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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1942
Page
11
A breezy guide outlines costs and steps to form a band including library, orchestrations, and instrumentation. It advises delaying radio exposure until bookings and a solid manager help land commercials, with success measured by break-even or profit.
A reader urges the Globe-News ideas editor to launch a home fire safety plan in Amarillo. He suggests clearing vacant lots of dry weeds and debris to prevent fires and recover scrap metals for defense efforts, proposing a convenient salvage center and vacant building use.
A Swedish immigrant boy in Minneapolis rose from pushing a freight elevator at $15 a month to stenography and railroad work after learning to fit himself for the job above. In five months he earned $830, then $75 monthly after three years, becoming Celotex president in Chicago and contributing to low cost housing and airplane projects. The lesson: prepare yourself for the job above and opportunity follows.
The government appoints Donald Nelson as the single head of war production after President Roosevelt hurriedly decides amid White House briefings with Vice President Wallace and others. The plan aims to unify procurement and manufacturing, with Willkie’s forthcoming speech possibly influencing the move.
Puzzle lists numerous clues across horizontal and vertical sections with numbers and partial answers. The grid includes sections like 1 U S Army Corps insignia, 12 Pacify, 13 Wharves, 15 Rhode Is abbr, 16 Bury, 18 Turkish cap, 20 Not artificial, 22 Allowances of provisions, 24 Passenger vehicles, 26 Lose bulk, 31 Organs of smell, 32 Pay back, 36 Boy, 37 Giant myth, 38 Company, 39 Symbol for tantalum, 40 Animal, 41 Parts of boats, 44 Music note, 46 2000 pounds, 48 Constellation, 50 Prefix meaning away from, etc. The vertical clues include Samar i dur, sick, charm, nationalist pertaining, affirmative, CPA abbr, lubricant, condiment, inspect closely, steamship, silkworm, exclamation, tin symbol.
Essayists critique war aims critiquing enemy labels and anti fascist policy while urging a liberation-based world war. They warn against conflating nationality with fascist sympathies and urge clear, democratic alliances. They critique State Department moves and call for a revolutionary, people powered war.
A United Press overview traces how early 1930s stars fared after their first screen appearances. Irene Dunne rose to top rank with Cimarron, while others like James Cagney and Clark Gable found success later. Mickey Mouse also notched long staying power with an Oscar win for 1931-32.
Answers cover public performance conduct hat impropriety group trips and driving nerves. Key points include avoid public remarks during events, remove wraps at final numbers, politely address hat size comments, expect group chaperone expense sharing, and prefer "I beg your pardon" over "Pardon me" with safe driving choices.
Robert St. John’s From The Land of Silent People recounts his Balkans era reporting with personal peril and wartime exploits, including escape attempts and bombed journeys from Belgrade to Corfu. Jay Franklin’s Remaking America is praised as clear and useful, outlining conservation, dam projects, and shifts away from old dreams toward a stronger democratic future.
The census shows New Mexico has the highest birth rate at 27.7 per thousand, compared with a 1940 national rate of 17.9. It notes trends in fashion and a large output of knit union suits, plus 55 farms in the district.
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