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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1941
Page
2
The Panhandle will see lighter scattered showers while the Grandpop golf tournament begins tomorrow. Readers share letters on lakes and fishing, local dam projects, and humorous notes on aging, with community updates from Amarillo to Eupora and Perryton.
Texas State Sen. Clem Fain of Livingston telegraphed Sen. Rudolph Weinert urging an immediate investigation of the recent U.S. Senate special election. Fain called Winchell and Pearson broadcasts untrue and demanded substantiation, while noting charges of liquor ties to votes. The Senate committee may review campaign spending, conduct, and canvass. Governor O Daniel led Johnson late, by 1095 votes per unofficial returns. Internal Revenue Service reports on paid workers remain confidential.
Standing room only filled the mayor's office as city hall hosted an informal tax meeting on equalization and revaluation. Mayor Joe A. Jenkins said a publication decision was not reached while several school board members, the equalization board, and one city commissioner attended.
British air units struck Palermo heavily scoring hits on five ships in the harbor and setting vessels on fire. The Royal Air Force release from Cairo noted damage to 8 000 ton, 5 000 ton and 2 000 ton ships with incendiaries and a fire started on a 1 000 ton vessel.
Hogs 3,500 salable with gains to 10.80. cattle 6,000 salable and calves 1,000. beef steers 9.75 to 11.45, Kansas fed 11.45 top. grass cattle 6.50 to 8.00, vealers 10.00 to 12.00, stockers 8.75 to 10.25. Sheep 6,000, lambs around 11.00 top. Texas spring ers 10.25, yearlings 8.00. Financial Security Fund liquidating price 1.4738, offering 1.62.
K Baracat collection chairman announced a Wednesday night meeting at the American Legion home to perfect plans for gathering pots and pans in Amarillo. The campaign runs July 21 29 as part of the emergency action appeal with Mayor Joe Jenkins backing the effort.
Dr. E. P. Lewis of Oakland California, a former Amarillo dentist who practiced here in 1901 and 1902, visited this morning with Dr. F. W. Dodson and the N. N. Thomas family. It is his first visit in 21 years and he marveled at Amarillo’s growth from a 1500 population to today before leaving for California via train.
War agency reports a breakthrough claim near No vograd Volynsk about 120 miles from Kiev but offers few details and suggests only minor fortification gains. German high command cites Cernauti capture and Dniester Sereth advance, while Moscow disputes southern losses and notes northern moves toward Murmansk with Luftwaffe support.
Moscow reported heavy fighting along a broad front from Dvina to the Dnieper as Soviet counterattacks halt German advances near Lepel Bobruisk Polotsk and Novograd Volynsk. Berlin boasted shock troops broke Stalin line while Germany and Romania push toward the Dniester in Bessarabia.
The speaker argues that ending “business as usual” means more essential work, including defense production and volunteer roles. He emphasizes family security through life insurance as a key morale factor and urges providing better and more efficient service than usual.
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