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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1945
Page
14
The Amarillo Globe announces publication as a companion to the Amarillo Daily News with the Globe News Publishing Co. led by President and Publisher Gene Howe and Editor in Chief Wesley Izard. The paper operates evenings on weekdays and Sunday mornings, with staff contacts listed.
Hardware Trade warns retailers that lifting WPB restrictions does not guarantee rapid merchandise movement. WPB allowed about 1200 civilian items in 400 types to be produced, but reconversion will take time. Delays risk annoyance for shoppers and social unrest among soon-to-be-released war workers unless industry and agencies act efficiently.
Quote from Maj. Douglas Yule of Quincy Massachusetts endorses hiring war veterans only and assigns beach jobs to disabled or nonstanding workers. The remark frames a company stance on veteran preference in employment and accommodation of physical limitations.
The War Relocation Authority has often acted arbitrarily without regard for public opinion in handling alien Japanese, causing rulings to be broadly suspected. Ontario Daily Report notes the growing distrust of official policy.
General Joseph W Stilwell warns of stubborn Japanese resistance and fanatical civilian opposition, stressing the need to prepare for determined enemy resistance.
State Under Secretary Grew advocates keeping the Japanese emperor as a figurehead to ease negotiations with Tokyo. Some senators distrust the balance of power and fear a Nazi-like peace maneuver, while Truman favors saving lives over unconditional surrender.
A travelogue from London by Bill Cunningham notes rationing and food shortages in Britain while humorously detailing consumer goods. He spots hats, clothing, shoes, and especially the odd sight of 10-gallon Texas Stetsons marketed in London for pea planting at Millhouse and Company in New Bond Street. The piece ends with a hopeful view of city life amid wartime constraints.
Texans are awed by the atomic bomb and claim Texas labor helped build it. Reports say over 10 000 of 70 435 workers at Pasco Washington and Oak Ridge Tennessee were from Texas. A Dallas scientist claims a superior bomb and jokes about testing. A GE gauge detects thickness in bomber window material.
The piece criticizes a Senate liberal group proposing a 65 cent minimum wage and a 44 hour week, arguing wage policy must consider purchasing power, taxes, and inflation. It warns that apparent wage gains may mask higher living costs and increased Treasury taxes, and notes foreign competition and tariff issues.
A compilation of cryptic like clues and terms related to U S Army insignia and general word puzzles. Items include ranks symbols abbreviations and vocabulary such as rodent obese and solar disk with scattered definitions and cross references.
Members of the Amarillo Photographic Society map plans for the Amarillo International Salon of Photography set for September 16 to 30. The group meets at 8 tonight in the arts and crafts room of the municipal auditorium to assign committees for entertaining the three judges and finalize room preparations. Cy Clemmons of 216 Nunn Building is the salon director.
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