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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1940
Page
3
The draft bill proposes a 21 to 35 age limit with a volunteer plan dropped. Lawmakers push to curb conscription and overhaul call up procedures amid global tensions.
World events rush through headlines as the draft bill moves toward final passage with age limits up to 35 and extended registration, while the Hercules plant blast in New Jersey triggers federal investigations. Italian offensive near Egypt borders, Goering leads Luftwaffe raids on London, and King George VI visits bombed districts amid continued air alarms. Charles Fahy rises as assistant solicitor general amid NLRB and Supreme Court activity.
A roundup covers Congress recess plans before October 1 in Washington, Vatican halting Reich attacks as peace hopes fade, and Japan’s rayon status may shift with a U.S. process. Labor shifts show unemployment near 1929 lows. 42 million in school by October. Vichy cabinet reshuffles and detentions in Riom war guilt trials.
The piece notes cautious U S naval strategy in the Pacific with bases around British possessions aiding surveillance of Japanese moves toward Malaya and the Dutch East Indies. It highlights airfield advantages, old destroyers fitted to counter magnetic mines, and ongoing talks for Brazilian and Uruguayan bases as part of a broader rearmament push. Industry expansion and tax policy delays slow defense, with firms like New York Shipbuilding, Bethlehem Steel, Grumman Aircraft, and Edo Aircraft investing ahead of tax clarity to boost production and supply the Navy with boats, aircraft, and weapons.
Frances Mary Burke, a Philadelphia resident born in 1841, is described with height five feet four inches, brown hair, and a 120 pound frame in a historical registry. The fragment references her as a founder street figure and notes federal chlt pare, suggesting archival dating and biographical context from period documentation.
The piece shows a three cut apron that slips over the head with no back fasteners. It promises quick assembly and full dress protection, praising a practical, sturdy household helper. A quote from Cicero about force of habit closes the text.
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