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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1941
Page
9
A high ranking neutral military observer in London said today that reliable information from Russia indicated the German attack on Moscow and in the north was definitely halted.
CIO strikers at the Great Lakes steel plant vote to return only if 16 suspended leaders are reinstated and a new contract is sought. union rejects demands as government warns against disruption. In Washington, Hull labels torpedoing of the Lehigh as piracy and discusses naval warfare and shipments amid ongoing Allied supply concerns.
The American Royal Livestock Show set records as the grand champion steer, Columbia's American Royal, sold for 3.10 a pound totaling 2898.50 owned by Columbia Steel Tank Company and bought by Williams Meat Company after bidding with FE Morris. The vocational steer and FFA chapters earned top honors as Texas led in membership growth with 27,588 members among 35,000 youths in vocational agriculture.
On October 22 Panhandle Eastern Pipeline and Michigan Consolidated Gas rejected a Federal Power Commission compromise in a Detroit area gas rate dispute. Panhandle refused to sell fuel for storage as Michigan Consolidated demanded, while Michigan Consolidated contemplated any offered rate between 0 and 40 cents per thousand cubic feet. Michigan Consolidated seeks an average 32 cents per thousand cubic feet reduction.
The city approved a construction permit for a 15000 project to remodel the front end fountain. J J. Newberry Company at 607 Polk Street received the permit. Se Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance is listed in connection with the project.
Forecasters predict thundershowers this afternoon then partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday. Highs near 59 today with a 46 low tonight. Central and southeast Texas expect local heavy rains, cooler in the central and southeast portions, warmer in the Panhandle and southeast Thursday. New Mexico sees partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers along the southern border and a clearing trend tonight.
Amid floods in North Central Kansas the weather outlook promises clearing skies by nightfall though lingering rains trouble Salina and towns along the Smoky Hill. Reports record river rises, evacuations, washouts, and rainfall totals across multiple counties and stations.
In Amarillo three adult Spanish classes meet weekly with focus on conversation rather than grammar. One class is tied to the public schools’ adult education, led by Father J A LaHive, and has 40 members, soon split into two sections. Other classes, led by Rev Fidel Reyes and Mrs M P Fields, educate 27 students and private learners. The method immerses students in Spanish from week one, with English only as a last resort, and Castilian receives less emphasis. The movement prompts more travel plans to Mexico and broader use in homes and daily life.
British warships bombarded German long range batteries east of Tobruk in a surprise night attack. Navy officials said heavy guns were damaged or destroyed and the raid disrupted Axis fire in western Libya. A submarine torpedoed two Axis supply ships and shelled Cirenaica airdrome at Apollonia, scoring hits on hangars and buildings.
British aircraft struck multiple targets across Europe in overnight raids. Bremer and the docks at Brest and Lorient in France were attacked, with northern Denmark and Brittany also targeted. Bremen remained a key objective as raids extended to Lorient U-boat bases and Aarhus fuel stores.
An official dispatch from Bucharest reports 16 more members of a bolshevistic group were tried by a Romanian military court at Kishinev and executed for attempted sabotage in Bessarabia. Other notes claim executions in Bulgaria, counts awaiting execution, and emergency courts trying revolutionary activities.
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