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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1944
Page
2
The Amarillo Globe News lists founding date February 20 1924 and publication notes. It names Gene Howt as president and publisher John McCarty as assistant publisher Wesley Izzard as editor in chief and provides telephone department details.
Former President Hoover argues for outright possession or 999 year leases of military bases worldwide at substantial cost. He says distant outposts plus air power would increase safety and prevent hostile nations from using them against the United States, but questions whether Brazil or Britain would allow permanent bases on their soil or on American soil.
Roosevelt faced a complex rail strike issue with Anne Rosenberg shaping strategy from behind the scenes while Byrnes drafted calls to railroad brothers. The government offered a nine to eleven cent pay increase after a wartime formula, igniting bitter splits among 15 non signers and fueling claims of manipulated interpretations and political theater.
Freshman Gideon Planish at Adelbert College is denied upperclassman debating team entry. In response he and Hatch Hewitt form a secret Socialist League, plan a government ownership debate with the college society, and face dean’s disapproval as the Times bombing tragedy shocks their circle.
Gideon Planish leads the Adelbert Champion Debaters from Adelbert College in a spring showdown at Erasmus College in Eastern Ohio. The team argues government ownership of railroads as wasteful, portraying socialism as dangerous while winning a decisive chapel debate before a large audience.
Quotes from WPB Chairman Nelson, Gen. Devers, and AT&T President Gifford stress cross cultural respect, rapid Allied advance, and broad progress toward freedom and opportunity, highlighting wartime cooperation and urgency.
Ernie Pyle reports that in Italy after North Africa, Italians have more food and goods than the French did, though poverty remains dire for the poorest. He notes better stores, bootlegging of dangerous liquor, Germans hiding valuables, and varied American loot timing. He recalls cigaret shortages, USO shows, and a vivid frontline barrage description ending with a poignant rainbow over smoke.
Dorothy Thompson argues Nazi propaganda targets domestic labor and portrays a socialist state while denigrating Anglo American capitalism. She contends Hitler and Goebbels frame Russia as Bolshevik driven and praise social gains while promising social security at home. The piece notes Mussolini’s shift to Republican Socialist rhetoric and warns against equating labor unrest with Nazi propaganda weakness.
Ira Wolfert recalls a fishing trip with Fundi and six women on Loyalty Island. They used grenades as bait, women fetched the catch, cooked and ate first, while the women scold the men and hold social power. The piece contrasts wartime hardship with exotic customs and gender roles.
A compilation of statements from figures like Edwin G. Booz and Nicholas Murray Butler on economic strain for military reemployment, league of nations rhetoric, labor-wage fears, and wartime unity. The excerpts span perspectives from industry leaders, government officials, and international press around early 20th century concerns.
A compact compilation of religious maxims and poems reflecting on God mercy and justice. Spanning Bible verses and literary lines, the passages invoke divine sovereignty and moral duty.
A speaker riffs on a lawyer who lost a case calling him a blowhard with a four foot boiler and an eight foot whistle. The broad joke notes that you need not know much to be a lawyer and that some smart people insist a rainbow appears even in a tear.
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