Corpus Christi’s liquor rules hinge on a wet edge
A United Press report by C L Douglas describes Corpus Christi as not fully dry, with wine cards visible but bottles kept hidden. Sheriff Paul Cox maintains order as tourism pressure grows, forcing a cautious approach to alcohol. The piece notes nearby Port Aransas hosts the island’s lone bar catering to anglers and visitors.
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United Press
C. L. Douglas
South
Texas
Corpus Christi
Fort Worth
Bar
San Antonio
Paul Cox
Dean Law
Port Aransas
San Antono
Automotive classifieds and local bar tale in Corpus Christi
List of used car offers from 1929 to 1938 including Plymouth DeLuxe and Chevrolets with contact details at Ridings Ridgeway and 915 Polk. Nearby note references Nueces County Mustang Island during an election, with bartender commentary on looser restrictions and anticipated tightening.
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Toney Chisum, Inc
Polk
East
Ridings-Ridgeway
Mustang Island
Nueces County
Corpus Christi
Tack Letters and Personal Ads Continue in Local Column
A collection of short notices and requests appears, including requests for jobs by a single girl with cafe experience, a widow seeking a home and chores for room and board, a college entrant seeking roommates to share expenses, a lost tan suede jacket reward offer, and a missing family dog case with a price for return.
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East Tenth Avenue
AL Roland
Missing Dog Nick Sought by Nelsons at Lipscomb Street
LA VERNA and BARBARA NELSON ask for help locating their dog Nick who has gone missing from 2200 Lipscomb Street. They urge anyone who sees him to contact them immediately and provide a reward for his safe return.
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Nick
LA Verna
Barbara Nelson
Lipscomb Street
Housekeeping Companion Wanted in Happy Texas
Middle aged lady sought to do housework and serve as companion to an aged mother. Provides room and board and small wages. Three in the family listed as G. E. Wesley Route 1 Happy Texas.
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G. E. Wesley
Route 1
Happy
Texas
Help Wanted for Elderly Couple Seeks Honest Home Steady Work
A letter requests help finding an elderly single man or middle aged man and his wife to live in and work in exchange for a home. The writer and her husband live alone and seek assistance including washing ironing and milking a cow.
Woman seeks fox terrier adoption from owner in Shamrock
A classified notice from Mrs W A Edwards of Shamrock Texas asks for a good home for a Fox Terrier that is house-broke and intelligent. She prefers a woman owner as the dog was raised by one and dislikes men and children but bonds quickly with women.
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Shamrock
W. A. Edwards
Texas
Tack
Fillmore Street
House Help Wanted For Room And Board In Small Family
Seeking a girl to work in a small house with three in the family. Duties are not heavy and compensation includes room board and small wages. Call 5990 or 2039 Hayden A reader.
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Tack
Hayden
Look for a Kind Typewriter Donation Request
A. Reader requests a loaner typewriter due to urgent need and promises careful use. Call 4589 to arrange.
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Tack
Help locate Pepper the small shepherd-collie in Amarillo
A reader asks for help finding a lost dog named Pepper who vanished two weeks ago near East Amarillo subdivision close to the old airport. Pepper, a small shepherd-collie, was last seen around Chuck Moore's service station where locals liked him. His owner and wife are heartbroken and hope for any sightings or tips to reunite with Pepper.
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Tack
Amarillo
TWA
California
Chuck Moore
Feenamint Gum Promoted as Safe Laxative Aid
An older presented ad touts Feenamint chewing gum as a pleasant laxative aid. It claims the gum distributes a gentle laxative ingredient evenly for natural action and urges daily use to prevent dangerous delays in digestion.
Reward Offered for Lost Collie Named Puppy
Walter Peck asks for three dollar reward for the return of a tan collie with black mixed fur, white-booted paws and a white shirt front, called Puppy. The dog rode in a saucer in a Kansas City to Wichita trip a year ago.
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Kansas City
Wichita
Tack
Walter Peck
Seeking Housekeeper and Office Clerk Position
A 25 year old woman seeks employment in a married couple or small family home as a housekeeper or in an office role. She offers strong references, two years in city work, willingness to work hourly daily or weekly, and can attend an interview at her listed addresses. She mentions prior teaching and clerical experience. Contact available at 2304 West Fifth Avenue or 2201 Van Buren Street.
