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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1944
Page
5
The Amarillo Globe News announces editorial and publishing staff roles with GENE HOWE as President and Publisher and JOHN MCCARTY as Assistant Publisher. WESLEY IZZARD serves as Editor in Chief. Evening publication schedule noted with Sunday Morning edition.
Prime Minister Jan Christian Smuts warns in a wartime speech that Britain and allies must ration food and return to simple farm breakfasts. He calls for a new wartime organization to manage shortages and prevent economic collapse after the war. He stresses shared citizen responsibility and sacrifices on a national scale.
The piece describes General MacArthur using deception to lure Japanese forces from Hollandia to Wewak, bypassing strong positions and capturing Hollandia with limited resistance. It notes air and sea power starving by-passed Japs in the Marshalls and Jaluit, Mili, Wotje, and discusses German and Russian fronts and troop movements with cautious interpretation.
War correspondent Ernie Pyle writes from Naples that he plans to travel to England, reflecting on Italy campaign hardships, the risk and sacrifice, and his gratitude to Army public relations men who aided him. He contemplates continuing the war in England, Europe, or India, and bids farewell with thanks and goodwill.
W. D. Owen muses on luxury as relative to culture and effort. He argues that comfort varies by need and circumstance, from fish meals to shade for fieldwork, and notes in-laws can be challenging when boundaries are crossed.
Selma H. Montgomery formerly of Amarillo receives the Soldier’s Medal at a base in England for removing several bodies from a burning C 47. Montgomery is a glider line chief and son of Mrs Myrtle Montgomery Perrin. He previously lived at the Herring Hotel and worked as a clerk. He’s a Southland High School graduate who joined the Army at Fort Sill September 7 1942. Lt J E Stephens formerly of Amarillo now flies a B 24 from England. He has Army Air Corps wings from Stockton Field California and is married to Mrs Stephens who lives at 1528 East Seventh Avenue.
William FE Simpson son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Simpson Cana dian is crew chief of the B 26 Marauder A Kay Pea's Dream with 50 missions over occupied Europe. He trained at Keesler Field and Glenn L Martin Baltimore and worked in Amarillo before enlisting. Army psychiatric methods during Sicily campaign aided return to duty for about a quarter of battle shock cases. In peaceful years about 60 stray dogs are collected annually in Washington DC.
Lipppmann argues morale stems from trained troops who feel capable and see their impact. Civilians falter when not assigned meaningful work, and public leaders fail when they keep people as spectators. Universal national service could sustain resolve during total war.
A crossword puzzle page lists clues across and down for a Horizon section feature. It includes a long list of names such as Anthony J Drexel and many thematic entries spanning chemistry symbols to common words. The grid appears dense with multiple clue themes and compact wordplay.
Among 326 graduates in the Army Air Forces Central Flying Training Command in Texas and Oklahoma, three Amarillo boys earned pilot wings and second lieutenant or first lieutenant commissions. Stanley H. Mauldin of 1712 East Eighth Avenue graduated from Blackland Field Waco as pilot second lieutenant. Donald D. Stinson of 3605 Hayden Street graduated from Ellington Field Houston as pilot second lieutenant. Morris O. Beck of 804 Buchanan Street graduated from Pampa Field with pilot wings and first lieutenant commission. Beck has transferred from
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