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It Takes All Kinds of People To Make A World
A feature on everyday service workers in Amarillo shows how milkmen, meter readers, laundry staff, and telegraph delivery boys interact with households. It details friendships, favors, pet hazards, odd errands, and misunderstandings that color the jobs and test customer patience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Buck Ellerbee
The
Borden Co
Jess
Tommy Tomberlin
Borden
Mr. Tomberline
Herman Reynolds
Mr. Reynolds
Grady
Jackson
Bob Noah
Jim Fletcher
Amarillo Gas Co
Noah
Mask
City Water Department
Rover
Western Union
J. C. Thresher
Thresher
Mr. Thresher
Pete Hudson
Mr. Hudson