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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1934
Page
9
The Davis Funeral Home offered the Fort Worth commissioners a 5 cent fee per body to bury black paupers, improving on last year’s bid of nothing. The deal includes supplying shrouds and coffins. Court attaches say the funeral home's compensation comes from collections among black residents.
A fragment from a column shows a scammer selling lawn grass seed under the name Che-Ma at $1 per pound while real English blue grass sells wholesale under 10 cents a pound. A reader sent seed samples to Texas Tech and the Austin Agriculture Department for evaluation and asked the editor to warn the public. Also appears are letters from women seeking housekeeping work and employment, including Mary Nelson of 810 Tyler Street.
Classified pleas from residents seeking employment across roles such as nurse caretaker housekeeper and cafe worker. Notices include names addresses and brief work preferences with references available upon request.
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