08 Jul 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1942
Page
1
A Cairo dispatch recalls a front trek past El Alamein with British and South African troops. A wounded gunner loses his arm in a grenade explosion while another captain robs a German guard, as RAF bombers pound German lines and pilots evade capture behind enemy lines.
Eight German born men faced a swift military commission in Washington for alleged Nazi sabotage on U boats landings in Long Island and Florida. The highly secretive trial, first of its kind since the Civil War, is overseen by seven generals with Biddle prosecuting and Roosevelt limiting civil courts.
Amarillo and nearby areas stay warm with fresh winds today and little change tonight. West Texas remains warm this afternoon with tonight's temperatures about the same as last night and scattered late thunderstorms west of the Pecos River. New Mexico also stays warm with afternoon highs and possible thunderstorms tonight. Temperatures ranged 66 to 96 in the past 24 hours, noon reading 86.
A postcard addressed to Mr. von P. A. Board in Wilson North Carolina requests sending a mailing card. The note reads I want you to please send me my poe card and my fruit is ripe and I want to can some of it.
Chinese army communique reports heavy fighting as Japanese forces reinforced and attacked positions near Fengcheng on the Hunan Kiangsi Railway. More than 700 Japanese casualties cited. Allied air forces struck Canton base and engaged interceptors over Tsingyun. Chinese forces repelled crossings at Changshu and Fengcheng. another Japanese force at Lishui attacked grain stocks but was driven back with heavy losses.
Col Edward H Underhill commander of Amarillo advanced glider school completed his first glider ride and then soloed within minutes Lt Col Robert T Crowder directed training and demonstrated controls Earlier flights familiarization occurred but formal class work began today New gliders arrive almost daily In Tokyo Jacob Malik presented credentials as Soviet ambassador to Emperor Hirohito in a separate broadcast item
British forces in Egypt face heavy air attacks as Rommel holds ground and Allied stabs target the southern flank near El Daba. Reinforcements across the Mediterranean appear to prepare a fresh drive on Alexandria while Axis and German advances threaten Voronezh and the Don River front in the broader Near East theater.
The editorial page launches a new feature titled Mrs Murdock Takes a Case inviting readers to follow her problem solving approach. This column promises practical insights and a steady reasoning voice.
Commando Edd Oberbeck fears sabotage as leaders in the Retailers For Victory drive near week’s end. Reports show mixed sales with John Burgan leading at 3 250 against 3 275 by Harry Holland’s unit while several Commandos push War Bond and Stamp sales. Friday closes the drive with two leaders to receive 100 War Bonds each at the Victory Dance.
Reported totals show July sales by many retail names led by White & Kirk’s and Major Drug, with individual buyers including Edd Oberbeck, Mrs W W Wetsel, Elizabeth Thompson, Elizabeth Blackburn, John Burgan and others. Retailers urge continued purchases of Bonds and Stamps as Theaters note children’ enthusiasm and a sailor buys stamps before War Bond drive continues tomorrow and Friday.
Dispatches from Moscow say German tank offensives widen gaps in Soviet lines around Voronezh and Orel as heavy fighting continues. Ten train loads of destroyed Nazi tanks head rearward for repairs amid escalating air power from both sides. See WAR Page 3.
The Navy said a small Dutch merchant ship was torpedoed weeks earlier in the Atlantic off the northern coast of South America and survivors landed at a Gulf coast port in the United States. Repair Now, John Maynard Lbr. Co.
United Press report from Australia details a U S Army Air Corps heavy bomber returning safely after a 40 minute battle with 20 Zeros. Two crew were wounded as aircraft fire crisscrossed the mission over enemy airfields.
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