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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1941
Page
8
Edward C Wayne analyzes rapid UK moves with Halifax named envoy to the United States while Anthony Eden shifts to Foreign Minister. The piece notes U S defense restructuring aimed at accelerating industrial output and wartime production. The column reflects prewar Allied diplomacy and defense policy debates.
The piece notes Viscount Halifax’s replacement hints with Anthony Eden as likely foreign secretary, comments on Britain's war moves in the Mediterranean and Africa, and details how Roosevelt’s emergency power reshapes U S defense via the Office for Emergency Production Management led by William Knudsen and Clause Six authority.
Reports from Seattle, Rock Island Arsenal, and Bermuda reveal housing shortages as a bottleneck in defense needs. The Seattle center fears next year will see sleeping in tents. Bermuda seizes the SS Excambion and takes barber Oscar R. Stabler, a German-born naturalized citizen. Malta announces Prince Philip of Greece, 19, joins the British armed forces on active duty aboard a battleship.
Trends show Consolidated Aircraft planning a 14 million dollar plant expansion in San Diego to double capacity. Schenley buys Cresta Blanca in Livermore boosting American wine. U.S. Fed reports November production at 132 of 1935 39 average. British list 3 billion in new war orders for U S including 12000 planes. Greek defense in Albania advances towards Tepelini and Valona with Allied naval bombardment and Hoover calls for postwar relief planning to feed Europe.
The piece recounts a behind the scenes push by a “croquet clique” in the state department led by Cordell Hull associates to finance Franco’s Spain. It notes Welles and Roosevelt opposing a $100 million loan, leading to a compromise via Red Cross aid. It also previews defense budget plans for super-highways to ease wartime logistics and interstate barriers.
Ruth Wyeth Figures describes making flowered blanket protectors to match blankets. Use cotton fabric pieces and pink or blue bindings to hide basting stitches. One long length yields a pair of protectors with extra facing for pillow cases. SEWING Book 2 offers more embroidery and repair ideas.
Practical kitchen advice covers flavoring timing, preserving value when baking vegetables, using apples with lamb or veal, turning fruit cake into pudding with sauce, storing fresh meats without wrappings, quick oven heat by briefly opening the door, and keeping cheese fresh with a light paraffin coating before serving.
A Poinsettia quilt pattern features red floral blocks on a green setting. The design can be pieced or appliqued, though shown as pieced with 12 inch blocks in a chain lattice. Includes cutting guide and yardage details under code Z9051 and lic, with ordering instructions.
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