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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
3
Weekly News Analysis notes German forces breach Paris defenses, while French officials urge rapid U S assistance amid worsening siege conditions. Column by Farnham F Dudgeon discusses strategic impact and potential allied response.
United States prepares for possible invasion with a $5.9 billion preparedness program. Ford reports capacity to build 1,000 planes a day in six months, defense taxes urged, and allies push for air power as Germany gains parity.
Gov Dickinson removes Sheriff Wioox over alleged graft engaging in vice and gambling payoffs. King Haakon VII finally leaves Norway with government to England. Louisiana Governor Leche jailed 10 years for mail fraud. Kentucky and other regions face tense political commentary on war and security implications.
At the Philadelphia opening of the Republican national convention the party must select a candidate who can rival Democratic experience in foreign affairs. The 1940 campaign hinges on overseas policy, with domestic issues possibly set aside to project confidence in a prudent foreign policy. Foreseeable gains in U S business may offset wartime losses, spurred by a large defense program and rising production in steel, meat, rayon, petroleum, coal, and other sectors.
The Argonne district monument to American doughboys was shattered by a World War II German aerial bomb after being marked in a different way. The stone remains a historic marker of sacrifices and battles in France.
The Department of Agriculture notes ever normal granary reserve supplies at record levels and to be increased this year. The Commodity Credit Corporation holds about 1 billion dollars in loans and owned merchandise, with main reserves in cotton, corn, wheat and tobacco and smaller amounts of peanuts and other products. Loans for 1940 crops are set at varied cents per bushel or per pound, reflecting wartime market impacts and uncertainties about Europe’s food needs.
The American Medical Association flags a plan to offer statewide medical care at low cost, with prepayments between $1.50 and $2.50 per person monthly. The plan, to be unveiled after trials in 300 county societies, aims to serve all in need of affordable care, not just the indigent, despite opposition to compulsory health insurance.
Washington and Chicago lines frame a tense Democratic convention scene. Speaker Bill Bankhead debates accepting a keynote while Roosevelt’s pick for floor leader and other party stalwarts vie for influence. Hoover Landon clash over platform shapes Philadelphia bound debates. Willkie booster Jouett Shouse foresees a multi-ballot race ending with Willkie. Political notes cover health scares and diplomatic staffing.
Hollywood reports push for nickel slot machines showing short three minute films in taverns and barrooms nationwide. Promoters, including promoters and major studios, project huge profits but warn the plan could cheapen pictures and harm legitimate theaters.
A fragmented draft discusses Fiorello LaGuardia as a possible assistant secretary of war or other role in a wartime cabinet. It imagines him handling naval duties, aviation programs, and public works in a single afternoon, reflecting public war-time speculation.
Ruth Wyeth Spears presents a homemaker sketch showing blue velveteen picture frames used to hang enlarged snapshots over a desk, matching blue chair and red ribbons. The note previews Sewing Book 6 with 33 pages of ideas, offered at 10 cents to readers, and teases Betsy’s attic makeover segments in coming issues.
A study shows digestive juices dissolving metals as they pass through rodents. A steel ball bearing in a rat’s stomach for 15 days lost 24 percent of its weight. The note contrasts British Somaliland’s lack of railway, hotel, bank, and European hospital.
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