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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1941
Page
4
In Dallas Texas thieves are described as turning domestic in pattern with neighborhood familiarity and routine appearances. police note rising incidents in the area as investigators seek to track the culprits and curb unlawful entries.
A break-in yielded three throw rugs, one white linen cloth, and a walnut tier cabinet from a residence. No suspects named and no further details provided.
A. J. Houston, senior United States senator from Texas, died in Johns Hopkins after abdominal surgery. The son of Sam Houston, he was appointed April 21 to fill Morris Sheppard’s seat and planned to serve until a special election. He had supported Roosevelt's foreign policy and had been custodian at the San Jacinto battlefield. He was born June 21, 1869, in Independence, Texas.
The article notes the appointment of a Houston heir to the U S Senate, detailing opposition from Texas critics who feared he would not survive the journey to Washington. It cites A S McBride’s claim of political sacrifice and Senator Joe Hill’s jab at an era of political buffoonery. The subject, West Point graduate and lawyer, pursued Prohibition campaigns and supported woman suffrage, led a Roosevelt Rough Riders unit, and served in the National Guard, retiring as a colonel.
At Fort Missoula in June 1944 Italian seamen interned for the war say they miss Italy and family. Cramped quarters, fence enlargements, and a daily Conte Biancomano concert frame days as they pass with ship models, soccer, and games like Boze. They note food is better, but yearning for home remains strong.
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