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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1942
Page
8
House Naval Committee Chairman Vinson drafts a bill to authorize about 500 fighting ships, including aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and escort vessels, signaling a near doubling of the fleet and aiming to finish a two ocean navy in 24 months.
British desert forces report a 30 mile retreat for Rommel’s corps but capture Rotunda Segnali, a key Axis supply base, after a nine mile wide shortcut opens along the Ain El Gazala Bir Hacheim line. Air operations limited by dust storms as fighting persists around Bir Hacheim and Tobruk remains a potential future objective.
Washington officials announce a 30 to 35 percent cut to the planned ten million ton steel expansion due to shortages of steel copper and other war materials. WPB chairman William L. Batt warns of idle shipways and slowed ammunition as civilian supplies dwindle and the pool dries up.
Norfolk reporters describe a daylight sinking of a British merchant ship about Burmuda by a submarine on May 20. Fifteen survivors told of two torpedoes ripping the hull, four shells fired as lifeboats were lowered, and six sailors killed. Thirty six crewmen remain missing. Navy announced the vessel’s loss.
Col E C Black urged Bankers in the Panhandle to abandon disarmament talk and isolation in pursuit of lasting peace. The 38th annual convention drew 532 attendees including leaders from Kansas City and Dallas with officers named for the coming year and events planned at the Tri-State Fair grounds.
The RAF pressed a heavy assault on Essen and Ruhr industry with hundreds of bombers in night raids and carried out daylight strikes along the Axis coast. German reports claimed Cologne casualties, while British pilots reported widespread smoke and fires across Ruhr targets including Krupp works.
The House appropriations committee approved a 1,058,451,660 dollar bill for the labor department the social security board and related agencies removing a 75,818,000 dollar Civilian Conservation Corps fund. The report notes inquiries sparked by early morning rental ads and a furnished four room rental with contact details.
Amarillo faces a housing shortage with material for only 250 homes and new water service restrictions from the War Production Board. City Manager Awadin D Tlawnale notes a 60 foot maximum service line of half inch diameter and urges quick housing extensions for war workers. Rex Baxter appeals for citizen cooperation, housing officials, defense plants, and landlords to aid housing for laborers and prevent delays to the war effort.
In Washington on June 3 the House voted war against Bulgaria without dissent and moved immediately to separate votes on declarations against Hungary and Rumania.
Continued warm today and tonight with wind and widely scattered thundershowers late this afternoon. In New Mexico, warm again this afternoon, cooler tonight in the northwest, with widely scattered light showers along the Rio Grande and eastward toward the Jemez Mountains. Temperatures ranged from a minimum 64 to a maximum 89 in the past 24 hours ending 6:30 AM.
Pilot Officer William James Daley of Amarillo received Britain's Distinguished Flying Cross for shooting down several German Messerschmitts and damaging others during RAF sweeps over Northern France and Channel Coast areas. He is a member of the second Eagle Squadron. His parents in Amarillo learned of the award via cable from the Royal Air Force.
Soldiers at Sheppard Field present Three Dots With A Dash starring Jeanne Madden. The two and a half hour musical comedy benefits the Army Relief Fund with proceeds from ticket sales at local drugstores.
Amarillo officials plan a June trial to replace old fashioned traffic bells with a silent system or only use bells for fire alarms. City manager Austin P Hancock says a motorist poll will gauge public reaction to discontinuing the bells.
In Santa Ana, California, all residents will be responsible for street sweeping due to a shortage of parts for city equipment.
Chiang Kai Shek’s forces recaptured Yangki in Chekiang and press Japanese lines while heavy rains hinder the invasion of China’s east coast. Eden says Britain and the United States will ship lease loan materials and China joins the Allied program. Madagascar report notes British forces moved south near Diego Suarez base. MacArthur reports heavy bomber strikes on Japanese bases north of Australia and fires set at Tulagi and Rabaul. Flying Tigers credited with destroying 28 to 32 Japanese planes in May and aiding Chinese defenses along the Salween toward Yunnan.
No protests were filed at a public hearing to rezone 1800 04 North East Eighth Avenue to D commercial enabling a trailer camp. The petitioner announced planned establishment while another trailer camp application is pending and a hearing is set for next Tuesday. Outside city limits, more trailer camps appear along North East Eighth Avenue near the war projects.
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