Amarillo Globe masthead and publishing figures
The Amarillo Globe details its founding date February 20 1924 its second class matter status February 20 1934 post office entry and publishing arrangement with The Amarillo Daily News The Globe News Publishing Co names GENE HOWE as president and publisher JOHN MCCARTY as assistant publisher and WESLEY IZZARD as editor in chief with contact numbers for departments.
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Amarillo
Texas
Globe News Publishing Co
Junniure
Gene Howe
John McCarty
Wesley Izzard
Telephone
Air Department
Japs Scotch and Soda Pop: Tea Totals and Gift Etiquette
The article notes Major Richard Bong, a teetotaler, avoiding a Scotch gift for World War I record holder Eddie Rickenbacker after General MacArthur questioned spirits as a proper honor. General Arnold sent soft drinks as a gracious alternative. It also mentions a British Laborite asserting Britain will defend the empire and avoid lend lease complacency. It ends with Tojo predicting a deciding third year of war with many ups and downs.
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Richard I. Bong
Eddie Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
General MacArthur
Arnold
Hideki Tojo
Ward Fight Stirs Law Full of War Board Powers
Dorothy Thompson analyzes the Smith Connally Act and War Labor Board actions in the Montgomery Ward dispute. She notes the president’s power to seize plants during labor disturbances and compares Ward’s defiance to earlier coal mine cases, with a focus on the national defense implications and legal procedures.
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Dorothy Thompson
Sewell Lee Avery
Biddle
Montgomery Ward and Company
Mr. Biddle
White House
Congress
Smith-Connally
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
Thompson
Montgomery Ward
National Labor Relations Board
Avery
Board On Appeal
Anidiie. Ete Eine
Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Chicago House
Springfield
Hummer Manufacturing Company
Front-line life notes and improvised comforts from Italy
Enlistee observer recounts slang for Germans Tedeschi and prior terms Jerry and Huns. Describes Coleman stoves aiding C-rations, coffee, and warmth, plus candles and improvised cups. Notes Italian child mascots among troops, adopted by units, with concerns about their fate after the war ends.
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America
Italy
Anzio
Causes of Wards Battle
Washington report explains Roosevelt Army seizure of Montgomery Ward stemmed from a contract and election dispute with the CIO union. The piece notes WLB directives, the check-off provision, and political overtones as the core issues driving government action and potential court outcomes.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Roosevelt Army
Montgomery Ward
CIO
War Labor Board
WLB
NLRB
Roosevelt
War Warnings and Confidence From Top U S and British Officials
Prominent statements stress soldier survival odds, weapon quality, and readiness against a quick European domination scenario. Maj. Gen Norman T Kirk notes 97 out of 100 wounded survive, Donald M Nelson urges confidence in weaponry, and Sir Edward Grigg and Admiral Ernest J King warn of potential Pearl Harbor style risk and a tightening encirclement of Germany.
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Norman T. Kirk
War Department
Pearl Harbor
Sir Edward Grigg
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Signals Vintage Wordplay
A dense set of crossword clues is presented across horizontal and vertical grids. Entries include island in France Fortification insignia symbols and common abbreviations plus a mix of people places and actions. The list features themes and standard crossword vocabulary with numerous one and two word answers.
Raw nerves raked anew as Red Armies gird for fresh onslaughts
War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie reports Stalin’s May Day warning of coordinated Allied and Soviet offensives to drive toward Poland and Germany. He notes a lull on most fronts except Sevastopol and predicts Red drives in the Baltic and Lwow sectors as a prelude to a broader assault.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Marshal Stalin
Crimea
Sevastopol
Baltic
Lwow
Poland
Germany
Navy Names Smith and Other Common Surnames in Roster
The navy reveals 21 476 men named Smith 15 045 Johnson 11 086 Jones 202 named Seaman and three named Bluejacket. A coastal base tale mixes family ties and wartime duties with a Seabee meeting his sister in law and a restaurant autograph.
Polk Street Professor and the Meal Test
A narrator recalls his father’s claim that watching a man eat reveals character. He notes modern life is busy and shallow, with little time to reflect on values. The piece reflects on judgment, sociability, and how meals expose traits.
Faith and Ethics Verses Mixed in Cited Proverbs
A compilation of biblical and literary quotes on divine judgment wisdom humility and providence from authors including Psalmists Proverbs Seneca Massinger Jonson Isaiah Augustine Romans and Longfellow. The passage presents views on trust in God and the order of the world.
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