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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1941
Page
9
RAF pilots dropped two metal legs to Wing Commander Douglas Bader, the legless prisoner of war, from a combat flight near northern France. The move defied a German immunity offer and aimed to replace legs damaged when Bader parachuted after his plane was shot down.
The article reveals Tommy Troy discussing affection and romantic entanglements. He names Beverly Paterno as his preferred partner while noting marginally similar feelings for Margot Haller and Elinor. He jokes about past counts of his romantic list and contemplates marriage amid complications from wartime divorce and service papers.
Moscow announces a Polish army is being formed to fight with the Soviet Union under a Russo-Polish military agreement dated August 14. General Wladislaw Sikorski names General Anders as commander in chief of the Polish army in Russia. about 200,000 Polish soldiers are in Russia, previously POWs.
Ian reportedly answered British Russian demands to remove several thousand Germans from the near eastern country but the response was not wholly satisfactory. Gasoline reserves on the Atlantic Coast fell by 893000 barrels last week leaving about a ten day supply. At Camp Lee a 400 pound lion escaped its cage and trotted through a soldiers crowd before being trapped in a coal bin during a camp circus setup.
Fred E. DeCoster directs Chestmunity Chest with a large board of directors. Names include Mr. Farr as president Bert Levy Homer Wheeler J H Hudson treasurer DeCoster executive secretary Dr Jason H Robberson A H Truitt Mrs J B Briscoe Mrs W D Westbay William Q Farasey Guy McSwain and others such as A D Foreman Jr John Guide Dr J B Landers Walter Irvin C T Davis Jr Clay Thornton John L McCarty A O Thomas John Ballard G A McCullough H B Cook H O Starks Floyd C Wright George M Autry Howard Boxwell and Ed Bagot.
D L McDonald water engineer told the city commission he has not trusted Amarillo wells at Word ranch since he learned they were exposed to snakes and rodents. Concrete slabs for well covers were removed to fit turbine pumps as a health inspector could shut off the supply. H R Smith the outgoing city manager said crews work on new concrete slabs over the wells.
Pittsburgh criminology professor Dr. Walter A. Linder reports a rising murder rate linked to economic upswings. Based on 2,500 Pittsburgh and Allegheny County crimes from 1905 to 1940, he warns 1941 may show more murders than 1940 if trends continue, noting 494 murders occurred during 1925 1929 boom years versus 447 during 1930 1939 low period.
Washington reports expansion of export controls from 80 percent of commodities toward a blanket embargo on certain goods. Six new categories, including furs and synthetic fibers, were added to the license list by President Roosevelt. new restrictions take effect September 10.
Amarillo city commissioners approved a 25 cent taxicab fare as a trial but set the increase to take effect mid September. The amendment passed on first reading and requires a second reading not sooner than next Tuesday night with effectiveness 10 days after official publication.
Burglars last night obtained 27.50 dollars from a cash drawer in the Best Chemical Company's office at 514 North Fillmore Street. Checks in the drawer were not taken. The burglary was reported to police today.
Kansas City markets report hogs salable 2,000 with top at 11.35 and most weight groups near 10.65 to 11.30. Cattle salable 5,000 with steady to higher steer and yearling prices. fed steers around 12.35, most fed steers 10.75 to 12.00, grass steers 8.00 to 9.50. Sheep 3,000 with openers steady and lambs 11.50 plus for trucked native stock. Colorados above 12.00 in some lots. Financial Security Fund shows liquidating price 1.50 to 1.65.
New York officials say national defense may end zipper use as copper, needed for the war, drives shortages. A meeting between Amalgamated Garment Manufacturers and the Office of Price Administration will decide if buttons replace zippers. Dresses account for 75 percent of zipper output and trousers the rest. Manufacturers doubt metal supplies will meet demand.
R. B. Toscanno reported two bloodhounds stolen in San Antonio while hoping the dogs would locate their way home if they had merely strayed. Police were notified about the missing hounds.
Ruth Slater found her prize duck dead in a tub of water in Janesville Wisconsin. Argentine foreign office sources indicated a possible change in Germany’s diplomatic setup in Buenos Aires but did not confirm a recall of ambassador Edmund von Thermann.
The Panhandle short course for water works and sewage disposal plant operators holds its second session at 7 PM Friday in the city hall council chamber. David Smallhorst directs the vocational education program. More than 30 operators attended the first session last Monday.
Philadelphia dispatch notes a Sun Oil Company trial program hiring eight young women as station attendants. Applicants numbered over 500. finalists were high school graduates aged 21 to 28 who passed physical and personality tests.
A police launch recovered two more bodies of longshoremen from the Brooklyn waterfront at Congress Street, raising the known dead to seven after the burning of the Cuba Mail Line Freighter Panaco and several small craft on Monday.
German dispatches report an imminent Wargrand assault on the Soviet defense line. Nazi siege guns intensify the attack on Odessa and pressure Kiev as aerial observers note fires and wreckage in the harbor. Russians acknowledge night fighting across the front and German advances toward Gomel.
Soviet communique notes stubborn fighting near Novgorod and Gomel as German forces push toward Leningrad from the west and north while Estonia and the Gulf of Finland fronts tighten. British bombers strike northern Germany and Britain and France gauge strains over naval movements at Djibouti and Far East tensions.
Jibuti radio reports a British shelling of a French ship outside Somaliland harbor. The blockade’s impact is described as disastrous for the colony. London cautions Japan over moves in the South Pacific and notes no request yet to guarantee Thailand’s independence.
Continental Oil Company touts Conoco Nth motor oil with OIL-PLATING that bonds to inner engine parts to prevent drain down and wear. The ad claims the oil outlasted five competitors in tests, by 161 percent, and suggests drivers can extend intervals though still following a regular schedule.
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