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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1942
Page
4
Lieut Gen Ben Lear argues ground troops will win the war while others favor aviation naval power and carrier planes. Experts contend land based aircraft are vital and a naval hero endorses carrier forces. The piece ponders if victory requires all services, each with a defined role in a coordinated strategy.
Candace uncovers that Faith Eustis loved Martin Corby, not her husband, and admits how her bitterness shaped Faith’s illness. She chooses honesty over manipulation, faces her past, and prepares to leave her nursing career for a future with Peter, or perhaps Duffy, as faith and love realign.
Britain's Lancasters led a daylight raid on Milan, with as many as 800 tons of explosives dropped. The operation, part of an all-day air offensive, followed by nocturnal strikes on Milan and other Northern Italian targets. Casualties included 48 killed in Milan and 39 in Genoa, with further injuries reported in Novara and Savona.
The draft system is judged inefficient as local boards misapply rules. House Tolan committee urges a new Office of War Mobilization to coordinate manpower regionally. A Milwaukee war materials maker argues the crisis is about individual firms and key staff, not broad policy, warning mass drafting harms essential operations.
Private Theodore L Pellew recalls his hometown Florence Montana a farming community known for beets grains vegetables and fruits. He contrasts Florence with Amarillo praising its people and setting while noting the Bitter Root river snow clad mountains and nearby Steubenville church history. The letter expresses pride in being stationed in Amarillo and feeling at home as a soldier.
A reflective line contrasts heavenly worth with the command to not swear by heaven. It cites Matthew 5 34 and a Shakespearean view on oaths, warning that swearing to sin is wrong and keeping a sinful oath is even greater.
Dallas U P report on civil air patrol pilots in small planes hunting German and Italian submarines off the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Covering dangers, nerve, and sacrifice, the piece highlights varied backgrounds, high explosives, limited protection, and crews awaiting long patrols with hopes of striking subs while facing peril at sea.
William Tyree writes as the American press corps on Guadalcanal. He notes tough correspondents sharing hardship with Marines, details boxing with dysentery and injuries, and recalls diary excerpts from John G. Dowling and others. The piece blends wartime humor with grit and camaraderie among reporters.
The article recalls Allied attempts to extradite Kaiser Wilhelm II for trial after World War I, detailing the Versailles provisions, Dutch surrender refusals, and later German trials. It compares wartime justice to Civil War era responses to Jefferson Davis and Henry Wirz, noting how some leaders avoided punishment and how public sentiment shifted over decades. The piece also covers Japan’s narcotics network in the early 1940s, with the SSS and corporate ties profiting from opium traffic in Shanghai and Nanking, and ends with a family note about a delayed arrival card for a serviceman in Australia.
Maj Elbert Helton notes U S raid on New Bri amid harbor bombardment and street crowds that fled to ditches. The operation, expected to finish a targeted destruction, involved heavy bombing and the dropping of 76 tons of ordnance. The account frames civilians and troops reacting to the assault and anticipates further moves in the campaign.
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