World War II era humor and war notes in Amarillo Globe News
A dated Amarillo Globe News page comments on wartime satire targeting Nazi Propaganda Minister Goebbels and Allied armies in Europe. It includes quips about German and Japanese leaders, a Holyoke draft incident, and a lighthearted anecdote from Lt. Francis Carpenter in France.
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Paul Joseph Goebbels
Gobbels
Herr Doktor
France
England
Wallace as Presidential Prospect Divides Nation in 1940 Debate
The piece argues Mr. Wallace cannot be treated as a mere vice presidential nominee. It contrasts him with Bricker and warns that nominating Wallace could split the country further, undermining wartime policy and governing realities. It calls Wallace a prophet and a mystic, whose detachment from practical politics risks uniting and dividing the public.
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Wallace
Bricker
Lippmann
Harding
Legion
Bryan
LaFollette
Henry Wallace
Mr. Wallace
The Lonely Space in Normandy
Ernie Pile recalls a solo advance with an infantry company through a bombed Norman street. He writes of lonely pauses, names of companions, shifting danger, and reaching a German hospital where wounded soldiers were being liberated.
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Normandy
Joe Netscauge
Shenandoah
Ninth Division
Tunisia
Sicily
Shockley
Wertenbaker
Capa
Not So Long Ago Not So Long Ago
The snippet cites July 14 1929 with notes on Russia demanding talks with China over the Chinese Eastern Railway dispute. It mentions Brazilian reactions to American influence in Brazil and a gas leak sickening three Chicago women from a mechanical refrigerator. Harold W English leases a 710 acre tract for an airport. An Amarillo boy sets a new yo
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Brazil
Chicago
Harold W. English
Amarillo
Sulphurous compound fed to poultry boosts health and eggs
A Cretny Drug note claims the sulphurous compound given in water or feed destroys intestinal germs and worms, keeps fowl free of blood-sucking insects, and improves appetite health and egg production though some buyers report unsatisfactory returns.
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Cretney Drug
Polk Street Professor records frolic at Ellwood Park
A quirky 1929 antiquated column lists a July 15 event at Ellwood Park with a satirical take on attire and manners. The sketch features a lighthearted dialogue titled Polk Street Professor lampooning men’s clothes and style habits.
Skeptical of Russia in Postwar Trust Survey
A Princeton Institute survey finds that while trust in Russia has risen since 1942, about half of Americans doubt or doubt Russia can be trusted after the war. The report notes education level influences opinion, with college graduates most likely to trust Russia.
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Holyoke
Germany
Princeton
N. J
Russia
Soviet Union
Washington
Institute
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Moscow
Crossword Puzzle Horizont! Across and Down Clues
A fragment of a crossword puzzle page with across and down clues including depictions insignia and various terms such as Rapid preposition hectoliter mariner and symbols for elements plus measurements and directions. The readable clues cover biblical pronouns, animal terms, and weapon or puzzle related hints across vertical entries.
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