Thrift Room seeks urgent $700 to keep Amarillo children in school
Amarillo Thrift Room committee and city relief and school officials met to raise about $700 needed to continue clothing aid for 100 children and 950 aided this year. White Tag Day Friday and Saturday will sell tags noting “I have kept a child in school.” Mayor Rogers offered city printing for tags.
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Thrift Room
Amarillo
Ross Rogers
E. E. Finklea
Parent-Teacher Association
Sleeprful thief wakes to batteries under bed
William Golden told Detroit recorder's court that six storage batteries under his bed awoke him with a jolt each morning. He was convicted of stealing the batteries and sentenced to 30 days in the house of correction.
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Detroit
William Golden
Recorder’s Court
House of Correction
Griggs Recovers After Appendicitis Operation
Alfred Griggs is recovering at Northwest Texas Hospital after undergoing an appendicitis operation last Thursday.
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Alfred Griggs
Northwest Texas Hospital
War Debt and Currency Proposal From Amarillo Letter
A letter from J. N. Beasley of Amarillo Texas suggests settling foreign debt by swapping gold bonds with England France and Italy for ten billion dollars in five decade installments without interest. It proposes issuing three billion in currency backed by those bonds and retiring Liberty bonds to generate a self retiring debt reduction and spur trade.
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England
France
Italy
United States
Community Ads Seek Work and Trade Opportunities
Classified letters show readers offering nurse and housekeeping work, caring for children, and home trades. Individuals such as Virginia at 222 West Fifth Street Plainview Texas and Myrtle Brady Route 3 Box 475 seek jobs or barter options including cattle, cows, or a car in exchange for services or goods.
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Tack
Virginia
West Fifth Street
Plainview
Texas
Where Is Minnie Iron Grey Cat Lost
A three year old iron grey cat named Minnie has gone missing after Tuesday January 24. The owner Joe Simmington at 709 West Sixth Avenue offers a 25 cent reward for information leading to the cat's return.
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Minnie
Iron Grey
Tack
Joe Simmington
West Sixth Avenue
WANTS HOUSE WORK I am in need of work very much
A concise help request notes the speaker seeks house cleaning or related tasks. The line expresses strong need for employment and availability for domestic work. No names or locations are provided.
Classified notices and personal requests from Pampa area
A jumble of requests and notices including employment appeals for a qualified housekeeper and a cook, loneliness ads from women seeking companionship, a single mother seeking room and board for her child, a widow reporting a lost overcoat, and a letter discussing the Domestic Allotment Plan with a quotation from Charles Warren Fairbanks.
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Charles Warren Fairbanks
Farmers urged to cut acreage to save farms
The speaker argues a farm plan relates to the Farm Board and should work if farmers cooperate and reduce acreage. He notes farmers have faced losses for at least two years and must avoid unsustainable farming. He praises a congressman as an honest man who supports such efforts.
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Farm Board
Marvin
Congress
Housekeeper Seeks Private Family Position
A widow, 35, blond, advertises herself as a capable housekeeper seeking employment in a motherless home or private family. She expresses willingness to marry for a steady home and notes she is a good housekeeper.
Unknown Individuals Offer Cooking Art References
A letter from Mrs H. S. notes knowledge of several city residents and offers to provide references for an art of cooking not to be forgotten.
Dancing Their Business and A Pianist Wanted
A reader seeks a skilled pianist for a dance orchestra able to play old and modern numbers at Box 5023 North Station. The letter discusses dancing in schools, personal enjoyment, social behavior, and a call to avoid condemning others while addressing public concerns.
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Tack
North Station
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Ella Widener
Peter Widener II
Philadelphia
J. N. Beasley
Lincoln Street
Jack
South
Arthur Street
Amarillo High School
Dea
Stewart
Dial
North Pierce Street
News-Globe
AUTO
Panhandle
Myrtle Brady
Box 475
North Taylor Street
M. L. Ford
van Buren Street
A. L
Nina Davis
Avenue D
Childress, Texas
Washington Street
H. S
Conoco
Staa
Continental
Continental Oil Company
Ponca City
Oklahome
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