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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1942
Page
11
Moscow dispatches describe a massive Axis drive with infantry and heavy tanks pushing toward Rostov and Stalingrad. Red Army withdrawals aim to slow the advance while counterattacks seek to blunt the breakthrough and protect supply lines to the south.
Heavily armed authorities hunted for six to seven parachutists reported seen near Hyde Park as radar and road patrols intensified. Police and state troopers from eight states joined in the search stretching from Rhinebeck to New York City. A caretaker and his wife reported seeing spots in the sky, described as parachutists, around 445 PM.
Cairo reports say British troops manning the El Alamein center have brought up American made General Lee tanks to strengthen defense in a fierce, indecisive tank battle. Both sides commit armored power as a crisis in the Egypt battles looms. details of losses are not yet known.
A committee to improve relations between Texas and Latin American cities was announced by the League of Texas Municipalities in Austin on July 17. Members include mayors Tom Miller, A C McCaughan, Hubert Johnson, Hugh Ramsey, Robert Runyon, W. P. Hood, R. L. Rutan, Leslie Lowry, J A Jenkins, Brantley Harris, C EF Slaton and city leaders from Corpus Christi to Amarillo. Ex officio members are Mayor Roger W. Moore of Seguin and FE.EF McAdams of Austin.
A Mexican man identified as Felippe Nabarrite of 1308 Cleveland Street is hospitalized in critical condition at Northwest Texas Hospital after an attack near a Southeast Amarillo beer parlor. Police say the assailant remains unknown as investigators probe the incident last night.
In Washington the Senate and House military affairs committees sought figures on how many soldiers are needed to win the war and proof that the current 20 to 45 year age limits are sufficient. They also urged that 18 and 19 year olds be drafted only after all other resources are exhausted. Secretary Stimson touched off discussion by noting the army would need to tap into funds totaling 2,446,000.
President Roosevelt indicated a prompt decision on drafting youths aged 18 and 19 for military service was unlikely. He did not specify a timeline or immediate action, stressing no haste in formulating policy.
Senators Reynolds and May oppose lowering the draft age without clear wartime need. They cite public morale and legislative caution as Congress questions how many men are required to win the war. Representatives Thomas and Nye press for a War Department answer on troop needs and effects.
Berlin reports a special communiqué from Hitler's HQ stating German submarines attacked a strongly escorted British convoy off the west coast of Africa and sank six merchant ships totaling 39,500 tons. Additional U boats have sunk ten ships totaling 68,500 tons in the Atlantic and near the Panama Canal.
The bureau notes continuing warmth and high winds with a risk of thunder clouds in the Panhandle's western portion. Yesterday peaked at 96 degrees while this morning's low was 72.
United Press reports from Australia describe the new Japanese Zero as a formidable air unit. Flight observers note its 1,000 horsepower Pratt & Whitney engine, American components, and British armament, with high altitude aerobatics earning praise from bomber crews.
The Navy disclosed that Army aircraft dropped 56 bombs on Kiska shore installations amid ongoing Aleutians fighting. American casualties include 44 killed and 49 wounded with one civilian death, plus minor damages at Dutch Harbor and Port Glenn. The review outlines carrier and escort force details and June attacks on Dutch Harbor Fort Mears Fort Glenn.
British four engine Stirling bombers struck targets in Germany before dusk Saturday night. Submarine building yards near Luebeck and the Flender Werke shipyard were reported as main objectives with several submarines seen on slips. Two bombers were missing. Bombs also dropped on Leamington aircraft factories in England.
Allied bombers escorted by fighters attacked Hankow the Japanese base on the Yangtze River with very satisfactory results. The U S army communique also details July 2 and July 3 raids on Hankow and Nanchang including docks warehouses hangars planes damaged and several aircraft destroyed.
The Nancy German military court opens a trial of 38 defendants including eight women for a string of attacks across the Meurthe et Moselle area since the popular army band formed last February at Aube by a worker named as chief.
The Navy announced a medium sized British merchant vessel was torpedoed in the Atlantic off the northern coast of South America and survivors reached an East Coast port.
Migrants from the farm and nearby towns arrive in Amarillo to seek work and plan to read the GLOBE-NEWS help wanted ads first. To hire quickly, telephone 6262 before 6:30 tonight to place an ad on Boor time and Pease office forms at Russell Stationery Company.
The House naval committee unanimously approved a measure to outlaw commission fees on government war contracts after hearings exposing sales engineers earning about 2 million dollars in fees over 18 months. The navy urged swift action to stop profiteering at government expense.
Ankara reports Germany delivered four of seven locomotives and 80 of 500 freight cars pledged under a nine month old trade treaty. Turkish demand had pressed Berlin to ship or admit inability to fulfill the heavy goods pledge including railroad equipment and war material.
German broadcast bulletin reports Voroshilovgrad, the major town in the Donets industrial region, was stormed by German infantry after days of heavy fighting. Large parts of the town were said to be ablaze.
German communique claims crossing the Donets to the east bank near Kamensk as Axis forces penetrate toward the Don and Rostov, driving into the Russian flank and rear. Reports say Soviet units counterattack and inflict heavy casualties while German hospitals fill with wounded in Orel Kursk regions.
An Ankara dispatch reported by the Swedish Telegraph Bureau said Premier Josef Stalin left for the Russian front to join the chief of the Russian general staff. The report was unconfirmed and no authority was given.
The report notes rapid trench digging and fortification along a flank while main assault units move southeast. Hungarian and Romanian troops are said to be arriving in the Voronezh area, signaling a push toward Rostov and Stalingrad. Russians continue to strike hard around Voronezh aided by Bell Air.
Amarillo area sees continued warmth with brisk winds and scattered storms mainly west of the station this afternoon and tonight. West Texas remains warm with scattered storms west of Pecos River. New Mexico expects showers and storms today and tonight with mild temperatures.
President Roosevelt indicated plans to ask Congress for more effective controls to hold down the cost of living, including wage controls. He would not discuss specifics but reaffirmed opposition to any action that would raise prices and said he was studying a general program to communicate with Congress.
Two men and a woman were held on 50000 bail each after pleading in Federal court to aiding Nazi saboteur John Kerling. Helmut Leiner Athony Cramer and Hedwig Engeman faced charges tied to the June 17 Florida landing and Kerling's trial in Washington.
The FBI raided the homes of 65 German aliens in New Jersey as part of a renewed drive on the German American Bund. Special Agent in Charge FE Conroy reported wartime contraband seized and an undisclosed number of people detained for transfer to Ellis Island.
The prosecution completed its case today against four of eight submarine landed Nazis on trial before a military commission in Washington.
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