Weather and culture notes mix up in early spring headlines
A long column mixes weather outlook with social humor and light science. It mentions California climate shifts, a New England judge ruling women may play poker, jokes about beauty and manners, a theater review of The Vanishing Virginian, and various human-interest items from eggs to twins.
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New England
Lexington Minute
Concord Minute
University of Minnesota
Netherlands East Indies
Massachusetts
New
Barnwell, S. C
University of Chicago
Horatio H. Newman
Classified Help Wanted and Personal Ads T
An elderly woman seeks work as a teacher or caregiver offering reading, tutoring, or child coaching services in Amarillo and Borger areas. Also listing jobs for farm work, general labor, and a colored woman seeking cleaning and ironing duties. Contact details and brief notes from multiple readers appear.
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Tack Tam
Century old fleece yields eight pounds and rising
A historical note compares past and present fleece weights, stating that a sheep in the United States yielded about two pounds a century ago and eight pounds now, with annual growth of six hundredths of a pound. It humorously warns about moth damage and growing prep for warmer months. It mentions hat care and electricity conservation in New York, and an odd anecdote on a U.S. citizen in Rome seeking her birth certificate to prove Aryan heritage for food aid.
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United States
Hat Style Council
Man
New York
Sacramento
U.P
James Gallatin Powers
Rome
Italy
Frank Scofield Attends Victory Parade in Panhandle
Frank Scofield Texas administrator of the treasury’s Victory Bonds and Stamps division arrived by plane to participate in the Victory Parade. He praised Panhandle support and lauded Amarillo schools for their efforts, then planned to ride with city officials. An automotive tip advises using water pressure via a hose to remove debris from a radiator core.
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Frank Scofield
Texas
Treasury Department
Panhandle
Scofield
Miss Amarillo
Wins Home Groceries and Car to Sargeant in Fort Ord
Fort Ord sergeant George Bartlett wins a home furniture a month of groceries an automobile and fuel for 20 000 miles Maj Gen Simpson grants special furlough for the prize trip to Little Rock Ark He plans to propose to the unidentified girl who sent the winning ticket from Omaha aged 22
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Fort Ord
Cal
George Bartlett
Little Rock
Ark
W. H. Simpson
Sgt
Barnett
Omaha
Tri-State Fair dates set for September 14 to 19
The 1942 Tri-State Fair will run September 14 through 19 with Ray Pinkney as president. Amusement Corporation of America will supply midway attractions, choosing between Beckman and Geretey Midway or Rubin and Cherry Exposition, both past favorites.
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Ray Pinkney
Tri-State Fair Association
Amusement Corporation of America
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