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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1941
Page
6
The Amarillo Tex newspaper note lists GENE HOWE as president and publisher with John McCarty as associate publisher. It states publication details for The Globe News to accompany the Amarillo Daily News and lists newsroom and circulation contacts.
Henry McLemore recalls a Port Washington postwar blackout drill where women led civil defense tasks from tire changes to feeding 1500 refugees while men stood aside. He notes husbands felt useless and menacingly outmatched by the women in uniform and gritty work. The piece critiques male authority and praises women's competence.
The Ten Days of Penitence begin at sunset with Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur approaching. In war torn Europe Jews worship in isolation, while in peaceful lands they pray for themselves and the enduring hope of future liberty and fellowship.
Daniel A. Arnstein reports from China that the Burma Road will not be closed by Japanese bombing. He inspected every foot of the route and urged Chiang Kai-Shek to increase traffic. He says quick repairs can keep the vital link open and that Chinese efforts have built a robust artery of freedom.
United Press profile of Air Marshal William Sholto Douglas presents a 47 year old Oxford educated officer who rose from 1914 to become deputy chief of staff and later head of fighter command. A decorated WWI pilot and DFC recipient, he shifted to civil aviation before returning to the RAF and earning knighthood in 1940. He favors secrecy, focusing the RAF on combat exploits.
The census reports that American women add over 160 million dollars yearly in fur garments. Last year fur coats longer than hip length totaled 1,157,500 with a value of 97,915,000 and other fur products were valued at 58,241,000.
Ted Andrews and Kay Donovan run Wondrosoap an emergency era factory. Ted retreats after Kay kisses Joe Benton and Mary Marshall plans to marry. In a lakefront chase Kay learns Ted has vanished, a betrayed love, and a chilling discovery points to a fatal act with a lost treasure under a raft.
Kay, widowed by a secret romance, faces Ted’s disappearance after a kiss with Joe triggers a hastily called wedding postponement. Mike Flynn, Ted’s guardian, hires detectives as Mary plans to arrive to help locate Ted, while a guarded factory fence symbol helps mark the ongoing search.
In Columbus Circle New York a diverse crowd gathers for an eight year tradition of street speakers. Al the Atheist a pro war speaker and Mary the Canary draw listeners while a ragged reformer on stage offers a humorous political critique. The scene ends with a quiet act of charity as crowds disperse.
Roosevelt argues the Democratic Party must remain the liberal, forward looking party. He recounts his 1938 primary involvement to keep liberalism in government, notes increased Democratic representation and public support for progressive reform since 1933.
A Globe-News reader column collects ideas from residents. Suggestions include flashing lights instead of horns at drive-ins on Sundays, moving sprinkler systems away from sidewalks, burning cigarette butts in deskside ashtrays, combining utility payment offices, and adding route names on bus rears. Editor notes endorse popular ideas and address etiquette concerns with solicited public input.
A playful reader quiz pairs famous actresses with their married names, listing Barbara Stanwycka with McCrea and Deanna Durbin with Gable among others as fans speculate on star marriages while the page invites guesses.
A light essay traces the tale of the doughnut origin to Camden Maine sea captain Hanson Gregory who cut a hole in the center to cook evenly. Historians diverge with Cape Cod sources offering a Native American arrow story, creating a lively debate over the sweet invention’s birth.
Briar for pipes once imported from France and Italy is scarce and costly. In Western North Carolina counties like Burnsville Spruce and Hendersonville dig laurel roots for pipe blocks. Workers are paid about 4 cents per pound as burls are cut to green blocks and shipped to mills for seasoning and shaping into finished bowls.
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