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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1940
Page
4
The Globe discusses a sweeping alien registration plan starting Aug. 27 and ending Dec. 26. About 5.6 million non citizens must provide basic data and fingerprints at 7300 centers. Officials stress no witch hunt, no fees, and protection for loyal aliens while warning against graft and false reporting.
A Wisconsin boy born on a Buffalo County farm, William Gluesing, overcomes extreme shyness through magic shows and public lecturing at General Electric. His progress from timid student to confident speaker illustrates how focusing on the subject rather than self can transform many timid learners into effective communicators.
A narrative fragment portrays a sunlit chase involving a mare and a roan horse named Dobbin. The narrator recalls Adam's directions and describes a tense ride with self preservation, posting to the trot, and a courteous aid from Adam as they regain balance and rest.
In a tense scene, the rider commands a halted horse and levels a service automatic at a hidden figure behind a bush. At the count of five trouble seems imminent as the bush moves and a pale pink face emerges, described with cautious, vivid detail.
Sheila returns to her Chicago home after Buenos Aires and confronts a life changing proposal. She agrees to marry Jim, while her father and Helen discuss paying a debt of gratitude, and a cautious engagement follows amid questions of timing and family.
Sheila Clayton and Jim Davis share a four month betrothal ending in marriage. He earns her affection by thoughtful attention and shared activities, deepening her view of love as partnership. At their wedding his mother moves in, gifting the apartment and planning their life together. The couple postpones their honeymoon until summer.
A Victorian style crossword puzzle with clues for horizontal and vertical entries. The grid includes references to Sir Walter Scott characters, mythic figures and everyday terms, with several medieval and classical terms woven through the clues.
A national poll by the American Institute of Public Opinion shows a majority of young people eligible to vote this November favor Roosevelt over Willkie, though the Roosevelt lead among first time voters is smaller than in 1936. The nine million new voters split 60 to 40 for Roosevelt when asked who they would support today, with income gaps influencing levels of support.
A retrospective notes Josh Billings and Henry Wheeler Shaw with Lincoln's reading of mules as humor and cites Shaw's auctioneering beginnings in Poughkeepsie. It then reflects on aviation's rise from novelty in 1926 to mass mobility shaping politics, business, and family life today.
The article cites that 870 000 people were reported missing in the last year. It breaks down cases into 277 000 debtors, 393 000 stockholders witnesses and policy holders, and 200 000 relatives. Twice as many men vanish as women, with low survival without determined search efforts.
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