Weather seer Tack visits Enid to discuss forecasts
Erasmus Tack, Panhandle weather predictor dubbed The Brain, hosts a news conference at the Oxford Hotel in Enid after being hosted by wheat farmers and businessmen. He criticizes the U S Weather Bureau for centralization and credits his own method, aided by ranchers like Ted Neely, with high accuracy and local knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Okla
A&p
Erasmus Tack
Panhandle
Oxford Hotel
Oklahoma
Tack
Harry Schwartz
Amarillo
Pampa
Schwartz
News-Globe
Mr. Tack
United States
Gene Torbett
Pillsbury Flour Mills Company
Torbett
United States Weather Bureau
State Department
Weather Bureau
H. C., Winburn
New Orleans
Rio Grande
Montana
British Columbia
Miami
Fla
Texas
West Texas
Pecos
Perryton
Winburn
North Plains
Ted Neely
New England
Australia
Com 4
Visi
Elderly couple seeks pension help and notes Social Security impact
An elderly Texas couple letters to a newspaper columnist detailing decades of work, denial of a small pension, and reliance on Social Security. They describe ill health, inability to afford medical treatment, and praise for Social Security as a lifeline for hard working poor. The letter asks for public commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tack
The
Globe
Texas
L. H. Yeager
Rancher Delivers Weather Tale In Enid Suite
The man claimed he had driven 150 miles from his Hemphill County ranch to Enid and needed a long nap. He hinted he would discuss the Raton Uplift in New Mexico and its effect on Enid and the Panhandle weather that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tors
Hemphill County
Enid
Raton
New Mexico
Panhandle
House for Work Dear Tack
Short, clean housing offer seeks a reliable white woman or couple to rent a small house in exchange for part time housework. References exchanged. Mrs. M. Darrell Grundy, 1613 Bowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Darrell Grundy
Bowie
Wants Youth Bed and Baby Mattress for Large Crib
Person seeks a youth bed or a complete three quarter size bed and would accept a baby bed mattress for a large size crib. Requests writing Sta. 1 Box 285 Can Tex with full description and details.
Lost little boy pants in Amarillo finders contact Stiner
Mrs. R G Stiner reports a small blue pair of size two little boy pants misplaced in downtown on Saturday February 3 while getting a zipper. If found, please return to Jimmy Ray Stiner at 4218 Washington Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Ray Stiner
Washington
Amarillo
R. G. Stiner
Lost cocker spaniel with harness in Mrs Dunn listing
One year old blond female cocker missing wearing a new harness without name. She had lipstick on top of her head at time of loss. Call 3-8407 or 2-5524 for Mrs Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Mrs, Dunn
Would Do Sewing Dear Tack Do Home Service
A home sewing offer from Mrs Dodson seeks work at reasonable rates. She notes no telephone and provides her address 412 Williams for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Dodson
Tack
Hospital bed for sale by Mrs Morrison in North Taylor
A lightly used hospital bed available from Mrs J W Morrison after just six weeks of use. Interested buyers should call 2118 for details. location at 1403 North Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
J. W. Morrison
North Taylor
Exchange Offer for Apartment Queried by Family
A family seeks to swap housework for an apartment for themselves and their child. They request a contact call to 608 North Johnson before the 14th of this month to discuss arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Johnson
Adorable 8 month old sandy dog needs new home
I am leaving town March 10 and must give away my dog. He is eight months old with short sandy hair about the size of a cocker spaniel. He is intelligent, clean cut and loves children. A wonderful pet for a boy. Call 9763 or visit 406 Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Town
Maryland
Laundry Work Offered in Pleasant Valley
A reader offers laundry services at six cents per pound for washing and drying and sixty cents per hour for ironing. Services are home-based in Pleasant Valley and contact is 3 3273.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley
Local sewing and alterations offered for home projects
Community tailors available for in home sewing and alterations. Services include repairs, hemming, mending, and custom fittings. Flexible scheduling and reasonable rates to fit household needs.
Local Quilter Seeks At-Home Piecing and Ironing Work
A quilter offers in home services including piecing, quilting, and ironing. Available for hire at 1110 North Harrison, seeks flexible at house work. Works include piecing, quilting, ironing for small or large projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
North Harrison
Local family seeks daytime nanny helper and ironing
Household at 738 North Arthur offers day care support. Seeks someone to board and supervise children during the day and perform ironing tasks. Call 35762 to arrange a visit or discuss duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Arthur
Call
Ironing Service Offer Near Arthur Address
A READER advertises ironing at 65 cents per hour or by the piece. Call before 10 AM or after 6 PM. Located at 405 Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Arthur
Trade Wanted for Electric Portable Sewing Machine
I offer a Montgomery Ward round bobbin rotary sewing machine in a desk model cabinet with attachments and buttonhole unit. Husband called back into the Army, seeking to trade for an electric portable sewing machine in equally good condition with buttonhole and attachments. Also offering a Silverton table model radio-phonograph.
Honest Tack Not The Thing Dear Brain Column
Dear Brain asks about a distressing head portrait in Mrs Ratliff’s column and fears it will affect nerves and rate the Purple Heart. The Worried Mother from Twitty Tex signs as Mrs Homer Ratliff Canadian Tex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dea
Tex
Homer
Ratliff
Trade for a GE radio alarm combo at 914 Bolton
About 200 records available including some classical pieces. Trade opportunity offered for a small GE radio alarm combination. Interested parties can view at 914 Bolton or call 36457 to arrange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolton
Wanted: Dog and Cat Needing Homes in Local Area
A collie with current license and rabies shot seeks a new home. He is a good watchdog, won’t jump an old fence but may escape if the yard remains unsafe. Call 2 3579 or visit 804 Bryan to inquire. A half-grown, housebroken Persian cat also needs a home. EE
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Bryan
Seeking Collie Puppy for Grieving Daughter
A family asks readers for help to replace their lost cocker spaniel. They want a collie or similar breed for their five year old daughter Carolyn who is grieving. Readers with a puppy to donate or sell should contact 3-1584.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Carolyn
Wife of ITT executive recalls Vienna espionage case
Mrs Vogeler recounts efforts to free her husband Bob Sanders an ITT executive arrested in Budapest in 1949 and later jailed in Hungary. She details contacts from Belgium Switzerland and the US, his travel with two sons, warnings of being shadowed, and the eventual 15 year sentence with others receiving 13 years or the death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Washington
Belgium
Switzerland
USA
Bob
Budapest
Hungary
Bobby
Billy
Pia Eykens
Astoria
Legation
Nathaniel Davies
Edgar Sanders
British International Telephone and Telegraph
ITT
Sanders
ITT Holdings
Bob Sanders
Cardinal Mindszenty
Vogeler
United Feature Syn., Inc
Modesty Requested for Tack's Weather Columns
An admiring reader from Silverton Texas urges Tack to be less boastful about forecast accuracy. The letter questions misses and asks for a rough self sketch rather than a photo, while praising the weather predictions and crop results from the past 26 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
More Film Bigwigs Face Red Probe
Subpoenas have been issued for about a dozen Hollywood figures as the House Un American Activities Committee intensifies its search for Communist influence in the movie capital Washington on March 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. L. Jones
Cocker
Mrs. Austin
Collie
Bill McClendon
Jeb Harlan
Jebs
Claymores
Longhorn
Brand
Steve
the and Tribue
Houlman
Phil
Mickey
Mrs. Finn
Flossie
Clancy
Silverton, Texas
E.R.T
James Anderson
William Wheeler
Globe-News
Ruth Dobbs Knight
Golden Light Coffee
Lubbock
A. Ee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!