09 Sep 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1942
Page
1
Harrison Salisbury reports from Press Stress that voices in the United States urge caution and nonalignment with Germany as tensions rise. The piece examines diplomatic stances and public sentiment amid growing war anxieties.
A new freedom signal spread across Nazi occupied France showing renewed resolve to join the United Nations in the fight to reclaim Europe. In Moscow, Sept 9, reports reveal a publicized rift between Churchill and Stalin over war conduct during their talks.
In London Bevan accuses Prime Minister Churchill of disaster and lack of resolve to defeat Germany this year. He faults government courage and warns of distrust in British public. Washington reports a medium US merchant ship torpedoed and sunk by a submarine late in July off the South American east coast with survivors reaching an East Coast port.
Russian reports say reinforced German divisions press Western Stalingrad defenses to widen a wedge while Red Army units hold firm in all sectors. Soviet communiques detail tank and infantry engagements, new central-front gains, and heavy losses for German forces along the Volga area as France faces rising crisis.
Our editorial and advertising staffs have prepared a wartime edition on the Pantex Ordnance Plant and Amarillo Army Corps Technical School. The edition will present an overall story with official material and is meant as a historical review of Amarillo and the Panhandle’s role in World War II. We invite contributions and messages for inclusion.
The German occupation authority demands surrender of 130000 tons of merchant ships in ports under control. France and the Vichy government have not yet surrendered ships, arguing the armistice treaty lacks that duty, while Germany presses to replace Axis losses in the Mediterranean.
Washington reports lower civil alert levels with fewer arm ed guards and public anxiety easing since March. War Materials Inc. begins tapping big and small scrap sources for RFC metal reserves, while locals rally to meet a 12 million ton salvage goal as Panhandle residents organize support groups and plan a political club.
Brooklyn street cleaner Joseph Cucinotta reports finding a submachine gun a Lewis machine gun 20 bullets of .45 caliber and a drum of ammunition in a gutter he alerted police to the discovery in New York on September 9.
London reports a strong RAF force bombed Frankfurt am Main, a major German rail hub, for the first time since Aug. 24. The raid left large fires, with several hundred planes involved and seven bombers missing. German losses were acknowledged as material damage occurred.
Australian forces in the Owen Stanley Mountains hold strong positions as a Japanese push toward Port Moresby is momentarily diminished. Dispatches from MacArthur's Head Quarters in Australia dated September 9 describe the defense as firm with no retreat noted.
Tomah Wisconsin September 9 authorities report a double rape and murder case involving Dorothy Baun and Miss Pietrangeli. A man in a soldier uniform cashed a $10 check issued to Baun at a local filling station, providing a key clue for investigators.
London reports a new Allied anti submarine campaign targeting Nazi U boats with constant surface and air attacks during sea service. Officials say they must destroy U boats faster than Germany can commission them. A plan to divert all war materials to air freighters is dismissed as fantastic. bulk materiel must travel by ship.
An RAF commentator reports United States Flying Fortresses opened daylight bombing on German-occupied Europe with an excellent start. He says deeper daylight penetrations to vital targets are foreshadowed and German retaliation will be fierce. the tactic remains hidden from Germans.
The bureau marks windmill day as pleasant Panhandle weather arrives. Skies stay clear with a fresh breeze and temperatures from 50 to 84 degrees, providing conditions suitable for windmill activity.
Chinese high command reports continued fighting in suburbs of the air base town of Kinhwa and nearby Lanchi in Chekiang Province where Japanese garrisons hold a defensive posture.
In Mexico City police reported chemistry student Gregorio Cardenas Hernandez confessed to killing four women buried in his garden. He was allegedly connected to one survivor Graciela Arias Davalos, his sweetheart, while another victim identified as Berta Gonzales.
Speaker Sam Rayburn agrees with President Roosevelt on using a brief joint resolution to grant full authority to stabilize all prices and wages despite existing law. The Texas Democrat said the move would implement the president's anti inflation plan swiftly.
Detroit report states UAW CIO President R J Thomas announced White House assurances that an executive order will soon establish the premium pay formula for Sunday work in the nation’s war industries.
A circulated foreign report claims Marshal Erwin Rommel is ill and that the German high command may pull him from Africa, amid speculation in Ankara on September 9.
In Bombay on September 9, police used gunfire tear gas and smoke bombs to break up demonstrations marking one month since Gandhi was imprisoned. Over 70 Indians were arrested as students largely stayed home and protests occurred outside schools and colleges. Police fired five rounds at a stubborn group with no casualty reports available.
Cleveland reports Under Secretary of War Robert P Patterson says U S tank output and warplane production are at high levels. He touts speed range and armor of M3 and M4 tanks, credits Curtiss P-40 Hawker with beating the Japanese Zero, and praises heavy bombers and the Republic P 47 Thunderbolt as formidable in combat.
A tank destroyer battalion from Camp Hood bivouacked at Marlin. Tacoma native Jack Norton, the top sergeant, faced a mother who slapped him for saving her son from trouble. Separately, Detroit salvage officials seized about 50 tons of scrap from Dr Benjamin's farm near Walled Lake under a War Production Board order.
Amarillo and vicinity expect continued warm conditions with light winds this afternoon and little temperature change tonight. West Texas remains warm in the afternoon with moderate cooling tonight. New Mexico shows warm afternoon and cooler tonight. Temperature extremes for the 24 hours ending 6:30 AM include a low and high of 84 and a noon reading of 84.
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