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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1943
Page
3
In Tunisia near Sousse on April 14, a British armored car engaged a German Mark IV Tiger. The crew torched the tank and fled, four captured. the action also saw a unit seize a field workshop with 34 Italian tanks and five 105 mm guns.
Texans unveil a marble bust of former Vice President John Nance Garner in the Senate reception room as dignitaries from Texas laud him. Speakers include Roy Miller Bascom Timmons Sam Rayburn Jesse Jones and Tom Connally in Washington.
In Washington the U P reports American planes hit Kiska in the Aleutians eight more times and sunk a small vessel in the Solomons while bombing efforts against Wewak New Guinea continue. Spain’s foreign minister Count Jordana offered Spain's good offices for world peace and urged neutrality and collaboration with the Holy See.
A Minnesota congressman relates a California shipyard tale in which a couple sold their Oklahoma home to help the war effort. The husband, unaware of pay, cashed checks that funded war bonds while his wife saved, allowing her to buy new clothes.
In war crowded Dallas apartment seekers vow fair play in housing. Carl Cross of Denver placed an ad promising to care for the house and furnishings, hoping renters will treat his Denver home likewise.
The Moscow broadcast recorded by CBS says all Soviet railroads will be under military law and rail workers mobilized for the duration. Any worker guilty of duty breaches will be sent to the front in disciplinary companies.
New York April 16. Adolf Hitler continues to pursue life as a general but is no longer to be called supreme commander of the armed forces. Berlin broadcasts quoted Goebbels and Col. Walter Scherff, with later corrections from DNB noting the Fuehrer’s title should read that he has awarded but not hold supreme command. Goebbels warned the government bears responsibility for past mistakes and cannot foresee all war outcomes.
The article notes a third consecutive spring with no significant dust storms. It contrasts recent dry conditions with prior moist years 1941 and 1942, stating soil is protected by grass and weeds while weather bureau records show minor dust events but no official dusters.
Philadelphia April 16. The United States for the first time is superior to Germany in manufacturing key military optical instruments. Range and height finders, critical for striking or missing with large guns, are now produced with improvements at the Frankford Arsenal. Col. John B. Rose announced Nazi equipment captured abroad was studied and found inferior to American goods.
Victory Command Company C will dance at 8 o'clock Monday night in the north wing of the Auditorium USO. The event was moved from the Service Men's Civic Center as previously announced in the weekly USO bulletin. The article notes California's motto Eureka meaning I have found it.
Washington reports a bipartisan push led by Speaker Rayburn to reach a compromise on pay as you go income tax. Leaders Martin and McCormack join Doughton and Ways and Means members in a conference outlining a possible 20 percent withholding on pay envelopes to fund taxes. If agreed, the levy could take effect July 1.
British port reports as U boats attack a large Atlantic convoy. Readers describe torpedoes near the stern and depth charge blasts as ships endure a tense day of sea battle. A corvette later sinks the crippled submarine while crews defend with star shell watches.
The plan to bring the skip a year proposal to another vote stalls as the Ways and Means Committee, led by Democrats, refuses to send a pay as you go bill to the House floor until a measure extending reciprocal trade agreements for three more years is disposed of.
Legislation to create a powerful independent civilian supply administrator moves toward a Senate test with labor backing. WPB opposition grows as Arthur D. Whiteside of Dun and Bradstreet is named to succeed Joseph L. Weiner as vice chairman over civilian supply, with Weiner pushing to separate civilian supply from WPB. Navy action reports a submarine attack in the background during hearings, while Taft and Maloney push the bill amid CIO support.
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