12 Jun 1941
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
1
Edward C. Wayne surveys Britain's Crete loss and its impact on Mediterranean strategy. The piece notes the Nazi advance endangering allied positions, examines U.S. President's pledge to aid Britain, and discusses extending aid in response to evolving war dynamics.
Fragmented OCR text shows editorial notes and sensority references across columns, mentioning the newspaper Paper Union. The readable snippet suggests discussion of editorial direction and concerns about the watermark or typos in the old edition.
At seventy nine year old Charles Evans Hughes, longest serving judge in modern memory, retires from the U S Supreme Court effective July 1. President Roosevelt accepts the retirement after a tele gram request. Hughes has held many roles including governor of New York and secretary of state. The article also reviews battle events in Crete and the war effort including aid to Britain and political reaction to Roosevelt policies.
With German forces tied down in Crete and a new Baghdad regime seeking armistice, British troops defeated Rashid Ali Gailani’s forces and secured the Mosul to Haifa pipeline temporarily. German airpower pulled back, while Britain faced the challenge of averting a Syrian attack and awaiting American aid to reinforce the mooted Iraq defense and oil supplies.
Washington column discusses possible economic warfare in South America as Germany seeks trade footholds. It cites plans of voluntary cooperation, targeted diplomacy, and tougher measures, with warnings about covert graft and the need to protect U S economic interests. It notes figures like Jesse Jones and references to policy debates in Washington.
Banksage notes a July 1 target of 15 percent more young chickens, joking that hens may lay double as Uncle Sam watches. The column also claims dictators are taking almost half of US cotton exports, a sharp critique of global trade.
A tour of Philadelphia area farms shows mechanical farming gaining ground on large tracts. King farm, 6,500 acres at Morrisville, uses lime spreaders and plow spreaders in active field work. In contrast, Frank Baughman’s 100-acre Ohio farm relies on horse labor for potato plowing.
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