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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1941
Page
8
Amarillo stores show little worry over silk stocking shortages amid Japan US tensions. Hosiery managers report steady Nylon stock, no clear surge in silk sales, and expectations of possible price rises after August. National reports contrast with local calm as shoppers adapt.
The Your Ideas Editor invites readers to submit ideas defined as thoughts of absent objects. Each day the best idea earns one dollar, with submissions directed to Your Eas Editor at Globe News.
The Amarillo Public Schools announce the 1941-42 term will begin September 4. Registration for junior and senior high schools is set for September 2 and 3, with elementary registration on September 3. First classes start September 4. all new students must be vaccinated for smallpox.
Readers are urged to check Page 6 for the first of ten graphic charts showing which foods to eat to strengthen the body. The article promises practical guidance on nutrition during wartime prep.
U S consular officials report Japanese troops have placed protective guards around several American properties in North China including Standard Oil Texas Oil Universal Leaf Tobacco and a N Y National City Bank branch in Darien. Authorities note uncertainty if Japan intends to close or control these sites amid broader tensions over Chungkan Tutuila and Indo China actions.
Treasury department disclosed the spring seizure of 19 Japanese fishing boats in Hawaiian waters on charges of false registry. Officials said some ships carried radio and photographic equipment and had at least one naval reserve member aboard. Six boats forfeited. 71 Japanese fishermen and three Honolulu firms indicted. The seizures occurred Feb 28 to Mar 3 under criminal probes led by William Jennings Bryan Jr. The report notes the conspiracy involved false bills of sale and owner oaths to evade U S navigation laws.
Weather forecaster David Bruce notes the day will be fairly warm with a high near 95. Yesterday reached 92 as a broad high pressure system kept conditions stagnant east of the Rockies with 100 plus readings across several states and only light, localized rain in western areas.
The 11th District Federal Reserve reports July saw peak petroleum refining for the year, steady department store sales, and higher employment. Construction contracts fell year over year, cotton prices hit a 11 year high, and cotton mills maintained high production to meet defense and civilian demand. Retail sales rose 23 percent year over year.
AP dispatches from New York report German high command expecting Leningrad’s fall at any time while Soviet forces surge west and crush several German advances. American officials announce Hopkins’s Moscow visit and a separate Irish port deployment of 460 US construction workers.
The forecast calls for clear skies this afternoon tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Northwest winds will be light. In West Texas clear for the southeast portion with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers elsewhere. New Mexico expected to be generally fair with scattered mountain thundershowers lifting into the Rio Grande and Pecos Valleys Thursday. Temperature today around noon 83 with a 24 hour range 65 to 92.
The Democratic steering committee named Senator Connally of Texas to chair the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He will replace Senator George of Georgia who moves to the Finance Committee. Senator Hatch of New Mexico was named chair of the Privileges and Elections Committee. Approval by the Senate was expected as routine.
In Dallas a man claimed he wasn’t drunk but sleepy to Judge Joe Hill in corporation court. The judge fined him nine dollars and warned that sleeping in the bus station waiting room floor looks bad.
Bob Rogers chairman of Dallas County draft board No. 3 filled out his own questionnaire in Dallas. He says he is the youngest draft board chairman in the United States and will not defer himself, as he will send his form to a different board for processing.
President Roosevelt nominates Rexford G Tugwell of New York to be governor of Puerto Rico succeeding Guy J Swope who resigned to lead the interior department division of territories and island possessions Tugwell is among the original New Deal advisors in the agriculture administration.
A foursome of famed players toured the Country Club course in a feature practice round ahead of the Third Annual Invitational, with entrants from Canyon Pampa Abilene and other cities. Qualifying begins tomorrow at 1 PM with final flights and amateur eligibility, entry $5, finals Sunday.
A $100 check was mailed to the Amarillo Preventorium from the PGA event at Amarillo Country Club. Pro golfers added the extra $1 fee from a two team match to the donation, noting the gift yields significant care for tubercular children.
Gov W Lee O Daniel will be in Washington to take his oath as U S Senator yet his Sunday radio broadcasts will continue from a pre recorded transcription. He has missed no Sunday from the governor’s mansion during his term. In Indianapolis Mayor Sullivan blames the heat for a blank federal notice envelope.
May Smith of the Herring Hotel wins the weekly News Tip prize and four dollars for tipping a wedding of Ester Jonsson by Amarillo pianist. Second place and three dollars go to Maynard Drake for tipping a fatal accident near Claude with two deaths and six injuries. Other tipsters listed include Edgar Adams and many residents and local business names.
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