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Europe
Tom Mix
Wild West
Sam B. Dill
Amarillo
Tri-State Fair
Riding Hobsons
Texarkana
Wonder Horse
Tony
Tony, Jr
West Fifth Avenue
Tack
van Buren Street
Bus Bandits Elude Panhandle Officers
Potter County authorities said they still had been unable to find trace of three armed bandits who held up a Pickwick bus on the Jericho Gap between McLean and Jericho and a grocery store at Lefors on Saturday night. The incident followed a pair of bold robberies in the Panhandle as investigators sought leads and descriptions.
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Potter County
Panhandle
Jericho Gap
McLean
Jericho
Lefors
Federal Court Convenes Then Is Dismissed
Federal court opened for the September term with Judge James C. Wilson expected later. Deputy Marshal Bill Lampe and deputy district clerk Mary K. Hart y opened the term and recessed until Tuesday. The grand jury is to report Thursday and the petit jury on Monday, September 17.
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James C. Wilson
Fort Worth
United States District Court
Bill Lampe
Mary K. Harty
Petit Jury
Officer slain in gun fight near Dallas
In Dallas a deputy sheriff Cecil Chapman and hijacker Eugene Lane were fatally wounded after a roadside shootout following a series of holdups. Lane and his brother Larry Lane fled in a stolen car from F. W. Richardson. Deputy W J B Peck was wounded. Sheriff Smoot Schmid filed murder charges against Eugene Lane.
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Dallas
Cecil Chapman
W. J. B. Peck
Eugene Lane
Larry Lane
F. W. Richardson
Chapman
Captain Hunter aids in blaze at Beecher hardware store
Hamilton New York September 10 visiting Buffalo Fire Department Captain George Hunter helped local firefighters extinguish a fire that burned the interior of the H W Beecher hardware store. The note mentions the barometer invented by Evangelista Torricelli in 1634.
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Hamilton
N. Y
George Hunter
Buffalo Fire Department
Hunter
H. W. Beecher Hardware
Barometer
Evangelista Torricelli
Galileo
Tornado Damage Repairs Begin in Bristol Texas
Workmen started repairing damage from a tornado that ripped the Bentley and Davis General Store roof and damaged several other buildings in Bristol. Power and telephone lines were down, a water tank toppled onto the cotton gin roof, and a light 2 inch rain accompanied the wind. No injuries were reported.
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Bristol
Tex
Bentley and Davis General
City and Rural Schools Exhibit Building Expansion
City and rural schools prepare a new exhibit building housing all displays. An independent concession midway extends 20 feet wider and is hard-surfaced, linking the merchants building to the grandstand midway.
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Merchants
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Amarillo Used Car CO
Fillmore
BUICK
Oldsmobile
N. Johnson
Ply
Callum Motor CO
Tyler
Plymouth
Cullum Motor CO
Chrysler
Walter Irvin
FORD
Taylor
Chevrolet
Teams and Trades Plains Chevrolet CO
Sontiac
Auto Parts, Service
Joan F. Wrasse
North_Fillmore
Barringer Auto Parts
Treasure Island
Co. A. Wade
Johnson Street
Madison Street
West Texas State Teachers College
May Thomas
Hereford
Daddy
A. Reader
Randolph Scott
Andy Clyde
Wonder
Kay Francis
AL Jolson
Dick Powell
Dolores del Rio
Guy Kibbee
Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
MEN IN White
Sc Rex
H.P
Parker
Branchot Tone
Madeleine Carroll
Jane
Una Merkel
Stuart Erwin
Will Rogers
Japan
London
Albert Pickard
Glasgow
Pickard
Toman
Co — “Ey, Eroudi Va
Helen M. Strite
Austin Myers
Amarillo College of Music, Inc
Emil FF. Myers
Qramount
Mearo-Goldwyn- Mayer
Bill Carr
Caliopes
Nick Delo
Congress OF Living Oddities
Kitty Kelly
Kenneth Blake
Century of Progress
Miway
Viola Parker
Comefort
City Drug Co
Fox Drug Co
Texas Tech College At
Lubbock
Fair Grounds
America
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Girl Scouts
Tri-State
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