Amarillo Globe masthead and publishing details
The Amarillo Globe announces its founding date February 20 1924 its second class entry February 70 1924 and post office status in Amarillo Texas. It lists officers including GENE HOWE president and publisher JOHN MCCARTY assistant publisher and WESLEY IZZARD editor in chief with department telephones.
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Amarillo
Texas
Globe News Publishing Co
Gene Howe
John McCarty
Wesley Izzard
Reconversion Chief Suggested For War Jobs Agency
The article analyzes the selection of Don ald M. Nelson as the likely leader for reconversion efforts. It argues a presidential appointment with defined powers would reassure the public while coordinating plans to relocate war workers and place returning servicemen.
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WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Investments and Dividends Inform Public on Polio Appeal
The piece urges contributions to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis as polio cases rise, noting 12,000 cases last year. It highlights Sister Kenny's treatments, their cost, and the hope that more victims will walk again with public donations.
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National Foundation For
Kenny
Ickes Seen Leaving Grand Jury In Sling No Tie
Photographs show Interior Secretary Ickes after testimony with arm in a sling and no necktie. History notes a luncheon with President Roosevelt precedes the image, prompting a jocular conclusion about relaxed attire at the White House.
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Interior
Ickes
Roosevelt
Harold
White House
Executive Mansion
Andy Jackson
Diplomacy in Moscow and the color of postwar world
Paul Mallon reports on USSR Britain and U S wartime diplomacy from Teheran to Moscow noting Pravda charges, Red agitation, and strategic talks on Germany occupation while Roosevelt and Stalin foster closer rapport than with Churchill. The piece warns American press must adjust to Soviet news use and Moscow's influence on public perception.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Teheran
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Willkie
Curzon
Poland
Baltic States
Finland
Russia
Britain
United Nations
United States
Germany
Berlin
Spree River
London
Daily Worker
Berle
State Department
Moscow
Mr. Hull
Eskimo Culture racket recruiter learns true need
Captain Heth Gishorn rejects Dr. Planish after evaluating the Assoc to Promote Eskimo Culture, Inc. scheme. Planish seeks funds and publicity for a philanthropic dinner operation while offering $35 a week, which rises to $40 after pressure. The exchange reveals the plan’s questionable reliance on manipulation and publicity.
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Eskimo Culture, Inc
New York City
Eskimo Promotion Office Gossip in a Bronx Flat
Dr Planish and Captain Gishorn run a small Eskimo promotion office with a stenographer Miss Cantlebury. They joke about charity, salaries, and the real purpose of their organization as they manage expenses and plan for Christmas with Peony and Carrie.
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Captain Gishorn
Dr. Planish
Gideon
Miss Cantlebury
Santa Claus
England
Cap Gishorn
Bangor
Nova Scotia
Iceland
Norway
Doc
Greenland
Grand Central
Capt
Heth Gishorn
Bronx
Peony
Carrie
Dewey Gains Strength in Missouri
Gov Thomas E Dewey leads in Missouri GOP preference for the presidential nomination with 41 percent of the vote against General Douglas MacArthur at 27 percent and Wendell Willkie at 24 percent The Institute poll shows Dewey ahead by 14 points over MacArthur and 17 over Willkie, with minor shares for Bricker Stassen Warren and Johnston and October comparisons highlighting Deweys rise.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N. J
Thomas E. Dewey
Wendell Willkie
Douglas MacArthur
Missouri
Dewey
MacArthur
Willkie
New York
Warren
Johnston
Taft
Saltonstall
General MacArthur
West Central Area
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
West Central Section
Invasion of the Marshall Islands and Soviet Commonwealth Vision
DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes two major developments: the American assault on the Marshall Islands with Marines ashore at Kwajalein and Roi, and the Soviet Union's flexible Commonwealth of Nations offering expanded membership while preserving sovereignty. The piece weighs strategic dangers, potential enlargements, and the chance of a decisive Pacific naval battle around Truk.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Marshall Islands
Soviet Union
Commonwealth of Nations
Union
League of Nations
United States
Japan
Roi
Kwapalein Islands
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshalls
Pacific
Truk
Popularity rises in Italy over Coca Cola gift
Maj. Ed Bland, commander of a dive bomber squadron in Italy, becomes highly popular after acquiring four cases of Coca Cola via a naval contact. The piece notes radio distortion of a prior charity lottery story and contrasts home front propaganda with war realities. It also profiles Bland’s roots, family, and the squadron’s youngest pilot Lt. Robert L. Drew, plus a driver, Corp. Adolph Seeger, with a farm back home.
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Italy
Ed Bland
Major Bland
Navy
Rome
Corp
Adolph Seeger
Evansville
Ind
Seeger
Wartime rhetoric from leaders and broadcasts
Quotations show mixed wartime messaging from Allied and Axis voices. Includes Army Nurse Lieut. Margaret Jennings on the Seminole bombing in Naples, Berlin radio praising Adolf Hitler, Lord Vansittart on German democracy fantasies, and remarks by Gen. George C. Marshall and Navy Secretary Frank Knox stressing renewed material reserves and a long war ahead.
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Margaret Jennings
Naples
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Berlin
Eden’s Son Simon Eden Makes Casual Portrait Of Diplomat In Training
Simon Eden, son of British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, trains at No 2 Air Observers School. He discusses slang, music, finances, books, newspapers, and his hopes to become a navigator and later join the British Diplomatic Service. He notes he earns about 50 dollars monthly and enjoys Canadian papers. He imitates his father’s style but avoids riding on his reputation.
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Simon Eden
Anthony Eden
No. 2 Air Observers School
Britain
Germany
Berlin
Oxford
Rockies
Ottawa
Eden
Bing Crosby
Canada
House of Commons
Simon
Homburg
Dad
War of Wages and Economic Policy Sparks Debate
The NWLB policy on ability to pay is criticized as ineffective and harmful to business by an House Committee. Churchill argues no wartime territorial changes are guaranteed. The Earl of Selborne notes Germany’s losses after Ludendorff warned of defeat, highlighting large casualty figures.
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The
Board
NWLB
House Committee
Ludendorff
Germany
Earl of Selborne
Seabees Trade Food for Eggs and Vegetables on Guadalcanal
Seabees under Lt Cmdr William W Davis swap food with an Army unit on Guadalcanal. A Nip is caught in the chow line after disguising with overalls and a helmet. The deal yields eggs and oranges shared with Marines along with added fresh bread from mixing machines. Poems and jokes close the column with light notes.
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Seabees
Charles E. Kellig
Tojo
Guadalcanal
Cmdr
William W. Davis
USNR
Davis
Polk Street
Dallas
C. D
Leon
Polk Street Professor Pokes Wife Over Rubber Gum
Paul Smith joked that his wife changes her mind to keep it clean. The piece then notes a claim that adding raw rubber to chewing gum could solve the synthetic rubber search.
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Paul Smith
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Rock Island Railway
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Robert W. Drew
Ohio River
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George C. Marshall
Frank Knox
Christian Science Monitor
Winston Churchill
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Army Group
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