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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1942
Page
5
The Amarillo Globe founded 1924 notes its second class filing and post office entry on February 20 1924. It publishes evenings except weekends and links with The Amarillo Daily News on Sunday mornings through Globe-News Publishing Co.
A lively account describes Henry Kaiser Senior and Junior racing to launch a Liberty ship in 18 days with Henry Junior snatching a champagne bottle and smashing it on the bow. The rapid ceremony echoed bold Kaiser family traditions as fans speculate on future leadership and speed.
The speaker argues Nelson failed to obtain full potential from the national industrial machine and to foresee an efficient national over all inventory control system for critical materials. He concedes much progress under Nelson but notes production outran supplies and faults others for not foreseeing the need.
Talcott suspects a hidden report on Halsey while a bald man and a wary June Paterson watch. He hides the envelope behind a fire hose locker to avoid exposure, then joins June on deck as tensions rise over loyalties and the Abias Island incident.
Citizens urged to shun black markets and bragging about illicit gains. The message emphasizes supporting wartime effort with rationing compliance, war savings bonds, and price controls to win the war on the home front.
John Faulkner's Dollar Cotton and Harry Harrison Kroll's The Rider on the Bronze Horse are reviewed alongside Ignazio Silone's The Seed Beneath the Snow and Dilan Hellman's plays. The piece compares style and technique to William Faulkner, highlights realistic portrayal of Delta life, and notes Silone's exile literature, Hellman's female dramatist prominence, and the global scope of the selections.
Dorothy Thompson critiques the wartime battle of ideas, noting the Atlantic Charter's emptiness without practical policy. She cites evolving global aims, shifts in the UK and China, and Henry Wallace’s speeches, warning that the U S office of war information lacks a clear strategy and risks self-confusion through inconsistent propaganda.
The account recalls a brutal prison cage for foreigners with Gestapo raids, a long confinement, and harsh conditions. The narrative then shifts to Dieppe combat, detailing mortars, snipers, a brave Canadian officer crossing a bridge, and a swift eagle-eyed sniper hunt by Sergeant Howard Graham of Swift Current.
Excerpts recount Dieppe beach assault by South Saskatchewan Regiment with a brave Moose Jaw private slashing German soldiers, followed by a mortar near battalion HQ. Also details the Rumor Clinic in Boston, exposing alarmist stories to protect morale and prevent sabotage.
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