31 May 1940
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1940
Page
1
U S forces respond with new defense plans as German advances toward Paris intensify. Editor notes column reflects analyst view while outlining potential strategic responses and wartime context.
The piece surveys rapid German expansion across Europe including Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and the Low Countries. It notes Allied responses from Britain, France, Russia, and the United States, with mentions of Petain in France, Churchill, and hints of Sweden’s iron and match industries affected by the conflict.
The President urged Congress in joint session for a one billion dollar defense package and 40 000 warplanes to deter distant blitzkrieg threats. He sought 100 million in cash for emergencies while Willkie urged defense tied to domestic recovery and others debated debt limits and third terms amid a chaotic political scene.
George H. Chisholm of Yonkers estate unveils the Topato a novel cross of tomato and potato. The non fattening potato variety was developed under the Untermyer estate program and presented as this week’s wonder of the plant world.
In western Pennsylvania Jeannette formed a sharpies unit to oppose parachute jumps feared to threaten the Pittsburgh industrial belt. Leaders Brust and Landis led the Jeannette group as part of England's war minister Sir Tory Eden’s broader anti parachute effort.
The former US liner President Harding was sunk off the Belgian coast after wartime sale to a Belgian company renamed Ville de Bruges. In Washington’s Puget Sound two new American destroyers Hughes and Monssen were launched, named for naval heroes and christened by their widows.
The woodchopper of Doorn and the ex-kaiser are discussed amid reports of Nazi treatment to keep Junkers content. French Gen. Maxime Weygand, aged 73, named commander in chief of the Allies, replacing Gen. Gamelin as he moves from the Near East to the Western front. Dorothy Thompson urges a Roosevelt third term, while George Sokolsky counters. A Long Island cat, Tessie, nurses a baby hyena from Frank Buck’s camp alongside five kittens.
Ruth Wyeth Spears explains building spool leg tables inspired by her Sewing Book No 3. Use curtain rods as legs, choose a rod with inner joint, glue spools between each, and between shelves for stability. Include a note to request Book No 3 for more home ideas.
A brief notice from New York requests sending 10 cents for Book No. 3 and includes a name and address for the sender to forward payment and confirmation.
A compact edict echoes Chesterfield urging swift action and avoidance of idleness. It extols seizing each moment, resisting laziness and procrastination, and tackling tasks today rather than delaying. The sentiment prioritizes urgency and disciplined use of time.
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