27 Aug 1941
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1941
Page
1
Markets report shows hogs 15 to 20 cents higher than Tuesday with top at 11.95, cattle 5 300 total, beef steers and yearlings active and steady, grainfeds strong, heifers up to 12.75 for large loads, cows mostly 7.00 to 8.00, sheep 3,500 with steady demand, Colorado lambs above 11.90, and a Financial Security Fund quote with liquidating price 1.5144 and offering 1.66.
A 13 month furniture company strike ends without a settlement. CIO union spokesman says strikers and picketers found other jobs at higher salaries, leaving all parties satisfied.
Bob Dow reflects on a Santa Fe trip with family, recalling cow camp days, Amarillo hospitality, and local figures like Carl Livingston and Bill Adams. He muses on tourism, food, and small town legends, with anecdotes from Roswell and the Pecos Valley, ending with whimsical notes on lawyers and sheep records.
The city school tax equalization board may finish by tomorrow morning after a second day of hearings. Today about 20 taxpayers appeared and officials hoped to conclude the work by the tenth day with no fireworks reported.
In Paris Texas a second cavalry division unit refuses to ride with a comrade over a bribe. One trooper says ten dollars is nothing to an enlisted man but he would not ride with the man. He is a trick rider with a motorcycle broad jump record of 74 feet. In Dallas Cullen Sheppard Thomas 26 nephew of the late Senator Morris Sheppard enlisted in the naval reserve today.
The letter requests introductions to well mannered men aged 45 to 55 for personal or written contact. The note indicates continuation on page 17.
The first U.S anti-tank troop is being organized at Fort Bliss. Command will go to First Lieutenant Jack Berg of El Paso once enough selective service draftees join to reach 138 enlisted men. The unit will train in desert conditions with 17 scout cars and 12 37 millimeter towed anti-tank guns, plus 30 Thompson submachine guns and 26 M1 rifles.
GRAFTON N D Walsh County resident Sinclair Lewis, famed author of Main Street, has added to his land holdings in Walsh County as economists urge land ownership during tough economic times. He has owned property there for several years.
Border brush near Fort Ringgold was ordered cleared then the order reversed. About 2,000 whitewing doves nested in the high growth and army officials postponed action to protect the nesting birds until it ends.
The report notes Red air forces suffer big air losses but continue strong effort against the Luftwaffe. Russians are described as prodigal with fighter planes and quick to sortie when limits are breached, with free use of antiaircraft rounds signaling satisfaction with supplies.
Reuters reported a Russian capture near the Persian Gulf that included a depot ship two tugs and a floating dock able to take a 6000 ton ship. The British suffered no naval loss in the incident.
160 acres in Kensington township and 53 acres in Rushford were once part of a farm held by Lewis who now owns about 80 acres in Lampton township after a sheriff's deed in foreclosure. All land lies near Park River opposite the Rockefellers. In a separate scene, three men charged with felony drunken driving had their charges downgraded to misdemeanors under a new law.
Protein from cotton seed may be spun into a fabric of nearly wool quality and appearance, offering a cotton origin alternative to wool.
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