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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
7
The Amarillo Globe publishes evenings except weekends in Amarillo Texas with The Globe-News Publishing Co. President and Publisher Gene Howe Assistant Publisher John McCarty Editor in Chief Wesley Izard and staff listed.
A wartime column suggests standardizing box scores for fighter pilots across theaters and questions whether ground destroys count as aces. It also notes a Sherman antitrust case against OPTIMISM for fixed pink lens prices and for selling to restricted retailers, praising the verdict as democratic.
In a Naples dispatch Dorothy Thompson reflects on King Victor Emmanuel III and the fate of Warsaw’s forty thousand, massacred under Nazi orders. The piece questions kingship, lists brutalities against Poles, and honors those who fought for humanity under oppression.
Ernie Pyle recalls the amphibious Duck as a key supply mover at Anzio. Private Paul Schneider from Seattle drives a duck, swapping seats with the correspondent and describing a wartime rhythm of 12 hour shifts, risks from ships and waves, and the duck’s rugged practicality.
Washington reports Japan’s limited jungle infiltrations into India with supply constraints and resilient British defenses. The piece shifts to U.S. politics, debating Vice President Wallace’s China trip and the Republican delegate scene with Dewey potential matchups and Bricker’s cautious bid. It notes errors about Willkie delegates and isolationist claims.
A fragmented quote from Maj Everett W. Holstrom, a Tokyo raid pilot, reflects on American plans and the broader wartime perception. The text hints at war guilt trial rhetoric and an outsider view of Allied aims, with incomplete wording limiting full context.
A compact listing of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with numbers and partial hints for a puzzle. The document presents many entries across both orientations including definitions, partial words, abbreviations, and referenced terms.
A collage of wartime quips and scenes includes eight year olds in mock combat on Allentown streets, Marines watching a movie on Green Island, Tokyo Rose jokes, and a humorous bout of button politics by the War Production Board. Also notes a spittoon incident in a Birmingham court and oddities from Amarillo to Mexico City.
A man recounts giving his daughter a dollar and deducting taxes and expenses, turning the money loss into a lesson on government. He quotes religious and classical sayings, noting mercy, discipline, and moral correction. This curates a vignette on budgeting, authority, and parental guidance.
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