08 Jul 1941
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1941
Page
1
A column of breezy rural observations. The author forecasts wind of at least 20 mph tomorrow with light, incidental showers and discusses water needs for stock, local golf figures, and assorted personal notes about readers, travel plans, and small town happenings.
Lost Doberman pinned to Tack dog notice seeking owner identification. Also classified ad from C. C. Reid offering dependable farm hand work, permanent position if satisfactory. Contact 2-3603 or visit Mitchell Rooms to discuss carpentry, concrete, fencing, ranch work.
A lightning strike hit an electric transformer at Waddell Manufacturing in Grand Rapids starting a fire. The nearest fire alarm box was activated and firefighters quickly contained the blaze. Also advertised is a Free North Woods Vacation Map sponsored by Chicago and North Western Line.
Kansas City markets report hogs salable at 3 000 head with 5 10 cent up moves on heavy weights and top around 1080 dollars. Cattle calves and feeders show steady to slower demand with light yearlings steady and grass cattle around 8 25 to 9 25 dollars. Sheep and yearlings opened steady while spring lambs lack volume and Colorado prices cited. Finanical notes list Security Fund prices at 1 47 47 and offering at 1 62.
Judge Marvin Jones travels from Washington on vacation to Dalhart and Rita Blanca Lake to fish despite reports of few fish. He plans to visit his mother and relatives this month. Earlier as a congressman he helped initiate the Panhandle lakes program and later joined the U S Court of Claims.
Baseball play by play covers first six innings with striking details. National vs American sections show errors, hits, and runs, including Travis and Williams. Photoed war bulletin reports describe Red Army claims of destroying German tanks and infantry near the Dnieper, plus British air attacks on Nazi targets in northern France with heavy bomber support.
A regional defense pool formed at Wichita Falls will add Bob Clements of Superior Manufacturing Company Amarillo to its directorate. The group gathers more than 50 manufacturers and plans to pool facilities for defense contracts. A mechanical engineer and an attorney are aiding, with Defense Contract Service involvement and a July 18 meeting address by A J Langford. Other attendees included Wesley Johnson Amarillo and B C True Panhandle.
Mrs. Ollie Childers, supervising the Preventorium drive, announced 1600 pounds of aluminum collected. The campaign ends next week to make way for a government aluminum collection, and she urged continued saving of tinfoil and milk bottle caps during the national emergency.
Potter County Taxpayers Association directors and committeemen will meet tomorrow at noon in the Red and Gold Room of the Amarillo Hotel. In Washington, Rep. Stephens Bolles of Wisconsin died from a heart attack at his home. he was elected to the 76th Congress in 1938 and reelected last year. Speaker Rayburn announced the House would adjourn today out of respect to Bolles.
The article notes 142,216 Russian prisoners captured July 2–5 along with 584 tanks and armored cars. German dispatches claim assaults on fortified bunkers along the Stalin line while Nazi forces face Russian feints and rapid-fire attacks.
Claiming Dr Boerhane’s original formula has helped millions this tonic, Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules, supposedly flushes acids and toxins from kidneys and bladder. Advert asserts immediate action, urges purchase, claims genuine box with gold medals, and notes price.
Observers along the southeast coast report explosions in the campaign against France fading as RAF bombers appear to move farther inland to unload. In Washington, Acting Secretary Sumner Welles announces rapid progress on American aid to Soviet Russia and notes talks with Soviet ambassador Ou Mansky and Assistant Secretary Dean Acheson on placing Soviet orders in the United States.
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