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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1942
Page
11
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Panhandle theatergoers can see two top films this weekend. Babes On Broadway stars Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland at the State starting Friday for a full week, while The Great Dictator with Charlie Chaplin opens Friday at the Paramount.
Henry McLemore counsels neighbors to cooperate with FBI agents as they screen residents for possible enemy ties. The piece humorously depicts an agent posing as a broker gathering petty reports while urging improved neighborly conduct. The author pledges to change habits, promising earlier practice hours and more considerate acts.
Three Paramount actors Ellen Drew Jean Phillips and Dick Denning avoided four figure pay raises by waiving increases on option contracts. The trio hung on two years with minor parts after starting as bit players. Drew rose to The Remarkable Andrew opposite Holden and Donlevy Phillips played a lead in Among the Living Denning secured his first big role in Malaya.
A compact antique verse card pairs Ecclesiastes and Isaiah with Goldsmith commentary on wisdom and defense. The message centers on wisdom as defense, and sins being washed white, framed as a religious exhortation.
The Capital column surveys Hitler’s possible moves in 1942, doubting invasions of England or Spain, eyeing a Turkey pivot and Rommel’s Libya buildup. It notes Russia front pressures, a May spring drive, and shifts in U S strategy with Roosevelt mobilizing air leaders while Navy operations center on Admiral King.
United Press reports Willkie telling the Senate that America would be in war within 30 days if Britain collapsed. U.S. Embassy officials in Italy require special permission to leave. Bulgaria seizes the passport of Raymond Leddy, a U.S. courier aid. British air raids on Hanover are announced. Roosevelt plans to speak at a conference with business, labor and government, using the word must.
Dorothy Thompson argues elections must reflect wartime goals with leadership and cooperation. She contrasts Flynn's party subservience, Willkie's broad national program, and warns of a diehard pro fascist opposition undermining unity, urging a single issue focus: winning the war.
The writer describes crossing six to ten foot snow, header deep to the trees, with Lodge interiors heated to a comfortable warmth. He notes a fatal accident of a novice skier and the omnipresent Ski Patrol, while praising the sport for those who work at the lodge and urging gentle participation.
A reader’s quiz tests correct etiquette: seating guests after the mother of the bride, addressing a man without a title, dropping croutons into soup, using bread as a pusner, and reading mail at table. Guidance: 1 No, 2 No, 3 Yes, 4 No, 5 Not unless alone or with permission.
The text lists sayings and figures on character and leadership from Hedging. It includes phrases likening a mouse timidness mule stubbornness March hare wildness owl wisdom and lions of Ethiopia and England. It comments on government results across classes and suggests cautious orientation toward other nations.
Dale Carnegie protege K T Keller rose from factory overalls to president of Chrysler by sheer output. He warns that the desk dawdler wastes time on trivial chats and delays tackling hard tasks, urging new-start urgency and two-minute business talks.
The piece assesses Burke Boyce bylines The Perilous Night as a substantial debut, praising historical depth around Asa Howell and family in the Revolutionary era. It contrasts Bolivar biographies by Emil Ludwig, Sigrid Undset’s Return to the Future, and Undset’s emigrant journey across nations, noting political ideals and real world constraints.
A profile of Pat Neff, former Texas governor and Baylor University president at Waco, notes his rise from a cotton wagon driver to political power. It highlights his 1921 to 1925 governorship, creation of the state park system and state historical board, and his drive to grow Baylor and end debt.
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