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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
19
A free Monday evening presentation at the Municipal Auditorium titled Goin Places No Charge features Dixieland and music leaders. The piece covers reactions to missing songs, radio gag costs, and plans for public benefit performances.
A historical quote recalls General Stilwell noting a severe defeat in Burma. He argues courage alone won’t win the war and calls for honest assessment of military setbacks rather than exaggerated single heroic feats.
Six months after entering World War II the capital's landscape has radically changed. Union Station's once grand approach is now a crowded hub of emergency ticket booths and busy entrances as Washington expands beyond the core government area into Suitland Maryland, Arlington Cemetery area, and Bethesda. The White House grounds are fortified and the urban fringe grows with new government centers, hospitals, and housing for workers transforming the city.
Puzzle clues list both horizontal and vertical entries with numerous definitions and cross references for a word grid. The left columns provide numbered hints for across and down words including letters, symbols, and abbreviations across varied topics.
The article lays out the shipping crisis in wartime, noting cargo ships sunk faster than built and submarines outpacing production. It urges mobilizing shipping for military use, separating operation from construction, and adopting a unified pool of ships under a military supply system. It calls for bold leadership, mass production of escort vessels, and a merged merchant and naval build program to align steel use with ship needs. The piece critiques bureaucratic routines and favors Admiral Vickery leading a combined effort with Douglas in operation and construction.
The piece recounts a New York writer recalling a costly turtle neck sweater bought in March that sparked ribbing and fashion anxieties. A brief wartime price ceiling episode shows a small shopkeeper overwhelmed by federal controls and March prices, while the narrator recalls fashion pride and boxing-era nostalgia.
The article describes a Japan led pincer from the East and West aimed at destroying China before UN support could build bases against Japan. It details a Burma Road advance from Thailand and Burma toward Mandalay and Lashio, with a western drive from Iehang toward Chunking and minor offensives from Hong Kong Foochow and northwest bases to mop up remaining Japanese forces as the China Incident nears year five.
A compact guide answers five etiquette queries: speak up if enjoying conversation, never announce your non bridge skill after accepting a bridge invitation, arrive close to dinner time, pre book theater tickets, and avoid public hair combing. It ends with a proverb-based moral.
Edward Hartmuss, 68, of Pittsburgh, 48 years with Westinghouse, proves age on paper cannot define value. He stayed on to help build a world war ship generator after the board’s retirement plan, earning the Order of Merit and delaying his shelf life. His story urged firms to reconsider retiring seasoned workers and highlighted opportunity for older employees during wartime.
Congress hears that centralized authority is the remedy for rubber and gas rations. The Tru man committee pins failures on multiagency division of power, urging one agency to oversee stockpile, synthetic rubber, and rationing to end confusion. Senator Capper backs the idea, warning delay could cost the war.
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