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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1941
Page
5
Editorial notices outline newspaper operations in Amarillo including filing info and staff, then a lengthy World War II era essay on U.S. international posture, selective service, and foreign travel, followed by fiction-synopsis style excerpts about Mark Taylor and others in wartime. The piece blends local press details with in-depth commentary and serialized narrative.
Your Ideas Editor Globe-News, here is a compact proposal: propose a city wide water softener system to treat all water at low cost, citing possible savings on soap and a model from comparable cities. Also suggest Amarillo embrace practical civic projects like a Tin Can Parade to recycle metals, bench programs on Main Street, and stricter street maintenance to improve tourist impressions. Address EWELL W. FOWLER 303 Prospect Street and MRS. LLOYD HAMILTON 3513 B West Eighth Avenue with concise rationale and concrete steps.
The article notes how geographical names expose ancestry language and religion. It surveys San and Santa prefixes in the US and Spanish sites in Mexico, cites places like San Jose and Santa Fe, and discusses board naming rules and pronunciation challenges for US and English place names.
Look magazine notes nine month buildup for a German invasion of England. Barges massed on the French coast last August and September despite RAF bombing. Self propelled barges traffic spans from Norway to Spain and can be built quickly. German troops practiced invasion since midsummer and many recruits have never seen the ocean.
The editorial notes Senator Bob Reynolds of North Carolina interrupted Lease-Lend floor debate, denouncing the English nobility and calling for their wealth to fund American taxation for farmers. Only three Democrats and one Republican remained in the chamber as Reynolds urged stripping aristocracy of castles and hunting gear. The piece recalls Reynolds’ longshot populist persona from his 1932 campaign and contrasts his frugal campaign with his later opulent Washington hotel stay.
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