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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1944
Page
3
The Amarillo Globe News presents its publishing details and staff lineup. Founding date, second class matter entry, evening publication schedule, and key executives are listed along with contact information.
A wartime piece notes editors struggle with scarce newsprint as ads crowd the page and reporters file to File B. A Delaware sergeant earns praise for patching a Flying Fortress rudder using bits of cord from his flight suit.
Readers debate bus seating options from lengthwise to rear seats noting rocking discomfort and knee impact. They discuss crowded rides, door locations, and drivers with open doors as wartime schedules strain service, while conceding bus companies face their own troubles.
Ernie Pyle recounts the Anzio beach head bombing that shattered a water-front villa housing five officers, 12 enlisted men and 12 correspondents. He details the blast, flying debris, his narrow escape, and lingering relief after the raid.
In Amarillo scenes, a San Jacinto Commando tumbles down 16 concrete steps while investigating a cellar, yet sustains cuts and bruises. A Good Neighbor Diplomat is praised for aiding a sleet-storm pair, and a Morale Service demo at USO prompts laughs over a math diploma mix-up.
Dorothy Thompson argues that Hull’s seventeen points fail to define a real world peace policy. She contrasts them with Wilson’s fourteen points and warns against relying on nonbinding treaties or spheres of influence. Thompson calls for a true world organization empowered to legislate international law and enforce it, with the United States willing to lead and, if needed, create the body with those who will cooperate.
Evelyn Boyd narrates a day of fuel troubles as a nearly empty gas tank and handful of coupons fail to cover 15 gallons. She endures delays at service stations and garages, searches for a replacement tank, and questions her husband about buying in bulk.
Dr Daniel L Marsh Boston University president emphasizes duty over rights. Vice Admiral McCain notes Japan’s limited will to fight. Maj Gen Corlett commemorates fallen at Kwajalein burial, stressing acceptance of casualties for the cause and readiness to endure more.
A wartime Moon Mullins strip shows a narrator awaiting gasoline ration relief after a damaged tank and shoe coupons nearing expiration. The scene depicts a car’s gas left in the tank and a ration board encounter as the narrator asks for emergency allotment funds.
A devotional line cites Daniel 9 5 as a confession of sin and rebellion against divine precepts. The text emphasizes acknowledgment of iniquity and departure from judgments, framing repentance as a spiritual imperative.
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