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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1941
Page
13
Readers vent about hats in cinemas and talking during showings. A woman operator at the Little Theater enforces hat removal and etiquette as a classroom rule, while others call for policing coat removal and popcorn wrappers. The December chatter includes readers sharing theater annoyances and theater life notes.
Major Williams explains that true aircraft speed depends on wind, advocates two one way wind timing flights to verify records, and warns readers to demand electrically timed runs. He covers camouflage, city planning under air power, and notes Captain Billy Tate’s early Wright Brothers ties.
Hollywood writer director Preston Sturges often gives characters distinctive labels rather than real names. In Sullivan's Travels The Girl and The Valet appear without names while John L. Sullivan is fully named, showing how names matter little to him compared to quirky titles.
The item lists questions about polite conduct in public transport theatre, hosting guests and tipping. It provides recommended answers: smoking in a public vehicle is allowed if not prohibited. a theatergoer should not block others by leaving and reentering. a woman guest should provide her own cosmetics. a guest should tip for heavier work. bread and butter notes should be written within a week of a visit. It ends with a suggested hostess scenario option (a).
Dr George M Shuster tells Hunter College seniors that democracy hinges on the fiat of American women Rev Paul Schrer at Hamilton College says freedom is a quest and must be pursued Charles F E Brinkley Baldwin Locomotive Works president laments information overload and lack of wisdom
The page lists a large crossword style puzzle with numbered horizontal and vertical clues for common nouns, objects, and concepts including animals, materials, directions, and abstract ideas. It blends definitions and abbreviations across a dense grid challenge.
Dr George Gallup reports a large national majority supports daylight saving to save electricity and extend summer daylight. Farmers oppose year round saving while urban residents largely back keeping clocks ahead through September and a minority oppose year round daylight saving.
Kay eavesdrops as Jetta Dorne improvises a fierce piano solo that ends in a violent discord. Kay flees to safety but is confronted by Jetta’s rage. Melody offers comfort while Kay fears for her safety in this tense moment from The Man.
The piece argues against arming merchant ships before U S entry to war, noting naval primacy and convoy options as safer defenses. It references the Robin Moor sinking, St Lawrence treaty, and administration efforts led by Hull Knudsen and Roosevelt, with tank transfers to Britain and shifts in tank design.
Frederick F. Van de Water’s The Reluctant Republic is a Vermont focused history. The author argues Vermont briefly functioned as an independent republic with its own coinage amid schemes by New Hampshire New York and Britain before joining the Union.
Charles Nick Carter of Chicago embraced a simple three word idea to greet others first. He found friendships grow as he spoke first, brightened exchanges, and even mended eight year-old enmity with Sam. The lesson: friendliness prompts reciprocity and personal change.
The article catalogs American traveling men who served as eyes and ears for President Roosevelt and the government. It highlights Sumner Welles, Wendell Willkie, Harry Hopkins, Wild Bill Donovan, Dr. Thomas Parran, Capt. James Roosevelt, W. Averill Harriman, John G. Winant, Laughlin Currie and other observers. It notes their missions across Europe, the Mediterranean, Asia and the Pacific to assess war conditions and report back.
At Fort Benning a private steals into an imagined enemy truck and finds real dynamite contents. B. W. Jones at Camp Blanding reports home in Starkville delayed by dogs. Theodore Crabtree traces a long route from Bathe to Honolulu to Georgia. Pat Gillis at Camp Blanding receives a sod from Baton Rouge in a home town box.
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