Battle of Stalingrad cited in editorial analysis
The Amarillo Globe editorial argues the Battle of Stalingrad marks a second decisive world war battle after Britain, with Germany shifting to artillery from frontal assaults. It cautions against easing civilian defense and notes Elmer Davis’s view on Nazi bombing of the U.S. while acknowledging Hitler’s unpredictable risk. The piece discusses strategic aims and the looming third battle in history.
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Volga
Russia
Stalingrad
Hitler
Josef Stalin
Britain
Germany
Elmer Davis
War Information
Davis
Mr. Davis
Great Britain
Dunkirk
Willkie Charge Sparks Debate on War Aid Shortfalls
Washington report analyzes Senator Willkie’s critique of aid promises to Russia and China. It discusses production shortfalls, shipping delays, and bombing impacts, noting official defenses and the need for clearer postwar aims.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Willkie
Russia
China
Mallon
WPB
Murmansk
India
Ford
Mr. Wailskie
Model town dream sparks Kirktown clash over mills
Penny Kirk returns to Kirktown and rents a restaurant job under Penny Kellogg. Jim Vickers shares a plan to rebuild Kirktown into a model town, challenging mill bosses while a workers’ unrest brews at the Kirk mills. Penny allies with Jim to confront the looming trouble.
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Kirktown
Penny
Jim Vickers
Jim
Pietro
Midge
Bud Walsh
Bud
Penny Joins Courier Staff As Bridge Crash Mystery Unfolds
Penny begins work at the Courier office under Jim Vickers in a crowded basement newsroom. A breathless boy alerts them to a terrible accident on the center bridge, sparking a tense rush to the site as Penny and Jim face an unfolding crisis.
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Jim
Pietro’s
Courier
The
City Bank
Mr. Vickers
Center Bridge
Jimal
Concentration of Industry in War Economy Explored
The piece outlines industrial concentration as a wartime necessity. It compares British methods, details nucleus plants, pooling, agency agreements, and selective closures. It warns of labor, material, and distribution constraints and notes postwar effects on private enterprise and antitrust norms.
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England
Nucleus
War Production Board
WPB
Wa Production Board
Office of Price Administration
Englan
NRA
Amerca
America
Germans announce capture Simferopol and frontline shifts
A year earlier German forces announced the capture of Simferopol. Marshal Boris Shaposhnik was named chief of staff of the Red Army. Kuibyshev dispatched frontier demarcation talks between Mongolian Peoples Republic and Japanese dominated Manchukuo in Bor Nor region. Harbin conference noted October 16. President Roosevelt placed Coast Guard under Navy jurisdiction until further orders.
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Boris Shaposhnik
R Army
Kuibyshev
Reput
Bor Nor
Harbin
Roosevelt
US Navy
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Penelope Kirk
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Leo M. Cherne
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New Yorker
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Research Institute of America
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West Point
School of Foreign Service
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