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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1942
Page
4
The U S Navy E Award dated August 17 1942 is noted with publication details. The notice cites founders and publishers Gene Howe and John McCarty. Editorial coordination with The Amarillo Daily News is listed, along with office and circulation information.
Rexford Tugwell pushes rum space for reform and food to mainland. Third Front Army plans strike Oct. 5 as 30 million schoolchildren prepare to haul scrap. Kathleen Vaughan and Joe Neely clash over love career, with Uncle Frank amid theatre dreams.
Washington column profiles Bernard M. Baruch as he leads a three man board on rubber matters, weighing prestige versus effectiveness in guiding conservation and wartime mobilization. The piece notes Baruch’s long public career, Wall Street ties, advocacy for price controls, and his role in shaping wartime industry plans. It contrasts two schools of thought on the Baruch Conant Comp ton committee and cites his public persona and outdoor habits in Lafayette Square.
Washington analysis argues the Japs withdrew from Chuhsien to strengthen forces for a possible push toward the Russian border or new theaters. It credits MacArthur with decisive action in Milne Bay and Guadalcanal, notes Jap weakness in carriers, and suggests Australia and New Guinea as necessary bases before any large invasion.
Newsweek notes Commander Gene Tunney criticizes service athletic exhibitions and tobacco crusade while peers dub his stance as inconsistent. Writers from The New York Daily Mirror and World Telegram counter his claims as war morale concerns spark debate.
H Oliver West of Boeing Seattle sparked a debate on women in wartime production during a coast to coast tour with women correspondents. He claimed women cause distractions yet others praised their contribution. a later statement suggested Boeing aims for 50 percent women in the payroll within months.
General Sir Harold Alexander, newly appointed commander in the Middle East, engaged in a rare exchange with a literary friend who pressed for meaningful talk beyond routine duty. The author sought something substantial, but the reply remained guarded.
A GE announced a shatter resistant plastic and cast iron blackout lamp with no glass, a Monsanto pane eight feet from a bomb to prevent flying glass, and plastic printing plates by Theodore Moss Inc. Du Pont bottles ends for fuel lines, Hercules new ethyl cellulose plastic, Standard Oil plywood drums. a physician touts crying as a cure for head colds as stress relief.
A U P report recalls the Greer incident as the first attack on an American warship in European waters. Canadian Premier Mackenzie King calls for U S commitment to aid Britain, aiming to shorten the perilous war.
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