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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1942
Page
2
In Wardha on July 14 the All-India Congress executive adopted a resolution endorsing retention of Allied forces in India but tying it to an immediate end to the present colonial arrangement. The move signals a push for self rule while balancing security commitments.
The All India Congress Committee plans a meeting on August 7 in Bombay to decide the final form of its resolution after days of working committee debate. Gandhi says negotiations with Britain are over and that a mass nonviolent movement could follow if demands are not met, while cooperation with the Allied war effort is possible though its exact shape remains undecided.
Public notice outlines the 1942 report on The West Texas Mortgage Loan Company tied to The First National Bank of Amarillo. It lists charter details, business type mortgage and loans, stock and security holdings, and director ties to the bank. Financial relations show stock ownership and modest interbank borrowing and loans. W D Smiley signs as vice president affirming accuracy.
Wide World War Analyst Pierre Laval faces pressure as he rejects Roosevelt proposals to move nine French warships at Alexandria to safety. Roosevelt warnings and Ickes Bastille Day remarks heighten the rift with the Allies while observers note the chance the ships could fall into Axis hands.
Amarillo’s collection chairman A K Baracat reports early disc recordings donated to the American Legion led drive. More than 400 records will be sold for scrap to buy new recordings for troops. the goal is 20 000 records with no profit to organizers. Records For Our Fighting Men Inc backed by noted names arranged to press new records at factory cost for service members worldwide.
London reports British officials believe Italy may have finished the 35000 ton battleship Roma started June 12 1940. Doubt remains about a sister ship Impero. Stockholm dispatches say both ships joined the Mediterranean fleet though British circles fear German planted news. In Fort Wayne Indiana George Fletchik was jailed for vagrancy after police found him talking to trees.
The Vichy government issued a sweeping decree seizing control of Jewish owned property and leases in French colonies while a Gestapo order bans Jews from all public gatherings indoors and outdoors. The measures, signed by Gestapo and stormtrooper leaders in France, surpass Berlin’s anti Jewish rules. Australia imposes price controls to permit only reasonable profit margins.
Lavoptik a boric acid eye soak garners thousands of testimonials for soothing tired inflamed burning itching or sticky eyelids. The product promises relief or money back after 25 years of success and is sold at drug stores.
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