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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1942
Page
6
A Letter From Home reviews last week in the Panhandle with daily rain, traffic updates in Amarillo, and a report on crime via tire thefts and a black market. It notes the Sky-Busters recruiting squad of Plainsmen and lists their 60 recruits from 23 counties, plus local social notes and upcoming events.
Advices from London report Norway's German forces fear a British convoy sighting near Trondheim. The Trondheim telephone exchange was reportedly occupied and operators locked in a room overnight. Pro Nazi followers around Quisling burned papers and fled as townspeople feared a British attack. The convoy likely headed to northern Russia.
Prime Minister John Curtin replied to censorship criticism saying he is convinced the Japanese had knowledge of the Solomons attack. He stated there were men yelling for offensives when they knew they were being undertaken.
The tale starts as mailboat docks at Abias Island and Bill Talcott meets four arrivals. Among them Halsey, the new man, Struthers the auditor, MacDowell, a wary companion, and Jeanne Paterson, Lowell Byrd’s cousin, who claims to join Talcott returning to the Continent.
London reports Gen. Harold Alexander, former Burma commander, was appointed British commander in chief in the Middle East, succeeding Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck who offered no new assignment. The Axis sunk a large supply ship and two others were deemed sunk off Norway. Montevideo papers support Brazil in the regional war stance.
Former Texas governor Moody declares he will vote for Judge James V. Allred in the Democratic run off for the U.S. Senate. Moody notes his stance follows the July first primary results and says his decision is not driven by personal feelings but the current political need. Allred thanks Moody and cites a note from W. Lee ODaniel as part of the exchange.
United Press reports Axis submarines have sunk five Brazilian ships along with a Panamanian and a U S vessel, raising total losses to at least 448 since January. The Baependy and four other Brazilian freighters were torpedoed in inter coastal trade, with 18 dead on the Brazilian and other ships. the Panamanian ship died with seven, and the U S vessel lost eleven off the northern South American coast in late July.
Rioting flared in several Indian cities with two more deaths reported. At Kumbhakonam a mob attacked authorities, injuring officials before police opened fire, killing one and wounding four. In Bangalore police shot 38, a post office attack followed. Calcutta saw street demonstrations and a streetcar set ablaze.
Chungking reports a Japanese thrust 12 miles west of Shangjo to close the Kiangsi railway gap was beaten back. The objective was Herg feng 24 miles away, with wedges driven northwest and southwest to shield the central column from flanking attacks.
Boeing Aircraft Co plans to segregate women production workers due to time lost when male employees glance at them. Executive vice president H Oliver West says women do well in war production but cause a disturbance and many are here for reasons other than serious work. Stalin's son Vassily identified as commanding a pursuit aviation group on the southern front.
Sixty Texas plainsmen from 23 Panhandle counties depart by train to begin naval air squadron training as the Sky-Busters. The Amarillo Globe-News earns the Navy E for recruiting support as 1,548 men signed up locally since opening. The farewell gala at the Herring Hotel featured a song contest, patriot songs, and a pledge of newspaper backing for the recruits.
Weather forecast notes warmer conditions this afternoon with little temperature change tonight for Amarillo and nearby areas. West Texas regions including Big Bend and east of Pecos River expected scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. New Mexico sees slight warming with similar tonight temperatures and a few widely scattered storms this afternoon and evening. A 24 hour temperature range shows a maximum of 81 and a minimum of 58.
The weather report notes a little warmer this afternoon and similar tonight. The haze lifting signals the end of the false autumn and the dog days. Yesterday reached 81 degrees with a 58 degree low this morning and heavy dew.
Air Marshal Arthur Harris, head of the RAF bomber command, praised Brig. Gen. Ira C. Baker for personally leading U S bombers in a raid on France, after forecasting a cross war effort to scourge the Reich from end to end.
The county clerk's office will stay open until midnight to accept late absentee ballots. Midnight is the hard deadline. Interest in the run-off is rising with nearly 400 absentee ballots cast this morning, above the 345 from the first primary. County Clerk Hubert Cole is making ballots available to hospitalized patients and those at home.
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