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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1940
Page
2
In a retrospective look, Pierre Laval’s 1931 Washington visit and Hollywood detour are framed as early signs of his political drift. The piece traces Laval’s rapid rise, leftist roots, and later alignment with Axis powers amid Europe’s tense prewar backdrop.
Edward C Wayne analyzes looming international issues facing Franklin D Roosevelt before his third term. The piece notes Greek resistance to Italian forces and Britain's acceleration of aid, reflecting tense global diplomacy as major powers maneuver.
Roosevelt secures unprecedented third term with near 4 million plurality and party control of Congress. The incoming period promises rapid decisions on foreign and domestic issues, including oil sales to Japan, aid to Britain, labor wage disputes, price controls, and anti graft actions, with federal probes and possible indictments in Michigan New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The defense commission fixed privately a 2 billion dollar figure for new factories to boost aircraft output to 3,000 planes a month by 1942. Boom towns like Charlestown Indiana surge with workers as housing and services strain, prompting planning joint bodies with government aid. Capitol Plaza prepares for inauguration crowds amid lumber shortages and higher costs.
General Hugh S. Johnson writes that the election demands unity while America debates war policy. He urges a strong bipartisan defense, warns against dictatorship, condemns divisive rhetoric, praises Willkie and Roosevelt, and calls for national solidarity as Churchill grows impatient.
The Greek minister in Washington, Emetrios Sicilianos, reacts calmly to Italy's assault on Greece. He praises monarchy, cites Greek freedoms, and rejects dictatorship while stressing Balkan unity with Romania, Yugoslavia, Turkey as a solid front. He denies Meletis Metaxas as a dictator and asserts press and civil liberties remain intact in Greece.
Refugee pianist Ignace Paderewski, former Polish president, lands in New York with Anthony Drexel Biddle designated by President Roosevelt to greet him. Neville Chamberlain reportedly travels to the United States for health reasons. Pierre Laval criticizes democracy worldwide and signals a desire to see Britain defeated in an interview.
Henry, exhausted, tells his wife he will not stir from the house until he checks the thermometer outside the post office. He leaves to verify the reading and returns with a report, after briefly considering postponing his mother-in-law’s visit.
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