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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1942
Page
6
Editor notes inviting readers to send a letter from home to service members. The Amarillo area reports light election turnout, political races with runoffs in Texas, housing strain from war workers, and local developments including road widening on Sixth Avenue, wartime training facilities, and community updates on local figures and events.
The Supreme Court halted its recess to consider whether seven of eight suspected Nazi saboteurs held by a military commission can seek habeas corpus. If entertained, petitions could move to federal court. material details include Roosevelt wartime power and denial of civil remedies for post Pearl Harbor incursions. Meanwhile RAF fighter command attacked Lens area rail lines, halting two trains.
In Alexandria, eight profiteers convicted under a new law were whipped on the back from ten to twenty lashes each before being taken to a hospital. The report from Cairo is dated July 27 and marked delayed.
German forces push deep into the Caucasus and menace Stalingrad as Red Army withdrawals grow difficult. Whippet tanks dropped by air advance behind Russian lines while Berlin reports an expanded Axis front south of the Don and progress toward Tikhoretsk and the vital Stalingrad rail link.
General MacArthur's headquarters report Japanese patrols pushing through interior New Guinea toward a base near Port Moresby. Allied patrols clash at Oivi near Kokoda as Buna Gona bases come under Allied air attacks. Darwin and Townsville face nuisance raids while Japanese advance tests terrain beyond Kokoda.
Nahunta reports C. H Calhoun, a high school vocational teacher, replaced his car with a horse named Ra tion. While touring farms in heavy rain, the horse bent to bite a low hanging light bulb at a garage and was killed.
Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma pressed for swift committee action on a plan to build a fleet of giant planes to carry cargo and troops abroad. Hearings were set to begin tomorrow after witnesses could not arrive in time for today’s session. He urged desperate haste.
Roberta Robinson wins the weekly news tip contest with a tip about pur suit planes over her house causing radio antenna damage. Second prize goes to Mrs. T. C. Foster for reporting passengers with food poisoning from a basket lunch. Third prize to Ham Hamilton for tipping about Jack Johnson’s visit.
With 2 percent of votes uncounted, Texas leads show O Daniel at 48.37 percent and Allred facing him August 22 in the Democratic Senate race. Early tallies from 254 of 254 counties total 968,225 votes across statewide offices including Alfred Moody J L Smith and Patterson.
German authorities announced the execution of 28 people in Lille for sabotage weapons possession and Communistic activity most were mine workers in Lille region French Douai court sentenced two to life for stealing ration cards and 28 others to 40 years for theft many miners among them Delayed reports from Courtrai said several hostages were arrested after five fires in one night Radios and bicycles were confiscated as the crackdown continued.
Washington dispatch reports Transportation Director Joseph B Eastman announced that local train service probably would be discontinued for wartime, where bus service is adequate. He asked state public service commissions to survey rail and bus routes to free engines and cars for more important service. Commuter trains would not be affected. The plan targets local accommodation services on main and secondary lines where bus service parallels rail.
Imperial troops under Gen Sir Claude Auchinleck report heavy casualties among Axis forces in close combat on the northern desert front. They also claim a substantial number of prisoners. In Moscow, Red Star urges all women and children to rise against the German invaders, warning of the fate of Russia.
Consolidated Aircraft Corp Texas plant enters 24-hour seven-day operation with full scale third shift as it resumes B-24D Liberator production for the Army Air Forces. The plant, which built its first Liberator in mid April, stays on schedule 100 days early.
Reports say parachutists or other objects were dropped from unidentified planes in three areas near Washington. Military authorities and the third service command announced an investigation ongoing today.
London report says an armed German trawler was sunk and a second heavily damaged in a dawn clash with light British warships off Cherbourg France. The weather bulletin notes continued warmth and some wind with yesterday's high at 1 degree and this morning's low at 65.
Weather forecast shows windy conditions with little temperature change over the next 24 hours. West Texas includes scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, with temperatures similar to yesterday. New Mexico sees scattered showers and thunderstorms with warm day and night near yesterday. Extremes: 65 to 91 degrees. noon temperature around 89.
British night fighters and a new secret anti aircraft gun downed at least eight German raiders and damaged many more during a night raid over Britain and Northern Ireland where American troops are based. The air ministry said the gun’s roar was heard clearly in London practice.
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