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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1944
Page
4
The editorial mocks enlistment drives for women’s services by joking a girdle is the new uniform. It casts doubt on Washington if the Pentagon maze will soon be solved and notes a looming lumber shortage. Forester Watts calls for reforestation across 150 million acres.
Paul Mallon argues that juvenile disobedience stems from Teachers College Columbia University and progressive education. He claims tests limit thinking, reading instruction ignores spelling and grammar, and discipline is weakened by parents and school leaders. Russia heeds stricter schooling. America risks intellectual decline without reform.
Ernie Pyle writes from Italy about eight front line veterans left from a company of nearly 200. He highlights Sgt Paul Allumbaugh known as Tag, his quiet nature, and his three months with British Commandos. The piece notes family ties, close comrades, and the deep longing to see home and his son Junior.
Governor Blizzard summons Dr. Planish who contemplates leaving town and challenging FDR at the Democratic National Convention. Planish schemes to fund and organize multiple welfare groups under one executive, only to discover a maze of nominal organizations and tangled interests in New York City. The publicist wins a bold, if cynical, blueprint amid wartime anxieties.
In an afternoon rendezvous, Dr Planish, Commdr Gall, and Prof Buchwald discuss merging ZANC, ARYC, and DDD under a joint administration. Christian Stern proposes a combined executive role to free leaders for war work, but Buchwald resists, pushing for operating control.
Dorothy Thompson examines conflicting signals about Germany after World War II. She questions Soviet dismemberment aims versus their propaganda, noting Moscow backed Free German Committee activities and contrasting Soviet press lines with American views. She calls for clarity on Western and Soviet objectives before invasion planning.
The Pathfinders of Bomber Command, led by Air Vice-Marshal D. C. T. Bennett, staged a dawn demonstration in Berlin style lighting showing sky markers and TL bombs to reveal how targets are marked. The unit, formed in 1942, includes diverse Empire and Allied personnel and marked a shift to precise night bombing that helped puncture Ruhr defenses.
The Pathfinders overcome fog and smoke to mark targets for main bomber formations. They avoid false indicators by not using incendiaries and have become a large, casualty-light force. Pathfinders load blockbusters with fireworks and receive extensive training before handling key marker duties.
A humorous quip about German elections and a Texas Outlook tale shows a doctor joke. The anecdote pivots on a man fearing appendicitis after a prior surgery and the doctor noting a second wife as a punchline.
Lt. Dean R. Love recalls in China how, after money ran short, American officers sold their empty tin ration cans. They priced at 15 Chinese dollars each and earned 1100 Chinese dollars in two hours despite natives being unimpressed by U S currency.
A mixed list of crossword clues with across and down entries. The page includes numbered hints for pictures, words, and wordplay, inviting solvers to fill common crossword answers like images work of music and various measurements.
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