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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1942
Page
4
Anient editorial notes the growing U S industrial south driven by war needs including chemicals metals and pulp and paper. It argues AEF deployment keeps warfare distant from America and contemplates postwar economic transformation, industrial growth, and potential end to regional specialization.
A Gallup survey shows over half of car owners can manage without their vehicles. It finds auto ownership not essential for many families, suggesting reduced driving won’t devastate daily life and notes varying impact on workers reliant on autos for commuting.
Gallup poll results show how many workers rely on cars to reach jobs. The survey notes an additional 3 percent live on premises or bike and carriage travel. The piece follows a social scene with Lavinia and Rod at a ballroom and bridge games, ending with a Time excerpt.
In Willy Ley's portrait the French 75, famed WWI field piece, evolves into a modernized weapon. The original 75 with crude wheels and 19 degree traverse becomes a fast, flexible artillery system with rubber tires, a split trail, and a 13 500 yard range.
The profile traces Donald M. Nelson rising from a Mississippi River farm worker to war production chief, driven by a life built on organization and efficiency. It notes his long Washington hours, scholarly hobbies, and plan to convert the farm into a refugee children shelter as packaging shortages challenge commerce.
A year ago Charles Lindbergh warned that U S entry into war against Germany with Britain could not win unless Germany collapsed from within. A Japanese shooter wounded a British official in Shanghai amid rising tensions. Thailand reports taking key enemy positions in French Indochina as Vichy France says differences have been resolved.
Questions compare Adolf Hitler born April 20 asking his age when named chancellor first named chancellor of Germany asks Napoleons ages as emperor and at death and whether Schillgruber is Hitler name plus Napoleons surname and three key islands and their locations and the interval between Napoleons Moscow retreat and Waterloo defeat.
Ernest C. Kanzler, heir to Ford ties and Universal Credit Corp presidency, named to oversee peak war production for the auto industry. Born 1892 in Saginaw, he studied at Michigan and Harvard, held Ford and Guardian roles, and lived in Grosse Pointe Farms.
Brig Gen Lewi B Hershey, head of selective service, asserts that men with actual dependents supported by earned income will remain deferred. He ties national future to the family and ongoing draft policy.
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