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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1945
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe dates from 1924 with evening publication schedule except weekends. Publisher Gene Howe leads The Globe News Publishing Co. Assistant Publisher John McCarty and Editor-in-Chief Wesley Izzard headline the staff lineup.
The piece frames the Fourth of July as a celebration of freedom and self-government. It notes soldiers returning from Europe will be released or reassigned, amid talks of extending liberation abroad and sparks added by a Soviet development in silk stockings. Quotes Millard E. F. Tydings and Marshal Petain are included.
Retiring Nation editor Louis Fischer asserts Russia acts with arrogance and contempt for diplomacy while pursuing a national interest driven drive to dismantle the Fascist framework. He frames Moscow’s stance as a hard anti Fascist objective.
Dorothy Thompson argues that German scientific advances pose both threat and hope for future wars. She contends control of Germany’s labs is insufficient without political reforms and global education to curb militarism. War, she says, originates in minds and political systems, not factories, urging international science oversight and humanistic ethics.
Writer notes Paris still bears war scars and shortages after liberation as civilians face collapsed commerce, transport shortages, and rationed life. He observes Parisian life persists with familiar streets and landmarks while foreign troops, Red Cross, and American offices control many buildings. He portrays a city waiting for genuine freedom from occupiers.
Mauldin argues that rotating officials among departments prevents stagnation and reduces bureaucracy. He says reshuffles let officials apply experience to new problems, attract high ability, and keep public service dynamic. A varied career at upper levels improves policy preparation and public outcomes.
A Princeton survey by the American Institute of Public Opinion shows victory gardens near last year’s total with about 10 000 000 families already gardening by early June and hopes to plant more to reach 18 400 000, the 1945 Department of Agriculture estimate.
Lipppmann argues for reshuffling public officials rather than promoting or sidelining. He cites military practice and British cabinet service as models, urging flexible transfers to top posts to preserve efficiency and honor in government. He notes Stettinius may head the new international organization and urges similar career mobility.
The Horizon page presents a crossword with Across and Down clues including numbers 1 10 and 13 through 47. Entries cover themes like animals plants and common words across two grids with hints and abbreviations.
Denison residents Jeanie Jackson and James Redmon recount their early ties to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Jackson, who rode Ike as a baby, became a civic leader and memorial organizer. Redmon says he fetched the doctor at Ike’s birth, a story he still smiles about.
Dallas July 4 All Texas Electric Company interurbans street cars and buses resumed operations early this morning. A R Hardesty sub regional director of the CIO said negotiations for a new contract would begin Thursday afternoon.
Josef Martinez Ada, rebuilding after Guam’s recapture, returns to his ruined beach factory and, with AMG support, resumes soap production. In May his operation produced 5,913 pounds, up from March’s 1,900 pounds, aided by native workers and coconut processing.
Santa Fe system carloadings for the week ending June 30 1945 were 30 684, down from 33 147 in 1944. Cars from connections totaled 15 391, up from 13 005. Total cars moved were 46 075, slightly less than 46 152 a year earlier. The preceding week saw 45 666 cars handled.
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