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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1931
Page
15
A letter argues that market shifts reflect who controls prices the bulls or bears and urges the Fed to declare the Board of Trade a gambling institution. The writer questions government power to act if the underworld resists, urging decisive action by federal authorities.
Pasadena Calif May 28 One of the most important though almost unknown documents in American history the letter of George III granting independence to the United States was made public here today by the Henry Huntington Library and Art Gallery. The order is reproduced in the accompanying layout. It notes the king first wrote independence then separated it as a word, and he altered sustaining to defending. Embodied in Treaty Townshend transmitted the articles to Adams Franklin and Jay in Paris on November 25 1782, and the articles were in the Preliminary Articles of Peace signed November 30. Huntington Library Bulletin will publish biographical material on Mr Huntington and list 532 items as Incunabula Medica now at Pasadena. The collection has been scrutinized by Johns Hopkins University. Frederick Jackson Turner’s study of sectionalism is also featured.
Two young married men from Amarillo seek immediate employment to support wives and a baby. L. E. Parker and B. W. McPherson, living at 405 Monroe Street, have twelve years in Amarillo and offer truck driving, roof repair, general labor, and concrete work. They request consideration and endorsements from readers.
Readers invite attendance at the May 29 commencement in the Canyon administration building at 8 o clock. J W Dake Taylor of Canyon Texas offers a note about inviting the paper. E V L Mrs I states she cannot promise attendance. A mother seeking immediate work describes herself as a stenographer and practical nurse with two years experience.
A notice details Judge Wil son likely visiting the Hoover ranch late this week. H E Hoover saved a case against Bill Wagoner over unlawfully moving a Jersey bull from Hoover’s pasture into Wagoner’s, with Wagoner denying the charge as the bull was fenced in his pasture. Hoover hopes Wilson will take the case and help him obtain a favorable ruling.
Guidance on raising ducks covers diet and housing. Start with three-minute oatmeal and ground oyster shells, add chopped head lettuce after five days, then sand at one week. Keep ducklings off the ground for two weeks. Do not forget to put one of
Letters discuss feeding and water for young ducks, lost items, pleas for work and clothing, a plea to improve city dump and incinerator near a new park, and a request to place a boy with an elderly farming family. Community voices include Mrs Williams, Glenn Smith, and Mrs Perks seeking help, jobs, and homes in Amarillo area.
A letter requests help to locate Tack asking if anyone can offer him employment. Contact details show 9618 for days and 7007 for evenings, directed by E. R. T. on behalf of Mrs. A W.
A resident at 1308 Johnson Street Apt A asks for employment opportunities in Amarillo. He lists experience as a machinist, farm laborer, and painter and is open to cafe work to support his wife and family.
A terse feud unfolds over a car collision at 1915 Tyler Street. Tack accuses the recipient of blackmail after an initial offer to pay damages is rejected. The letter demands an apology before reconsidering compensation, signaling a public airing of a private dispute.
A concise note from a reader seeking guidance after encountering a troubling situation. The text expresses uncertainty and a plea for direction, with no clear events, dates, or named entities.
A resident recalls a photo session where children under six were photographed. The family moved from 1406 Johnson Street before the prints could be retrieved and now lives at 817 Russell Street in Fairfield two blocks east of the Fair Ground. The writer asks the photographers to return the tinted picture.
A widower asks Deaf Tack for help placing three of his seven children ages seven nine and eleven while he seeks work. He explains the mother vanished and asks readers to contact him for a home for the three boys. He mentions four children already arranged.
A note offers a sewing machine and an electric motor for trade in exchange for a radio. The writer invites interested parties to propose a swap, suggesting a simple barter solution. No names or dates provided.
Sunday about noon our singer flew away toward St. Anthony Hospital. He is a bright yellow canary with white wings and tail and grey on the head. My father is bedfast and loved the bird. I will pay a $2 reward for its return. Contact Mrs. E A Burch 314 North West Fifth Ave telephone 2-1380.
A resident at 713 Short Avenue offers a radio in trade for a useful exchange. The note invites offers and any assistance to connect with the seller.
Clara seeks any kind of employment due to urgent need. She lists experience in house work caring for children waiting tables and practical nursing and offers herself for any available position. Contact her at telephone 4692.
A reader urges the column to ignite discussion on statewide matters of general welfare, focusing on the fee system used to fund offices. The writer notes courts have condemned such practices and argues that state offices are sustained by fees far exceeding salaries of teachers and administrators, calling for public demand and reform.
The piece argues that offices seldom secure private employment salaries above common labor wages and that many workers lack skilled or professional labor. It notes a pattern of fees being charged to ignorant or unfortunate people and urges starting a discussion at a proper time and place, suggesting you could lead it.
Four full blood Persian kittens offered for sale at 12 dollars each. Their mother has won a prize at the fair in past two years. Address 610 Fairmont Street Pole Sitting Challenge seeks support to beat Benny Fox’s 100 hour record, urging backers.
A reader requests a remedy to stop a German Shepherd from sucking eggs. The note asks if someone can send a solution to address this behavior and includes initials EB RT.
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