27 Nov 1941
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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1941
Page
1
British Open linked strategy frames a second front for Russia as allies push for strike legislation. The analysis argues a Libyan offensive aims to divert Axis attention and widen wartime pressure.
Western Newspaper Union reports split views on Britain's Libya drive as a second front and Berlin denial. It notes 750,000 British troops with the RAF, Tobruk relief aims, and a concurrent U.S. coal mine strike walkout of about 53,000 miners, plus political tensions over anti strike legislation and labor policy.
The piece notes rising excitement over the labor situation after a strike threat and pleas from the President. A looming railroad strike could affect 1,200,000 workers, while long distance telephone employees also threaten action, risking disruption to defense production as the President urges uninterrupted war material output.
Diplomacy and war fronts mix as Hull and Kurusu discuss US Japan ties in exploratory talks. In Europe the Red Army advances and Germans face winter setbacks while British and American aid to Russia grows. Harriman warns the US risks falling behind Britain in wartime production as Brooke replaces Dill in Britain’s general staff. An Archangel mission will oversee US lease‑lend aid to Russia under Gen. Greely.
A fragment from Winchel Notes cites James W. Barrett on Joseph Pulitzer as a statesman journalist driven to inform and mold public opinion. It surveys wartime curiosities and gossip notes about military leaders, Supreme Court, and press figures, mixing praise with sharp, wry commentary on public life and media.
In Blankenberghe Belgium five exhausted British fliers drifted on a rubber raft were rescued after dean Guillini battled icy English Channel waters for 50 minutes. The men were later made prisoners by the Germans. Washington observers note pressure on Petain to ally Vichy with the Axis, from Nazis and his cabinet. March Field California reports the B 19 bomber test flight carrying 70 tons of weight, 13 tons of bombs. Buenos Aires and Brazil seen drifting toward a limited free trade pact easing customs barriers.
The German authorities named Gilbert Brustlein, 22, as a murder suspect in France and offered large monetary rewards plus freedom for any prisoner of war named by informants. The reward sought information likely to lead to his capture after the killing of Lieut. Col. Paul Friedrich Hotz.
Washington reports a German smuggler operating in the Caribbean near Mexico, a former U. S. yacht owned by A. Atwater Kent now under Panama and Mexican flags, used by Nazis to move high test gasoline and mercury to Caribbean islands as Japanese ships collect supplies. The ship stays within Mexican waters, with $18,000 paid in $1,000 bills traced to a Vera Cruz bank. LEND-LEASE MILK EXPERT Adolph Eichhorn helps British dairy needs, noting tuberculosis and Bangs disease in cattle and vaccination signs, while the U. S. aids milk imports to Britain. Returns in politics show Rep. McCormack elevates Gene Cox as acting floor leader with a playful warning on speeches. Capital chaff notes Bermuda base commander Jules James related to Stimson, plus a push for Maury Maverick to Mexico and Litvinov's birth.
A garbled collection of trivia items mentions fox hunting and hounds, Ty Cobb’s average, materials like paper vellum and pavement, a fur seal, Birmingham Alabama, a speed record of 117.2 miles per hour by Floyd Roberts in 193, and the claim that thirteen pigs reached Tampa with DeSoto around 409 years ago with 600 soldiers planning a colony in Florida.
A fragmented ad copy extols "gay COI fut" wrapping and a four pack of Camel cigarettes in a snow covered Christmas house. The text highlights Camels as the outstanding favorite among the men in service, noting a gift presentation of 200 cigarettes in each fat fifty bundle.
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