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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1940
Page
1
Roger Shaw argues F. D.'s character shapes the convention while the piece notes the absence of U.S. troops bound for Europe. The columnist presents an opinionated view, crediting the editor and the paper for the analysis during wartime era.
The report details ongoing air clashes between Germany and Britain with heavy fighter activity and claims of German numerical superiority. In the Mediterranean, Anglo French Italian forces clash near Africa and Greece, with French ships surrendering or sinking. Demobilized French pilots rejoin to aid Italian bombers on Gibraltar. British and Italian naval forces clash, reducing seven French capital ships. The 43,000 ton French liner Tre Grand France was seized at Singapore, while the famed Richelieu was disabled by a British motorboat using a depth charge. a 35,000 ton French warship was knocked out.
President Roosevelt told Congress the United States would send no troops to European wars and would defend the Western Hemisphere. He requested billions of dollars for national defense, aligning with the Spence plank on the Republican platform and potentially shaping the 1940 campaign.
Gen Juan Almazan lauds the Mexican election as successful with only 50 deaths. John Dewey returns to teach at Columbia after 10 years at age 80 addressing 1,000 students. Col Brehon Somervell tears down four WPA airport murals in Brooklyn amid charges they are red propaganda. A parachute jumper resembles Stalin but is Franz Reichelt, famed 1912 Eiffel Tower jumper. Soviet red stars and Spanish loyalist flyers appear in odd places.
Wendell Willkie named Martin of Massachusetts as campaign manager and traveled to Colorado then Nebraska while GOP officials including John Hamilton and Russell Davenport mobilized volunteers. Democrats faced internal confusion ahead of the convention. Military units in New York scion of social elite guard history shift to anti aircraft roles as aviation advances promise long range bombers and mass production orders.
The former king Edward VI, now Duke of Windsor, is named governor of the Bahamas Islands in a $12,000 yearly post to reign over ex slaves and tourists. The piece notes his population to rule, Nassau as capital, and mocks the idea as a displacement move amid European tensions and shifting alliances.
Washington dispatch details Franklin Roosevelt’s silence on running for a third term as Democratic platform talks focus on foreign affairs. Secretaries Morgenthau Hopkins split on presidential fate while Willkie’s rise pressures FDR to decide. Posts note possible vice presidential contenders and GOP floor leadership shifts amid party maneuvering.
In wartime Finland a Red Cross sewing circle grew from 2 to 12 or 14 women, producing about 50 woolen dresses weekly in sizes 9 to 4. Funded by donations and material, they favor simple patterns with no collars or pockets to speed production.
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