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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1939
Page
9
Janice Jones and Margie Ratcliff defeated us 6-3 6-2 in a fourth meeting as Norton Curry beat Jim Utterback 6-1 6-4 6-1 for the city championship. The writer notes early rises to courts and lively play, with comments on the ongoing tennis scene and a domestic conversation about debts or love.
In letters displayed in this issue, Harry Freeman seeks cafe, farm, or driving work and offers references. Bill, a middle aged man, wants butcher or grocery work and can relocate with references. A 17 year old girl seeks any kind of work and provides a contact.
Vera Sackville mocks a guest as Tacks pretends to hide trouble during a tense lunch scene. Aunt Vera pursues clarity while the exchange reveals strained relationships and unspoken tensions within the family.
A detailed listing shows NBC and local programs from 9:00 Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon, with music, drama, news and talk segments. Notable items include Wayne Van Dyne NBC, Baseball Scores, Earl Hines Orchestra NBC, Horace Heidt & His Orchestra, and The Salvation Army Salvation Army program.
The American Bar Association task force with Maryland Governor O’Conor condemns prisons as failures in rehabilitating offenders and criticizes judges for hunch driven sentencing and lenient probation. The report, to be presented at the bar association convention, urges reforms from pre sentence to release.
The City Commission of Amarillo will accept bids until 8 PM on Tuesday June 27 1939 for 1200 tax roll sheets 21 by 15 inches printed in two colors and 12500 sets of tax receipts in quaduplicate. Also includes various Old Deerfield papers and ledgers. Bid must include five percent cashier’s or certified check. The city may accept or reject any bid.
Notices show several women offering housework and caregiving services. Listings include a middle aged colored widow, a reader, Mrs Bessie Cannon, a lady desiring elder care work, and two colored girls Esther and Leonia, all providing references and asking for reasonable wages.
I am a married man offering painting and paper hanging, roof shingles, and repair skills. References available. Contact R. F. Timberlake at 1701 East Tenth Avenue, Cabin 9.
An older man on a Wayside farm seeks a married couple to farm and manage household duties. The ad notes a five room school, church, businesses, and filling stations nearby. He offers housing for the couple or a nearby separate house and prefers cultured, educated applicants. The husband will perform general farm work and the wife will handle light housework and town laundry. If the wife uses a typewriter adjustments possible.
Short clippings show requests for work and housing help, lost keys, and farm or tractor use offers. Individuals from Texas and Kansas seek jobs, cleaning, yard work, or child care, while a resident asks for a driver or cook with family needs mentioned.
A resident offers to meet at 512 West 4th for inquiries and asks interested parties to call 20939. The note identifies the caller as a colored reader.
Marguerite offers dependable service with experience in housekeeping cooking and nursing. She can stay nights or travel and furnishes references contact 2 3524 box 5045 North Side Station Tama. Tama boy 16 seeks work wants tractor driving or cooking skilled cook with references 1306 North Houston Street.
A 21 year old with a valid license seeks employment. Has truck driving experience and has done farm work, filling station duties, and delivery service tasks. Available for immediate work and willing to travel.
M Brown advertises ice and furniture repairing and any kind of work from 502 Pot Tenth Avenue with phone number 4841.
A colored girl offers services as a cook and house keeper with references. She lists 200 Madison Street Apartment 17 and provides contact, seeking employment. A practical nurse and middle aged woman also seeks work, skilled in sewing and nursing, with references. She lists 600 Adams Street and dial 8824.
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