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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
4
The piece argues that contest trends should invite further challenges rather than discourage them, noting a 200 vote recount in a small county suggests future narrow-margin losers will seek recounts. It cites errors across five counties and calls for diligent inquiry, with Judge Blair supporting a ballot review.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. emerges as a genuine goodwill ambassador in Chile and other South American nations. He notes widespread democratic sentiment and resistance to foreign domination, countering claims that the region is filled with dictatorships.
M J Kane of the Office of Production Management states at least 1,300,000 more workers are needed in major defense industries by year end. Targets include 285,000 for ships, 250,000 for tanks, 100,000 for munitions, and 400,000 for airplanes. The supply may be tight, but apprentices and trainees will begin to fill the gaps as the year progresses. Every minute counts.
Orville Wright surveys a colossal Cincinnati motor plant capable of 1600 motors per month at 2700 horsepower each. He recalls the Wright brothers 380 horsepower prototype, built in a small bicycle shop 38 years earlier, and notes how quickly life and industry have transformed from modest beginnings to global power.
Washington officials and Wall Street alike laughed at The Bawk Street Journal annual edition. The spoof notes Morgenthau jokes and SEC quips while highlighting spider web defense bids, curb service at the NY curb exchange, and ad writer jabs.
The piece discusses Erskine Caldwell and his novel Tobacco Road, his Broadway success, and his role in the American Folkways Series. It notes Caldwell’s plans for regional U.S. books, including Desert Country and Piñon Country, edited by Caldwell with authors Haniel Long and Edwin Corle guiding the new project.
A line attributed to writer Alexander Woolleatt asks whether one would prefer to be an Englishman in England or a Frenchman in France, highlighting cultural identity and national belonging. The quote reflects on national perspective and personal place.
German-Turkish treaty discussed as strategic weapon bolstering pressure on Russia and restricting Western aid. The article notes Britain’s concern over routes to Russia, air bases near the Black Sea, and Turkey’s position, while highlighting Germany’s broader eastward focus and limited capacity for multi-front air war. The piece closes with a human-interest item on a 101-year-old man praising his daughter’s golden wedding anniversary as “youngsters.”
A Missouri House night session stretched to 10:45 p.m. amid a fight over a quorum. Rep. Fred A. Neel showed soil erosion photos to press his bill on strip mining restoration as the chamber argued, then adjourned after a long dispute. A 2 percent auto transactions tax moved toward final passage, while a state pension bill for teachers was discarded amid rural opposition.
In Welch Oklahoma the local women seized control of the civic cleanup as men lagged. They collected 13 big truckloads of trash, hauled it away, and funded the effort by charging 25 cents per household, finishing $11 to the good.
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