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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1942
Page
15
A columnist recalls Northerners praising Southern gas stations as grand plantation themed havens where attendants lavish guests with service. The writer, however, shares comical personal experiences across the Mason Dixon line showing chaotic, hands on help from locals named Sambo and children, yet noting friendly fuss.
Ernie Pyle recalls driving through California redwoods and admits mixed feelings from awe to claustrophobic discomfort. He extols redwood lumber for durability and beauty, notes forests renew themselves, and explains high costs curb use in standard construction. He details fire resistance, long life, and common nonbuilding uses.
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Dorothy Thompson urges new taxpayers to view federal income taxes as a shared insurance and to prep by budgeting the yearly liability. She warns against waste, advocates thrift, and urges defense-focused spending discipline while celebrating the expanded taxpayer base.
In Washington the farm price fight exposed a lone Bandhead in the Senate and a shift in support from Southern states. Henderson pressed Roosevelt's price policy as Wickard faced resistance while Britain battles in North Africa influence global strategy.
A year ago United Press reports the British cruiser Southampton sunk in the Mediterranean while British planes raid Wilhelmshaven. Chile and Bolivia sign a non aggression pact. The carrier Illustrious reportedly hit by three enemy bombs. Lindbergh denies ties to No Foreign War Committee.
Prof John I Yellett of the Illinois Institute of Technology warns that without fewer accidents in 1942, 100000 fighting planes and 260000 tanks cannot be produced or deployed. He underscores industrial safety as essential to war readiness.
Editorial Q and A lists nicknames for leaders and players. Lighthorse Harry Lee is a cavalry officer and father of Robert E. Lee. Stonewall Jackson, Tippecanoe Harrison, Old Hickory Jackson, Rough Rider Roosevelt. Edgar Jones Grange and Jack Crane cited with nicknames Red Rabbit. Congressmen Bilbo Garner Smith called The Man Cactus Jack Cotton Ed. Beaverbrook The Beaverie and Churchill Winnie.
In 1936 Margaret Rudkin in Connecticut refused a move for her asthmatic son and began baking bread from whole wheat and milk. She faced grocers' doubts but earned trust, created Pepperidge Farm Bread, and by 1937 sold eight loaves daily. now in 2400 stores.
The Census Bureau reports death rates are lowest for ages 10 to 15, with only one child per thousand dying annually. It notes 121 lice-borne typhus deaths in 1940, mainly in warmer states, and life expectancy rising to 60.6 years for males and 64.5 for females. It also covers sewing machine output, tire production, and potato consumption changes.
A four volume set of The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt edited by Samuel S. Rosenman highlights key 1937 to 1940 events including Panay, quarantine speeches, and the 1940 Italy war declaration. Accompanying volumes review modern warfare by S L A Marshall and Cyril Falls with introductions by Fielding Eliot and J F C Fuller.
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