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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1944
Page
1
The column reflects on the Normandy invasion and war anxiety, noting paratrooper activity and casualties. It discusses public sentiment, letters about feeder-line contracts for returning servicemen, and personal stories of families and marriages amid wartime strain.
The Dow Jones averages show gains in Industrials and Utilities at 1 P M Amarillo time with modest moves in stocks. Livestock prices in Kansas City for June 6 show hogs and sows steady with seen holdover around 4 000 in a fairly active market.
June 6 reports say six hundred naval guns fire 2,000 tons of shells every ten minutes along the Le Havre coast as Allied forces assault. German defenses under smoke screen, Luftwaffe absent, while Allied air power dominates sky control and bombardment continues. Minesweepers clear routes at night as destroyers protect landing craft and airborne troops advance.
German Trans ocean News Agency reported that Allied operations have expanded to cover the full Normandy Peninsula, signaling a widening of the combat zone.
Amarillo attorney Joe B. Dooley has been elected president of the Texas Bar Association, succeeding Major T. Bell and set to take office at the Fort Worth convention June 28 29. Election conducted by 15 day mail ballots with results announced yesterday. Other candidates were R. T. Neel and Hugh Carney. Dooley has practiced in Amarillo for 32 years.
The Navy revealed the sinking of the escort carrier Block Island in the Atlantic on the eve of the invasion. It is the 158th Navy ship lost in the war. Mrs M E Jenkins of 709 Sunset Terrace left for a month long visit in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
June 6 reports a fleet of PT boats screening Allied minesweepers off the French coast in a daring invasion role. Cmdr says PTs will chase German E-boats to their deaths as Lt Henry Aldridge and Cal Wharton recall wartime excitement and previous press boat work.
A woman held as a possible material witness in the slaying of Mrs Dorothy Dearley Snelson was released this morning. Police still hunt for a lead after June 28 dawn shooting near Sixth Avenue and Buchanan Street, with Chief Sid Harper urging any tip to Sheriff Bill Adams or the police.
The Senate approved a compromise bill raising the public debt limit from 210 billion to 260 billion dollars and cutting the cabaret tax from 30 to 20 percent. The House must approve the conference version before sending it to President Roosevelt. Workmen at Friant dam in California uncovered nearly 100000 dollars worth of gold while digging sand and gravel.
Britain’s entire defensive forces stood at zero hour ready to thwart any German counter attack. Millions of Home Guards manned coastal guns and anti air craft batteries while regulars fought on European soil. The National Fire Service also assembled to guard ports and embarkation points.
Victory was in the sky this morning as Perfect V signals begin. Britain shifts defenses to vulnerable areas while Air Marshal Sir Roderic Hill strengthens air defenses after London raids. WAVES openings rise to 21 in the Navy. A cloud formation near Pantex Ordnance Plant at 5 am sparked invasion rumors.
Thirteen small loan chains involving 40 corporations and 75 individuals, operating over 400 offices across 23 states, face Sherman Act conspiracy charges for fixing interest and charges from 60 to 1000 percent annually on loans of 5 to 60 dollars. The two largest chains United Operating Company of Atlanta and Triangle Securities Trust of Nashville are said to be controlled by Rufus Dewit King and John M. Ogden of Miami.
Norfolk Virginia announces the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Randolph Edwards on June 6. The newborn is named Dee Day Edwards and joins the family in the city hospital.
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