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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1942
Page
8
Russian forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko storm Kharkov area with tanks and Stormovik planes advancing along a 100 mile front. German parachutists and infantry reserves suffer heavy losses as villagers burn and 300 towns and villages are recaptured.
The United States and Panama signed a defense treaty granting use of defense areas by U S armed forces. Troops occupy these sites by Panamanian permission and will develop gun emplacements air detector stations bombing ranges and auxiliary air fields including Rio Hato 80 miles from the canal. The pact aims to secure the canal and hemisphere defense.
Lisbon dispatch from May 18 details Adolf Hitler's declaration of war on the United States and a sweeping list of tightening German wartime restrictions. The account, based on Louis P. Lochner’s internment reporting, traces measures from January to February 1942 including rations, black market controls, travel limits, and energy saving edicts.
The piece notes a drive to enlist 5000 dogs for sentry duties as part of the defense effort. It details training demonstrations with an Afghan named Zaretta and quotes Russ Ellis on dog training standards. It references German ships Prinz Eugen and aerial engagements near Norway and coastal Britain.
Weekend sales improve as the campaign aims to hit a $107858.50 quota shortfall. The note urges steady purchases through the rest of the month to reach the target for Uncle Sam. Repair Now John Maynard Lbr. Co.
Forecast shows slightly higher afternoon temperatures with little overnight change. West Texas expects scattered light showers and thunderstorms with cooler conditions east of Pecos Valley and Del Rio Eagle Pass area. overall temperatures similar to the past day. New Mexico will see similar or slightly warmer afternoon and tonight with light showers or storms north and east portions tonight. Extremes over the last 24 hours ranged from 42 to 68 degrees, with noon at 62.
Long range American planes swept the invasion zones seeking signs of a new Japanese fleet. US and British air reconnaissance followed raids on Lae and Port Moresby airfields as MacArthur announced raids and air battles, while Sydney staged a mock invasion drill and Australia’s volunteer defense force doubled in four months.
London May 184 Pilot Officer W. J. Daley of Amarillo Texas was credited with a second shoot down in yesterday s Gravelines raid in occupied France. The other American flyer was R S Edner of Fergus Falls Minnesota.
Nineteen survivors from a United States freighter report an Axis submarine sunk their ship near Bonaire last Saturday night. The submarine then fired on lifeboats, machine gunning the crew as they sought escape.
Telegrams report a five day battle in the Maliaopu Hung Mu Shu sector near Lungling within 40 miles of China’s Yunnan frontier with Burma. Fighting continued along the Burma Road toward Yungchang and Mongpailian fronts with heavy casualties for the Japanese as China defends Kunming area.
German radio reports two hundred twenty branch offices of German banks will close May 31 for the war period to free workers for employment in war important establishments. The forecast notes mild weather with little change and a warmer afternoon. yesterday’s high 68 and morning low 42.
A brief item notes a Nazi party move described as a peace straw appearing in coverage on page eleven. The item highlights a political stunt or tactic amid ongoing tensions.
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