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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1942
Page
5
The Amarillo Globe issues and publishing details list the paper as a second class matter with date of entry February 20 1924. It states Evening publication except weekends and connection with The Amarillo Daily News and identifies staff roles including Gene Howe president and publisher and John McCarty associate publisher.
The nation’s crude ingot capacity nears eight to nine million tons yearly while shaped steel needs reach about nine million tons. Seven million tons of ingots per month translate to five million tons of shapes, creating a practical shortage despite large capacity. Distribution may ease the gap, but a 44 percent shortfall persists. Governor Bricker cites wartime disruption and recalls a milk delivery protest by New Jersey workers.
Inside the Axis world, reports describe German hopes of a long war, Nazi membership drops in Norway and France, and French resistance actions. Quisling's forces struggle for influence. Free Fighters disrupt German supply lines. Italian and Swedish stances draw scrutiny.
United Press reports Washington officials foresee major shifts in American civilian life over the coming year though not as drastic as Britain. Rationing, wage stabilization, labor shifts for war needs, travel limits, power cuts, and closures of small businesses are expected as the war expands.
Enid Sharon accepts Tom Driscoll’s proposal after art class but fears marriage next day. She contemplates a month away, confides in her worried mother and father, and plots a rebellious plan to use her savings for a life as an artist. She notes Letty and children may go to the lake to ease guilt. Enid discovers a potential six week stay in a furnished Arlington apartment.
Enid, hesitating at first, visits a rambling Arlington apartment, drawn by a chance to view a refined living space. She meets a familiar faced bachelor who shows the antique desk and furnished rooms, while the elderly owner’s sublet plan hints at a neat, secretive arrangement.
A lively portrait of RAF gremlins from a UK magazine piece describes mischievous air sprites riding wings and biting propellers while pilots trade tales of humor and harm. The article notes gremlin lore across theaters from Gibraltar to New Guinea and ends with a mountaintop cross at Mt Albert Edward dedicated by French missionaries.
Blond actress Claire Trevor defends cigar smoking as a historic and stylish habit for women. She cites Lillian Russell Lola Montez and royalty, noting many clever, accomplished women smoked cigars and that modern women privately smoke them as well.
Bell Telephone Laboratories has developed a method to restore worn typewriter rollers by blasting their ridged surfaces in a controlled chamber. Operators carve away slight material to renew surface resiliency, with potential to duplicate equipment in industrial plants using sandblasting.
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