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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1942
Page
1
Six men died when a goat-headed submarine with horns reportedly torpedoed a Brazilian freighter south of Haiti on May 24. Forty-five survivors were rescued after drifting in lifeboats for 29 hours. a Brazilian engineer described the craft as Italian in design.
Weekend storms battered the Panhandles with 2.64 inches of moisture and hail up to four inches. Guymon suffered tornadic damage with four businesses wrecked and power outages for miles. one child injured by a window break. Flooding threatened grain and farms as roofs and walls collapsed.
United Press dispatch from June 1 reports Fascist Italy musters about 1,000,000 troops ready to defend the mainland and coastal defenses while reducing troops sent to Russia. Axis strategists reportedly plan to use Italians for patrols in Europe and occupy Atlantic Iberian points as fears of invasion rise.
Potter County exceeded its Victory bond and stamp front target in May with sales of 281307.50 against a 277800 quota. June’s quota is expected higher, and officials warn stamp sales may dip with the school break. Amarillo school children purchased over 60000 in stamps, and the committee urges continued and increased purchases, redirecting lunch money.
Film actress Myrna Loy filed suit against producer Arthur Horn in Reno Nevada. The case was set for a hearing day. Loy, known for her red hair and recent June wedding, seeks legal action amid a reported dispute.
A fragmented clipping reads scattered phrases about warmth and temperature. The text mentions a 24 hour period and references to conditions that are unclear and incomplete.
London dispatch reports that fourteen high ranking German army officers were arrested in connection with the attempted assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in Prague last week. The broadcast claimed Daluege’s followers carried out the act and that Heydrich remained in critical condition. It said executions in Czechoslovakia rose to eighty two for harboring refugees or aiding the attack.
The Texas Railroad Commission denied a 10 percent increase in freight rates for railroads and trucks. Commissioner Jerry Sadler said the decision would save Texans about 15 million dollars annually. The denial, signed by Sadler and Olin Culberson, followed hearings where carriers claimed bankruptcy without the raise despite gains in wartime traffic.
Pvt Donald Fortner a Sheppard Field cook gains mail fame after a St Louis newspaper publicized his complaint. Within 75 days he received 2400 letters. A St Louis girl provided the name and address of his Wichita Falls cousin Antoinette Honkamp, who Fortner says will wed in August.
The Duke of Windsor and his American-born duchess arrived in Washington for his first official visit as governor of the Bahamas Islands. They stepped from a car at Union Station with no fuss, amid a crowd of business people and others.
Rommel withdraws westward from Tobruk after heavy bombardment by British guns and aircraft. Cruewell captured in reconnaissance plane shoot down. Afrika Korps commander Nehring poised to regain command. British claim Rommel may reform west of El Gazala Bir Hacheim line while eyeing a renewed drive east.
Russian forces repelled repeated German assaults in the Kalinin and Leningrad sectors, then counterattacked to seize high ground and inflict heavy losses. Russian navy and air forces reportedly sank German transports in the Black Sea and Baltic, while Kharkov battles shifted to a positional phase with Russians consolidating gains along the Izyum Barvenkova line.
Burlington Conn June 1 A cottage sign reads Me Ma Kids And Pup in a garbled string of Indian names like Pocotopaug Wangum Boag and Wononskopo Muc, making translation difficult yet revealing a playful family message.
London dispatch reports Cologne still burning after 6 720 000 pounds of bombs with a thick smoke pall. Reconnaissance pilots note renewed RAF airstrikes as US Air Force readies to participate on an unprecedented scale.
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