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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1941
Page
9
British officials push for reserve food supplies as tension rises near Leningrad outskirts. The emergency situation persists with civilians awaiting relief while authorities seek stabilized logistics and regional cooperation.
Dense garbled report details gas outages across southern Colorado and New Mexico with lines shut, heaters and stoves in use restrictions. It notes pipeline repairs and expected restoration later today as crews work to reopen gas service and heat for homes while flood recovery progresses in Roswell and surrounding areas. In separate items, postwar diplomacy coverage discusses Eden, Churchill, and Roosevelt in a United Nations council session, with focus on aid, trade, and postwar planning.
Weather outlook shows mostly cloudy conditions this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers, clearing in some areas Thursday. Panhandle and New Mexico expect cooler conditions with fair skies turning cloudy later. Temperatures range around mid 70s to low 20s in some spots, with rain observed at the airport near zero inches.
Henry Morgenthau Jr tells the House banking committee that corporations should be allowed only a six per cent return on invested capital with any excess taxed at 100 percent. He advocates immediate price control authority and removal of certain administration powers to prevent higher farm product prices.
A Washington dispatch reports confusion over Thanksgiving Day dates as states debate aligning with President Roosevelt’s plan. Seventeen states reportedly favor the traditional last Thursday while others switch to the Roosevelt version, creating a split calendar nationwide. Massachusetts signals a Massachusetts celebration on November 20, while some states edge toward the Roosevelt version.
A fading hurricane through Houston and the Gulf Coast reduced to gales up to 45 mph. Five deaths reported along the coast as power and communications fall, with widespread damage to crops and property. Officials expect the storm to weaken further as it moves inland toward Shreveport.
German reports warn of a siege outcome for Leningrad similar to Warsaw, while promising house to house fighting and swift elimination of Russian forces east of Kiev. They claim air power damaged ships, encirclement tactics, and heavy combat along the central and northern fronts with Red Army counteractions reported near the Neva and rivers.
A chaotic wartime dispatch claims FDR is prepared to seize ships as Soviet and German forces clash around Leningrad Kronstadt and Ukraine fronts. Reports claim Red Army counterattacks, German losses, and weather affecting operations as Moscow radio notes snow and shifting Allied positions. Talks of mediation, ship strikes, and labor disputes surface alongside naval engagements and diplomatic pressure shaping wartime strategy.
Sidney Zukav wins the top prize in the week’s News Tip competition. Frank Stubbe of Potter County takes second for an up telling of local culture. Claudia Marshummett earns third with a tip about a grestopper incident. Multiple callers are listed with partial locations and addresses.
The department said the project was expected to be ready by December to accommodate approximate costs. The torpedo minelayer and related vessels are mentioned as torpedoed or destroyed in a fragmented report, with Seavy announcing the situation.
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