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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1942
Page
5
Voss Brummal of 507 Sixteenth Avenue notes his mother Betty Voss Brummal of Clinton Kentucky is the nation s oldest knitter at 91 she has knitted for soldiers in three major wars including Civil War 1917 18 and current conflict She has completed 67 sweaters this war and passed on to others saying the Spanish American War did not last long enough for her to knit a pair of socks.
President Roosevelt issued an order ending double-time pay for work on specific days like Saturdays Sundays or holidays, aiming to promote a day of rest for efficiency. The rule allows double time on a seventh consecutive day regardless of its weekday, and the White House did not reveal the emergency powers cited.
The army announced that a man with the stuff in him can become an army officer before age 21. Lt Col Marvin B Durrett in Lubbock said 18 and 19 year olds can enlist and choose a branch, then apply for officers training within three months and be commissioned before 21. Men over 20 cannot select a branch.
Property transfers and divorces listed from the Amarillo Globe records on September 10 1942 include numerous lot sales deeds in Mirror and SJH areas and district court actions such as divorces involving Lela Young Russell Young and Louise Jay Jim F Jay. Multiple marriage licenses are noted with partners and dates.
Merrill Lynch publishes stock averages at 1 PM with 30 Industrials at 106.85, down 41.20. 20 Railroads at 26.64, down 5.05. 15 Utilities at 11.56, down 0.65. Total stocks declined 35.79, with sales totaling 244,080.
Elberton Georgia reports a dream led to a bicycle purchase as Superintendent H. Joiner awoke to news his car was found missing its five tires. Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets show mixed cattle hog and sheep results in brisk trading, with prices generally slipping.
Reuters dispatch from Moscow reports Soviet guerrilla units penetrating Norway via bogs and forests. One detachment wrecked three trains blew up a bridge damaged munitions dumps and killed over 100 German troops in recent actions.
The announcement states Britain with full US approval will undertake further military operations in the Madagascar area. It warns that Axis occupation of Madagascar would threaten the United Nations and that full British occupation would aid the war and be in the UN interest. Madagascar lies off Africa’s east coast as a French possession.
The report notes developments after the British occupation of Diego Suarez raise concerns about Axis penetration in Madagascar. German broadcasts quote Vichy dispatches claiming strong British forces attacked several harbors on Madagascar after a French landing attempt failed two days earlier.
Governor Coke Stevenson announced with Gen. George C. Marshall that the 112th cavalry, a Texas National Guard unit largely from Dallas with Troops A B and FE and support elements from Dallas, Texarkana Tyler and Abilene, has been conveyed safely to an unannounced destination. The medical detachment was from Mineral Wells.
Senate finance committee debates another round of income tax hikes as it speeds toward action on the revenue bill. Chairman George signals possible rate changes in lower brackets and flattening of surtax brackets, while others expect higher rates for earners around two thousand dollars and up.
All persons who rented typewriters manufactured since January 1, 1935 must return these machines to dealers by September 16. Applies to new and used non portable machines. If not returned dealers must notify the state OPA office with borrower name address delivery date model make and serial number.
The article notes Panhandle natives in Washington including Izzard Ooley in the FBI and LeRoy Landers in Agriculture, with others in Civil Service and the Navy. Amarillo and Canyon connections appear, as does talk of forming a Washington Panhandle Club and linking Texans to home. Canadian tourism spending report closes the piece.
Stanford sociology professor Herman Goldhammer says neurotics are highly likely to become politicians or reformers after surveying thousands of individuals and 3000 groups. He notes neurotics often join political and reform associations more than well-adjusted people.
Aneta News Agency reports RAF planes dropped fifty thousand packages of cigarettes over the Netherlands on Sept. 1 wrapped in Red White and Blue with the label Victory Is Coming. Separately US records show 3079 grade crossing motor vehicle accidents in 1939.
A Yugoslav government in exile source reports 50 killed and over 200 injured when German troops fired on pro British demonstrators in Belgrade following the Dieppe raid.
Italian high command reports a United States pilot was forced down and captured after an air battle over Sicily involving four Allied fighters and Italian planes. The identity of the prisoner was not released.
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