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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1944
Page
6
Founded February 20 1924 entered as second class matter February 20 194 2 post office Amarillo Texas under act of 1879 published evenings except Saturday and Sunday with The Amarillo Daily News on Sunday morning by The Globe News Publishing Co Sixth and Fillmore Gene Howe president and publisher John McCarty assistant publisher Wesley Izard editor in chief telephone all department
Ernie Pyle recounts the liberation of Paris with vivid, urgent detail. He describes the jubilant crowds, floral parades, and the overwhelming welcome as Allied troops enter, while noting the tense atmosphere and hope amid the war’s rapid advances. The piece places readers at the front of history and among the onlookers of a historic moment.
A speaker argues that beliefs govern behavior and that large armies only treat symptoms of war. Changing beliefs about war is needed to prevent conflict. He warns against justifying violence and urges introspection on what people truly believe.
Box Office suggests James Petrillo and 12 striking Musicians Local protest at KSTP Minneapolis over hillbilly favors and year round work. The local president rejects rustic music while a Roosevelt order or station agreement could end the strike. Petrillo's musical tastes remain unclear.
A harsh critique claims the German people must be told that the Russian army has damaged Germany's soil. The text mocks Dr Goebbels and suggests explaining the situation to the German public would be a difficult task.
Dorothy Thompson argues for a long constructive peace in Europe, warning that punitive German measures risk new dangers. She assesses the claim of disintegration as impractical, noting Prussia’s irrelevance and warning that split Germany would invite renewed nationalism and colonial constraints.
The Globe prints a weekly letter from home to service members. It reports court cases in Amarillo, a truck wreck on Fillmore Street, infantile paralysis updates, and local servicemen including Lt. John R. McGowan and Lt. Lee Ravey. Also notes WAC captain Regina Smith and new Army Air Forces graduates. Sports and school news close the column with local golf, football, and teacher resignations.
Crossword puzzle screen clues span across horizontal and vertical lists with entries like Stay Back Upward Therefore and various abbreviations. The puzzle enumerates terms such as heart symbol for sodium and tantalum and includes many short words, numbers, and foreign-language hints.
A compilation of historical notes from August 29 covering Japan s fascination with the Graf Zeppelin and a new era of air travel, the Hague Young Plan conference evacuee Rhineland deadline, phone upgrades in New York, Texas cotton crop woes, Amarillo gas rate offer, and London sleeping hour campaigns.
A playful page lists clues and answers for a Moon Mullins style crossword. It includes entries like 35 cooking utensil 30, 37 sphere, 38 ignited, 39 fruit plural, 41 tardier, 43 fake, 44 street abbr, 45 him, 47 individual, 49 wine vessel, 50 She a stage and ie screen actress, 51 rubidium symbol, 53 Office of Defense Transportation abbr, 55 overtime, 56 notary public abbr, 58 universal language, 59 germanium symbol.
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