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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1941
Page
1
Bob Hope tops radio and box office with Their Got Me Covered autobiography hailed as one of the year’s funniest works. Narrated with photos and cartoons, the volume sold nationwide at 10 cents with Pepsodent product purchase.
Stalin predicts Nazi defeat within a year while Hitler hones plans against a British invasion. Churchill warns Japan against joining war with the United States. Editor notes indicate opinion pieces reflect the era’s market news.
Adolf Hitler praised health and unity against communism in a bold address to supporters amid warnings and threats. He claimed Western front preparations and challenged Britain to invade, while noting no reference to U.S. war power. Stalin marked the October revolution in Moscow with troops reviewed at the Kremlin and a grim warning that Germany would fall within a year.
Churchill hailed Allied naval aid as restoring British fate after Hitler and Stalin anniversaries and warned the U S would join the fight against Japan within the hour if needed. Roosevelt urged labor to support national defense amid Senate neutrality act debates as sea losses rose.
The biggest British raid on Germany caused a heavy toll with 37 bombers lost and an estimated 200 fighters. German claims put total losses at 51 aircraft in 24 hours. Weather and icing hindered German fighters as RAF bombers pressed on across the Reich and into Italy.
Washington reports that high army officers say 1,500,000 American service members will consume about 750 tons of turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Berlin states a Roman Catholic priest has been jailed after being accused of offering prayers for Jews amid a government anti Jewish campaign.
A Washington report analyzes the defense program log jam across the Office of Emergency Management. It outlines competing forces the New Deal, dollar a year men, and army navy officials, plus overlapping authority under Vice President Wallace and Jesse Jones. The piece notes various foreign trade concerns and urges lowering trade barriers to sustain civilization’s progress.
In Washington, some people rise before dawn and face dangerous crossings while traffic signals flash warning yellow. Early motorist behavior becomes risky as they dash through intersections like moths to a candle. Birds remain the only creatures freely crossing streets before bacon sizzles.
State Employment services set up offices at twenty Farm Security migratory labor camps to speed job placements in hops potatoes and apples. Placements already exceed all prior records. Sweden's tobacco monopoly estimates 800 tons of tobacco wasted yearly in discarded stubs. proposal to use hollow paper tips matching stub length to reduce waste.
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