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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1941
Page
3
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News analysts in Washington report a shift in opinion that Germany may not win the war. Key factors include Russian resistance, growing Allied aid to Britain, British air mastery, and England's ability to hit back across the channel. Russians claim gains near Leningrad and the Caucasus, while Germans tout Dnieper crossings and Baltic actions.
The Cairo bombing leaves 39 dead and 93 wounded, a retaliatory fear drives press cries for Rome, while radio silence and missing communiques spark Libyan invasion fears and mounting wartime tensions. Labor strife within United Mine Workers grows as Lewis is pressed to explain dues hike, and new heavy cruisers named Alaska and Hawaii surface in Navy plans. Aluminum policy faces criticism as only one plant site is chosen, delaying production.
Herbert Hoover criticizes Roosevelt on war policy, urging strong defense, aid to democracies, and homefront strength until Hitler collapses. He questions provocations of neutral rights and merchant shipping into danger zones amid a vast New York harbor flotilla. In Vermont, after the president's address, both houses declare war footing and authorize a $10 monthly veteran bonus plus a $500,000 fund.
In Sofia Russian diplomatic families have departed, with a Russo Bulgarian declaration of war seen as imminent. In Washington Senator Gillette of Iowa, a frequent Roosevelt critic, suggested neutrality act changes to align with White House policy.
The report claims Nazi agents staffed Vichy and Hungarian consulates in the United States, with Chicago and Cleveland cases highlighted. The piece also recalls President Roosevelt’s mother and a 1939 visa incident, plus a Sugar Shortage reassurance and a Merry-Go-Round column about public figures and travel.
Practical cutout novelty items tempt use with hinged doors and notes. A wood Leave a Note bungalow invites messages by the front door, with pad and pencil inside. Doorknockers feature a red headed woodpecker and a horse, while a cottage flower holder and shade pulls brighten kitchens or dining rooms.
A compact word puzzle item offers five clues: seven hundred and forty, a mild name for something disagreeable, opposite, Italian in the Venetian sense, and woman.
A George Eliot quote on bravery frames a reflection on courage shown for neighbors. The line suggests people praise many forms of courage except the specific act carried out for those closest to them.
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