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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1942
Page
8
Fragment of a 1970s Amarillo newspaper masthead noting publication details February 20 1924 and February 20 1974 with names Gene Howf and John McCarty and publishing connections to The Globe News Publishing Co and The Amarillo Daily News.
The text argues there is a perceived coffee shortage amid wartime shipments to Brazil. It notes about 85 percent of normal imports and suggests cargo space and aid to allies may affect availability, calling for authoritative clarification.
Ogden Nash celebrates a citizen named Whittling Joe who forges Axis defeat through whittling work and bond purchases. The poem portrays Joe knitting war production, cutting down Benito Mussolini and Hirohito, and buying war bonds each payday to support the Allied effort.
Axis reports note Nazi officials in Germany and occupied Europe promote arranging marriages for those deemed unfit. The broadcast cites laws on hereditary disease and health marriage, establishing a central matrimonial office for sterilized persons. Rumors threaten Hungary’s regime as Vichy and Berlin temper wartime claims and Rome, Tokyo, Sofia, Belgrade, and others pursue varied aims amid shifting allegiances.
Lipppmann argues that truth requires humility and Burkean restraint as the English speaking nations must reconcile after centuries of imperial drift. He traces the Atlantic bond from Jamestown to today, urging Britain and America to renounce empire and become trustees of world peace through a united future with Allies.
Peter Frazier returns from a hospital job to find his father Bruce’s business failing. Belle, Bruce’s wife, holds the country house and clashes with Candace Beck who trains as a nurse. Candace loves Martin Corby but Peter loves Candace, as she reveals Martin’s affection and their shared friendship.
In this chapter Peter faces family and financial strain after the Tuckaways mortgage dispute. Bruce refuses aid, Belle stands firm, and Peter contemplates a tighter budget and a single room to cut costs. He resolves to stay close to Martin to manage living expenses and commitments.
United Press correspondent Robert C. Miller recounts six weeks with the Marines at Guadalcanal. He describes arson against a Japanese village, river bathing, near misses with shellfire, a ship sinking, jungle rain, and bunker life while detailing camaraderie with colleagues and the strain of war.
Washington pundits forecast a Dewey win as New York governor, followed by a 1944 Republican presidential nomination with Wendell Willkie as Democratic rival. The piece argues Roosevelt’s strain and Farley’s feud undermine Bennett, Mead, and party unity. It also notes Willkie’s shift to Republican leadership and his wartime stature.
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