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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1941
Page
15
This battered OCR passage contains scattered words and phrases. It references names like Gen and Hibald and hints at a civil or wartime setting but offers no clear events, dates, places, or outcomes to identify. The readable content remains too fragmentary for a definite news summary.
A roundup of music figures and show business moves from Detroit to Cleveland. Artie Shaw led a dance at the Michigan State Fairgrounds. Day Baird showcased a daring balance act. Barnet and Tucker booked for engagements. Horace Heidt and others idle between gigs. Tax action looms on band leaders. top records and sheet music charts listed with artists like Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey.
Washington columnist Henry McLemore praises tennis great Alice Marble for leaving a lucrative tour and a high profile radio gig to serve as U S Assistant Director of Civilian Defense. He notes her mission to improve American women's health and fitness, her travels, and her belief that exercise benefits all women from factory workers to housewives. Marble cites the need to stay informed beyond tennis and recalls her 1934 French setback, which she overcame through exercise to win championships.
A year ago in Parliament King George pledged Britain would press the fight until freedom is secure. Churchill added that the British Empire has not done so badly. Albanian rebels were reported increasingly active.
A compact collection of biblical verses and quotes from Emerson and Rogers. The fragmentary lines include Matthew 5 16 Mark 10 21 and brief musings on divine light. The tone is devotional and reflective with mixed attributions.
Maj. Al Williams surveys Dutch aviation strength linking East Indies wealth to Holland. He notes KLM use of American aircraft and engines, cheap native labor, and efficient Dutch control. The piece praises private aviation cooperation with the Civil Aeronautics Authority and defends bold views on Japanese air power, citing Billy Mitchell as prescient.
A 1930s etiquette set presents four questions on paying for hotel calls, inviting friends, maid phrases, and mentioning gifts in thank you notes. It includes the Bible verse Romans 14 14 as part of the purported authoritative answers.
A catalog of crossword clues listing numerous horizontal and vertical entries. Answers reference fruits, cities, measures, phonetic abbreviations, and common nouns across a mixed clue set. The page presents a standard puzzle grid with cross references and miscellaneous terms.
George Gallup reports that nationwide poll results show the public largely believes the coal strike was not justified. Among all workers, 52 percent viewed the strike as unjustified while 10 percent saw it as justified. The study also notes low favorable views of John L. Lewis and general opposition to the closed shop in recent weeks.
Mrs S S Siebel suggests placing aluminum, paper and foil collection boxes in convenient downtown locations to boost national defense. She argues many are not home during collection times, allowing equal citizen participation, with a San Antonio tone and local examples for practicality.
A rail of quiz style responses identifies film plots and lead actors. Items cover Manpower about electric company linemen, One Foot in Heaven about a small town preacher, Hold That Ghost about hidden treasure in a haunted house, How Green Was My Valley about Welsh miners, All That Money Can Buy about Satan and a senator. The passage ends with a Longfellow quote on forgiveness.
The Capital reports on President Roosevelt and Sidney Hillman reshaping labor policy by rejecting the closed shop in defense work. The mediation board’s history of favoring union power raises questions about its future role as District 50 of the United Mine Workers shifts cases to the conciliation service, which has limited powers.
Alexis Smith breaks into film stardom after a Warner Bros Dive Bomber breakthrough despite early height bias. In Hollywood she gains her own dressing room and lavish perks, while at home her mother enforces the dishes as a test of good girl behavior.
A letter from Corporal Barney F Burke of the 39th Infantry at Fort Bragg recounts his move from persistent grouchiness to a positive outlook after five days of maneuvers. He credits intensive listening and considering others with earning higher ratings and a salary boost, and notes the ease now of managing others and liking people. The piece applauds personal growth and its countrywide value.
British biologist Julian Huxley proposes democratic planning to build a better world and a UK US security stance. I A R Wylie’s Strangers Are Coming satirizes American prejudice as five refugees disrupt a town. The Bible for To-Day presents the King James text with modern layout and scholarly commentary.
Census figures show chemical manufacturing nearly a billion dollars annually with over 60,000 workers and $100 million in payroll across 543 factories. It notes church edifice values at $146 million, 34,250 Negro churches, and a 1930s family size of 4.1 shrinking to 3.8 in 1940 with broader demographic trends.
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