Vance Johnson to edit in Chicago from Amarillo News Globe
The News Globe reports Vance Johnson will divide duties between Chicago and Washington as editorial writer and observer, reporting to Chicago from Amarillo next Monday. Johnson earned a Nieman Institute fellowship at Harvard for a year and his work boosted the paper’s standing, with Amarillo News Globe topping a 66-city survey of best-edited papers with a score of 88.
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Amarillo
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United States
Amarillo News-Globe
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Globe News
Is Force
Dick Martin
Daily Oklahoman
Bill Wilson
United Press
Harry Montgomery
Associated Press
Frank Ewing
Louise Evans
Fast
Tom Horner
Every Week
Air power and postwar plans loom in Amarillo notes
The piece surveys wartime bombing risks and future air transport gains, noting Japan’s vulnerability and rail shifts to airfreight. It cites Amarillo Chamber of Commerce leaders studying air cargo potential, regional division points, and airport expansion as postwar opportunities. It also blends odds and ends on Raeder, Corning bulbs, marketing gimmicks, birth rates, and other brief items.
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Germany
Japan
United States
England
France
Italy
Washington
Simpson
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
New York
Amarillo
Pacific Coast
Chamber of Commerce
Girl Seeks Home as Continued Notice Reaches Page Ten
A brief classified item describes a young woman seeking a new home after living with a host. The notice references continued content on page ten and provides limited context for potential adopters.
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Tack
Five Convicts Escape Prison Farm Near Lovelady
Five inmates escaped from the state prison farm east of Lovelady with three on state horses venturing into thick brush 14 miles away. Guards, patrols, and bloodhounds pursued, while two others stole a Chevrolet and headed north. All were unarmed. two were life-termers and others served long sentences.
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Lovelady
Here
R. R. Miller
Miller
Walter Lemay
Dallas
U P 1942 Aircraft Yearbook Foresees Axis Surprises
The 1942 Aircraft Yearbook predicts frightful surprises for Axis powers as American plane production is set to deliver jolts to Hitler’s forces and Japan. It notes the 24th edition from the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America and reports Mussolini’s Rome talks and a British broadcast on his North Africa plans.
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U.P
Hitler
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
Benito
London
Rome
Mussolini
North Africa
Three Dots With a Dash Praised as Top War Show in Amarillo
Amarillo audiences praised the Soldier show Three Dots With a Dash, calling it as good as Hellzapoppin. The production features 85 cast members, a strong professional lineup, and a strong Army Relief Fund appeal with tickets selling at 55 cents and 1.10.
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Amarillo
Corp
Robert E. Sviva
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Hollywood
Jimmy Rogers-Kelley
Paul Whiteman
Jeanne Madden
Walter Huston
Dick Powell
William King
Charles Robb
America
Aaron Hotchner
George Cohan
Jeep
Jack Thomas
Thomas
Army Relief Fund
Herbert Drug Stores
Pool Drug Stores
Maxor Drug Stores
Miller Pharmacy
Cretney Drug Store
Two U S Merchant Vessels Torpedoed in Caribbean
The Navy announced that two United States merchant vessels were torpedoed in the Caribbean, one medium sized and one small. Survivors were landed at an east coast port.
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United States
Caribbean
Silent-film star Wanda Hawley producer Charles Fulcher dies
Utica report says Charles Fulcher 52 died last night of pneumonia. Fulcher, who used the stage name Wanda Hawley, appeared in about 370 productions during a 15 year silent film career. He was associated with the film industry and lived in Utica.
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Utica
N. Y
Prs
Charles Fulcher
Wanda Hawley
One-Armed RAF Pilot Downs German Bombers Over France
London reports Squadron Leader J. A. F. MacClachlan, who lost an arm, shot down two of four German bombers over France last night and damaged two more. He flies with a metal arm and a special gadget. his night fighting tally reaches seven planes.
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France
London
J. A. F. MacClachlan
Malta
Lew Jenkins Divorce Suit Alleges Extreme Cruelty
Katie Jenkins, wife of former lightweight champion Lew Jenkins, filed for divorce in Miami on June 4 alleging extreme cruelty. She contends he beat her so severely in the summer of 1941 that she was confined to a hospital.
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Miami
Fla
Lew Jenkins
Katie
Chinese report claims 2000 Japanese killed near Chunhsien
Chinese defenders report 2000 Japanese troops killed at approaches to the vital Allied air base Chunhsien. A counterattack 45 miles west threatens the enemy-held city of Kinhwa. Syrians in Chile are reported 100 percent pro Allied.
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Chungking
Chunhsien
Kinhwa
Chile
Oklahoma woman seeks alimony after abusive marriage ending in 1942
Mrs. Jenkins testified that Lew Jenkins abused her during their marriage begun in May 1938 in Durant Oklahoma. She said he struck her in a New York hotel and she fled in March 1942 fearful for her life. She requested the Palm Island home be deeded to her to cover alimony and to settle a $6,000 mortgage due at purchase.
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Miami Hospital
New York
Jenkins
Lew
Palm Island
Durant
Okla
Victory Bond and Stamp Sales Climb Amid Holiday Banking Closure
Victory Bond and Stamp sales rose to $19,223 over the past two days despite banks being closed for a holiday. The June county total reached $29,805 as Globe News Want Ads continue delivering results.
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Victory
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