29 Aug 1940
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
1
British abandon Somaliland colony amid continuing Nazi raids on England. Tensions rise as Greece and Italy clash. House approves mobilization of the guard. Western newspaper coverage notes unrest and strategic shifts.
The piece surveys Axis expansion including Czechoslovakia Austria Denmark Norway Luxembourg Belgium and Poland with Italy eyeing Greece and Albania. It notes Greece under Metaxas as neutral to Britain and Germany, British Somaliland losses, Suez risk, and a meatier air war analysis in which Goering seeks attrition against the Royal Air Force as Churchill questions whether air power can subjugate nations.
The speech in Elwood, Indiana drew 150000 to 200000 attendees as Wendell Willkie endorsed selective service and urged aid to Britain while challenging FDR on New Deal limits. Republicans hailed the remarks as campaign momentum. Democrats saw calls for reform as mere personnel change. Congress backed a yearlong National Guard mobilization, with 360000 guardsmen to be trained but excluded from the Philippines. The Burke Wadsworth bill faced broad opposition despite support for preparedness. War and economic moves included a Chrysler tank plant approved for Detroit to produce 25-ton tanks, employing about 5000 workers within 43 months.
The League of Nations, once based in Geneva, moved to Portugal before shifting again as Spaniards and Germans threaten. The League's labor office picked McGill University in Montreal as a hideaway, with John Winant of New Hampshire directing the office and thanking McGill by wire.
In a fragmentary, satirical style the piece traces Luxemburgs troubled status from independence to union shifts and reannexation under Germany, notes nearby Alsace Lorraine, and jokes about U S reactions and New York club fingerprinting amid worries of crime and wealth.
Nelson Rockefeller son of John D Jr takes a government job at a set salary as co-ordinator of commercial and cultural relations among the American republics for the Council of National Defense and chairs the inter-departmental committee on inter American affairs. He is connected with a Caracas Venezuela hotel project and other interests. Air Marshal Goering unveils a new uniform with a silver gray look and a large baton tip. Bruce Lockhart is named British ambassador to Czechoslovakia. Prince Roger Starhemberg, once allied with Hitler, fled Austria for France then England and joined the French army in exile.
On hot days fruit drinks soothe and refresh with lemon ade orange juice and rhubarb flavors. The guide offers sugar syrup preparation and garnishing tips plus recipes for lemon fizz pineapple raspberry punch chocolate chip ice cream fool proof cookies and blackberry cocktail. It also includes serving tips and a note on a cookbook Feeding Father by Eleanor Howe with mail-in offer.
A farmer blessed the war and Blitzkrieg, recounting two of his chickens killed by a German air raid. A romantic neighbor offered to have them stuffed as war souvenirs, paying 10 pounds for one and pounds for the other, totaling about 60.40 dollars at the time. The pound’s value is noted as around 4.02 dollars in American money.
Tips on washable dresses emphasize choosing materials that endure frequent rubs and wear. Ensure buttons belts buckles and shoulder paddings are sturdy. Select contrasting trims and bindings that are color fast to resist fading.
Two new pieces of equipment showcase double use. A washer doubles as a kitchen table when idle, and an ironer folds into a stylish hardwood cabinet suitable for the living room. These ingenuity driven designs aim to save space and add practicality to everyday chores.
A fragment notes that women across the nation faced excitement in daily tasks, contrasting with earlier century bon mots. It cites European trips and wedding festivities as topics of interest while implying women embraced thrill as part of ordinary labor during 1940.
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