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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1941
Page
8
Amarillo nears its Red Cross war relief quota of 21 200 as donations lag about 2 000 short at noon. Campaign chairman Ross Rogers urges immediate subscriptions at 515 Polk Street upstairs. He notes local volunteers, including 50 businessmen and 100 women workers, must rally to over subscribe by New Year’s Eve.
The German ports Wilhelmshaven and Emden and Rhineland industry were hit in overnight RAF air raids aided by good weather. The forays extended from western Germany to France, marking the second Nazi-held Europe raid on consecutive nights. Seven British planes were missing. Secondary targets included Dunkerque docks and Dutch coast airdromes. Coastal command planes attacked enemy shipping with hits on two vessels off the Netherlands.
Two Santa Ana women, Mrs. Sarah Coursey and Mrs. Cleo Coursey, were reported “doing nicely” at Northwest Texas Hospital after a car overturned about 12 miles west of Amarillo on Highway 66. Cleo suffered a fractured ankle and other injuries while Sarah sustained rib and facial injuries. driver Virgil Coursey and Oklahoma passenger Sherman Stephens had minor injuries and were not hospitalized. The 1937 sedan was a total loss.
The document catalogs inmates with offenses and terms including murder life for Willard Scott, burglaries for George and others, and firearms robbery for Leon Craft. It notes Cummings wounded escaping Wynne Farm on April 5 1941 and Craft recaptured after a 20 day freedom following an escape on November 18 1941.
Philippine forces press the defense as a fleet of Japanese transports near Lingayen Gulf is driven off by American fire. Manila endures air raid alarms with no bombs dropped, while Dutch planes reportedly sink 12 Japanese transports near Davao. An attack near Calumpit injures three civilians as anti aircraft guns claim several Japanese planes shot down.
A New Year cablegram from Elton H Simmons Jr a sailor in the mid Pacific expresses greeting to his mother Mrs Hattie Simmons of 700 Fillmore Street. He writes Everything is fine Happy New Year.
Mario Paschapto a 38 year old WPA worker started two fires in his west side rooming house and swallowed poisons. He fell two stairs when flames drove him from his room and died in hospital. He told police he was disgusted with life before death.
After a telephone briefing with Washington officials Col. E A Simpson Amarillo Chamber of Commerce president said the seven new air bases announced over the weekend will be for training. He noted Amarillo is not to get a training school but may be designated for a bombing group base. The War Department listed bases near Sioux City Topeka Pueblo Fort Worth El Paso Reno and the Lompoc Santa Maria area in California with earlier notices for Rapid City Syracuse Richmond Columbus Walla Walla Greenville and Nashville.
A dispatch to the Herald reports German officers seen on the northern Luzon front. Philippine soldiers at Damortis say they mistook Germans for Americans and were ordered forward before realizing they faced Japanese fire. They believed the Germans led Japanese tanks.
Motion pictures of the Old Tack Alaskan Hunting Expedition No 2 will be shown at the Sportsmen's Round-Up Wednesday night January 7 at the Amarillo Hotel. The Panhandle Outdoor Sportmen's Club sponsors the event inviting all outdoor clubs from the Panhandle and West Texas and the Fifth Game Region.
Police Chief Sid Harper warns motorists to lock spare tires amid tire shortages after a ban on new rubber. A theft at Smyth Body Works, Amarillo, is the first reported since the ban. Burglary reports include two bottles from a refrigerator and two diamond dinner rings at Harold R. Baker home on Taylor Street. Homes at Macon Carder on Ong Street and D. A. Dobkins on Sunset were entered during holidays with no loot amount yet known.
Telegram from Company C, Roster 68 and 69, thanking the mayor and chamber of commerce for Texas hospitality. Sent from Amarillo, the message reads Texas hospitality is tops. Thanks a million.
War production urgency drives car owners to extend vehicle life with repairs and accessories under convenient payment plans. The article notes national welfare concerns and urges practical maintenance to keep essential transportation functional during the era.
At Midway Island a cablegram dated December 26 reports Willis Houchens of the U S Marine Corps is “doing fine.” Mrs. Alice Houchens of 2809 East 13th Avenue learned the news yesterday after being away when the message arrived.
The text states rumors seek to press the United States to reveal the location and plans of the American Pacific fleet, directed at the Philippine Islands. It notes the fleet is not idle and that the US Navy will not be tricked into disclosing vital information, marking the first official state-ment.
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