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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1942
Page
2
Near Medjez el Bab Tunisia December 26. Delayed report recounts seven miles behind German lines the Allied unit, Britain's crack fighting force, isolated with food nearly exhausted and no communications while under continual attack.
Four days after disappearing into the mountains toward Tunis the first lost unit of the North African campaign trudges back to Allied lines. The 55‑mule Battalion, led by a twice‑reported‑dead major, endured rain mud and bombardment before breaking through to headquarters on Christmas morning.
Seven enlisted men and four officers were added to the U S Army Air Forces decoration list. Major Claude Putnam of Jacksboro Texas received the air medal for coolness courage and skill across five combat missions as pilot co pilot and at machine gun stations on a Fortress. Technical Sergeant Jarvis E Hall of Dallas Texas earned the medal for driving off a group of enemy fighters and downing a Focke Wulf 190. Sergeant Jack Belk of Temple Texas shot down a Messerschmitt 109.
Mrs Grace Hodges urged musicians to join the Legion USO dance orchestra tonight. They need only a trumpet and snare drum players to support servicemen. Call between 8 and 9 AM at 25648 to volunteer.
London dispatch reports Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering ordered blastproof walls with sealed windows to protect German factories from RAF bombing. He also told builders of new plants to minimize factory windows to reduce damage.
Des Moines IA December 30 1942 A 19 year old Marshalltown IA youth Terrance Rosen a Drake University drama student who refused to sign for the draft last summer marries Flora Miller a WAAC and joins the army reserve He had been jailed briefly in Wapello County and said his views shifted after agreeing to register for selective service The couple met three weeks before their wedding and plan Rosen says he wants to help the troops early in 1943
After twenty years as recorder of the Amarillo Commonery Knights Templar G A Bert McCullough will be installed again tonight for another term. The 7:30 pm ceremony at lodge asylum 5041 Taylor Street includes James M Stone succeeding Oscar C Applequist as commander and other officers: Fred Galle generalissimo Martin Clifton captain general F C Higgins senior warden E A Welch junior warden James Bowen prelate E O Feira bend treasurer.
Chinese communique today reports several Japanese successes in a mountainous angle toward the Yangtze River in Nupeh and Anhwei.
Washington report details a brief 35 minute walkout by War Labor Board cafeteria workers over a proposed wage raise of about nine percent. union agents secured a return to duties as WLB and staff prepared for luncheon service while wage approval remained pending. More than 9 million people are in defense work per Civilian Defense.
Oslo reports say Jonas Lie minister of police in Quisling Norway was killed by Russian guerrillas on the Eastern front. A Douglas Army salvage crew found the AT-17 wreckage from Christmas Day near Bakersfield California and removed four bodies. The albatross weighs under 15 pounds with a 12 foot wingspan.
Anne Adams presents pattern 4148 a two piece dress with buttoned swing detail and white standup collar. Available in misses sizes 12 through 20 with size 16 using 54 inch fabric and 0.14 yard contrast. Send sixteen cents for pattern and order form to The Amarillo Globe Pattern Department New York.
Six aboard a medium army bomber from MacDill Field Tampa to San Antonio are missing. The WAAC member is Third Officer Eleanor C. Nate of Wilmette Illinois, wife of Maj. Joseph C. Nate. Also aboard are pilot Second Lieut. William Booth co pilot Flight Officer Raymond J. Jewett navigator Second Lieut. Edward E. Stevens and Staff Sgt. A Kennedy.
Lieut. Eugene Jordan former Potter County assistant attorney now Naval officer reports after advance training in San Diego to San Francisco for sailing orders destination unknown. He thanks Amarilloans for Christmas cards and gifts and says the Navy is a grand life. Permanent address care of Armed Guard Center Pacific Treasure Island San Francisco California.
A Portland draft board receives a V-mail Christmas greeting from Pfc Anthony P. Sheridan 29 stating Merry Christmas enjoying a wonderful time and wishing the board were there instead. Sheridan was drafted last spring from Portland and is serving in the Pacific island theater.
At New London on December 30 Quartermaster First Class Richard F Breckenridge 21 of Tacoma Washington earned the Navy Cross for risking his life to close a conning tower hatch as his submarine dived to avoid destruction He battled water alone while the vessel fled enemy waters The ceremony also honored seven other submariners for a patrol that sank 29600 tons of enemy shipping and Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Russell C Thomas of Granger Texas received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Washington reports Guadalcanal Japanese units are starving and stricken by disease with no fresh supplies for six weeks. Coast Guard officer Dexter and Marine correspondent Hurlbut describe dire conditions as American forces thwart enemy reinforcements and medical issues plague the island.
Dexter describes marine patrol findings on Guadalcanal noting Japanese bivouac groups dying from disease or malnutrition. He recalls leaving Nov. 5 for San Francisco as coast guard personnel officer, after 90 days on the island starting Aug. 7, and credits recent sea air victories with easing the Japanese threat. Vegetable oil crops nationwide expected to reach record levels this year.
Ottawa reports that about 25 percent of Canada’s meat supplies during 1942 were sent to the United Kingdom. Food supply officials released a review of the Dominion’s overseas contribution.
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