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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1941
Page
18
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A large campus dance at Amarillo College follows a wide list of attendees from multiple Texas universities and out of state schools. The event, organized by Bob Storseth, drew many students including Bettie Ward Nelle Moore Allen Black Allen Ritter and J. W. Reid, with Billie Cook and Jane Norman among those noted. The piece highlights cross campus mingling and the social importance of the event for visitors. The Kappa Delta Chi Sorority formal at Amarillo College is announced for tonight.
A speaker riffs on the tough job of bringing home and decorating a Christmas tree, claiming the ordeal tests courage and perseverance. The piece links tree mastery to wartime strength, praising American men for enduring the chaotic process and triumphing to create a festive home.
Dr. Frederic Wertham analyzes Gino's murder case in Dark Legend while Salvador de Madariaga's Cortes biography presents the conquistador's ascent from Santo Domingo to Mexico. The Cortes volume details his campaigns, return to Spain, and the struggle for recognition amid controversy and disillusionment.
A year ago Prime Minister Churchill urged Italians to topple Mussolini and seek peace with Britain before Empire forces faced closer conflict. Viscount Halifax became British ambassador to Washington as Anthony Eden and David Margesson took key posts. German bombs hit the British Parliament and Manchester. British raids struck Mannheim.
The capital piece analyzes Singapore's defense and the British failure to concentrate pursuit planes and air support for a land attack on Singapore. It notes underestimation of the Japanese air force, reliance on Singapore’s flank for the Philippines, and looming changes in weapon development. It also covers union ship operations, wartime resource drives, and a light travel advisory urging morale and holiday respite during wartime.
A collage of crossword clues spans musical portraits rip ele ctrified particles and objects from meadow to mineral terms. Entries range from doctor abbreviations to Greek gods and city names while clues hint at common verbs nouns and adjectives in a playful puzzle language.
Dorothy Thompson argues Laura Ingalls acted as a Nazi fifth columnist to undermine U S morale. She portrays a broad German psych warfare network aimed at pacifism and defeatism, urging public awareness and press critique to counter the propaganda.
RAMBLING With ERNIE PYLE describes strict San Francisco blackout rules amid WWII. Citizens fear darkness, rush to buy flashlights and blackout materials while hotels install heavy drapes and candles are banned. Private shelters and home dungeons anticipated.
The piece lauds Australian and New Zealand Army Corps troops, the Anzacs, for their toughness and sacrifice. It notes a 1936 New Zealand stamp marking the 31st anniversary of Gallipoli, and recalls Anzacs fighting in Libya and Tobruk, describing their resilience during sieges and battles against Axis forces.
C William Ogle, a pan boiler and pianist from Port of Spain, faced expulsion as Trinidad permits neared expiry. He built a personal link with his sugar company manager through mutual interests in music. The manager drafted a letter to authorities securing his stay and enabling Ogle to start a music school with 16 students.
An editorial urges rapid unification of air forces and aggressive development of bombing capacity to defeat Japan. It cites Britain's WWII reforms, praises the U S Air Force as essential, notes Vladivostok air bases, warns against public panic from false alarms, and calls for steady national resolve.
The New Orleans author Roark Bradford, famed for The Green Pastures and Child of God, reflects on his past as a newspaperman and soldier. A multifaceted creator now at 45, he writes in bursts, sails aboard the Widow Duck, and enjoys guitar music and a large collection of negro songs records. He once boxed, helped shape his stories with vivid rural memory, and won the 1927 O. Henry Memorial Prize.
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