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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1941
Page
3
A collection of reader questions on laying linoleum over various floor types including damp cement and wooden shack floors. Answers advise smooth surfaces, waterproofing where needed, and professional installation for main house floors. Additional tips cover underlayment, cement floor moisture tests, cleaning painted surfaces, waterproofing coatings, and minor repairs like cigarette burns and clogged vent pipes.
A reflective essay traces dramatic changes in American life driven by the internal combustion engine. It notes the disappearance of horses, rise of tractors and automobiles, replacement of rail travel, modernization of markets, and electrification of homes, highlighting increased living standards and ongoing tax burdens. It also links rising college graduation to improved job prospects and reduced bread lines.
The priorities director E R Stettinius Jr announced full defense priority for steel and some alloys to meet shortages. Steel orders must specify use after September 1, with non defense orders deferred. The move affects army navy British and lend-lease orders and follows earlier steps like pig iron and silk hosiery controls.
President Roosevelt issued an executive order giving the Federal Reserve board broad power to regulate installment buying. The move aims to check inflation in the defense boom and may soon set limits on down payments and repayment terms after consultations with trade and financial representatives.
The senate passed an 18 month extension of military service terms amid continued House opposition. Administration aides signaled any extension would be acceptable, while Taft backed six months and later a one year alternative. The final 18 month measure won by a solid but reduced majority as House leaders warned a broader protracted battle could doom the bill.
The article contrasts Russian and German war claims on the eastern front with reports of Odessa threatened by German advances. It notes Berlin dissatisfaction amid losses, Moscow troop pledges, and London warnings to distrust German boasts. Berlin and Britain endure air raids as the war widens.
Washington reports describe a sizable Nazi expeditionary force crossing Spain and the straits of Gibraltar into Spanish Morocco and poised for a simultaneous push toward Dakar and French Morocco. A Brigham dispatch claims a full German war alliance with France, aiming to bolster the attack on Russia and threaten U.S. security with attacks on Dakar. Maxime Weygand leads the French defense in the region.
The article reports major strikes at shipyards in Kearny New Jersey and a Caldwell New Jersey propeller plant plus a Brooklyn yard dispute as workers demand wage raises. It notes navy yard carpenters’ stoppage affecting defense, World War I era sea losses totaling 6.8 million tons, and American ships City of Bayville and Robin Moor lost. It also previews film projects with Spencer Tracy Lana Turner Ingrid Bergman and Simone in upcoming releases and setting hunts for For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Edward C Wayne examines steel placed under defense priority and the government’s move to curb inflation through installment buying regulations. He also notes rising tensions in the Far East as part of the editor’s note on opinionated analysis.
Mrs John G Winant wife of the U S Ambassador to Great Britain officiates the opening of the New England club YWCA in London Speaking beside her is Mrs Winston Churchill wife of the British premier The event highlights wartime allied ties and social relief work in London
The March of Time film on Adolf Hitler and Nazi conquests uses exclusive inside-Europe images to trace his rise and shows how after conquering 14 countries he claimed Germany's territorial aims fulfilled. Dana Dale stage name changes lead to Margaret Hayes in Sullivan's Travels while a RKO poll links annual film output to marquee value and surtax warning.
Radio thrives on husband wife pairs with Pretty Mary Paxton joining Hap Hazard on NBC Tuesday night. The program adds to a roster of famous duos such as Burns and Allen and Fibber McGee and Molly, among others in radio history.
The U S S North Carolina now stationed in the Brooklyn Navy Yard has adopted a Walt Disney drawing as its official emblem. The design features a Pegasus in fighting attire posed against a bolt of lightning. The writer congratulates the officers and crew on this choice.
Air Marshal Rise of Canada became a film actor for Warner Bros in Captains of a Clouds Gloria Swanson staged a comeback with a new RKO contract Metro’s next Our Gang comedy will show American youngsters Bey 1 ele i pons defense Mary Martin and Bing Crosby teamed in Birth of the Blues and will appear together again Dom Ameche showed Rosalind Russell how to hit him in The Female of the Species Dancing Eleanor Powell’s next starring film is Take Manillo
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