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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1944
Page
10
The Amarillo Globe announces its founding date February 20 1924 and identifies its publishing office at Sixth and Howe in Amarillo Texas. It lists roles including President and Publisher McCarty and Editor in Chief Izard with all departments under The Globe-News Publishing Co.
World War I veteran Roscoe Axton announces a no points for ketchup campaign from Elk City. He campaigns with a team of shepherd dogs pulling a red wagon and distributes cards promising four more years with anti ketchup point policy. Local officials mock fashion and street laws as political humor.
The piece discusses MacArthur's plans to strike the Philippines and push toward East Asia, with Quebec's talks described as a strategic pause. It notes demobilization plans shifting troops toward Asia, questions of British versus American invasion timing, and possible routes via Aleutians, Russia, or central Pacific.
Ernie Pyle reports that American nurses in Algeria in January 1943 earned high praise from Army doctors and patients. They remained calm during the first rush of casualties, with one previously perceived nervous nurse proving to be the calmest under pressure.
Princeton based surveys across 32 states show Roosevelt leading in 21 states with 206 electoral votes to Dewey's 68. The report notes shifts since August, with Missouri moving to toss up and state margins within a small band, while results exclude armed forces and reflect civilian votes only.
Noted items show Germany revealing a 10 000 ton warship with six 11 inch guns. Senate panel opens inquiry into William B Shearer over Geneva arms parley fallout. Clyde Beatty tours Amarillo with his animals including 32 tigers.
A jumble of crossword style entries lists football coaching terms and various word clues. The page combines sports vocabulary with miscellaneous cross references and a vertical clue.
Report describes nurses and medical staff at Arrow evacuation hospital enduring 36 hours with little sleep as wounded waited for care. Leaders praise composure and resilience, noting nurses adapted like soldiers while sharing harsh living conditions and demanding work.
In a battlefield hospital the commandant Lt. Col. Rollin Bauchspies praises feminine care for wounded men while describing 700 patients, 150 with venereal disease, and 125 operations. Doctors treat all arrivals, wood is stolen for fuel, and generals joke with staff as morale and medical care shine amid war. Dr. Isaiah Bowman reflects on a global state of affairs.
Cretney Drug advertises a sulphurous compound for water or feed to destroy intestinal germs and worms in fowls. It claims protection from blood-sucking insects, improves appetite health and egg production, and offers money back if unsatisfied. Comes from 600 Polk.
A fragmented Washington note urges urgency about the crisis and mentions Premier Kuniaki Koiso. It quotes Dewey on freedom from government control and touts a Marlin Firearms guarantee. A shaving cream ad touts Marla Shave Cream as improving blade shaves.
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