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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1929
Page
11
Readers discuss town fishing access and open lake use while praising Tack for coverage. Letters urge support for parks, roses, and fishing spots. a poem venerates a roadside flower. appreciation notes praise the Tack column and a girl scout camp appeal follows.
Mrs. W. D. Howren asks to move registration from 800 Florida Street Amarillo to 1420 Boyce Street Fort Worth. She notes Fort Worth is acceptable but prefers Amarillo and the local town. She cites Blue Bonnet Hills addition engineered by Mr. Howren and estimates about three months to complete.
A local collector shares images from the first Free Methodist Conference on the plains and the first district conference of the M. E. Church South held in Amarillo, capturing historic church gatherings and the schoolhouse era.
A veteran writes seeking work as a watchman after military service left him unable to support his family. He recalls selling an old war paper, notes health problems, government hospital care, and multiple job changes since leaving the Santa Fe. He asks Mr Tack to help via the American Legion, contact phone 4206.
A reader seeks help locating a Christmas purse lost near the court house rest room, describing a beaded bag with rose design and pink lining. Another note from Mrs. C. A. Eddleman requests help with a missing purse with a reward offer. Also included are brief poems from Irma Bankston and Winsome Cook.
A widower asks Tackless Texas to match him with a widow with at most one child and a preferred age. He promises to visit the city and make the columnist his best man for a wedding promoted by Tack.
In a personal ad a five foot ten inch, 160 pound widower offering $225 monthly seeks a clean, good looking woman who will manage a home and cook. He claims no bad habits, prefers one who does not smoke or drink, and asks applicants to include a late photo and habit details. He plans to stay in Oklahoma City and asks interested women to write to “A Lonely Widower.”
A reader from Clovis New Mexico writes about dishwashing order citing glasses before knives. Ella Mae Burleson notes etiquette from home. The letter also comments on the Stallworth case and compares it to La Mes a recent event, ending with a call for support for Mrs. Stallworth.
A Plains resident reflects on how long it takes to feel Texan and why outsider attitudes clash with local hospitality. He recalls early childhood on the plains, buffalo wallows, wild herbs, and a culture he calls open and inviting despite perceptions of exclusiveness.
Esther Kirkpatrick seeks help locating a cameo breast pin with three small pearls lost somewhere in the city. She requests anyone who finds it to leave it at the paper office and offers a modest reward of one dollar.
A letter from Orley L. Miller defends Midland Plains openness and hospitality toward outsiders and newcomers. He praises the region’s friendly, expansive nature and welcomes farmers and settlers to join in building a westward empire.
The letter column reflects community regard for H L Mauldin and a tribute to a late local figure praised as a skilled contributor to Amarillo. Readers also comment on civic efforts, Hoover era cabinet inquiries, and frustrations with late school news coverage of St Marys Academy graduation amid other local notices.
Lost dog notice for Jiggs a six year old light brown small terrier type with white on neck. Owner Emmett Craig 1101 N Fillmore Street offers reward for return. Extra reward of 2 dollars possible.
A school boy named Elton Christy from 202 BN Florida St Amarillo Texas asks for a job. He offers to deliver groceries or work as a drug store clerk or similar position and hopes for quick results.
A reader criticizes The News and The Globe for ignoring St Marys Academy graduation events while other schools received lengthy notices. The letter argues for equal recognition of Catholic schools and thanks a columnist for attention later in the Sunday edition.
Mrs. Arthur Brown of 2003 Reiger St. in Dallas says she began giving her mother Nature's Remedy tablets ten years ago and since then spells of constipation indigestion headaches and back pains have ceased. The ad notes N. R. tablets soothe the stomach and bowels and claims over three million used daily available in standard boxes at drug stores.
A sequence of letters condemns discrimination and writes about Sunday write ups and equal consideration for St Mary’s graduates. A reader argues a six year old sentenced to 15 years in reform school will become hardened. others express frustration and urge publication.
Note quotes a legal view that a six year old child is not responsible and a mistake was made by the law. The fragment discusses juvenile accountability and fairness in justice.
Fifty men and women in Fort Worth organized the Tarrant County Citizens Law Observance and Enforcement League after a meeting on June 12. Officers were elected and a constitution and by laws were adopted to pursue liquor law enforcement.
A public notice extols Heiskell's Ointment as a rapid cure for pimples rashes and eczema asserting that pimples vanish in 24 hours and skin shows improvement quickly. Drugstores widely recommend it and many customers rely on it to keep skin healthy.
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