13 Aug 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1942
Page
1
A fragment from a Fort Worth column blends weather notes with political musings on D Daniel and O'Daniel. It includes light humor, riddles for different ages, and reflections on family life, housekeeping, and feminine intuition.
Washington reports the OCD advises against halting interstate trucks and buses during practice blackouts. Landis says proceed with dimmed lights and reduced speed. during practice air raid alarms, vehicles should stop.
Mayor Joe Jenkins urged Amarillo residents to expedite the national salvage effort by turning in old materials. He asked families to search homes for scrap iron steel copper brass zinc aluminum rope and burlap and to donate to Salvation Army USO or Maverick Club.
The Soviet Black Sea fleet reportedly arrived at Batum on the Caucasus coast and appears set to base future operations, signaling a strategic shift amid wartime pressures. Bayonne strikers vote to stay out at General Cable plant despite boards and union pressure. War Production Board halts construction of electric power projects including Rural Electrification Administration sites to conserve copper and steel for the armed services.
Chester Fitz Amarillo city forester warns bagworms will overrun the town within two years unless action is taken. He urges spraying with arsenate of lead and paris green and burning bagworm infested material. New pests European scale and maple sucker also appear. kerosene spray and removal are advised.
The Amaroillo Globe recalls a gathering with Charles Chaplin Alfred G Vanderbilt and other Hollywood figures. Tilden invited a guest to tennis but he declined stating a commando raid nicked him. Prince Mike Romanoff and Bernstein joined a playful match while Bernstein remained silent on bond.
With all but one member present the Amarillo industrial salvage section committee met at the Chamber of Commerce offices and pledged to collect steel and rubber scrap from at least two local industries. The group, led by W. O. Willthorn, offers services to the overall scrap salvaging effort. Mr Hendrix of WPB attended from Dallas.
Qualifying rounds for the Geologists Golf Tourney at Sunset Links are postponed until tomorrow due to weather. Twenty four entrants from oil company land and geological departments will compete in three match-play flights. Contact Ted Devins of C. C. Hemsell to participate.
The USO Council meeting at 8:30 tonight at the Capitol Hotel will be open to the public Harold Nichols local USO director said The council will set local USO operation policies act as a link between USO and the community recruit volunteers and plan activities for service men and war workers Members include executives and elected representatives from the Jewish Welfare Board National Catholic Community Service YMCA Salvation Army Traveler's Aid Association and the Y M C A Ex officio affiliates may join later
The Llano Estacado Council Camp Ceta near Canyon will open Sunday afternoon with a full week of activities led by qualified leaders. Registration runs through Saturday at Boy Scout headquarters and a large turnout is expected.
Morton M. Bernstein once hailed as a boys indoor tennis champion and war tale teller was charged by the FBI with impersonating a navy officer after months of fanfare in Hollywood. The 39 year old haberdasher used his clothes expertise to craft a convincing lieutenant commander persona aided by Bill Tilden who vouched for him. Bernstein built a base at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club with Tilden’s friendship and his public exploits.
Sheriff Adams reports widespread violations tied to used tires and OPA rules with several tires being stolen and burglary charges filed. The Armstrong Transfer and Storage burglary yielded money and watches. eight gaming violations were settled at the Turf Bar. Assistant District Attorney Jim Lumpkin and Capt. Polk Ivy led joint efforts with federal probation officers as cases move toward grand jury.
The narrative notes a sheriff rushing a midshipman to a train for Annapolis where his son Bill Adams begins his second year at the Naval Academy. A tire thief was captured as he returned to the office, tying the morning hours to active county work.
The Tulagi area would become an Allied base shielding vital sea routes to Australia. It would form a barrier against Japanese advances toward New Caledonia and New Zealand and serve as a springboard for future operations toward New Guinea, New Britain, and the Philippines.
Allied forces pressed in the Pacific as MacArthur rushed a large air arm into operations against Rabaul and nearby targets. Boeing B 17 styled flying fortresses bombed a 15 000 ton Japanese ship and a second vessel while medium bombers attacked shipping in the Banda Sea. fighter bombers supported Australian units in New Guinea as navies faced expected losses in the Solomons campaign.
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