The tablets are sold in drugstores in 30¢ and 60¢ packages and promise natural like movements without griping. Use as directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Edwards
Roth
Newcomer George Willingham Joins Public Works Department
George Willingham, a newcomer living at 2444 North West Ninth, began work for the department in October of last year. He notes steady, satisfying work and financial need. He served four years in the Army, with time in Alaska and the South Pacific, before his discharge in October. Milburn, residing at 706 Tennessee, joined the department in 1931 and became superintendent in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Willingham
North West Ninth
Department
Willingham
Army
Alaska
South Pacific
Milburn
Tennessee
City Sanitation Uses Mixed Fleet For Daily Trash
The department operates thirteen trucks to haul about 78 cubic yards of trash daily. Nine open bed trucks work by day while two packers handle daytime routes and continue after dark. Residential collections continue.
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West First
Benny Lusk
Globe
Cal Brumley
St. Joseph
Jack Turner
North West Eleventh
Shamrock
John L. Sullivan
N. E
Boston Cleaners
Pat
Park & Tilford
Tilpord
Cretney
Polk
Nature
Carter
Childs
L.N. Pittman
Optometrist
Polk Sr
Leer
Weatherstrips
Gorman Weatherstrip CO
Florida
P.O. Box
Mary L. Spence
Piano Store
Texas
Uth
Plainview
Broadwar
W. C. Allison
Fillmore
Just
Khoury Bros
West 5Th
R. R. Winningham
Jack Hays
Globe-News
Weekey
Ers
Amarillo Laundry
Harrison
PYREX
Priscilla
Penney’s
Robby
Iceland
Cork
Pennew
Walker
Streamliner
Anne Adams
Amarillo Globe
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
N. Y
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