07 Mar 1940
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
1
Joseph W. LaBine analyzes how belligerents push hard on neutral countries as tensions mount. The column reflects editorial opinion, noting pressures and strategic moves shaping wartime diplomacy.
Europe’s lesser states wobble as Romania under Carol pivots between Nazi and Allied pressure. He bans vital war materials and counts 1,000,000 men to the colors while Axis and Allied blocks maneuver. Turbulent moves extend to Turkey Norway and Denmark as Mussolini and Welles pursue limited peace talks.
Agriculture reports loosened credit rules following Henry Wallace and PCA shifts. FCA chief Black backs leniency to aid farmers facing possible foreclosures while some executives resign. Farm Security steps in with a five point program to assist distressed sharecroppers.
An unofficial story of a Pan American clipper forced to surrender U S mail to British censors sparked a cabinet storm in Congress. A sharp reaction from Truman and Clark led to a push to bar clippers from Bermuda, while Britain denied the incident as the State Department stayed silent. Pan American shifted to Azores routes, and American Export Airlines planned nonstop flights from New York to the Azores by March 15. Meanwhile Senate hearings on insurance and TNBC faced pushback amid talk of regulatory legislation and a push for a balanced budget.
Names in the news recount Harold Dahl, a U S aviator released after three years as a prisoner of war, planning to join his platinum blonde wife in night club work. The item links other biographical notes including Earl K Long, Joseph P Kennedy, and royal amnesty actions in Italy.
In Enterprise Alabama the peanut industry is promoted as a key shift from cotton. The map shows 1,887,000 acres planted to peanuts across 12 southern states. Scientists developed many peanut uses including a widely used peanut butter consuming 25,000,000 pounds annually.
Virginia Vale reports on Bette Davis backing new theatrical ventures with major stars like John Garfield James Cagney and Pat O Brien as Olivia de Havilland sits with Warner Bros amid Flight 8 controversy. Metro contracts fraught with disputes and star pairings shape upcoming productions.
Pattern 2245 offers a transfer alphabet of two sizes with simple stitchery. Includes illustration of stitches and materials, order details, and address for Needlecraft Dept at 82 Eighth Ave New York. Enclose 15 cents. Name and address requested.
A bride and groom awaited wedding proofs but received back photographs of a two month old baby. The bride nearly collapsed as they read the note on the back proof asking about size and quantity of rings.
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