Tack Letters and Community Inquiries From Shamrock Readers
Local letters discuss Miss Juanita Granger's cotton picking record, waiting job seekers, and requests for housing and work. Citizens ask about a Daughters of the Confederacy chapter, a pipeline line to Fort Worth, and property rezoning in Amarillo. Community notices include a public hearing set for December 8 1931 and personal appeals for employment and housing assistance.
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Juanita Granger
Dozier
Shamrock
Texas
Miss Granger
Amarillo
Daughters of the Confederacy
Tyler
Oliver- Eakle
City Commission
Fort Worth
Shamrock Oil & Gas Company
Entire Family Observes Birthdays On Holidays
Evelyn Compton writes from 1108 North Jackson Street noting three sisters born November 26 1912 1918 and 1922 all share Thanksgiving Day birthdays. Another sister born February 22 1920 celebrates Washingtons Birthday while the father has a Halloween birthday.
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Tack
Minnie Ward
Evelyn Compton
Tressie Compton
Washington
North Jackson Street
Missing Home Help Seeks Christian Family Duties
Employment ad from 616 East Eleventh Avenue seeks a live-in helper for a good Christian home offering room and board and a small salary.
Widow seeks urgent housework work in Roberts Street
Mrs Lena, a long unemployed widow at 1005 Roberts Street, pleads for immediate employment. She prefers housework but will take any available job to support herself.
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South
Roberts Street
Tack
Lena
Personal ad seeks work and companionship in Amarillo
Longtime Amarillo resident offers to work any labor and asks for a trial. The writer seeks good girl friends aged 18 to 23, notes working in a grocery, enjoys dancing golf and tennis, stands five feet nine inches tall with brown eyes and black hair, not seeking matrimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Quilting Work Planned for Mrs Pittman at Polk Street
Mrs J M Pittman of 403 North Polk Street requests printing of quilting and washing tasks she will undertake, seeking work of some kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Pittman
North Polk Street
Kill Rats and Weevils Inquiry From Texas Respondent
A correspondence notes Mr. C. S. King of Miami Texas seeks guidance on pest control. The writer indicates they will send information in response for possible practical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
C. S. King
Miami
Texas
Pest control tips from Guymon Oklahoma reader
A Guymon Oklahoma letter offers home remedies to deter weevils and rats. Seal seed in tin containers and use formaldehyde to exterminate weevils. For rats, apply damp cotton with formaldehyde to dens and block entrances with soil. Sprinkling damp lye on runways is also advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guymon
Oklahoma
Varied Tasks from a Young Couple Seeking Work
A 24 year old man and 27 year old woman plead for winter employment. He lists skills as floor sanding finishing dishwashing labor store clerk auto and tractor driving and cooking helper. She is an experienced waitress and housekeeper with department store experience. They ask room and board with a small wage to survive the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Jensen Couple Seeks Appreciation Note at South Johnson Street
A reader signs off with gratitude to Tack and thanks Mr and Mrs Jensen of 1019 South Johnson Street. The message invites continued appreciation for services rendered. It includes a contact phone number 6613.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Mrs. Jensen
South
Johnson Street
Dial
Hills Bros Coffee uses patented roast to keep flavor
The ad promotes Hills Bros Coffee claiming a unique Controlled Roasting process that yields a bewitching, uniform flavor. It emphasizes continuous, automatic roasting, a vacuum-can freshness system, and air removal to preserve taste with the Arab trademark and Kansas City based Hills Bros. Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hills Bros
Hills Bros. Coffee
Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc
Kansas City
Missouri
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