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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1941
Page
12
War regulations today affected many Amarillo residents as crowds gathered at the police identification bureau. Every licensed civilian pilot must be photographed and fingerprinted immediately. Each pilot must also complete a personal card providing identifying details.
Orders to enforce new regulations arrived by telegram directing the city flying field authorities to implement immediate checks. Virgil Beavers, head of the police identification bureau, led photographers as the first group reported in. An expert noted the mugging machine would take pictures, now linked to civilian FBI ID cards marked Amarillo and the pilot's license number.
Rep. Dingell of Michigan urged court martial proceedings for high ranking army officers and the Pacific fleet commander over the Hawaii incident. He named Lt. Gen. Walter Short Maj. Gen. H H Arnold Maj. Gen. Geo. H. Brett and Admiral Husband Kimmel as subjects. Rep. Bulwinkle urged caution pending full facts.
BORGER December 9 Special The DeLuxe Cafe a Japanese owned restaurant here was closed today until further notice by the Federal Reserve Bank at Dallas. The blanket order freezing all Japanese assets affects Borger Japanese numbering seven adults and three children. Harry M. Nakashima, American born, is now serving with U S forces in California drafted by the Borger board about three months ago.
Britain told Japan Hungary Romania and Finland that it will strictly follow the 1925 Geneva convention and forbid gas warfare and seeks reciprocal assurances from those governments in return.
Three men were killed and three burned severely when an army bomber crashed three miles east of El Paso. A seventh crew member was not yet confirmed. Nine other bombers continued west as officials investigated at the scene. Names of the crew were not released.
News desks report air raid warnings from New York to California as wartime alarms trigger evacuations and blackouts. Tokyo proclaims initial success while Japan expands ops in Borneo Singapore Malaya and Thailand amid warnings of US Germany entry and allied mobilization overseas.
FBI agents detained Hans Von Bernhard former German consulate official in San Francisco. National security chief Nat Pieper said the action involved dangerous German aliens. Russian troops report gains near Moscow amid extreme cold while German forces halt for spring. Pravda cites heavy losses around Tula as Rostov retreat continues past Mariupol.
The retreat was described but clarified as German forces remained at Tagarog posing a potential menace to Russian communications. Rommel’s forces regrouped in Libya after withdrawing to a line from Tobruk to Bir El Gobi while British forces pressed pockets of Axis resistance near Bardia Cairodise. About 4,000 Italian troops were reportedly trapped and Britain claimed 8,000 prisoners.
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