24 Oct 1940
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1940
Page
1
Weekly news analysis reports rising tensions as Russia masss troops on a disputed Rumartian border while Nazi raids target London. The piece notes political campaigns in final stages and flags editorial opinions as analyst views released by Western Newspaper Union.
A broad wartime column discusses Balkan maneuvers by Germany and Soviet interest in Romania, plus strategic aims in the east. It surveys British poll shifts, Willkie and Roosevelt campaigns, and potential world power alliances as conscription begins and German air losses are debated.
Italy’s media figure Gayda denies Axis aims to defeat Roosevelt, while Rome notes Italy’s indifference and tension. The piece highlights Matthews of the New York Times as a trusted observer in Ethiopian and Spanish wars, the Pope urging conscience on fashion and entertainment, Vatican fear of Western alliances, and a Bermuda appeal for bicycles for wounded Cameron veterans. It also notes the 1940 session of the U.S. Supreme Court, a Cuban Batista presidency, and Princess Elizabeth urging British children to be brave.
The article reflects on the 1940 World Series victory by Cincinnati Reds, praising Bill McKechnie’s management and the pitching duo Paul Derringer and Bucky Walters. It notes the Reds’ resilience, compares series pitching to Tigers’ sluggers, and cites Joe Beggs Lombardi Werber as key supporting players. It mentions Notre Dame Georgia Tech game significance and that Minneapolis AA club trains in New Braunfels, Texas for 1941.
Clare Booth Luce, wife of Henry Luce and a playwright, spoke in the presence of Mrs. Wendell Willkie warning that Willkie would lead more easily into war as public suspicion fades. The Luce publications have backed Wendell. Jan Paderewski, nearing 80, arrived in Lisbon en route to America with his sister, saying his hands remain strong and he could not walk unaided.
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