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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1944
Page
1
A fragmented survey defines a gentleman by traits such as dependability courtesy and politeness. Quotation fragments cite Amanda Beck Amanda Beck P L Reppert and Richard J Falter noting manners customer respect and reliability in service settings.
Moscow reports Bucharest lies in ruins after three days of heavy bombing on August 24 to 26. Romanian armistice delegates had just arrived. King Michael and General Antonescu had shifted Romania away from the Axis. Red Army officials say damage exceeds prior raids and many buildings are skeletons.
A windy heat spell continues in the Panhandle with strong winds forecast for tomorrow. Temperatures near 90 degrees are expected again, according to the U S Weather Bureau.
Allied warplanes renew full air power against Germany from England and Italy striking transport systems bomb installations and troops. Eighth Air Force dive bombers and fighters hit German retreating forces through Belgium and Holland. Widespread wreckage of vehicles and railcars blocks supply lines as planes hit a broad corridor from Hertogenbosch to Charleroi.
A German military spokesman on Berlin radio called the northern France situation hopeless for the time being. He compared current Allied bulges in Amiens and the Meuse to a previous four week period when he said Germany had mastered a similar condition.
Teachers began arriving with luggage and no rooms. Supt. Charles M. Rogers hunted for housing for new Amarillo instructors. The first meeting is set for 9 am Tuesday at the senior high school, with principals meeting Monday at 9:30 am. High school registration starts Tuesday and classes begin Thursday.
Allied troops captured a German war correspondent who claimed Field Marshal Kunther Von Kluge killed himself. The report, quoted by a London radio bulletin, also notes BBC has cited rumors of Von Kluge's death by various means.
August receipts reached 59 386 for this year as Postmaster W D De Grassi announced. August 1943 receipts were 52 649. For shingles lumber and pasta see John Maynard Lumber Co 800 W 5th.
Allied bomber raids expand across Formosa and the China coast with Lib erators and Mitchells from China base. Davao and southern Philippines suffer heavy damage as Harmon's unremitting bombing targets the Japanese industrial empire. Okabe named supreme in north China as Chinese forces push along the Burma Road sector.
The ninth juror, Bill Maloney of the city street department, was chosen this morning for the O. M. Redding murder trial. About 30 more men remain to be examined as the venue list tightens. Court may order more jurors or a change of venue if fair trial cannot be secured. E. T. Miller serves as special prosecutor with Jim Lumpkin and Lloyd King. Defense counsel H. H. Cooper leads with R. E. Underwood and others. Nine jurors include Maloney, Clark, Connell, Farrow, Henderson, Muncy, Brown and Bellamy amid crowds of prospective jurors.
Russian troops in Bucharest freed 1,100 American airmen held as POWs after King Mihai declared an armistice. The liberated fliers praised the hospital prison wing bombing by German planes on August 24, which had housed U S prisoners and was later bombed.
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday with strong winds. In West Texas expect fair skies this afternoon tonight and Saturday with warmer Panhandle South Plains and east of Pecos River tonight. New Mexico sees fair weather this afternoon with cooler northwest Saturday. Highs reach 85 to 95, 24 hour readings show 86 high and 58 low with noon at 81.
London reports the Bulgarian government of Ivan Bargianov fell after failing to secure neutrality to exit the war. The European advisory commission drafted armistice terms amid British American and Russian support, while Russian forces push toward Bulgaria's northern frontier. Rumors claim Hungary seeks Allied terms.
Frank Ogilvie, past commander of Bothwell Kane Post No 21 American Legion, denounced a Red Cross plasma appeal to negro blood donors in Washington in a telegram to President Roosevelt. He urged the White House to stop what he called a plan to mix negro plasma with wounded white soldiers’ blood.
Washington reports with Germany’s collapse comes a mass repatriation plan. Troops will be released by a point system factoring dependents age service and decorations. Pacific forces will claim first call on returned manpower while European peace unfolds.
An American armored thrust sweeps toward Belgium crossing near Sedan and Verdun, driving toward the Meuse and threatening Germany as Allied forces press front to border along a 270 mile French front. Patton’s tanks reach Verdun within hours of the advance.
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