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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1942
Page
8
Amarillo wakes to an 23 hour day as clocks jump forward for War Time. Father and two sons turn clocks up, schools shift start times, lights go dark, and bicycle riders fear the dark. Trains and dairies adjust, while chiming clocks prove disorienting. Six months to standard time, then 2 A M marks a halt.
Japanese assault troops landed under cover of darkness along the northwest and western coast of Singapore Island, driving a deep salient as heavy artillery battered the shore. British forces fought in delaying actions and counterattacks, with Imperial troops and volunteers aiding in a battle alert across mangrove swamps and marshes.
STILLWATER Okla Feb 9 Dr Horace J Harper president of the Soil Science Society of America argues plowing harms soil and is costly He promotes plowless farming using disking stalk cutters and cultivators to prepare seed beds in fall leaving residue on top to enrich soil and prevent topsoil loss but says plowing may be needed on bottom lands to form contour rows to control erosion He warns against the soil- exploiting practice and urges shift to soil preserving methods.
Soviet cavalrymen and fresh infantry from Siberia and the Caucasus pushed a wedge into German defenses east of Leningrad and fought toward the city. They reportedly breached outer ring defenses as dozens of Lenin grad area towns were liberated. The 81st Infantry Division from France was deployed to halt the advance while heavy tanks supported the attackers and a new pincers move was started against a key sector. The gap in the German lines was said to have widened enough to permit truck convoys through forests and snow.
Rangoon Burma February 9 American volunteer group the King Tigers of Burma air defences was credited with its 191st confirmed combat victory over the Japanese air force after the wrecked bomber, attacked February 3 by Robert Keaton of Manzanola Colorado, was found.
Tangier under martial law after a Friday time bomb exploded in a taxi carrying British diplomatic baggage at a crowded pier. Fourteen killed and dozens wounded as riots sweep the Spanish zone. Britain and Germany trade accusations of incitement amid Axis-linked unrest.
Bob Neale of Seattle took over command of a squadron of the American volunteer group in Rangoon Burma, succeeding R J Sandell of San Antonio who was killed in an accidental crash two days prior. The change follows the death in the line of duty and reflects the ongoing wartime organization of volunteer air units.
Cairo report says British units fought Axis forces 12 miles west of El Gazala on the Libya coast with patrols active in Tengeder and Meikili. Royal air force harassed Nazi lines of communication and supported forward troops, while patrol forces remain near Mekili and Tengeder suggesting a mobile front may operate in rear and flanks.
The bureau predicts little overall weather change with a slight coolness tonight. The sunrise was an hour late today at 8:30, sunset tonight at 7:25, and on June 23 sunset is expected at 9:05 for a 20 day stretch. Yesterday’s high reached 66 degrees and the morning low was 26.
Firemen answered a late night alarm from the J. R. Durrett farm five miles west and six miles south of Wildorado. About 4000 bundles of feed were destroyed while crews saved 40000 to 50000 bundles of sudan grass and kaffir from the blaze. Run reported at 11 55 o clock.
New Orleans, Feb 9 The U S destroyer Aulick will be launched March 2 at Orange Texas making it the first destroyer launched in the Gulf Coast area during the current World War The ship will be sponsored by Mrs T A Thompson Jr of New Orleans wife of the naval district commandant.
Hollywood reports Orson Welles is nominated for nine Academy Awards for Citizen Kane. He appears in five performance categories and Kane is listed among the ten best pictures. Other nominations include best director, original screenplay, black and white art direction and cinematography, sound recording, film editing, and dramatic scoring.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt defends selecting rhythmic dancer Mayris Chaney for a $4600 a year post with the Office of Civilian Defense and urges critical congressmen to let her tell the truth about civilian defense.
Amarillo and west Texas assess cooler day with a drop tonight to freezing. Del Rio Eagle Pass area spared. minima 26, maxima 66 in the last 24 hours. Noon temperature 37 degrees.
Japanese planes attacked Batavia in the Dutch Indies for the first time, targeting Kemajoran and Tijilitan airfields near the city. Tandjong Priok harbor was also threatened but repelled by heavy anti air fire. One or two Japanese planes were shot down, eleven civilians injured, two seriously. Dutch fighters opposed the raid, which likely originated from a carrier off the Java coast.
Chicago reports Stanley Himulis survived 45 minutes in a back seat as robbers drank and argued to kill him on general principles. They finally freed him in his underwear after driving around seeking a plan and his return home.
President Franklin D Roosevelt issued an executive order creating a war shipping administration to control operation purchase and use of all United States merchant shipping. The move centralizes wartime maritime logistics under a single federal body.
The Potter County Taxpayers Association will elect officers at a Wednesday noon meeting at the Amarillo Hotel. Wade Brymer has served as president since the association was formed two years ago.
Mrs. J. C. Crews, social studies teacher at Central Junior High, has been granted a two week vacation by the school so she may visit her husband, Capt. J. C. Crews, an army instructor at Biloxi, Mississippi.
Washington reports savage fighting on the Bataan front as Japanese forces press toward total conquest of the Philippines. U.S. and Japanese infantry clash while MacArthur’s garrisons answer with artillery and air bombardment. Sen. Tydings warns that reinforcements are being rushed, stressing the need to halt Japan before it seizes key Southeast Asia holdings.
Non essential civilians flee Rangoon amid heavy Japanese air raids while the invaders stall 100 miles away on the Salween. Gov. Smith urges evacuation. AVG RAF and anti aircraft gunners praised. Chinese troops arrive at the Salween line as Allied leadership assesses the front.
The Amarillo district reports $19,625 in defense bonds and stamps bought over Friday to Sunday against a $37,525 three day quota. The year’s total lags by nearly $100,000 as Washington requests sales information, especially payroll deduction plans, with a district committee warning of a heavy withholding tax if purchases stay weak. The effort is framed to ensure Pearl Harbor’s memory and boost wartime funding.
President Roosevelt signed a $26,495,265 appropriation bill, the largest in history, authorizing cash and contracts to add about 25,000 airplanes to the navy and expand the two ocean fleet as the nation girds for war. V. Build Now. Sohn Maynard Lbr, Co.
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