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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1942
Page
6
The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union with over 300,000 members, including 70,000 idle in New York, votes to suspend peace-time wage scales to support the war effort. The move aims to save government funds, keep shops running, and provide work for union members.
A column critiques Axis strategy and massed forces while a serialized fiction excerpt unfolds. Joyce Murdock eyeing Perry Clarke sparks tension with Ward Allen as hints of infidelity and rivalries emerge, setting up a dramatic "To be continued."
The piece praises Soviet defense of Sevastopol as proof the United Nations will prevail. It details Russian use of terrain, heavy siege weapons, naval guns, and implied stubborn resilience versus Nazi forces, comparing to Chinese resistance and need for supplies to continue fighting.
The occupied town faces a moral crisis as Colonel Lanser demands obedience while Mayor Orden resists. A miner named Alex Morden kills an officer when ordered to work, prompting a court that debates local punishment. Snow falls as the trial proceeds in a tense, suffocating atmosphere.
In a snowbound town during a military occupation, Alex admits he struck the captain and faces a death sentence. Mayor Orden urges calm as Lanser records the verdict and orders a public execution while Prackle is wounded and gunfire erupts outside.
Hollywood gossip notes Susan Hayward, famed as a screen heartthrob, repeatedly loses romance in Paramount pictures. In I Married a Witch she battles Veronica Lake for Fredric March but is upended at the altar. The Forest Rangers pairs her with Fred MacMurray, only Paulette Goddard spoils the romance.
In Egypt the Suez Canal stands as a vital British lifeline with Rommel's tank drive threatening it. the canal links Africa and Asia, handles heavy traffic, and has long been a joint British French interest. The piece notes ownership, dividends, and historical moves by Disraeli to acquire stock, plus Belgian sabotage and wartime strain on traffic.
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