British and Japanese clash over Rangoon withdrawal and Essen raids
British forces withdrew from Rangoon as General Alexander took command of Burma front amid reports of Australian and Indian troops encircled at Pegu. RAF bombed Essen and Poissy with Bostons and Havoc fighters, hitting Krupp works and Matford plant as Japanese thrusts threaten Rangoon-Prome rail links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Beattie
London
U.P
Rangoon
All Indian Radio
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Burma
War Department
Tokyo Radio
Pegu
Berlin
Tokyo
RAF
Alexander
Thomas J. Hutton
Archibald Wavell
Jondon
Essen
Germany
Krupp
Air Ministry
Kruggs Works
Ruhr
Holland
France
Ostend
le Havre
Prome
Strong Enemy Forces Land on Java and New Guinea
Reports from Melbourne and Tokyo describe a Japanese invasion of New Guinea and Java while Australia mobilizes defense. Allied air and sea actions target Salamaua Lae and Port Moresby as Dutch and Allied forces report heavy resistance and surrenders near Soerabaja and Bandoeng.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Byron Taves
Melbourne
U.P
New Guinea
Java
Netherlands East Indies
Hubertus J. van Mook
John Curtin
Salamaua
Lae
Gulf of Huon
Port Moresby
Bandoeng
van Mook
Torres Strait
Gulf of
Huon
Air Ministry
Tokyo
Soereabaja
Domei
A. W. L. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
Hitoshi Imamura
Doems
Anglo American Caribbean Commission Created
The British and American governments announced a joint plan creating an Anglo American Caribbean Commission to study and propose solutions to social and economic issues in Caribbean posts. It will have limited authority, with three American and three British members led by Taussig of the American Molasses Co and Sir Frank Stockdale as co chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Caribbean
Charles W. Taussig
American Molasses Company of
New York
Sir Frank Stockdale
Firemen Put Out Blazing Curtain After Steak Fire
Firemen answered an 11 47 morning alarm reviving a housewife and stopping a small blaze. A burning steak from a stove in the kitchen sink sparked the curtain, causing a fainting spell. At the Minneapolis Moline plant, another alarm at Taylor Street caused only slight damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis-Moline Company
Tenth Avenue
Arthur
Taylor Street
Wayne Evans Avoids Poisonous Toothpaste Mix Up
Wayne Evans 17 of 1512 Taylor Street rushed to brush after a morning discovery. Floyd Evans said the boy grabbed a tube that tasted chalky and sticky, then found the contents were white shoe polish, not toothpaste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Evans
Taylor Street
Floyd Evans
Wayne
W. M. Evans
Amarillo Area Warmer This Afternoon and Tonight
The forecast for Amarillo and nearby areas calls for a slight warmup this afternoon and a less cold night. Temperatures over the past 24 hours ranged from a low of 30 to a high of 54 degrees, with noon today at 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Big Defense Bond Drive Sparks Volunteer Push in Potter County
The Potter County defense bond and stamp campaign draws strong public support as families and workers volunteer to meet a $150 000 fundraising target next week. Officials report light weekend sales but urge more volunteers and dollars to finance the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Humpy) Campbell
MacArthur
Little
Air Force
Mayme Campbell
Taylor Street
Potter County
Frank J. Hines
Frank, Jr
Tommy
Coast Guard
Hines
Amarillo
The
Globe News
U. S. Defense
First Stock Champs Two Top Honors In Pig Club Show
The 1942 Amarillo Fat Stock Show named champions in the boys pig club division. Donley County youths claimed two top honors. Armstrong County youth took a third. Judges included Ray Mowrey of Texas Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donley
Amarillo
Ray Mowrey
Texas Tech College
Donley County
Armstrong County
H. A. Harrison
Clarendon
Poland
China
J. B. Knicht
Duroc
Fred Brown
Claude
Hampshire
Hugh Clearman
Lipscomb County
Joe Hatton
Hansford County
Mr. Mowrey
Willie Bennett
Hutchinson County
Russian forces rout 48th division at Sychevka
Russian dispatches report the 48th infantry division, mostly Polish deserters, nearly destroyed after a two day battle at Sychevka, 40 miles south of Rzhev. Soviet troops reportedly held the town by day three with 1,500 German dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.P
Germany
Sychevka
Rzhev
Vyazma
Red Army
London
Adolf Hitler
Stockhold
Hitler
Kalinin
Leningrad
Feduninsky
Unicycle rider Gilbert Roney at Douglas plant gate
