Secretary as God as Her Pay Warrants
A reader letter from PAM McCARY to the Amarillo Globe-News rebukes postwar secretary pay and working conditions. She argues secretaries receive too little for heavy workloads and high living costs, noting bosses demand more work for less pay and dismissals for insufficient polish.
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Amarillo
Globe
Globe- News
Thomas Thompson
Amarillo Globe-News
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Pam McCary
I Q Juke Box Tests IQ in Cleveland
A novel juke box in Cleveland uses a nickel slot to display five questions. The customer answers to get a score of intelligencedope genius or in between, with timing and a red indicator showing the result. The device originated with the Navy for aircraft identification.
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Cleveland
Navy
Veteran stops jump at Eads Bridge after hour long talk
EAST ST. LOUIS, NL June three police officers spent ninety minutes persuading a war veteran not to jump from the Eads bridge over the Mississippi. A Coast Guard rescue boat failed to arrive as the desk sergeant waited. The Coast Guard said the commanding officer was out eating.
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East ST. Louis
U.P
Eads
Mississippi
Coast Guard
Burl Carey
AA Speaker Here Nov 1 On Alcoholism Fight
Mrs. Marty Mann director of the National Committee for Education on Alcohol speaks at the State Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous in Austin. She notes AA efforts, Yale Summer School, and Amarillo’s 900+ alcoholics seeking recovery. The Top of Texas group sponsors the address with no charges for attendance.
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Marty Mann
Alcoholics Anonymous
Austin
Mann
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Yale University
Alcohol Studies
L and
Win
Top of Texas
Temperature Varieties In Cold Blooded Animals
Cold blooded animals feel cold to the touch when temperatures drop. Their bodies reflect the surrounding air and help regulate the local atmosphere’s temperature.
Famine Record Notes Annual Indian Hunger Strain
A fragment notes recurring famine in parts of India with widespread suffering. The brief mentions yearly hunger despite broader relief efforts.
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India
Infrequent famines and cycles noted in country
The text notes famine occurring every 36 or more years and famines or famines in the country roughly every five or ten years, highlighting irregular cycles and periodic food shortages.
Bargain Offers On Kids Accessories And Winter Warmth
An assortment of sale items lists purses and beanies for 37 cents, semi step in girdles, chenille robes, children’s mittens, a wool blanket, and auto anti freeze. Prices show deep discounts from regular amounts, with highlights on solid brown sets and 25 percent off blankets.
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Angelo
Larry R. Garre
Frank T. O'Brien
Congress
OPA
C. C
Pei
Appie
Ea Na
Clark
Edgers
Glen L. Casey
Mgr
Hinsley
House OF Colors
East 6Th
National Committee For Education On Alcohol
Breke
Herbert Colling
Se Jackson
Tecemeaernt
Manth Salal
Leoo
Ward
Wool
Jersey
U.S
Montgomery Ward
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