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elwoodblues
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1963 job listings

#1 Post by elwoodblues » Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:57 am

In 2013, for the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination, the Dallas Morning News sold copies of its paper from the next day. Because the assassination had been on my birthday a friend gave me a copy, and I recently got around to taking a look through the entire paper. Here are some excerpts from the Help Wanted ads.

Executive Secretary - Age 23-35, Single woman preferred...

Bookkeeper, under 30, neat.

Excellent opportunity for men between the ages of 35 and 55...

...top caliber man, age 25 to 40...

Married man, 21-40...

Dishwasher
Permanent job for colored boy, age 18-25...

Young man (white) for counter work...

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Re: 1963 job listings

#2 Post by elwoodblues » Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:59 am

Granted, none of the ads under "Professional" had any of that nonsense (except one for a pharmacist under 45). But there were separate categories for "Clerks and Salesmen" and "Clerks and Salesladies."

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Re: 1963 job listings

#3 Post by littlebeast13 » Fri Sep 04, 2015 11:06 am

elwoodblues wrote:In 2013, for the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination, the Dallas Morning News sold copies of its paper from the next day.

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Excellent opportunity for men between the ages of 35 and 55...
Looks like LBJ just fit into this range at the time...

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