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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
1
Weekly news analysis notes that Congress focuses on a peacetime draft plan while air battles continue over England. Editor's note warns opinions reflect the writer, not the newspaper. The column surveys wartime policy and aerial campaigns as the United States debates drafts and defense strategies.
Brig. Gen. William E. Shedd outlined a potential citizens training plan if Burke Wadsworth passes. Start dates target October 1 1940 for 400000 recruits, April 1941 for 60000, and October 1 1941 for 600000. Registration would begin September 1 for 18 to 64 year olds, with active service limited to ages 21 to 45.
Halle Selassie returns to Africa to direct Ethiopia’s fight while Britain braces for war. George Bernard Shaw denies Britain’s defeat with God’s help. FBI chief Booger scores Communists at a police chiefs convention. Morgenthau streamlines tax returns with green copy rules.
Pulpit or Bullet News reports members of the House of Lords and Commons, doctors, lawyers and ministers undergoing rifle drill as part of local defense volunteers. Dr Jocklyn Perkins, sacrist to Westminster Abbey, is pictured receiving instruction from a volunteer.
At the Havana conference of 21 American republics delegates debated European colonialism subversive activity and economic relief. Cordell Hull outlined U S proposals including immediate aid via a 500 million fund and a joint trusteeship of foreign owned possessions with Argentina objecting to a joint rule over the Falklands due to trade links with Europe. Venezuela and Guatemala eyes regional possessions while Argentina fears trade impact. Defense orders boost U S industry as defense projects rise. Non military firms like Schenley and Brunswick report rising profits. Twenty four leaders of the Great I Am cult indicted in Los Angeles for a 3 million mail fraud scheme. The group claims a million members.
The Duke of Windsor, appointed Bahamas governor, confronts rioting and economic fragility linked to sugar subsidies and population growth. The article notes potential birth control debates, Britain's concessions, and risks if Germany conquers Britain. It also covers U S political maneuvering around Henry Wallace and John Lewis, plus behind the scenes drives by Eugene Casey and Dr Luther Haar.
A critical reflection on Henry Wallace as a vice presidential pick, noting public dislike and the president’s forceful selection. The piece weighs Wallace’s sincerity, leadership, and persona, compares past nominations, and questions party unity and the tension between New Deal philosophy and political strategy. It speculates on future risks if Wallace becomes president and the dangers of power concentrated in a single leader.
A linen luncheon cloth features a water lily motif stitched with simple clean lines. Pastel greens depict leaves, emphasizing a minimalist aesthetic and subtle elegance.
The question asks which men besides Pershing held the title general of the armies, seeking names of high rank officers awarded that designation beyond John J. Pershing.
The text lists items like Washington, Grant and She an, Wyoming, and next to the last. It defines quod vide meaning which see. It names Gibbons chimpanzees orangutan and gorillas. It notes a flyweight at 112 pounds and mentions from the states. It ends with a quoted line Hut spare our country's flag.
The epigraph from Colton reflects on self knowledge as key to understanding others. It contrasts insight with ignorance and hints at the limits of writing profound lectures about others without self awareness.
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