Cotton field feat sparks reader letter debate
A letter defends a claim about picking 100 pounds of cotton in five hours, noting personal East Texas field experience and praising a prior wager. Another reader endorses a quick cotton pick and warns of a fishy statement in a newspaper report. A Wheeler Texas writer closes with a tip on arnica for burrs and Sloan's Liniment. A high school girl seeks home work to pay for room and board, offering child care skills and asking for a family to hire her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ansley
Tack
Amarillo
East Texas
Sloan
Arnica
Jack
Man Seeks Farm Work Prefers Agricultural Labor
Married man ED COOK seeks farm work and asks for assistance. He offers appreciation and provides the North Side Station contact Dial 20102 for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
ED Cook
Dial
North Side Station
Homemaker Seeks Private Home Work
Blanche Garrison, a 25 year old woman, 5 ft 4 in, 160 lb with brown hair and eyes, seeks winter private home employment. She can work in town or country, has farm upbringing, can milk feed chickens and ride horses, and desires a good winter position. Address 204 North Arthur Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Arthur Street
Blanche Garrison
Man offers wide range of household help in Amarillo
A man advertises as a versatile worker ready to cook, clean, tend children, drive, machine for cars, perform electric work, garden, wash, and more. He seeks winter work with board and room, promising references and a conversation about a job at Route 2 Box 307.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Carpenter offers skilled work and patent help in 20 years of trade
J R Carruth of Canyon Texas seeks carpenter work at reasonable rates and a backer to fund a patent. He invites contact at 1529 East Fifteenth Avenue, and notes a recent robbery of his safety deposit box on October 23 with valuables missing but asking only for the return of contents and a $10 reward. He also urges support for the Community Chest to meet its goal.
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Tack
East Fifteenth Avenue
Irby B. Carruth
Canyon, Texas
Community Chest funds urged for city parade in Amarillo
A reader argues the city should raise its charity quota rather than cut festive events and notes private sources fund the Santa Claus parade. He suggests Amarillo business leaders could stage a parade without city expense and questions chamber of commerce support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Two room apartment offers rent deal for couple
A landlording proposal seeks a middle aged couple to share rent. The woman would cook one evening meal and wash dishes and perform a weekly deep clean in exchange for part of the $25 monthly rent plus all bills paid. Call 317 East Twenty Third Avenue after 5 30 or dial 8062 after that time.
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East Twenty-Third Avenue
Seeking cooking or nursing work to support family
A person explains urgent need for employment in cooking or nursing to support four children and a nonworking husband. Provides contact route via the English Airport for cooking and a separate number for nursing, noting prior experience nursing others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Child Seeks Work to Support Child in School
A mother writes seeking employment to support her child and keep him in school. She offers to work in grocery, department store, hotel, or cafeteria roles and can perform housework, washing, ironing, and dishwashing. References available. location 706 A East Twelfth Avenue.
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Tack
East Twelfth Avenue
Decoy for Sale Offered by Mrs Tupin
A decoy is offered for sale with contact details given. Mrs Tupin can be reached at 4060 and the seller invites calls or visits at 403 North Tyler Street.
Found dog seeks owner near Tri State Fair closing night
A reader reports finding a small brown dwarf Spitz dog with a crippled left hind leg on September 29 at the Tri State Fair closing night. The finder offers no reward and asks for identification of the rightful owner.
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Tack
O.K
Pooch Mystery Spurred by Dalhart Reader Letter
A Dalhart reader asks Col. Tack to identify a dog seen in the Panhandle, while debating college value and success beyond degrees. The writer likens Edison and other leaders to nongrads, questioning who truly becomes somebody outside formal education.
Robotic office age sparks uneasy view of jobs
The reader laments automation replacing human labor across sectors from banking to agriculture. He notes machines like harvesters and combines reducing workers, questions what white collar roles remain, and criticizes gadgets or robots that would make offices mere button pressing machines.
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