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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1940
Page
8
Analysis notes that Soviet interest shifts to the Balkans after Finland falls, while Allied forces withdraw in the Near East. The column presents the analyst’s view on postwar alignments and regional strategy.
U S lawmakers debated the Hatch clean politics act aiming to bar state employees funded by federal money from partisan activity while a filibuster stalled a senate vote. Other moves included a 9 to 7 Senate committee vote to strike income questions from the 1940 census and a House vote approving 654 million for new warships and planes.
Finland declares peace after heavy losses to Russia in a Nordic conflict. Foreign Minister Vaino Tanner says Finland could not win alone and would soon regain vitality, while Field Marshal Mannerheim notes 15 000 Finnish deaths to Russia's 200 000. Scandinavian alliance with Sweden and Norway to follow.
The piece links U S efforts to capture South American trade with lingering doubts about debt, expropriation risk, and political stability. It notes weather forecasts for crop yields in the U S as well as the Russo Finnish peace talks and Japan's position. It reports British interest in a Roosevelt third term and Eleanor Roosevelt downplaying plans.
Gov. Leon C. Phillips ordered national guardsmen to halt the $20 million Grand River PWA dam project claiming the U.S. owes Oklahoma $850,000 for land and roads to be flooded. A temporary injunction followed.
The notice describes two pattern styles, a sleeveless tennis frock with a swing skirt and wide inset belt, and a compact little suit for street wear. It suggests shoppers will want both for the coming months and highlights pattern 8597 as a money saving option.
Jones asks for a raise citing three rival offers from the gas, coal, and furniture companies. The boss coldly questions the claim, asking who the competitors are, as Jones explains the trio pursuing him.
A mixed trivia item lists questions and answers on topics from senses to geography. The header notes common quiz prompts and reveals the provided answers: sleeping’s last sense is hearing, clothing purchase at milliner’s, price of wisdom, Mary Ball’s son is a U S president, Confucius dates, lowest gear reverse, shellfish terms for temperaments, and crab shrimp clam as examples.
A fragment citing Addison warns that liberty abandoned saps courage and vigor. The remark suggests liberty’s absence leads to dullness and weakness, a reflection on political virtue and personal resolve.
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