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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1942
Page
9
Four hundred seventy five tons of rubber were collected in the Panhandle during the first week of the scrap drive. O Starks, district chairman, predicted a larger intake next week as he urged Amarillo merchants to push the campaign to help win the war and delay gas rationing.
The United Nations tally shows 25 merchant ships sunk in the Atlantic last week as Hitler orders intensified submarine strikes north of the West Indies and Ireland. A Norwegian vessel was sunk in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing total losses to 290 in Atlantic waters since Pearl Harbor. Senator Hill urged building giant cargo submarines and three US warships were launched. More than 100 seamen were lost, with at least 650 rescued and over 80 missing.
Mrs Anna Lou Crowell 60 wife of C W Crowell of Groom died in a Pampa hospital at 6 Sunday after a major operation She was a Groom pioneer and Presbyterian member Survivors include four sons Walter Lee Claude W Albert A all of Groom and George R in train at Fort Benning plus daughter Miss Clara Jo of Groom The body is with N S Grigs and Sons pending arrival of a son from Georgia and funeral plans
A mass meeting of about 20 000 Chileans approved measures demanding rupture of ties with the Axis confiscation of Nazi fascist property and recognition of the Soviet Union. The resolutions will be submitted to the Chilean government for action.
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce urges manufacturers suppliers and retailers in the WPB area to attend three sessions led by WPB official Robert R Harper at the chamber conference room 311 Polk Street tomorrow. Schedule includes 10 AM Manufacturers Ordnances and related industries 2 PM Supplies 4 PM Retailers affected by priorities.
June quota for Potter County Victory Bond and Stamp is $563,100 with only $170,355 in maturity value raised so far. City employee Jim Speer leads by purchasing bonds weekly, while Amarillo sees strong payroll growth and high consumer activity.
A 23 year old German war prisoner Egbert Brosig traveled over 500 miles through Canadian and American territory dressed in a Nazi flier’s uniform. He was arrested near Rouses Point New York and later turned over to Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He remains in custody en route to a northern Ontario prison camp.
In the North Atlantic a munitions convoy to Russia withstands German torpedo bombers for a third day as anti airfire flares across the sky. A British merchant ship was sunk by an aerial torpedo and 90 percent of the convoy reached Murmansk.
County home demonstration agents and county farm agents from adjoining counties gather at the Court House in Room 104 for a special meeting. Miss Pauline Lakey and Miss Doris Leggitt will be present with three specialists from the extension service College Station: Miss Louise Bryant, T R Timms, and G P McCarty.
In Omaha on June 22 a notice near the Douglas County courthouse quotes "Expectorate straight for victory" placed on 315 mats used as scrap rubber. Commissioner Edward Jelen says the mats served little purpose beyond creating a bigger target and calls for straight shooting to resolve the issue.
Chungking June 22 The Japanese effort to close the gap between their columns along the Chekiang-Kiangsi railway has made no substantial progress in four days and Chinese forces still hold about 50 miles of the line, informed sources indicate.
Forecast warns of heavy humidity and limited sun over the next 24 hours with drizzle to night and possibly strong thunderstorms especially east and south of Amarillo. Rain amounts were reported in several towns yesterday while Amarillo saw none. high yesterday reached 85 and the low was 62.
Fred De Coster says more civilian defense workers are needed this morning. Volunteers may contact Mrs. W. W. Rush or Mrs. Joe Shields at the control office, phone 6350, for appointments to discuss qualifications. Office workers and leaders across multiple roles are in demand to support welfare services and defense efforts.
Funeral services for Mrs. C. R. Woodson of Cottage Grove Oregon, who died in Amarillo, will be conducted at 5 p.m. at the N. S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Chapel with Dr. Earl G. Hamlett officiating. She was 76, born in Chillicothe Ohio, married in Malta Bend Missouri in 1883, lived in Jones County Texas before moving to Cottage Grove in 1925. Survivors include husband five sons two daughters a brother and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. The body will be shipped to Cottage Grove after the service.
London dispatch reports Vidkun Quisling forcing audiences to stay seated before his talk as Oslo listeners, unable to leave, snored loudly during his address, leaving his words inaudible per the British Radio.
Mrs A C Carter of Plainview found a coin in her yard described as very old and about the size of a half dollar. One side shows Pirate Gold with a pirate figure and ship dated 1650 while the reverse bears a helmeted man and the inscriptions One Doubloom and Anna 1650 Domini. The Globe News seeks help determining if it is genuine treasure or a souvenir.
YMCA board of directors meets at 8 30 tonight to map a cooperation program with the USO. They will examine YMCA roles in USO work and how to partner with other community agencies to meet rising social needs, Harold Nichols says.
Russian reports say Sevastopol fighting continues after 16 days with German forces in heavy assault. Estimates place German losses at 100,000 to 125,000 as Soviets defend the harbor area and northern shore.
Soviet and German forces clash along the 1800 mile front as Sevastopol faces fierce assault. Kiev area fighting and Kharkov action push lines, with Manstein reinforcing and air attacks intensifying amidst heavy losses and stubborn Red Army defense.
The report describes floating corpses of Germans as they attempted to ford a stream and mentions unconfirmed German concentrations near Taganrog. It recalls Timoshenko’s 1942 push after Rostov-on-Don and notes the first air raid on Rostov in months, fueling belief Hitler planned a second Caucasus push.
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