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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1942
Page
8
UK dispatch reports Joseph Terboven, Nazi administrator in Norway, declares a state of emergency at Trondheim to counter persistent sabotage by Norwegian patriots. A curfew from 8 PM to 5 AM is set in the Trondheim district until further notice.
Terboven imposed a state of emergency across Trondheim police district Troendelag and parts of Nordland with full powers to punish disturbances. Sabotage cases threaten occupation security and economic production, and violators face immediate court martial. Berlin radio quote notes sabotage could endanger national supplies.
President Roosevelt led the Community Chest push with the call Double last year's pledge to fund expanded services for Allied sufferers. The drive runs until October 21 or as soon as a 139000 budget is reached, with 23 agencies, including war front and home front services, benefiting from the increased support.
AP reports on a 21 day scrap drive with mayors wagering to collect more per capita. WAACs from Fort Des Moines will canvass Des Moines while Governor Ratner donates World War items. Victor Silverstein, 11, dumps his bike for scrap and Robert Moses urges Brooklyn Battery tunnel steel be bought as government scrap.
Anne Adams offers pattern 4067 for a jumper style easy to refresh with blouse changes. Button back allows flat ironing, available in children sizes 2 through 6. Fabric requirements given. pattern costs sixteen cents and requests size name address and style number.
In London on October 6 Prime Minister Winston Churchill refused to clarify relations with Russia. He would not address Stalin’s critique of Allied aid or questions on staff liaison, urging the House to avoid pressed inquiries during a significant period. He had read Stalin’s statement and repeated his earlier carefully weighed remarks.
Mack, a deputy sheriff known for patrolling in a two man night car, nearly failed Marine enlistment due to his size but was accepted as a private after encouragement from Recruiting Sgt Bell. He had served on the sheriff’s night patrol and had eligibility for officer training but chose enlistment. Buildings in Rockefeller Center weigh less than their excavated material.
The speaker appeals to Amarillo residents to ease global suffering through the United Nations. He argues no one should ignore American prisoners of war, hungry children, homeless mothers, and the diseased, insisting personal wealth should not excuse inaction.
The district recruiting office at Lubbock seeks Class A glider pilots. Applicants must hold a current or recently expired CAA airman's certificate, have 200 or more glider flights, or be former aviation students with 50 plus hours flying time. Men 18 to 35 must pass physical and mental tests and will enlist as privates with flying pay. Selected graduates may receive commissions up to 245 a month with benefits including $10,000 life insurance during training. Army offices in Amarillo Plainview and Pampa provide details.
British long range bombers resumed raids over Europe targeting German war industries at night. Berlin acknowledged damage to residential areas and a hospital, while Britain and the occupied French coast saw heavy shelling and air activity. Separately, San Diego officials classified newsboys cries as normal city noise, rejecting an anti noise ordinance.
Radio campaign talks are planned across KGNC and KFDA stations featuring Amarillo College speakers J L Southern and Dr Ernest Sharer along with club members. Dates include Wednesday afternoon and Thursday through Sunday with talks by Marshall Shaw and Marguerite Smith among others during the War Chest effort.
A home hair coloring method promises to conceal gray strands using bay rum glycerine Barbo Com pound and water. The mixture is applied with a comb for a natural glossy color that supposedly lasts and does not wash out or stain the scalp.
Ed Carey accuses Goebbels of a bare faced lie on air claiming U S Army camps are full of drunkenness. The narrator defends American soldiers from Nazi propaganda and argues beer in canteens supports morale and liberty.
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