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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
3
Weekly analysis notes an imminent critical shift as tensions rise in the Near East. The defense mediation board faces challenges to avert potential strikes in vital industries amid global pressures.
Berlin spoke of a creative pause ahead as Allied bombings raged over London and other cities. Casualty toll rose to 46,312 since last June, with heavier losses in September and October. Near East combat potential grows as Nazi and British forces eye Syria and Iraq, while North Africa sees mixed progress and Tobruk defenses. Mediation efforts push industry to a wartime mobilization, with strikes and wage disputes shaping labor tensions. Roosevelt pushes civilian defense build up via OCD, aiming to train millions for air raid and price watch duties, drawing on Britain’s example.
The article describes French cooperation with Germany, risk to the Western Hemisphere from Dakar bases, and shifting non interventionist views in Congress. It notes Roosevelt warning France, Pan American fears, and the Hess incident's impact on British propaganda and Nazi perceptions.
The army, while deploying the first new tanks from assembly lines, concentrates on tank killers and studies several methods to counter armor. These include tank traps land mines fortified posts redoubts and mobile artillery along with tanks themselves.
Ignace Jan Paderewski former Polish premier and famed pianist urged Americans to buy United States Savings Bonds as part of a nationwide radio appeal by prominent figures. Funds support the national defense program through the sale drive.
Martin Dies announces a showdown on the Communist situation affecting men and women on government payrolls. He asserts prior work prompted an official rebuke to Roosevelt and led to disbanding one organization.
National Farm and Home Hour commentator recalls Hess as the Nazi inside man who led loyalty to Hitler. The piece threads Hess’s Berlin meeting with Hitler’s succession remark, his steadfast service, and the 1939 Reichstag scene. It also explores letters to Congress shaping convoy debates and Keynes on postwar finance.
The FBI reports a near disaster when a mosquito menace led to precautions around a defense plant. One hundred barrels of water were set as fire guards and five gallons of oil were poured on the water in each barrel to curb the threat.
Authorities warn the defense sector faces a labor shortage while John Studebaker, commissioner of education, predicts 1,000,000 workers will have been trained for defense occupations by June 30, 1941. By January 1 this year, 325,000 have been trained or are in training.
Eight world leaders are imagined as musicians by Arthur T. Cremin. The New YorkSchools of Music director applies his rules on suitable instruments based on personality and background. Queen Elizabeth and Queen Bess, among others, appear with accordions, conductors, and rhumba roles in playful composites.
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