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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1940
Page
3
A newspaper column contrasts the 1781 Yorktown surrender with August 1940, noting shifts in war perception, entangling alliances, and global involvement. It cites Rabbi David A. Goldstein and National Commander Raymond J. Kelly on religious minorities and subversion amid wartime stress.
The tale shows Diamond Jim Brady starting at 24 selling hacksaws for a railroad supplier. He stood out by doing more than paid, studied railroad needs, filed thorough reports for his boss, and later secured a lucrative percentage-based role. The moral urges proactive value to attract notice and secure security.
Felicia watches her car burn after a fatal crash while Adam and Gerald Beaufort inspect the scene for clues. They find a crushed pocket book clasp and a charred box of bills, then await Police Inspector O’Connor to handle the evidence. Immerman remains missing as the group shifts to a bridge session and social chatter.
Virginia Hanson sketches a garrison social web where Mimi Pennant's charm stirs envy among officers wives. The narrator notes loneliness behind the smiles and follows a night at the theater where Chaplain Henry returns from injury and faces ridicule, prompting reflections on duty and providence.
A Jeremiah-style critique targets DeMoulin Bros. & Co. and their burlesque initiation paraphernalia. The author condemns mass humiliation rituals including blood drinking and tooth pulling used as college and lodge hazing, calling them degrading and lynching-like. The piece notes long-standing lodge practices since 1892 and vows to audit candidates’ experiences during elections.
A roundup of domestic innovations includes a one way glass eye door knocker a silent feather alarm clock a darning kit with heat tool a twin compartment teapot a portable home fire alarm and more items. The feature notes practical, sometimes humorous devices designed to ease housework and improve safety in everyday life.
A chaotic collage lists 17 across clues like stream and giantess of fate, with answers spanning movie lore, metals, verbs, fabrics, and anatomy. It includes references to a big star, various word pairs, and a hidden golf hole start, all typical of a daily puzzle page.
Time magazine notes wartime shifts with the 269th Infantry New York National Guard becoming a Coast Artillery anti aircraft unit. It discusses black officers and enlisted men in World War I and today reflects on the Harlem Hellfighters and broader racial barriers in the U S Army Navy and Marine Corps and the slow pace of integration.
A Collier’s observation notes that a climate ideal for growing a flower may not suit seed production. It cites England producing the finest sweet peas for flowering while the United States excels in producing top sweet pea seeds.
The notice states that anyone who dies on duty or has been honorably discharged may be buried free at Arlington. It references Joseph W. Middleton in Collier's as the source or related mention of Arlington burial benefits.
A Collier's expose notes the Minneapolis artificial limb company employing 133 people, both sales staff and factory workers, all of whom are physically handicapped and use one or more of the firm’s artificial appliances.
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