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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1942
Page
7
Editor notes Tom Thompson of the Globe and News departs tonight for the Navy after writing Navy recruitment stories. He joins a long line of reporters who moved from journalism into service.
Hey the Hartys cross-eyed cat became a family figure despite his clumsy antics and fearless, dog like ways. He disrupted furniture and doorways with persistent tapping and caused chaos yet drew affection as he grew into a huge but affectionate household presence. The tale ends with his accidental death and lingering loneliness.
An enemy ship shelled Mona Island near Puerto Rico, the first Atlantic shelling of U S territory since the war began. Submarines are suspected, and the National Youth Administration camp on Mona Island reported no damage or casualties.
Allied forces drive to push back Japanese in Java as Dutch and Indonesian units with American British and Australian support contest the three invasion fronts. Reports cite 85 000 to 100 000 Japanese troops with fluid lines and limited news from central Java fronts.
Soviet forces including cavalry infantry tanks and aircraft assault German positions around Lenin grad and Staraya Russa. German losses reached about 1,200 in one sector as Red air power disrupted transports and damaged an air drome. The north front sees ongoing encirclement and village captures while 2,000 Germans reportedly die at Rzhev.
The USS Jacob Jones, a World War II destroyer, was sunk off Cape May New Jersey after two torpedoes struck. Eleven survivors included nine engine room sailors and two apprentice seamen. Lieutenant Commander H D Black, 38, of New Jersey, commanded the ship from 14 April 1941. The loss comes alongside other wartime sinkings including the Reuben James and Truxton.
In Ogden Utah on March 3 the first bluebird report circulated after a 24 hour weather censorship delay. A week earlier Amarillo yards showed the first crocus, though the crocus sighting was kept secret until now and the flower has since vanished.
Amarillo area thawing with milder afternoon highs and warmer tonight. West Texas mild daytime temps and light showers over Big Bend mountains tonight. New Mexico slightly warmer tonight. Viereck defense rests after accusing Judge Letts of bias. Texas Railroad Commission approves reduced iron ore rates for Sheffield Steel processing plant in Houston.
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