Tack Letters Detail Labor Abuse and Local Ad Campaign
Letter writers condemn Amarillo and Potter County contractors for underpaying laborers on north highway and Amarillo Creek work, claiming 20 cents an hour and 10 to 12 hour days. A reader asks why state inspectors tolerate eight hour limits. A second note seeks a renter family for a five room Canyon farm house with chicken houses and orchard at 14.50 monthly.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Amarillo Creek
Austin
State Highway Commission
Tack
Canyon
Widow 20 Seeks Any Kind of Job to Support Baby
A 20 year old widow with a nearly two year old baby seeks any employment to support her child. She is an experienced stenographer but will take any work and prefers a motherless home near to keep her baby with her. She will travel if needed and asks interested parties to call 7350 before 5 30 each day.
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Tack
Grace Apartments
East Eighth Avenue
Lee
Mayo Clinic Operation Hope and Loan Request in Texas
A desperate note from Hereford Texas seeks funds to travel to Mayo Clinic for an operation to walk again. The writer offers two diamond rings and two city lots as security and asks for any possible loan or assistance.
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Mayo Clinic
Tack
Mayo's
Hereford
Texas
Letters to the Editor from Amarillo Reader Seeks Local Answers
A Shamrock Texas resident writes to Amarillo News about high prices for gas and telephone and complains about 50 cent movie admission in Amarillo. The writer urges action by city authorities and asks for public attention to price reductions.
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Amarillon
Amarillo
M. Reynolds
Shamrock
Tex
Cash for needy cause in Panhandle plea
A reader explains eight months of bed rest due to lack of funds for a specialized orthopedic operation. Doctors advised an expensive rest cure, but the effort drained all savings without improving the condition. The letter frames a plea for financial help for medical treatment.
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the Panhandle
Lost Onyx Ring Seeks Reward
A resident offers a liberal reward for the return of a large square onyx ring set in solid gold. The heirloom piece, with a carved man's head, was likely lost in the yard or discarded in the trash. Contact 21677 at 218 West Tenth Street.
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West Tenth Street
Readers seek hospital help and local leads in Tucumcari
A letter seeks low cost hospital options for poor residents in Tucumcari New Mexico with a physician recommended. A reply says no such place is known and suggests consulting local doctors about New Mexico hospitals.
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B. T. A. Tucumcari
N. M
Tucumcari
New Mexico Hospitals
Mexican envoys and bullfights stir reader letter
A Clovis New Mexico reader denounces bullfighting as cruel and disgraceful arguing that civilized people should treat animals with compassion. She notes her Western upbringing near Amarillo and thanks Tack for allowing public opinion in his column.
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Amarillo
W. L. Greenleaf
Clovis
N. M
Hurrah for Anne Dyer Nunn Rodeo Motto Proposal
A letter praises Anne Dyer Nunn and critiques cruelty in rodeo training. It proposes a motto about testing methods on oneself before harming animals and questions the ethics of equestrian discipline. The note references a Fort Worth & Denver pep squad and a Pampa game on October 17.
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Fort Worth
Pampa
Bill McDavid
Nineteenth Avenue
Milton B. Capers
Fillmore Street
Shorty
Denver
Anne Dyer Nunn
Von's Pink Tablets Praised By Iowa Man In Letter
Edd Sproul of Missouri Valley Iowa reports relief from acid stomach and ulcers after using Von's Famous Pink Tablets for two years says he avoided a stomach pump and soda doses and can eat freely. He offers to certify the claim with a stamped reply. Hundreds of letters praise the product.
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Edd Sproul
Missouri Valley
Iowa
Von
Mr. Sproul
Trade Rent for Work Offer in Column Reader Question
A reader asks if a middle aged couple or lady who reads the column would trade a large furnished room with all bills paid in return for help. The note seeks a housing exchange arrangement and mentions work in exchange.
Reader seeks help with housework asks to call number
A reader asks for assistance with housework and requests a call to the number 9768 to arrange help. The brief, addressed to the paper, thanks readers for any responses.
Pro and Con Letter Praises Gem Texas Reader
A reader from Gem, Texas, "A Constant Reader," praised a column letter for its common sense and concern for youth. The writer argues prohibition truths over whisky ring rhetoric and urges reflection on public conduct. See Tack Letters, Page 6.
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Gem
Texas
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Pampa, Texas
St. Joseph's
St.Josephis
Hurst
Belber
8Th and
Polk
Mexico
Jose Manual Puig Casauranc
Washington
Manuel C. Tellez
Puig Casuranc
Childrens
VarpoRu
Freezone
Gilbert Thayer
Philco
City Auditorium
National Health Bureau
America
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Mathes Co
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Philco Radios
Elmer E. Lee
New York City
England
Canada
United States
National Health Bureau of America
Eubank
Albuquerque
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