WPA Plans Rapid Panhandle Progress With 20-County Conference
District Director A A Meredith announced speedy progress for Works Progress Administration projects in the Panhandle after a conference with WPA officials and local sponsors attended by about 200 people. County boards will approve projects, forms 301 and 303 must be used, and details on project costs, sponsors, and labor will be carefully documented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Works Progress Administration
Panhandle
A. A. Meredith
WPA
West Texas
District 16
Meredith
San Antonio
Dallam
Sherman
Hansford
Collingsworth
Ochiltree
Lipscomb
Hartley
Moore
Hutchinson
Roberts
Hempnill
Oldham
Potter
Carson
Gray
Wheeler
Deaf Smith
Randall
Armstrong
Donley
R. W. Willis
Penning
Willis
M. W. Kimbrough
William Hardy
Joe F. Minter
Allyn Williams
Clifford L. Davis
Division of Labor
Leah E. Kay
R. L. Moore
Tack Letters Continue With Job Wishes and Requests
Classified notices show various help wanted requests including housekeepers and cooks seeking permanent homes with room and board. Individuals list ages from 16 to middle age, plus a nursing request and a piano storage offer. Locations include Tulsa Texas Amarillo and North Kentucky Street with contact Dial numbers.
Help Wanted and Personal Ads From A Reader
A collection of want ads and personal notices seeking work and companionship. Entries include painting and roofing requests for barter, cafe and housekeeping experience offers, child educational care, farm and ranch labor, light housework by day, caregiver hopes, and adults seeking partners, all with contact hints and addresses.
Postmasters to Hear Secretary Wallace in Texas
Postmasters in Texas 18th district are invited to Amarillo August 5 to hear Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace speak at the Municipal Auditorium. Amarillo postmaster W. D. DeGrassi, vice president of the state postmasters association, issued the invitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
18Th
Texas
Henry A. Wallace
Amarillo
W. D. DeGrassi
State Postmasters’ Association
DeGrassi
Estes Threatens To Black Eye Of Congressman Black
LONGVIEW July 25 Col. Carl L. Estes publisher of the Longview newspaper threatened to black Congressman Black's eye as he prepared to fly to Washington to refute statements he attributed to the lawmaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
U.P
Carl L. Estes
Black
Washington
Woman Offers In-Home Childcare And Nursing Skills
Mrs J L Martin of 302 North Jackson Street markets in-home childcare services for mornings afternoons or evenings. She notes husband is an ex soldier and cites experience in practical nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Martin
North Jackson Street
Sons of South to Meet at Plainview
Pan handle movement to entertain Confederate veterans at the 45th annual grand reunion. A public mass meeting in Plainview aims to reorganize the Captain Tandy Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans to include Hale County descendants. Carl Hinton of Amarillo will speak at 8 at the Hale County courthouse. Honor guests include Plainview and Hale County veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purther
Captain Tandy
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Plainview
Hale County
Carl Hinton
Amarillo
Estes Sought Post Office Bid and Opposed Utility Bill
Congressman Hugo Black ties Estes to the federal utility lobby probe. Estes says he traveled to Washington at his own expense to oppose the Thomas oil control bill and seek a new Longview post office building. He also spoke against the Wheeler Rayburn utility bill and plans to appear before the lobby investigating committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Black
Estes
Federal Utility Lobby
Washington
Longview
Wheeler-Rayburn
Lobby
Potter County Agents Attend Texas A M College Course
Potter County agent P C Bennett left for College Station to attend the annual farmers short course at Texas A M College and will return August 5. State wheat supervisor John R Edmonds, Amarillo, also left for College Station to enroll in the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Bennett
Potter County
College Station
Texas A. & M. College
John R. Edmonds
Amarillo
How to Relieve Headaches In Three Minutes
An advertisement promotes BLOC and BR.C as fast acting remedies for headaches. It claims the pharmacist prepared formula blends several ingredients to work in minutes, also easing muscular aches colds neuralgia fever and nervous tension without opiates. The copy urges buying B.C. in 100 and package forms wherever drugs are sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. C
World War Veterans and Dependents Counts
The roll shows 000 World War veterans and nearly 116000 dependents of World War veterans, reflecting the vast reach of the veterans community and their families.
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Ann
Tack
Dial
North
Lincoln Street
Mildred
Tulsa
C. C. Kell
Cleveland Street
Kentucky Street
Phil
Johnson Street
North Polk Street
Kostur
West Eighth Street
South Johnson Street
M. W
South Jackson Street
Will
CCC
Hram Walker
Peoria
Ill
Associated Press
Peterman
ANT Food
Wallace
Sclon
Castile
New Shipment
Polk ST
West Oxfords
Genuine Peace
Oxfords
Amarillo, Texas
Sons of South
FOX Drug CO
Foxy Ice Cream and Sandwich Shop
Polk Sts
Featuring
Fox
Borden's
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