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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1931
Page
7
A collection of letters discussing theatre monopolies and accessibility for the deaf, plus personal ads seeking companionship, work, or home services. Highlights include appeals to theater owners to expand talkie equipment and several requests for jobs, sewing, and companionship.
Lost item report begins with a plea for help to locate a missing bathing suit lost off a dock. No further identifying details are provided in the fragment.
A 505 Maryland Street resident asks for a boy who can feed and license a dog given via a column. Eleven or twelve applicants sought the pup. the first caller received it, but the owner reports the recipient returned the dog and aging contact attempts fail.
A black Bradley suit with a low back was lost Sunday afternoon July 27 between 900 South Lincoln Street and 1000 West Sixth Avenue. Reward of 1 is offered. Edna Randolph, 1008 West Sixth Avenue, 2 1443. Also notices from MR and MRS JAMES MORGAN seeking contact with son Leonard Tate and wife. CARE FOR CHILDREN ad from MRS M seeking housekeeping work at 1502 South Johnson Street. A couple offers painting for a milk cow at 813 South Travis Street.
A reader reports machine firms and banks squeeze farmers as they sell crops at low prices. One farmer was asked to deliver all wheat immediately, leaving none for living costs, schooling or seed. Others fear debt and hunger as advances and fees erode earnings.
A letter writer contrasts debt by machine companies with a demand to clear their slate in 1932. They urge farmers and businessmen to resist endless payments, likening the goading to the goose that laid the golden egg. Other calls seek work, household help, and barter offers to support families and sustain crops.
A Texas resident offers 25 dollars for the return of Punches a small fox terrier lost Friday night July 10. The white dog with black spots brown nose black ears and bobbed tail carries a small hole in one ear and two black toenails on the left hind foot. Reward posted by R H Richardson Box 152 Canadian Texas.
Hartley Texas note from Powell offers to trade painting and paperhanging for a furnished or unfurnished house or housekeeping room. He provides paint and paper, seeks rental credit, and asks for offers by phone 20078. Powell also offers a $25 reward for the return of a lost black leather suitcase with a black serge suit and business papers between Fort Worth and Amarillo.
Person offers to share travel costs to Little Rock and asks if any driver is passing through and willing to split expenses. Seeks transportation help.
A reader requests honest work to support a small family, asking for job leads and contact at addresses 513 North Fourth Avenue and 1113 East Fifth Avenue. The message emphasizes willingness to do any honest work and gratitude for assistance.
A resident at 310 South Buchanan Street CAUSE OF low mood offers to do housework and provides to supply references. They request calls to arrange work and mention being well informed about a package of Puffed Wheat.
A farmer writes in sarcasm about the economics of wheat prices. He notes four ounces and compares costs per package, per pound, and per bushel to mock how paying high rates yields little real crop value. His final line plays on hauling 112 bushels for one bushel of hot air.
A 25 year old widow offers extensive housekeeping experience and seeks a position. She requests opportunities to secure employment in domestic duties and thanks the reader for consideration.
The children of our studios stage the fairy opera Hansel and Gretel outdoors on Thursday and Friday. The planned performances aim to showcase young talent in a public outdoor setting.
An advertisement warns against cheap imitations and emphasizes Kotex as a world standard. It stresses hospital-like cleanliness and unique patented machinery, claiming superior materials and nationwide availability to reassure buyers.
Viola W Wilson asks about the weather for the evenings of July 30 and 31. She seeks a fair forecast with no rain, noting audiences may not need fans or umbrellas. She expresses hope for dry conditions.
A reader asks to buy a good wardrobe trunk and invites sellers to call 2 3927 to reach M Q T.
The Ecker family expresses deep gratitude to friends for acts of kindness and flowers offered during the illness and death of their wife, mother, and daughter.
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