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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1941
Page
2
Weather unsettled with possible rain or melting snow. local items include military air action over Norway, Milk Fund donations, car sales ads, looming price rises, oil boom talk near Amarillo, a big theater show, a large bass catch in Medina Lake, and various human interest vignettes from the community.
The WPA has increased allowable hours for workers on National Defense Projects from 40 to 48 per week. Information comes from WPA headquarters via Texas state HQ in San Antonio. The note mentions 48 ongoing Tex projects and references 1609 when sheep arrived in North America.
A reader praises a barrel of pointer dog bloodlines, noting a litter of thirteen puppies with eight national champion ancestors in their pedigree. Names include Ch. John Procter Cha. Onon doga Nick and others, while mentioning bitches such as Lady Stylish Touchstone Riverview Fleet and Comanche Queen B.
A Texan welcome note appears as a personal letter from Omer Michaux, praising Texas after traveling with Panhandle Eastern. The author shares affection for the state, landmark imagery, and mentions enjoying Amarillo Daily News column before inviting readers to hear more from Tack.
Help wanted for permanent position on Comb Street or contact by phone at 2 2659. Applicant should be reliable and able to start soon.
A reader from 809 Fillmore Street requests any kind of work and offers housework by the hour or day. Contact at 220 North West Seventh Avenue. Also seeking a tractor man and wife to live in a two room house with pay $40 a month until June 1 and $50 per month thereafter, living about 10 miles from 4 Way Station and 10 miles from Channing. contact A L Shackelford.
Amarillo business people show interest in Texas University extension courses in show card writing newspaper advertising window display and personnel problems to be offered at Amarillo High School. A Wednesday 8 pm organizing session will set class times with no tuition. A $1 registration grants access to all courses. Instructors include Plasco G. Moore UT Extension Division faculty. Most work will be laboratory based with little lecture. Eligible participants include any employed person over 16.
DeWitt H. Emery was reelected president of the National Small Business Men's Association. Emery founded the group in 1937 to give small business merchants an active voice in national affairs.
A young man requests farm work opportunities and notes broad experience in all kinds of farm tasks. Contact William at 422 Cleveland Street to discuss employment.
A reader seeks a female pen pal aged 50 to 60 with steady income for ongoing correspondence.
In 1917 life insurance companies shifted from minimal government bonds to over 10 percent of assets in such bonds by war end and backed industries for preparedness. By 1940 policy owners held five and a half billion dollars in government bonds, seven times post WWI levels, as life insurers invest broadly to defend American life and ensure national morale.
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