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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1938
Page
6
An editor notes Mr. Wilson is away with Texas Rangers acting as bodyguards after Amarillo named its ten best dressed men. A self described newspaperman booked passage on the Empress Hong Kong bound for China and said he wished for a quiet war.
A cryptic style roundup lists clues across horizontal and vertical sections. The puzzle references a past public links championship noting a player who recently won, with many wordplay clues spanning categories like animals, plants, and objects.
Northwestern University students rated Ralph Van Petten for his red and blue circle pajama design in a pajama parade. The annual beauty quest at Indiana University chose Margery Stewart of Wabash as top first-year girl. Future Farmers of America judges in Kansas City named Hunter Greenlaw of Falmouth Virginia as Star Farmer of America.
Community letters list several requests including ironing house cleaning and baking by the hour. Various individuals seek farm work dairy ranch and public work with references available. A puppy and a cat are to be given away and a blue purse found with owner to claim at The News- Globe office.
Around Town notes several major operations at 1701 Van Buren Street and 705 North Pierce Street with additional minor surgery for G. T. Herrington of Flagstaff Arizona. Wa Hunssey’s offers 10c credit per gallon of paint to be donated to a local church. Birthdays listed include Lucille Ricketts and Mrs. Irvin Ricketts with Gladys Roach.
A fragment from the Amarillo Globe includes heated exchanges between Kathleen Gregory and Donald MacDonald over a right of way that could save miners’ livelihoods. The piece also lists airline personnel movements to Albuquerque, New York, Chicago, and Dallas, with multiple names and destinations noted in a brief “News from the Airlines” section.
The clipping mentions patients and medical statuses at Northwest Texas Hospital including Aileen Cobel and Mrs. Gertrude Kidd. It also notes W. B. McGaughay under medical supervision and J. M. Edwards dismissed after treatment for injuries. The passage shifts to a dramatic scene with a torn contract during a fire rescue.
A 35 year old man seeks a dependable position on a farm. He emphasizes honesty and reliability and hopes to join a local farming operation.
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