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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
6
Edward C. Wayne argues Washington moves to end defense production holdups while troops assume control of a plant amid escalating Middle East tensions. The piece notes Syria and broader region risks tied to the wartime ceasefire lull.
As strikes cripple defense plants 50 000 workers walk off. Roosevelt warns unions arbitration or government take over. Army seizes North American Aviation plant while mediation continues. Drafted workers face reclassification risk. Government asserts authority over raw materials and tools to speed war production with gasless Sundays and nationwide daylight saving proposed.
Britain vows to defend Crete and northern Africa as fighting looms in the Middle East. Germany seeks to push toward the Suez and Moscow while Japan presses the Dutch East Indies for oil. Winant visits the U.S. as Roosevelt denies peace rumors and pledges increased aid to Britain.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announced that over 3,000 Coast Guard members will move to the Navy to crew and support transport and auxiliary ships. Secretary Knox indicated a competitive system might award one of two worker groups building ships.
Daily interchanges between the Darlan led Vichy regime and Berlin create chaos as France contemplates collaboration with Britain. Weygand is sent to Africa then disavows French colonial troops fighting De Gaulle, while U.S. and Axis leaders weigh concessions and strategic splits. Congressmen probe subversive unions amid defense strikes.
In a National Farm and Home Hour commentary Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, head of Selective Service, urges draft boards to consider deferments for agricultural workers. He notes the challenge of replacing farmers versus factory workers and stresses the need to feed defense activities and factory labor.
Capt Paul Brown edits a new Infantry Drill Regulations primer for would be soldiers. The column highlights farm life leader Lewis Hershey and his Indiana roots plus wartime food supply worries and government paydays drawing Washington shoppers to banks and stores.
Dreaming of a secretarial career the ad promises a home shorthand course fits busy lives with 18 step-by-step lessons and dozens of short forms. The 32 page manual claims to prepare learners for well paid work and faster professional speed.
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