07 Jul 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1942
Page
1
The column blends weather chatter with whimsical tales from Amarillo, recounting a stray mud hen caught on a main street, local views on the war effort, and small anecdotes about residents, a Canadian soldier’s breakfast, and gossip on fashion and married life. It also mentions a rumored Franco Canadian exchange and regional curiosities.
New York July 7 A federal action targets 57 top German American Bund members on indictments for conspiracy to evade national defense laws and allied charges. Fritz Kuhn and Gerhard Kunze linked to denaturalization and select service evasions, with Kunze also facing espionage act ties. Authorities vow to dismantle the Bund.
Motors must turn in an old spare part for every new automotive item bought after July 15 under a War Production Board ruling. The policy closely follows toothpaste and shaving cream cans requiring an empty tube for each new purchase, and applies that no new part may be sold to replace one that can be rebuilt.
The Navy announced a small United States merchant vessel was torpedoed in the Caribbean and survivors landed at an East Coast port. The report notes wartime hazards and recovery of crew.
London dispatch says one of Mussolini s Alpine divisions searches Montenegro s fir forests for Chetnik leader Vivoda Dule and his guerrillas who reportedly killed over 2000 Italians and have captured hundreds, according to private advices reaching London.
A collage of quirky observations mentions smokers in Nazi era jokes and a Chicago dermatologist warning about carotene in oranges and carrots causing yellow skin if overconsumed. It also notes a trade term saddles for frogs legs and a woman in Anderson Indiana objecting to a newspaper because it lacks enough paper to wrap school lunches.
The House passed a simple resolution to appropriate money for the Agriculture Department’s July operations, meeting payroll obligations due tomorrow. An attempt to bar sub parity sales of surplus grain stocks in the temporary funding measure was rejected by a vote of 185 to 59.
Amarillo residents who moved to new precincts must have poll tax records updated in the office of Miss Jewell Davidson tax assessor and collector. Davidson warned election judges cannot permit voting for names not on the precinct poll tax list. Several votes are lost each election because voters fail to transfer their poll taxes.
Prime Minister Churchill told the Commons that Middle East air forces are not under General Auchinleck but the government ordered RAF to give him aid since October 1941. He added that the results have been satisfactory.
Brig. Gen. Frank J. McSherry outlined a 1942 1943 manpower target of 19.9 million for war activities. He said 10.5 million more workers are needed in 1942 and 2.5 million more in 1943 in war industries, with 3.4 million to be drafted in 1942 and 3.5 million in 1943.
Capt. David M. Jones told a patriotic rally in Winters about an October Tokyo mission. He said he was in the right place at the right time and tried to do his part after losing bearings during a low altitude flight making bearing fixes difficult. More than 2,500 people attended.
Charles Hall learns from his draft board that America is at war after months of mining along the Feather River. In New York RAF planes show 0.8 and 13 percent U S made. Augusta Montana reports 85 men enlisting, more than a fifth of its 1940 population, amid war news.
Lieut. Col. Charles Schneider returns to Amarillo for an inspection at Pantex after aiding the city’s war effort. Rex Baxter of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce said Schneider is due at 8 20 Thursday morning and will inspect the plant.
Two teenaged Oklahoma youths Virgil Trembly and Lawrence Parsley faced district court after pleading guilty in police court to placing two rocks on railroad tracks to stop the Texas Flyer. Sheriff Lenhart said the act stemmed from a July 4 incident and was described as a prank carried out while drinking. They were arrested near Clayton after a track inspector spotted the rocks ahead of a streamliner.
Murray Emerson Bradbury of El Paso died at 8 40 this morning at his sister Mrs Frank Swett 2114 Lipscomb Street He had been in Amarillo three weeks surveying for Hudspeth Directory Company publisher of the Amarillo City Directory He was 32 born Medina Tennessee Methodist Church member Survived by wife en route from El Paso mother Mrs T E Bradbury Jackson Tennessee and three sisters Mrs Swett Mrs William Sieber 923 Crockett Street and Mrs W Moore Jackson Tennessee
Allied air raids described as full scale bombed areas near El Daba and between Matruh and Tobruk as Rommel's forces reportedly strengthen. Both sides fatigued after six weeks of desert fighting, with Britain reinforcing Alexandria and mobile laundries added to the army.
British blitz scouts Nicknamed for bravery tour in the United States recall Hugh Bright a Glasgow stretcher bearer who balked at a parachute jump at Coney Island. His friends teased him as a skirt blower lifted his kilts in Steeplechase park, leaving the Scottish lad blushing and red faced.
Dispatches report fierce fighting on the Orel front with Soviet counterattacks against German tank thrusts. Germans claim Voronezh captured and encirclement of large Russian forces, while southern fronts cite battles with heavy German casualties and armored losses. Kalinin front sees intensified fighting as two roads face renewed pressure.
Soviet dispatches report the Axis advancing along a broad front in the Rzhev Kalinin area while fighting flares along the Lake Ilmen front. The Soviet air force claimed a raid enveloped 18 German tanks in flames, and a counter attack routed a German regiment that had seized a railroad station. German motorized units west of Oronezh were partly wiped out or driven back after crossing a river barrier.
Bonds stamps become folding money for Uncle Sam as Dollar Day highlights purchases of War Stamps but readers are urged to invest more than small buys. The piece notes soldiers fight German tank divisions and that billions are needed for ammunition guns tanks planes and ships to defend the nation and freedom.
Merchants nationwide join the Retailers For Victory campaign to boost bonds and stamps sales as July quota for Texas reaches 563600 toward the national one billion dollar goal. Stores offer clerks and advertising to urge customers to secure bonds, with three days left to find best bargains and reserve stamps.
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