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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1941
Page
4
Washington letter argues for a new army dress to avoid social stigma. Soldiers report being denied restaurant seating and poor train accommodations due to khaki. The writer urges the War Department to shift to civilian friendly attire to ease civilian bitterness and uphold national morale.
Newspaper collage item reflecting WWI peace questions and home front notes. Discusses Woodrow Wilson peace without victory concept, postwar world order, and potential reactions. Includes a civic column urging people to support price controls and labor advances, with a satirical take on gendered silk stocking trends and Axis reduction.
The commodore reveals a dawn convoy of 11 troopships and merchantmen moving in formation with a strong naval escort. Captains and skippers discuss timed departures, zigzag routes, and rescue plans while Captain Leedscourt outlines anti-submarine procedures and a rear-guard volunteer from the Loch Lomond.
A Commodore and captains discuss wartime convoy duties with secrecy orders. Escorts stay with the main force. stragglers may withdraw only under escort authority. Enemies may attack troopships. freighter captains may withdraw without blame. The session ends with a toast to safe passage.
Parke Gerritt aims to win Katherine Mowrer’s regard while gossip links him to Sue Lawson. Sue weds Sole Culhane as Del Brackett remains central to a love triangle. A shooting at Parke sparks a dangerous web of jealousy, bombs misfired, and a tense confrontation in Parke’s study.
Readers urge ideas for local improvements. Mrs C O Hooks proposes theater nurseries with separate attendants and admission for children. Others call for alley trash control, street lighting on South Fillmore, bicycle safety lights, pruning of roadside trees, and clearer labeling of news tip stories.
In a tense scene Samuel Hopkins Adams writes Parke accusing Sue of complicity in a shooting and political pressure mounts as Culhane demands Parke resign from Intercity. Sue and Kathie Mowrer reveal personal tensions amid a looming police case and potential publicity.
British strengthen defenses in Sierra Leone amid fears of German gains at Dakar 500 miles away. Officials note Freetown's strategic naval role and protection of South Atlantic shipping, with heavy guns, trained native troops, and warships guarding the Sierra Leone River estuary.
In a discussion drawn from Lowell Mellett, the piece argues propaganda is just broad information about government work and rejects calls to smear tactics. It highlights how American citizens accepted conscription without government urging and praises the press and radio for honest, voluntary public education and defense support.
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