02 Mar 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1942
Page
1
Dutch troops and Allied forces unleash furious counterattacks to halt a Japanese invasion of Java. Air and sea actions cripple transports and warships, with shoreline battles across Bantam, Batavia, Rembang, and Soerabaja as defenders attempt to hold the island and delay a three-way split of the Indies.
Reuters dispatch reports Cebu, Philippines, shelled for about 15 minutes at 6:45 A M local time from a Japanese warship offshore with minimal damage. Guerrilla forces in Northern Luzon attacked a river valley near Cervantes to Bangued, signaling active resistance beyond Bataan. Quezon backs U S. leadership and urges unity while MacArthur’s forces hold positions.
The National Association of Manufacturers reports February strikes in war plants up 7 percent from January, involving 70,905 workers across 76 strikes with 2,028,824 man hours lost. Most strikes involved CIO locals, some jurisdictional disputes between CIO and AFL, delaying bomber parts, guns, ships, armor plate, tools, and dies.
Weather outlook shows Monday morning cold with temperatures rising above freezing by afternoon in Amarillo and vicinity and similarly in New Mexico with rapid morning cooling and warmer afternoon. Historical yesterday figures include highs around 41 and 34, lows near 41, sunrise at 8 15, sunset at 7 44, and 0.63 inches precipitation in the last 24 hours.
United States lighter than air craft have contacted enemy vessels, said Assistant Secretary of the Navy Artemus Gates at the opening of a new naval station at South Weymouth Massachusetts. The base is the first on the Atlantic Coast since 1921 and will support a growing airship program with blimps and rigid craft. Commander C E Rosendahl stressed airships in anti submarine defense and noted the U S possesses most of the world helium supply limiting competition.
A windfall of Dollar Day values invites alert shoppers in Amarillo as March opens. The event features spring items and essentials across merchants, with discounts reflecting a bountiful harvest on counters and shelves.
Heavy snowfall across Amarillo and the Panhandle brought 4.3 to 10 inches, with Amarillo at nine inches and Pampa near standstill traffic. The moisture boosts wheat and rangeland, with Plainview reporting 8 to 10 inches, and Clovis Spearman and Memphis also noting beneficial snow. No livestock losses or major disruptions were reported as sun melted most of the snow the following day.
Koreans in Chungking marked the 23rd anniversary of their independence with a mass meeting. Provisional government members spoke as they linked their fate to the Allied cause, with placards reading ABCDK and Koreans added to the Allied nations. Foreign Minister Tjo So-Jang urged continued fighting and eventual liberation from Japanese aggression.
The News reports readers in the Panhandle and Amarillo areas missed or delayed Sunday issues due to heavy snow. Automobile routes were blocked and streets impassable, delaying city and suburban deliveries and special copies. readers are asked to bear with the paper as conditions improve.
PORTALES New Mexico March 1 Special Bailey Foster who terrorized his family and neighbors during a drunken spree and shot two officers during arrest attempts was killed by officers rifle fire as he crawled from his barricaded Elida home at daylight. Deputies and state police had fought tear gas and gunfire through the night. Foster, once injured in a previous accident, had a history of drunkenness and bootlegging charges.
Betsy Cushing Roosevelt, former wife of James Roosevelt, eldest son of the President, married John Hay Whitney in New York today. The ceremony at the bride's mother Mrs Harvey Cushing's home was attended only by immediate family and a few friends.
Assistant Secretary Berle calls the Allied effort a peoples war and a kindred revolution led by nations including Britain Russia China and the United States. He pledged unity to defeat evil forces and restore a kind world. Separately Morgenthau reports 14,475,740 filers with 7,086,423 non taxables and $1,494,198,904 collected from 7,389,317 returns averaging about $200 per taxpayer.
German big guns across the Strait of Dover began blasting the English coast late today. Explosions shook a large section of the Kentish coast, signaling intensified bombardment along the southeast coast.
In Buenos Aires province radical party abstained from voting in 22 towns as Argentina ballots on 85 congressional candidates in a major foreign policy test. Acting President Castillo voted after retrieving credentials, while abstentions raise the possibility conservative gains in the province. The campaign carried limited international discussion under a state of siege.
Dutch troops surged to the offensive on Java with American and British allies in heavy fighting against Japanese invaders. Allied airmen claimed 22 Japanese planes shot down. In Burma the Sittang River line tense as Soviet-linked forces tighten the noose on the 16th Army near Staraya Russa and Leningrad remains a critical northwestern front.
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