23 May 1940
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
1
Roger Shaw critiques the Nazi advance into the Low Countries with emphasis on fierce fighting. Churchill replaces Chamberlain in a notable leadership shift. The column carries an editors note clarifying opinionated content.
Reports claim German forces invade the Dutch and Belgian frontiers with air bombardment and mass land movements while France and Britain respond. Dutch forces fight stoutly, Belgium defends Brussels amid heavy bombing. Japan notes restraint in its Dutch holdings as global leaders call for resolve and aid. Roosevelt condemns the Belgian Dutch Luxembourg tragedy and the Red Cross appeals for funds. World’s fair organizers anticipate crowds despite the crisis.
In Moscow the announcement claims nearly 300 million copies of Stalin’s works have been read in Russia, while Lenin’s works total about 130 million. It notes wage differences of 500 to 1 in communist Russia versus about 100 to 1 in capitalist Germany, and says the Soviet gap exceeds that of America.
Washington faced pressure from lawmakers and military leaders to accelerate American armament plans. A cabinet meeting discussed a multi hundred million dollar plan to equip a million troops, speed up aircraft production, boost small manufacturers, and recondition several S-class submarines. Roosevelt labeled himself a pacifist, warning that U.S. safety could not rely on distance alone.
The piece recalls Chamberlain’s steady stance yet lack of Labor support in peace and war, Churchill’s diehard Tory posture, and exiled Chamberlain aides. It notes France’s semi fascist-leaning conservatives joining Reynaud’s cabinet, and highlights Britain’s Liberal endorsement of Churchill amid strong union influence in munitions and war industries.
Dewey, back in New York from a cross country trip, picked up Idaho eight votes and Maryland sixteen for the Republican national convention. In Maryland Senator Tydings strengthens his hold in the state Democratic machine. Roosevelt defeats Garner by a wide margin in California while Garner wins Texas decisively. Alabama's Speaker Bankhead is endorsed as the state’s favorite son.
A newly named substance U-235, vastly more powerful than radium, has been isolated by physicists at the University of Minnesota and Columbia University. The team demonstrated its potential by placing a tiny sample in an atom smasher, noting its extraordinary energy. Extraction costs and methods from pitchblende pose major challenges, with engineers estimating a decade before practical use of tens of pounds.
Senator Lundeen of Minnesota, a pacifist, outshot military sharpshooters in Washington testing the Garand and Johnson rifles. He scored 28 bullseyes without a miss, drawing astonished reactions from U S regulars as the Garand fires eight shots and the Johnson fires 11.
The Presidents plan to transform the Civil Aeronautics Authority into a Commerce Department bureau was approved 5-3 by a Senate committee after two days of hearings. The move ends CAA independence under Harry Hopkins and faces flies opposition to the setup.
Governor Culbert Olson and President Roosevelt figures clash over a possible third term as California Democrats push for nomination. In Rome the Pope appeals for peace amid war fears. Notables like Henry Cowell and Endell Willkie appear in reports, while Berlin faces shortages and Polish tensions surge.
A fragmentary note describes a man’s inventive mind turning to destructive ends. It references sprees and weapons of war, with hints of devising instruments that deal death and cause devastation. The text reads as an unfinished, unsettling musings.
Hollywood plans Moon Over Burma with twelve elephants owned by Hagenbeck and Wallace Circus quartered in Camarillo California. Paramount covers hay and rents as elephants haul teak in Rangoon scenes while stars and radio names fill the cast for the radio and screen production.
Truman Bradley, Burns and Allen announcer, signed for a leading screen role as one of five millionaires in RKO's Millionaires in Prison. Paramount plans Aloma of the South Seas with Dorothy Lamour, originally created for Gilda Gray. Oscar Levant will have a featured part in Ghost Music, Bing Crosby's next.
Instructions from Mrs Spears Sewing Book No 1 describe crafting a portable awning. Ruth waietet and Mrs Newhouse collaborate on a blue and green striped shade, detailing fabric widths, yardage, bias binding, and fastening by fabric loops sewn to heavy tape. The ad promotes 10 cents to cover cost and mailing, inviting readers to request Book No 1 by mail.
A compact quote item notes Emerson urging effort and vigor in action. It presents a reflective line on using strength and resolve to accomplish what one can. The sentiment centers on personal discipline and purposeful work.
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