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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1941
Page
13
Saturday night at 9:30 the Bury The Hatchet Dance will be held in Carter Hall gymnasium as the sophomore class seeks to cool tensions from elections. Admission is 35 cents for students, free to couples, with a Sixth Column tone and coach’s dinner prep lighting the events.
The piece details a $1.5 billion surplus food program tied to lend-lease for Britain and other allies, under Secretary Wickard’s push to boost vitamin rich foods while limiting staples. It notes farm rally efforts, distribution to schools and relief clients, and potential food aid to Russia after the war, weighing political constraints and the goal of balanced diets.
Army tests of Grasshopper Squadron cub planes explore using small unarmed aircraft to carry messages between command posts and observer artillery locations. The planes fly low camouflaged among trees, moving quickly to deliver communications while avoiding enemy fire.
A wallet maker distributed a sample social security card numbered 078-05-1120 and the number appeared in worker reports across the country. Officials replaced it with 000-00-0000 but it resurfaced. The board issued 325-17-9999 as an illustration, which also appeared, and now a card without a number is shown on the chart.
Daybook notes a five month period ending in December with 500000 fewer new cars than a year earlier. The repair business is set for a boom while second hand car dealers may see unprecedented demand. Parts shortages and a shrinking supply could strain farmers and lower paid workers who rely on older cars.
A brief collection of biblical verses and a quotation from Wendell Phillips. The lines declare courage, divine possibility, and the idea that alignment with God makes one a majority. The passages span Mark Luke John and a historical abolitionist remark.
A compact puzzle grid with clues across and down. Readers solve with sea animal to glancing answers and fill common crossword terms across thirty items including liquid alkaloid plural and ancient dynasty names.
Gallup’s latest survey shows more voters now think Roosevelt has gone too far in aiding Britain, with the East Central states Illinois Indiana Ohio and Michigan showing the strongest shift. The overall trend still places most voters near the middle, but the minority favoring excess action has grown.
Hollywood gossip column notes John Murray Anderson plans a glamorama show titled Silver Screen Revue from 1906 to present in Los Angeles at the Wilshire Bowl. It features Keystone Cops actors Hank Mann Chester Conklin Snub Pollard and stars Bryant Washburn Clara Kimball Young with pie-throwing bits and early Mack Sennett nostalgia amid site construction and chaos.
Major A S Williams argues smoke and fog hinder aviation and that factory chimneys blot skies for miles. He praises Westbrooke as a decisive, action oriented British aviation producer and discusses Britain’s postwar plans and the Empire defense challenge to Big Business control of manufacturing.
Foreign countries issue stamps honoring Grover Cleveland the 22nd and 24th U.S. president born in Caldwell New Jersey on March 18 1837. The Brazil release commemorates the New York World’s Fair. Post Office pulls four stamps from sale including Panama Canal 1939 Alcott Clemens and Bell issues. Russia issues new stamps marking Lermontoff and Lenin with multi value sets.
J Alfred Hervieux recalls a night walk with his fifteen month old son. The baby defies the father by insisting on climbing the stairs, then stops when allowed to attempt it. The lesson: letting others act on their own will can defuse resistance and reveal true motives.
A review praises Manfred Guttmacher’s America's Last King as a definitive, vivid portrait of George III, detailing his fits of insanity and belief in royal authority. It also highlights J. J. Smertenko's Hamilton and Babette Deutsch's Walt Whitman, plus William E. Chickering's Within the Sound of These Waves on Hawaii, noting the shift to engaging, accessible histories for younger readers and the Pacific Islands’ strategic importance.
Census Bureau figures show factory value of U S industrial chemicals exceeding a billion dollars, meat products surpassing three billion, and defense driven steel mills employing thousands. The report notes over four thousand centenarians, shotgun production totals, and high poultry farming levels across six million farms.
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