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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1947
Page
7
A continuation page includes notes about a tan and white Cocker Spaniel puppy with a reward for return, requests for light work by a widow, a lost Parker 51 pen, a found brown and white bird dog, a found Boy Scout bed roll, and two child care solicitations from Betty Jean Currie and Joyce Pierce.
A comic exchange features Mr Breviate explaining his business of making one table leg shorter by 4.27 inches to cause diners inconvenience until fixed later. The setup ties to a calendar short year joke, a short-circuit electric angle, and a gimmick with match-cover pads of the same thickness. The dialogue ends with a pun about meeting again in 4/27 of a year.
Nancy Donaldson of Washington DC visits her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Oscar Schilling Jr at 207 Alabama as announced in News Globe Want Ads.
See the difference dash makes in looks and appetite. Dash is a complete dog food tested by Armour scientists for health benefits. It emphasizes liver as a key ingredient and promotes steadier nerves and better overall condition for dogs.
Reader seeks a housekeeper for a nice new house. Wages and hours to be discussed by phone. Please call 3-1148 at noon or evenings.
An anxious caller asks for help locating former Amarillo resident Opal Sager now believed to be back in Amarillo after marriage on the West Coast. Please call 2-2958 with any information.
A widow seeks in home laundry services and overnight care for children. The note mentions flexible laundry to suit the customer. Also includes a kitten adoption plea listing five kittens needing homes with a contact hint and delivery offered.
Community notices seek to keep children in their homes day and night with permanent work opportunities for Dean Gilliland and Anna Guinn. Phone 3 1196. Also a mother cat and three Persian kittens offered for give away by Mrs Dove at 409 Prospect. A 17 year old girl seeks child care work with references, phone 2 1753. A white plastic purse with papers lost.
A boy’s 26 inch black bicycle with no fenders or pedals was left on the west side of the ball field at Margaret Wills school. The owner seeks its return and asks helpers to contact the school office with information.
Harlingen July 196? Farmer Fred Langley risked a $1,000 fine and a year in jail after breaking a canal lock to obtain irrigation water. He left a note saying he would return at 8 AM to post bond for unauthorized diversion of water. A warrant charged him with the offense and potential penalties.
Langley faced a warning from J J Garrett president of the water district board as farmers and city residents clash over water use. Garrett said charges will be filed against others caught diverting water and urged strict limits on lawn irrigation and car washes to prevent shortages.
Mr J H Anderson and Mrs J H Anderson of 4232 West Fourteenth returned home after visiting relatives in Denver.
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