Veterans and stars honored in Amarillo area sports and society
Amarillo figures Wooten Greathouse Warner Moss Johnson and Tigart named to AP All State football team. Engagement of Martha Houghton to Walter Caldwell announced. Martha Frances Doud and Bobby Russell wed. Gallup Poll notes public readiness to defend. Coach P W Cawthon resigns at Texas Tech. Alpha Delta sorority adds new members and elects president. Virginia Peters betrothed to Johnny Dean Gray. Martha notes and entertainment events fill local pages.
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OLN
Bardia
Britain
Chicago
Loop
Jean Arthur
Arizona
Wit Thoma
Airpower shown to win war fast says Major Williams
Major Al Williams argues airpower proves its value in wartime planning and coordination. He cites a staged demonstration where air and ground units attacked a line of old vehicles, convincing land forces of air superiority and the need for well equipped fighters. He notes wartime truth from factory reps and warns about identification and rapid decisions under fuel constraints. He includes Roosevelt’s pledge to not hide facts.
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AL Williams
Japan
Air Corps
Army
Land Army
Pravda
Red
Russia
General MacArthur
Manila
Leningrad
Moscow
Bay
MacArthur
Red Government
Red propaganda and Manila defense critique
A column warns against phony wartime optimism fed by Soviet propaganda and discusses risks if Japan and Germany gain advantage. It notes Manila's defenseless topology, Pravda’s bias, and the need to avoid overreliance on comforting narratives while flagging potential Allied vulnerabilities.
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Washington
Far East
Russia
Crimea
Nova Scotia
Minneapolis
Black Sea
Reds
Manners quiz answers for social behavior guidance
A vintage etiquette quiz covers dining at table with guests, private criticism, hat etiquette in elevators, conversation during meals, and expressing enjoyment after outings. The solutions emphasize tasteful restraint, mutual consideration, and clear communication between spouses.
Stamps from Free French Cameroun and Australia issues
New stamp sets appear with overprint variations and surcharges. Free French Cameroun issues include two values per stamp due to date overprint type differences dated August 27 1940, tied to De Gaulle landings. sheets vary by color. Australia releases seven new stamps December 10 with war-related postage increases and surcharges on three values awaiting plate updates.
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Cameroun
Africa
Australia
Australian News and Information Bureau
Puzzle Clue Grid Rebuilds Classic Javanese Badger
A crossword style puzzle lists numerous clues across and down including 14 Javanese badger and entries for medical doctors and musical terms. Readers deduce interlocking answers such as Greek letters and common words guiding toward a completed grid.
New Year Resolutions Misfire in 1942 McLemore Satire
Henry McLemore toneily notes his 1942 vow to change, then reveals he will postpone self reform to 1943. He contrasts a sober 1942 with his 1941 habits, joking about rationalizing and peace between his two selves amid wartime context.
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Henry McLemore
New Orleans
McLemore
Model McLemore
Roosevelt
Churchill
Citizens share ideas to conserve gasoline and boost war readiness
Letters to the Globe-News Ideas Editor propose practical measures and shelters amid shortages. Suggestions include installing a throttle limit to curb high speeds, using hotel basement basements as air raid shelters, offering free theater access to service members, and pursuing a synthetic rubber factory leveraging local gas and carbon black supplies. No single author dominates. multiple residents contribute.
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Amarillo
United States
James M. Hobbs. Jr
Monroe Street
Questions on Editorial Page 1 War declarations and leaders noted
The text lists committee chairs and party leaders: Senator Tom Connally chairs Foreign Affairs. Joseph W. Martin Jr and John W. McCormack head Republicans and Democrats from Massachusetts. Senator Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri offers services to the army. Bills to raise war funds originate in the House. Rep. John Dingell of Michigan calls for Pearl Harbor bombing investigation. Adolf Hitler vows to strike first in a wartime speech.
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Tom Connally
Foreign Affairs Committee
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
John Dingell
Michigan
Rambling With Ernie Pyle on Domestic Life
The column portrays Ernie Pyle humorously recounting months of housework and cooking experiments. He boasts of elite, multi course meals, chaotic kitchen scenes, and self-deprecating quips about his culinary talents while longing for professional cooking alternatives and a good restaurant.
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Ernie Pyle Albuquerque
Time Magazine
America
Vanderbilt
Vermont
Quotations on Liberty, War, and Duty from World War II Leaders
A series of wartime quotes highlights from Churchill Collier Caraway Hull and Knox. The excerpts touch on purpose in adversity family resilience and the pursuit of peace amid conflict, reflecting leadership perspectives during the era.
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Cordell Hull
Don Nelson Lessons From a Priority Boss
Dale Carnegie profiles Donald Marr Nelson head of the Division of Priorities in Washington. Nelson handles 50 daily callers with calm focus, drawing them to the point and closing quickly. He advises keeping temper, letting others speak, and asking direct questions to win the argument.
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United States
Katy
Hanenibal
Hannibal
Donald Marr Nelson
Division of Priorities
Washington, D. C
Don Nelson
Washington
Don
Rene Ristelhueber profiles Canada envoy in Ottawa
United Press profile details Rene Ristelhueber the Vichy envoy in Ottawa since June 1940. He faces constant attack and public resentment as Prime Minister Mackenzie King defends keeping an official Vichy channel. His career spans posts in Sofia Tokyo and other capitals amid war and shifting loyalties.
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United Press
Canada
Rene Ristelhueber
Ottawa
Henri- Philippe Petain
Vichy
Legation
Ristelhueber
France
Albert LeBrun
Montreal
Dominion
Hitler
Mackenzie King
Great Britain
Marshal Petain
King
Robert de Dampiere
Far East
Norway
Bulgaria
Sofia
Paris
Storm and The Empty Room A Literary Pair
A review sketches George R. Stewart Storm as a weather epic touching millions and reshaping life across the western hemisphere. Charles Morgan’s The Empty Room is praised as a concise, four-character novel where love, loss, and memory drive a quiet, intimate drama.
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Random House
George R. Stewart
Weather Bureau
Maria
Asia
Atlantic
Western Hemisphere
Charles Morgan
Macmillan
Morgan
Richard Cannock
Britain
Henry Rydal
Carey
Rydal
Mrs. Rydal
Cannock
Census warns birth and death records not preserved properly
The Census Bureau reports fragile certificates stored without fireproof vaults in several states. Many deaths labeled heart disease conceal infectious diseases, and 1940 records show 47 infant deaths per 1000 births, improving from 1915. Only one in 190000 reaches age 100.
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Census Bureau
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David Cole
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Bill Montgomery
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C. O. A. Club
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Fred Hale
Joe McNeill
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Ed Mayer
Nell McDavid
Louis Hall, Jr
Sherman
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Mae West
Alpha Delta Sorority
James Hedgecake
Ruth Tillinghast
Lloyd Snyder
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Magnificent Brute
Mission
Jim Roach
Louise Johnson
Iris Westbay
Emily LoRelle
Joe Demic
Wendene Wilson
Ed Timmons
Ralph Latham
Gene Quest
Amarillo College
West Texas State College
Tri-K’s
Lena Donovan
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sorority
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Jack Haley
W. M. Leachman
Kay Kyser
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Globe-News
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River Road
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Seventh Avenue
J. FE
Summers
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Seventh Ave
H. F. Haley
12Th Avenue
Adolf Hitler
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G. Kirby Collier
Hattie W. Caraway
Arkansas
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Tsaae Kidd, Jr
Admiral Kidd
Honolulu
Dale Carnegie
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