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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1942
Page
4
War Production Board reports a large idle inventory of copper and brass being recovered to support war production. About 15 thousand tons, or 700,000 pounds, have been retrieved from idle stocks and redirected to producers to prevent delays in essential war work.
A slice of wartime life mixed with public appeals and a domestic drama. The piece opens with a National Safety Council suggestion promoting horns and calm driving amid speeding tires, then shifts to a village theatre world where Joe, Kathleen, and Uncle Frank navigate romance, ambition, and nightly rehearsals. Kathleen frets over acting, Joe confronts his feelings, and Ruby and Fred scheme a pranking plot to influence stage outcomes while Laura’s presence lingers as a possible subplot.
Washington dispatch reports voters face waning enthusiasm as wartime duties keep adults at work. Officials warn of low primaries turnout amid rationing, fatigue, and weak political incentives. The piece traces claims from WPB head Donald Nelson and AF of L ally Philip Pearl and discusses broader factors in voter indifference.
U P correspondent recalls two weeks of brutal fighting on Guadalcanal. Marines report night tapping and grenades by retreating Japs, capture of commanders, and heavy casualties. About 35 killed and 80 wounded amid intense jungle combat and river battles.
The piece reports that wartime demand has opened full time jobs for American women in diamond cutting, especially melee work. It notes assembly line shops, training needs of one to three years, earnings from 16 to 90 dollars weekly, and centers in New York and Newark with ties to J. K. Smith & Sons. It mentions the broader use of diamonds in tools and industrial shaping, and highlights rubber fabric shortages and corset industry shifts affecting girdle supply.
Digest of Business Week notes girdle and bra makers face rubber limits under Order L-90 after Pearl Harbor. Firms can sustain elastic-thread garments for three to six months more, then uncertainty grows. Industry observers doubt fully satisfactory rubberless designs exist. firms scramble to adapt while Washington and foundations push progress.
Allen Ladd rose to fame after This Gun for Hire and became known as Lucky Ladd, with Sue Carol shaping his rise. Sheldon Leonard, while cast for gangster parts in Lucky Jordan, longs for comedy and fears being typecast, despite talent. his Broadway beginnings in Three Men on a Horse and Margin for Error helped his Hollywood chance, as he stays linked to Ladd both on and off screen.
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