15 May 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1942
Page
1
A collage of remarks on Winston Churchill Ramsey MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin with zingers from Lord Birkenhead and others. Public figures and headlines mix with anecdotes about Eleanor Roosevelt James Roosevelt and the Broadway scene. A projected mammoth bus for munition workers concludes the survey of early 20th century culture.
Will Rogers Jr, based in California, is running for Congress. The passage also recalls anecdotes about Stanford University’s founding, swordfish anatomy, sundae origin, marijuana inquiry in Newark radio audience, postwar US newspaper circulation, Roman beauty trends, jewel etiquette in New York nightlife, egg white gum removal, Lord Brougham on education, war benefit audiences, and a South San Francisco Bethlehem shipyard employee debating on Sundays.
May 15 1942 discussion notes that to build an 8,000,000 man army, agencies must recruit about 3,500,000 new workers to replace men leaving war production. Many potential workers exist, including housewives and loyal aliens, but the aim is to minimize social disruption and preserve the family unit while prioritizing men with dependents.
Mrs. Sarah FE. Johnson, 72, died this morning at 12 50 at her home 507 Lincoln Street. Survived by three sons Charles G. Johnson Amarillo George L. Barnett Sullivan Ind James L. Barnett Hymera Ind. three daughters Mrs M Coggins Mrs Lee McMurtry both Amarillo and Mrs Tom Wiley Tyler. a brother George Godwin Parsons Kans. three grandchildren Wanda Lee McMurtry Regland Wayne McMurtry George Barnett Jr Hymera. Body at Blackburn-Shaw Chapel. Funeral tomorrow at 10 from Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel Rev Frank A. Godsoe officiating. Burial Llano Cemetery.
The crew of a U S submarine delivering aircraft shells to Bataan and Corregidor was decorated by the war department. Fenno received the distinguished service cross while the officers and men under his command received the Silver Star. Treasury secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr commended the feat. The story had been withheld until now as Japan was unaware U S submarines were supplying forces on Bataan and Corregidor.
The article notes New York State Department of Agriculture rules require corned beef hash to contain at least 35 percent corned beef. It also mentions the Rockefellers canceling a radio plug related to Williamsburg development tied to American Revolution.
Belleville May 15 a circuit judge summoned his bailiff who whispered to a comely juror. Crimson-faced she rose in blue slacks and departed, then returned in a street dress, blushing quietly.
In Moscow on May 15 the Red Army ordered 18 year old youths to register on May 17 for their regular military service. The annual registration includes the regular class of 1924 and also 1923 and 1922 19 and 20 year olds who have not registered before.
Baxter, chamber of commerce manager, named popular choice of the directors as the housing shortage issue expands. He said he contacted Tom Poore by long distance and learned the National Housing Agency representative was awaiting another Amarillo report on city housing needs. Poore and Preston Wright had recently met Amarilloans to discuss housing for workers and war industry project employees near plants.
Mr Bax ter and Mr Poore discussed relief actions as Certain Foods Corp, operating agency of the war industry, prepared a needs report. The housing representative signaled readiness to file the application once the report was received.
Axis forces reportedly crossed the Tartar Ditch 13 miles from Kerch after a 37 mile advance in six days while Sevastopol, 150 miles away, fights to ease the siege. Soviet reports say Sevastopol snipers killed about 1,000 Germans in 10 days and destroyed a supply train, as Russians launch new pressure toward Taganrog between Kerch and Kharkov.
A sprawling description highlights police, riflemen, druggists, street car conductors, grocers, and hundreds of other workers whose varied activities cannot be eliminated, though some may be reduced or redirected. The passage underscores the dense web of urban labor and its pivotal role in societal functioning.
Australian Air Minister Arthur Drakeford said the Royal Australian Air Force would triple in size to support MacArthur’s United Nations Air Force. Special test flights will train observers to identify aircraft as raids on Port Moresby highlight increased Japanese air power and Allied responses.
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