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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1942
Page
5
This item compiles a short notice about publication details for the Amarillo Globe News with dates and staff names, followed by a World War II era editorial note warning against careless tire changes and a citizen suggestion about wartime manpower. The piece mentions The Globe News Publishing Co and references John McCarty.
Newsweek reports a baby boom with 500000 more births than prewar, straining obstetric care. Seattle’s maternity wards stay brief and doctors scarce, Bremerton and San Antonio face extreme limits, while Red Cross and hospitals search for emergency space and faster discharge to cope with the surge. Melanesian Solomon Islanders are described in ethnographic notes, detailing language diversity, cannibal myths, head hunting, and social development in Melanesia amid wartime contact.
Towanda Kansas townspeople endure business closures and a pastorless church as a wave of hardship tests resilience. Despite empty garages filling stations stores and plant losses the community persists with faith and determination to win the war and await better days for return of the boys.
Dorothy Thompson argues Beveridge offers a democratic, consent based path to postwar social security in Britain while condemning the U S salary cap as an unsystematic, demagogic fiat that could destabilize the economy and prolong conflict. She warns the decree strengthens isolationist elements and harms wartime priorities.
Washington faces tangled manpower issues as the War Production Board reallocates copper mine workers and Britain’s meat supply strains. A 50 African American miners group arrives in Montana, sparking claims of racial discrimination. Virginia meat quotas tighten abattoirs while packing firms close, and schoolchildren face new transportation rules. Debate rages over managed economy and an oversight czar to balance labor and military needs.
Captain William Lloyd Osborne and Captain Damon Gause recount a perilous Pacific voyage aboard Ruth Lee as they slip through island groups to dodge a Japanese flotilla and a looming garrison. The tale details near captures, weather exploits, and a dramatic strafing by a Japanese bomber during a 3000 mile journey toward Australia.
Two American officers recount their voyage aboard Ruth Lee as they evade Japanese attacks, hoist a Japanese flag to deter bombers, and finally anchor in an Australian harbor. They describe food, relief, and plans to return to the Philippines to help friends in Bataan and Corregidor, likening the moment to Christmas morning.
Lucrece Hudgins recalls a century-spanning Festival of fairies elves and sprites held on a snow cloud where Santa and Mrs Claus host feasts while playful mischief fills the air. Easter Bunny arrives with alarming news from Poopo-Poona signaling a coming crisis tomorrow.
A compact selection of biblical verses and lines from Ruskin Daniel Spurgeon Emerson and Edwin Arnold. The items reflect on prayer faith love and strength with a moral focus and period voice.
A mixed set of horizontal and vertical crossword cues from a dated puzzle lists many clues and partial answers. The grid includes references to titles, parties, metals, animals, and common words, with cross-referenced numbers guiding entry placement.
Answers provide guidance on table manners during carving and serving. No. Yes. It helps the host more if one names a preference. Leave knives and forks on the plate. Yes. Use a fruit bowl centerpiece. In Turkey carving scenario choose keep eye on host and sustainConversation, not comments.
Rabbits, in the thousands, are producing a new serum used by army doctors at induction centers nationwide. The metal blood type tags worn by servicemen display A B AB or C to indicate compatible blood. Serum from rabbits also aids pneumonia and streptococcus battles and helps diagnose illnesses.
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