Safety drives and field reports on railroad operations
Railroad writer John Moore outlines safety initiatives begun around 1912, noting safety bureaus and Safety First committees reduce injuries. He lists inspections by F L Myers and J B Briscoe, bridge work by E L Connor, stock trains in transit, staff vacations, rodeo business managers, and plans for the Dotsero cutoff financed by a 4.15 million Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety First
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tack Letters Continued Seek Ranch Work for Couple
A husband and wife appeal for employment after summer room and board loss. She lists cooking and cleaning skills while he offers truck driving, painting, and fence repair. Both have ranching background, first class references, and seek steady work on a ranch with board. They ask for any opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Piano Request From Emma Hazel Spiller
Emma Hazel Spiller of 3910 West Eighth Avenue asks for a donated piano to aid her music work and notes her mother is a widow unable to buy one. She offers references and guarantees good treatment and permanent location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Hazel Spiller
West
Eighth Avenue
Goodnight Buffalo Bulls and the Yellowstone Herd
Letter from ED L. Nowell, Park County News editor, asks Mr Tack for a concise update on the Goodnight buffalo herd. He traces ties to the Yellowstone Park herd, notes historical transfers by Buffalo Jones, and mentions talk of hunting the Goodnight herd or turning Goodnight ranch into a state park. He seeks present status, future plans, and a source book on the Goodnight line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tack
Yellowstone Park
Park
Yellowstone
Texas
Goodnight Ranch
Goodnight
Jones
Plains
Frances Seeks Dressmaking Work for Day Or Piece Rates
Experienced seamstress appealing for employment to sew in homes or by the hour or piece work. Offers top references and requests printed help. Telephone 9123 and address 917 B Jackson Street.
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Frances
Jackson Street
Dear Tack seeks cheap radio headphones and work for a girl
A TB ward patient asks Tack for help finding a cheap set of radio headphones to hear church music and shares loneliness. A separate note asks for general house cleaning work as a girl seeking employment.
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Tack
T. B. Ward
Betty Compson Endorses Lux Toilet Soap for Youthful Skin
Betty Compson, popular screen star, says no one need fear birthdays after 30 and credits Lux Toilet Soap for a young looking complexion. She notes many Hollywood actresses use Lux daily to keep skin white and fresh, inviting readers to try it.
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Betty Compson
Lux
All Stars
Reader advertisement line with contact details
A reader signs off with thanks to Tack and provides a telephone contact 8976 for follow up. The brief appears as a personal note or classified insertion in the local page. It mentions a service by the day or by the hour and ends with gratitude.
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Tack
Keeper Wanted To Live In For Winter
A reader asks Tack for a housekeeper to stay the winter at no pay. They request someone to live with them at 312 North East Fifth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
North East
Fifth Avenue
Experienced Practical Nurse Seeks Employment
Applicant with nursing and housekeeping skills seeks work. Includes child care, one year business training, and elevator operation experience. Age 22, describes self as stout and capable.
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Tack
Stout
May Moore Hotel Advertises Housing Supplier
A middle aged lady offers to keep house in exchange for room and board and small wages. She can provide excellent references and is a skilled cook and housekeeper using her own earnings. Contact at 1008 North Polk Street, telephone 6492.
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North Polk Street
May
Moore Hotel
Young Man Seeks Office Work and Painting Jobs
A young married man seeks employment and offers to perform any office tasks or painting work. He is willing to accept the wage scale set by the employer and expresses strong urgency for work.
Rooms for Students Near Canyon College
A homeowner seeks student roomers for next school year offering three blocks from the college, brick home, nicely furnished rooms at low rates. Including contact Tack at telephone 8453. Also a request for a German police or bulldog donation and a girl housekeeper seeks daily or hourly work. A nurse/housekeeper seeks work, Ea J. at 6558.
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Seventh Avenue
Canyon
Texas
Widower seeks farm-loving widow in Amarillo area
A 64 year old widower with a debt-free home and small farm in Amarillo and nearby property seeks a suitable widow to share farm life and home duties. He asks interested women raised on farms who enjoy hogs cows chickens garden flowers and cooking to reply to Box 32 Wildorado Texas.
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Tack
Amarillo
Wildorado
Texas
Help Wanted for a Good Boy in Amarillo Globe Reader Request
Mrs Noel of 407 North Polk Street asks for assistance in finding a well behaved boy to help care for her ill husband and to deliver wheat. She notes loyal readership of the Amarillo Globe and asks column help.
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Amarillo Globe
Noel
North
Polk Street
Bicycle for Clarinet Trade Offered in Local Notice
A taxpayer offers to trade a size 26 bicycle in good condition for a clarinet. Call 20858 if interested. The note also mentions surplus vegetables and bones from packing houses for soup.
Old Tascosa Picture Request Prompts Lively Photo Search
A reader asks for historical photographs or images of Tascosa. The note seeks any available pictures or references to visualize the old Tascosa area and its past scenes.
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Tack
Mel'o Water Softener Keeps Clothes White
Hard water leaves clothes gray with scum that clings despite rinses. Mel o softens hard water and prevents scum, making fabrics whiter and soap work better. Get a can of Mel o at your grocer today.
Pioneer prints and wage dispute letters to the editor
Letters from Roscoe Logue and Harry L Kiefer describe requests for artwork use and vehicle trade. Logue seeks a print of Tascosa and woody scenes with permission, while Kiefer, a 16 year veteran, laments unpaid wages and offers a Star touring car in trade for a small truck.
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Roscoe Logue
Pierce Street
Chesterfield Radio Program Across the Columbia Coast
A network program schedule notes Chesterfield presented nightly across the Columbia coast to coast except Sundays. The entry highlights radio reach and time frame for listeners seeking the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterfield Radio
Columbia Coast-To-Coast Network
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Moore
F. L. Myers
Santa Fe
J. B. Briscoe
Texico
Slaton
Lubbock
E. L. Connor
Colorado Springs
J. W. Mode
Denver
Childress
W. Mitchell
Mildred Estbill
Barnes
Fountain
Kansas City
Chicago
Clifford Simmons
Roy Hutto
G. B. Hogan
Earl Pacific Lines
Fort Worth
William Conway
Rock Island
K. D. McKenzie
Fock Island
The
J. D. Mitchell
Tobe Druin
Carl Studer
Leonard Stroud
Tri-State Fair
Mr. Studer
Anvil Park Ranch
Canadian
R. W. Prentice
Berger
Austin
State Railroad Commission
W. E. Behren
Hedley
Bill Futral
New Mexico
Carlsbad
J. &. Steel
J. J. Hinkle
Dalhart
Ross Morrison
Groom
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Burlington System
Cleburne
Hillsboro
Trinity and Brazos Valley Railroad Company
Burlington
ED L. Nowell
Park County News
Tack. P
M. G
McMasters Street
I! Ea
the Hygienic Products CO
Canton, Ohio
Sant Flak
Melo
Ross Sterling
Harry L. Kiefer
North West
Schilling
America
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