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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1940

Page

9

PAF Bombing Is Effective The British Strategy Against Berlin

The piece argues that Allied bombing prioritizes military targets and industrial facilities to cripple Germany’s war effort and undermine civilian morale. It notes ongoing attacks on Krupp works at Essen and Germany oil plants, stressing fuel and lubrication shortages as critical to German machinery.

Dewitt MacKenzie Berlin London England Germany Westminster Abbey Krupp Essen British Air Ministry

Panama bound workers and the federal job test system

Washington reporters detail how 12,000 skilled workers, including Jenkins, were selected from unemployed rosters and shipped to Panama for the canal locks. The piece explains the Federal Bureau of Employment Security, its 1,600 offices, and 6,000,000 work histories, plus job testing and intercity staffing to meet defense needs. It notes new dictionaries, tests for 130 key defense jobs, and the shifting of workers between cities to fill shortages.

Jenkins Defense Panama Federal Employment Service Navy Army America Federal Bureau of Employment Security Social Security Ewan Clague Washington Wisconsin

Free Press Safeguard Highlighted By Amarillo Club

John McCarty of The Globe News told the Amarillo Kiwanis Club during National Newspaper Week that a free press stands as the nation’s main shield against dictatorship. He warned that oppression follows suppression of truth and urged trained, vigilant journalists alongside other professionals.

John McCarty Globe News Amarillo Kiwanis Club McCarty Wes Izzard California Eli Sverdloff Amarillo The Henry Thomson John Mead Carey Thompson Howard Smith Sim Kelly Clay Thornton Bruce Autry Oklahoma City Kiwanis Galen Battey

James P. Pruitt Rites Tomorrow

Funeral services for James P Pruitt 71 of Amarillo will be held tomorrow at 4 PM from Boxwell Brothers Chapel with Rev E B Fincher officiating. He died yesterday in a local hospital after 11 years in Amarillo. He worked as a smelter worker and belonged to the Methodist Church and the Royal Order of the Moose. He is survived by his son Clyde T Pruitt of Amarillo. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

James P Pruitt Amarillian Boxwell Brothers E. B. Fincher Ellwood Presbyterian Church Pruitt Amarillo Methodist Church Royal Order of the Moose Clyde T Pruitt Memorial Park Cemetery

War Newsman Expelled From Italy Over Dispatch

Herbert Matthews of the New York Times was ordered to leave Italy for a dispatch claiming Italy and the Axis would interfere in U S presidential elections. Roosevelt read the dispatch to reporters noting it could disturb relations. Virgilio Gayda in Voce d Italia said Roosevelt seeks to frame the Axis as opposing his election.

Rome Herbert Matthews New York Times Italy Matthews Axis United States Amer Roosevelt U.P Virginio Gayda Benito Mussolini Gayda

School Officials Attend West Texas Vocational Meeting

Charles M. Rogers superintendent of Amarillo Public Schools and C M Allen Amarillo High School coordinator attend a special district meeting on vocational guidance at Texas Technological College in Lubbock. Superintendents and coordinators from across West Texas join the Conference on the Development of Industrial Education.

Charles M. Rogers Amarillo C. M. Allen Amarillo High School Lubbock Texas Technological College West Texas

Rogers Infant Dies In Hospital Here

Born two days ago to Mr and Mrs Lott T Rogers at 500 Hayden Street the infant died in a local hospital. Surviving are the parents paternal grandfather Dr A S Rogers of Rock Hill S C and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs E M Rogers of Dillon S C. Father works for the Soil Conservation Service here. Body to be sent tonight by Boxwell Brothers to Chester S C. The Japanese empire comprises nearly 1000 islands.

Lott T. Rogers Hayden Street A. S. Rogers Rock Hill S. C E. M. Rogers Dillon Soil Conservation Service Boxwell Brothers Chester

Home broadcasting gadgets intrigue neighbors with mini stations

A home radio fad features compact broadcasting units that plug into outlets and reach about 100 feet. Amarillo youths augment range with aerials and mics, tuning slightly below standard bands to interhouse talk. Market outfits reproduce, record, and playback records and voices, while recording letters by voice grows in popularity.

A. J Bert) Arnold Mr. Arnold RCA Victor Victor

Eighty Two Suffer Banquet Food Poisoning

In Corpus Christi a banquet for a Mexican Presbyterian Church district conclave sickened eighty two attendees. Four were seriously ill as 327 people including delegates from Corpus Christi Tex Mex College Premont Falfurrias Kingsville Laredo Beeville Taft were admitted to hospitals after barbecue food.

Corpus Christi Texas Mexican Presbyterian Church District Tex-Mex College Pres| Mex College Premont Falfurrrias Kingsville Laredo Beeville I Taft

Wilkie Attacks Mayor Hague as Puny Hitler in Jersey City

Wendell Willkie denounced Frank Hague in Journal Square claiming he represents boss rule and a threat to civil liberties. He attacked the New Deal as corrupt and noted an 8 000 to 10 000 strong crowd promoting his anti Hague message.

Jersey City N. J Wendell L. Wilkie Hague Hitler Willkie Journal Square George Wallace State Police New Jersey

Money Demand To Keep Mint On 7-Day Week

Philadelphia mint runs 24 hour shifts producing 4 200 000 coins daily but cannot meet demand or rebuild its 1 500 000 dollar normal reserve. Superintendent Dressel cites improved business and defense tax effects as causes and says operations will continue seven days a week through the New Year.

Philadelphia U.P Edwin H. Dressel Dressel

Amarilloans Attend Funeral of Kin

Mr and Mrs R E Logan of 1618 Monroe Street traveled to Topeka Kansas to attend the funeral of Daniel James Logan aged 83 a Rock Island Railroad retiree. He leaves ten children. Funeral arrangements are pending.

R. E. Logan Monroe Street Topeka Kan Logan Daniel James Logan Rock Island Railroad Company

Registration plan for October 16 draft in Potter County

County Clerk Hubert Cole and the commissioners court prepare for registration day October 16. They consider using five schools as voting boxes and possibly closing city schools to enlist about 50 more volunteers to staff 35 registration places.

Hubert Cole Commissioners Court Cole John Winters J. N. Riggs A. P. (Skeet) Gibson John McCarty George Broome W. D. Westbay L. K. Sisk Potter County

McNary Denounces FDR Farm Program in Iowa

In Northwood Iowa Oct 7 Republican Vice Presidential candidate Charles L McNary denounced the New Deal farm program as a synthetic product. He accused Henry Wallace of defending it with sweeping generalizations and voiced optimism about America's future under Willkie while praising farmers as a cornerstone.

Northwood Iowa Charles L. McNary New Deal Henry Wallace Wallace Minnesota McNary America Wendell L. Willkie

Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin

Antique ad touts Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin to ease constipation. It claims quick action on lazy bowels, soothing taste, and broad appeal for adults and children, urging purchase at druggists.

Dr. Caldwell

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