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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1942
Page
9
Shep Fields describes assembling a reed heavy nine piece band and the careful audition process. He emphasizes blending over solo skill, testing for nervousness, and choosing musicians by temperament as well as ability.
Dale Carnegie reports on the Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita Kansas the first major airplane plant to employ women in large numbers. By 1939 seventy five percent of workers are women. They cope with noise wear uniforms and avoid jewelry. Most live within 150 miles ages 18 to 25 and several grandmothers are on the payroll.
Henry McLemore humorously jabs at Winston Churchill outfits and Moscow styles, then ventures about making do with tin cans and long underwear amid wartime shortages. He mocks chic uniforms, laments can-opening battles, and dismisses wearing long underwear while recalling childhood memories.
Local column details residents moving back to Amarillo and joining Pantex Plant workers. Notices include Ratcliffs hosting Sanford Edquist, various visits from relatives and travelers, new arrivals like Miss Madelene Offutt, military families, and births at St. Anthony's Hospital with names and dates.
In a compact note the article compares stages of knowledge across the early 20th century, contrasting 1910 1920 and 1940 eras. It highlights shifts in information access, education trends, and cultural changes affecting learning and literacy.
A compact crossword style puzzle listing across clues from 1 to 53 and down clues from 2 to 50 with definitions for words such as British statesman, Roman road, English poet, Nevada city, Greek letter, and various others. Answers intersect by grid not shown.
When complimenting a host or a woman on a dress avoid belittling terms and focus on sincere options. Do not remark on a child to others in front of the child. do not undermine a mother. if visiting friends with a disliked radio program, keep opinions private.
Lippmann argues Nazis may push a grand treachery plan to divide Allied powers by offering a truce while aiming to leverage a Pacific distraction. He notes such maneuvers failed once and stresses total mobilization makes a negotiated truce impossible. The piece cites Pearl Harbor as proof that enemies can strike while nations are unprepared.
John Upton Terrel's Plume Rouge recounts Benton McKenzie leading a mixed party up the Mississippi and Missouri rivers to establish a fur trading colony near the Columbia. Alena Johns seeks her vanished husband amid hardship, battle with food shortages and harsh terrain, while love sustains the voyage despite desertions and danger. Colonel Don Faith cites WAAC training.
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