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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
2
Edward C. Wayne analyzes ongoing Greek resistance to Italian advances while British forces capture strategic bases in Africa. Laval loses his government post as Knudsen advocates defense industry laws in this weekly column.
The piece describes Italy’s retreat along the Mediterranean front from Libya to Sidi Barrani and toward Athens. It notes Mussolini's regime direly acknowledging losses, factory town unrest in Turin and Milan, and widespread damage as British and Greek forces advance.
The article notes Laval's removal from the Vichy cabinet amid rising Franco-German tension and GP police activity. It also cites Knudsen urging U S industry to accelerate defense output, demanding 1,000 planes monthly by January and proposing longer workweeks and broader training to meet the goal.
The White House meeting with President Roosevelt and the Duke of Windsor on a secret Tuscaloosa sortie drew public attention after Duchess Wallis’s dental operation in Miami. Rochester nurses drive typhoid inoculations as officials are fired over a sewage-tainted water supply. Lord Lothian dies amid forecasts of Britain’s war outcome by 1942.
Highlights from this week include the Martin B-26 medium bomber undergoing test flights reaching around 400 miles per hour with a 125 mile landing. Pilots praised its performance noting strong braking and potential for long roll if brakes fail.
The piece argues E. F. McGrady should keep his RCA post as adviser on labor relations and notes his limited means and public service. It critiques war department intervention in labor disputes, urging reliance on union leadership and conciliation services and warning against appeasement in foreign policy.
The inside fact points to Col William Donovan traveling to Europe with a plan to survey Greek defenses, while stopping in North Africa to meet Marshal Weygand of the French forces there. His prior Britain mission built intelligence ties and involved U.S. observers attached to the Royal forces.
A jumbled memo portrays tensions over Admiral Leahy’s ambassadorship to France and vague White House directions. It notes probing by Senators Wheeler and Norris, lectures from the FBI, and a flood of sensational rumor about political figures, media, and foreign policy adults.
A hazy report suggests Camille Williams may have been involved with CBS vice proxy matters and a government assignment that took her to South America. The chatter also asks if Ambassador Kennedy could lead RKO, based on unnamed buzz.
Adela Rogers St Johns notes Bill and his wife have separated. A women's radio group announces a nationwide boycott of all radio programs if the big music dispute is not resolved by New Year. Francesca Sims of the Jolson show will wed a doctor in February. Nazis open their eighth New York movie house as goebbels aims to leverage cinema in mobilization. FDR’s upcoming book will be titled The Next Four.
Jimmy Roosevelt’s pulse taker headline headlines Roma Aldrich as model and Romelle Schneider as nurse. Franchot Tone and Alice Faye light up mentions. Dolly De Milo eyed by Alfred Vanderbilt as future Hollywood bride. Secret Service guarded car locks feature amid safety talk. Joan Crawford backstage chats after Louisiana Purchase. Hal Roach rumors spark Reconciliation talk. Felix Frankfurter adopts Gilbert Murray’s children for duration. Fred Allen blasts agency over penny payment miscue.
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