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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1931
Page
3
Mrs. T K Glenn leads a city wide effort to raise an unemployment relief fund in Atlanta by collecting a penny per meal from every person. Children will sign parental pledges and teachers and civic groups will spread support to fund winter aid.
A middle aged woman, Mrs. F, asks for employment options to support her two children so they can stay in school. She offers to work in a private home or hotel, doing quilting, sewing, or related tasks and provides local references. Dial 8177, 412 East Fourteenth Avenue.
A Pampa letter predicts a Harvesters victory over the Amarillo Sandies next Saturday October 17 in Panhandle oil capital with a 21 to 6 score. The writer urges fan support and asserts the Harvesters have eclipsed the Sandies this season.
A farmer asked how far he traveled with 1000 rows in ten lands of 100 rows each. He rode around the ends of each land in every round, seeking total distance traveled by the time he finished.
A collection of short, personal notices from readers in Claude Malakoff and surrounding Texas towns. Requests include help solving a math problem, trading a two room apartment full of furniture for a four wheel trailer, seeking print of a pamphlet, asking for any kind of work, and a request to print for a milk cow for winter feeding. Names include ROBERT HOOD ESSIE R AL G. KIRBY E R T and local addresses.
The inquiry seeks how Pepper Martin, linked to Ty Cobb by fans, reached the St. Louis Cardinals and what his future with the team could hold, focusing on origin and potential role.
Personal notice from N. V. seeking an honest man aged 35 to 40 for companionship and potential marriage. The writer, 26, has never married and asks interested men to respond through Tack.
A reader argues the Cardinals paid 2500 dollars for a minor leaguer not related to Ty Cobb and questions if anyone will be a drawing card like Ruth but suggests Martin may be next year. The piece stresses advertising service to reach the public and connect them with available service.
Barney Oldfield once a famed auto racing star at 60 mph now pursues rebuilding his fortune in the stock market. He limits driving to leisure trips with family around Los Angeles, leaving competition behind.
A reader writes that with a wife and two children they cannot place an ad, claiming to have desirable shoes not widely known. They request a publicity boost and describe offering a “double life quid” for shoes that, when rubbed into soles, toughens them and excludes others.
An ad offers Double-Life liquid to waterproof shoes for 50 cents. The letter page features a reader arguing about betting in Pampa versus Amarillo, criticizing coverage and asserting local pride and future football dominance.
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