Los Angeles March 9 Aircraft Worker Gilbert Roney rode a unicycle to the Douglas plant gate to emphasize his rubber conservation program. The stunt highlights ongoing efforts to reserve materials during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Gilbert Roney
Douglas
War Gardens Six-Story Series Starts Today
Readers are urged to study a six part series beginning on page 9 for a practical short course on creating war gardens. Collect the lessons in a notebook for reference and apply them to maximize garden yields. The feature is aimed at helping households grow food efficiently during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon
Bomber Crashes at Tongue Point Kill Nine
A Cata flying boat bomber crashed during takeoff into the Columbia River near Tongue Point Oregon killing a naval lieutenant and seven enlisted men. Only navigator Ensign H R Garrett survived by being thrown clear as the plane nosed over. On the other coast an Army bomber disappeared on a routine flight over North Carolina with eight crew presumed lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Cataline
Columbia River
Tongue Point
Ore
Army
North Carolina
H. R. Garrett
Fort Worth
Jap Servant's Reply Shocks San Francisco Doctor
A San Francisco doctor, angered after Pearl Harbor, fires his Japanese servants saying they cannot stay until after the war. The family replaces them with defense bond work and plans to hire back later, as family members contribute to the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
Tojo
Japs Appoint Yamashita New Front Commander in Philippines
A communique reports General Yamashita as the new Japanese commander in chief, with San Fernando headquarters near Bataan. Mindanao skirmishes persist while Bataan front quiets, and Tokyo hints at strategic shifts affecting General MacArthur’s forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yamashita
San Fernando
Pampanga Province
Bataan
Woman Clothes Thief Strikes Amarillo Burglaries
Police suspect a female prowler or a thief specializing in women's garments after a theft at the Potts Ingerton residence 2406 Washington Street. Earlier burglaries focused on women’s clothing as loot while investigators also solved Chuck Wagon lunch room break ins with arrests of two youths for a cigarette vending machine theft at 400 Polk Street.
Girl Students Sentenced To Long Hard Labor Term
Romanian dispatches report four girl students tried in Bucharest for political activity were sentenced to forced labor from 10 to 20 years. A male student received a 25 year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Bucharest
Navy Scoffs At British Convoy Yarn
The Navy Department dismissed a London Daily Mail dispatch claiming great American convoys to the Southwest Pacific. The piece by Walter Farr reportedly at sea was said to have no factual basis on new convoy operations. Secretary Knox said he is vigorously investigating how a British reporter generated the dispatch about U S fleet movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
London Daily Mail
Southwest Pacific
Navy Department
Walter Farr
Daily Mail
Navy
Honolulu
Farr
United States
Couple Hurt In Highway Crash Near Pleasant Valley
Calvert H R Cox a Dust to Dust motion picture commentator and helper Elisa Raught suffered severe injuries when their car hit a culvert on North Highway and plunged eight feet into three feet of water. Cox was thrown clear while Raught was trapped. They were taken to St Anthony's by a Blackburn Shaw ambulance. Injury extent not yet released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Cox
Amarillo
Elisa Raught
North Highway
Pleasant Valley
Cox
Miss Raught
Blackburn-Shaw
St. Anthony's
Brazilian Freighter Arabutan Sunk Off Virginia
The 7 87-ton Brazilian freighter Arabutan was sunk Saturday night 70 miles off Newport News Virginia but all aboard were saved. Operated by the Lloyd Nacional Line it carried 51 crew members and some Brazilian tanker personnel being repaired in the United States. The Arabutan formerly the Italian ship Capera was built in 1917 in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
Newport News
Virginia
United States
Lloyd Nacional Line
San Francisco
Calif
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Matford
Poissy
Paris
Renault
Fighter Command
Anch
Britton
Royal Air Force
St. Nazaire
Rangoon-Mandalay
Payagi
Pyinbon
Bululo
Imperial Headquarters
Soerabaja
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Oregon
Vichy
John Maynard Lbr. Co
WAR Quiz
Magnificents
Bataan Peninsula
Digos
Davao Gulf
Philippine
Mindanao
Davao
Zamboanga
Singapore
Malayan
Supreme Military Council
Third Infantry Regiment
Chichibu
Russell Stationery Company
Gen
Hasaharu Homma
Spee ‘Lalty
Japan
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