Globe ridicules gobbledygook in government language
In a light editorial note the Amarillo Globe denounces pompous bureaucratic terms used by officials and war plant executives. It cites Maury Maverick banning words like activation and implementation and urges retirees to drop phrases such as ongoing programs and finalizing contracts.
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Maury Maverick
Globaloney
Mr. Maverick
War Plants Corp
Maverick
SWPC
Washington
NON-RECOGNITION Exposes Ambiguity in US Diplomacy
Dorothy Thompson argues the United States mixes recognition with approval in foreign policy. She notes inconsistent treatment of regimes from the Soviet Union to Franco and Hitler, urging a return to standard diplomatic practice based on actual power rather than perceived stance.
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United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
Comintern
Stalin
Mr. Hull
Browder
Hitler
Weimar Republic
Third Reich
Franco
Werat
State Department
Eire
de Valera
Marshal Badoglio
Italy
de Gaulle
France
French Africa
Practically Everybody Lives Underground At Anzio
Ernie Pyle describes the Anzio beachhead where soldiers shelter in dugouts of sand and timber. Most two-man homes sit under the earth, with tanks nearby and electric light from tank wires. Some bunkers have walls and mirrors salvaged from ruined buildings, as shown in a notably elaborate dugout built by Lieut. Edward Jaques and Pvt. Russell Lusher featuring a writing desk, wash stand, and Dutch girl lampshades.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Anzio
Edward Jaques
Colchester Street
Cleveland Heights
The Rose Room dugout and memories from Tunisia to Italy
An American journalist recounts a Tunisian battlefield encounter and a tank crew’s hard lived comforts in a cozy dugout called The Rose Room. He visits Maj. Rollin Elkins and Sgt. Pat Donadeo, recalling old Tunisia losses, near misses, and plans for future battles as tanks advance in Italy.
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Maj
Rollin’ Elkins
R. Lafayette Elkins
Texas A. & M
College Station
Tex
Tunisia
Major Elkins
Long Island
Satch Elkins
Bird Dog
Pat Donadeo
Allison Park
Pittsburgh
Donadeo
Italy
Daniel Talbot
Fort Worth
Texas
Pinky
Polk Street Professor and Arithmetic Animals
A humorous mock dialogue recounts a horse that counts to forty five and rabbits that multiply, alongside anecdotes of guinea pigs and a dog named Arithmetic. The piece closes with a young man asking a father about insanity in his family before proposing marriage.
Spent Yesterday at a Neighborhood Service Station
Evelyn Boyd details life behind a Amarillo filling station, from careful cap handling to washing, greasing, and helping regular customers. Floyde the boss, drivers at the pump, and the personal bonds with families reveal a bustling, service oriented station routine. Milton Crow’s Italy stay and local car care anecdotes add local color.
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Floyde
Dave
Rubin
John Cavin
Cavin
Joe Deason
Amarillo
Washington Street
A. J. Crow
Capt
Milton Crow
Italy
Polk Street
Milton
Crossword puzzle military leader horizontal clues
A compact crossword list listing military leader Lt Gen U S as horizontal clue 1 6 with further terms including compound ether iron symbol grape confection gorillas Turkish coin heap color most dreadful middle form gibbon narrow inlet Strass catcher of eels area measure Virginia abbr billiard shot giant Dutch city prevaricate sprite deduction article European herb short letter fish Prince left river cubic meter he was with the Vera Cruz army of occupation 1914 arid vertical clues include conduct discern hardens French plural article erbium symbol crown clerk beast short sleep unoccupied cereal grains evergreen before decigram like visionary type of bridge near est abbr Indonesian Mindanao moccasin constellations symbol for tellurium Uncle Tom s friend rabbit hastened English directed back statesman alleged force Hawaiian wreath confine steamer grazing cheese label acid fruit abbr halfem symbol for serpent samakum
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Virginia
Vera Cruz
Mindanao
Red Cross
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Act Air
By Dorothy Thompson
Ernie Pyle
Berlin
OPA
Chester Bowles
Europe
Sheitla
Paid Pass
Kasserine Pass
America
Talbot
Manuel Gomez
Laredo
Sidi-bou-Zid
Gomez
Amalgamated Aircraft
Evelyn Boyd
U S
Gibbon
Strass
EBLEN
Moon Mullins
Lord Plushbottom
Elmo
Police and Sheriffs Office
Pop Hell
Donald Dock
Bolivar
Saint Bernard
Nota
Walt Disney
Red Ryder
Stella
Tim
Red
Rider
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