13 May 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1942
Page
1
A long column shares humorous trivia on draft limits and quizzes, recalls Civil War anecdotes, and reports on Panhandle weather shifts. It notes Alaska pilots earning bounties, sugar rationing impact, and a mix of local expressions, plus Bonafide odds and ends from health to cinema trivia.
Survivors say nine of 65 African trained crew members died after a torpedo hit the American ship off the west coast of Africa in early April. A tenth crewman died en route to port. Thirty-six crew and eight navy gun crewmen arrived at Norfolk aboard a passenger vessel with missionaries and other Americans. Captain Turkef G. Selness of Brooklyn reported the ship sank at dawn on April 3 after hours of attempting to keep it afloat.
Richard R. Pool was held in Denver on charges of impersonating an FBI agent and a deputy U S marshal. He allegedly swindled Amarillo resident J L Williams out of about 3000 dollars. Pool had been living in Albuquerque. Federal court in Amarillo opens Monday with cases likely set for June.
Cadet Garland A. Dishman, 22, of Okmulgee Oklahoma, died when his army training plane crashed near Sacaton about 40 miles southeast of Phoenix during a routine night navigation flight from Phoenix to Tucson. The Lake Field public relations office said eighty six other ships completed the flight safely.
Pierre Laval official message to Washington says United States moves in regard to Martinique raise a grave question. In Portland Oregon, about 365 high school boys in the Ben area will be ready for service as trained fire fighters this summer per the Deschutes national forest office.
Prosecutors outline details of the Reich murder as Showbrun Miss Webb and Leopold alias Ted Leopold allegedly lured the Polish refugee to the Sutton Hotel. Reich’s body was found gagged and bound with a platinum ring removed and later swapped. Prosecutor seeks first degree murder verdict. jury seated after a nervous interlude.
In Amarillo 300 plus stockholders attended the fourth annual session of Producers Grain Corp a cooperative. L T Hugh of Plainview urged planning for postwar periods with growth in production distribution and processing. N P Nelson stressed storage for the 1942 wheat crop and lumber for storage. The financials showed about 350000 in assets and 52000 in abilities. The noon luncheon awarded 4-H members. Directors election slated for the afternoon with talks by James A Patton and James H Davis.
Allied commands expect continued Japanese reconnaissance reports and warship movements. Officials assess a main Japanese thrust from the Caroline Islands toward northern bases, while Coral Sea victory delays invasion. A MacArthur air campaign is seen as pressuring Japan to respond or abandon the northeast invasion area.
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce says priority problems will be threshed out Friday and Saturday. Bob Harper of the War Production Board will speak Friday morning to a grain and feed dealers convention and then lead group Q and A sessions for the Amarillo area. L T Dysart of the War Production Board attends the Producers Grain Corporation stockholders meeting.
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