20 Feb 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1942
Page
1
A column reflects on wartime secrecy and public curiosity about a Dallas News article. It notes social excess in Washington, shifts in Wichita Falls hired help, and debates about General MacArthur’s presidential prospects. The piece blends satire with current events, highlighting morale and governance tensions.
Two members of Brooklyn's Murder Inc. gang were executed at Sing Sing Prison after midnight. Frank Abbandando, 33, known as The Dasher, and Harry Maione, 32, were twice tried with one conviction reversed. They murdered George Rudnick, a Brooklyn informant, in 1987 with 54 ice pick blows.
Miss Jewell Davidson, assessor-collector, reports January tax intake at $95,874.59 with $45,147.29 in current tax payments. Unpaid taxes are delinquent as of February 1. Highway fees for January totaled $1,377.89 reflecting declines in auto business.
World War II era warns Col. Maurice F. Baker chief of the chemical warfare service that a genuine ray gun would topple UN defenses by erasing tanks and airplanes. He notes advances in cyclotrons and atom smashers while predicting future revolutionary weapons may revive old concepts like tanks, likening them to medieval knight armor.
William Q. Boyce, Amarillo attorney and pioneer family member, was over age at first two registrations for selective service but then registered with a local draft board. He passed the physical and will be inducted by the Randall County draft board at Canyon as the first over age man selected from this region.
Eleven Japanese men who were held by city police in Amarillo on Highway 66 were released on FBI instructions. Police photographed and fingerprinted the group before release. The men claimed U.S. citizenship and presented birth certificates and letters from a domestic organization. authorities questioned their claims.
In Dallas on February 20 a man and his wife and three children entered L A Fults store and bought five bicycles with cash after he said he had just sold his car due to tire unavailability. The family rode away before store staff could record their names.
Dr. Hew Roberts, Australian RAF reserve member, warned in Omaha that Australia would fall within two months and that a US invasion could occur this summer. He cited complacency in the Midwest and urged stronger authority for General MacArthur beyond fortress defense to ensure outside aid can arrive.
Potter County registries show 3,589 men for selective service with Board No. 4 handling 1,662 residents and 120 out-of-county registrants, while Board No. 2 processed 1,709 residents and 89 out-of-county. Cards for out-of-county men have been sent to their counties.
War commentary details Allied fears Japan will overrun Rangoon Soerabaja and Port Darwin, threatening Burma road supply links to China, with potential shifts of fighting to India, China, Australia and Hawaii. A New Zealand dairy factory plans 7.2 million cans of evaporated milk for troops in Britain and the Middle East.
Judge J. D. Hamlin of Farwell will address the Amarillo High School 25 Year Club at the Amarillo Hotel Monday evening. A former president of Amarillo College, he taught many members of the group. The annual meeting begins at 8 oclock in the Blue Room of the hotel.
Walter Sullivan, once a copyboy for the New York Times, now serves as an ensign at the Third Naval District Headquarters. Reporters, including Times staff, must deliver their stories to him for editing as he acts as censor in the district.
Amarillo labor leaders urged members of organized labor to attend the Washington Birthday dinner at the Amarillo Hotel hosted by Panhandle Democrats to raise funds for the national committee. The $2.50 plate price allocates 75 cents to the meal and the rest to the party fund, with reservations urged promptly.
Flying Cadet Ralph Wilson has mastered the slow roll in a brief Yukon training display. The maneuver showcased control and precision as part of a routine for the cadet program.
The article notes instructor George Dale may be able to catch on after a slow roll. Dale fell out yesterday when his safety belt came loose but the court kept the plane down safely. The parachute protected the teacher.
John B. Golding Post No 1475 Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its regular meeting at 7 30 PM at the I O O F Hall 312 East Fifth Avenue. W Ten American towns are named Rome.
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