Farm labor supply shifts to oversupply in Amarillo area
County agent Art Braley reports a transition from shortage to oversupply in Amarillo farm labor. Applicants include married and single workers, with many local and out-of-district arrivals. He cites completed harvest as a factor, but notes substantial acreage still to be cut and shocked when fields dry enough for machinery.
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Amario
Art Braley
Bralley
Amarillo
Panhandle
Brasley
Tabor
Preachers for the Hair Hair Care Claim
An advertisement promotes a hair tonic claiming to proof itself against gray hair dryness and falling hair. It touts an itchy scalp and dandruff remedy and urges use to be convinced, ending with a note “POST OFFICE DRUG.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Navy Takes Over Secret Mukilteo Ammunition Base
The Army handed over its large secret 2.7 million dollar ammunition base at Mukilteo Washington to the Navy. The base terminal moved 500000 tons of high explosives into the Pacific war and will serve as a Navy berthing facility. Scotland banned golf in 1901 as interest in golf grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
ARMY
Seattle
U.P
Mukilteo
Wash
Truman Can Place Friends in 25 Appointive Posts
President Truman has 15 jobs paying 10000 dollars or more that could be filled by presidential appointment, from the Agriculture Department post to ambassador to Great Britain. Most require Senate confirmation and could be blocked by Republicans.
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Truman
Washington
W.P
Agriculture Department
Production and Marketing Administration
Great Britain
Senate
Mrs T E Brisendine Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Frankie Brisendine 52 wife of T E Brisendine died at home after a long illness. Survived by husband son T E Jr daughter Mrs J Q Estess sister Mrs Sam Bailey and four brothers. Funeral 4 30 pm Wednesday at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Dr E B Fincher officiating. Interment Memorial Park.
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Frankie Brisendine
T. E. Brisendine
McMasters
T. E. Jr
J. Q. Estess
Sam Bailey
Dumas
J. C. Burns
George Burns
W. C. Burns
Oklahoma
Gunshot accident ends with Willie Mae Jefferson at clinic
Willie Mae Jefferson of 2116 Tyler reported to Wyatt Clinic in North Heights today with a gunshot wound to her right hip. She said she was handling a gun when it discharged accidentally and was assisted to the clinic by her husband.
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Willie Mae Jefferson
Tyler
Wyatt Clinic
North Heights
Tanning Hides Soaked in Sea Tides by Colonial Crafters
Sea water was used to soften cattle hides for Colonial leather soles. Hides were laid in an inlet, weighed with stones, and left to soak through the tide’s ebb and flow.
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Scotland
P. V. Alexander
J. C. Penney CO
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Amarillo Hotel
T. C. Webb
Audiphone Company of
North Texas
Travis
By Angelo
Gus
Roy
Federal Communications Commission
Paul Porter
U. S
Spain
Norman Armour
Federal Loan
RFC
Charles B. Henderson
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Secretary of Treasury
Champlin
AIR Speed Oil Company
W. Fifth
Phone
Ong St
Globe-News
Jupe Motor Supply Automotive Distributors
Spring and Brake Service
West Sixth Ave
Tom
Carol Brent
PLAID
Rose
Riverside
Ann Orator
Saan
Folger’s
Folger
Corrmant, Jfolaen
Leer Lea
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