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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
6
Edward C. Wayne argues the Soviet strategy against German advances combines scorched earth and guerrilla warfare as a key counteroffensive. The analysis notes a defense revenue bill and new taxes expanding wartime funding, shaping fiscal policy during the conflict.
Amid delaying, conflicting war communiques, Stalin calls for scorched earth and guerrilla warfare as German advances push into Ukraine. Reports cite sieges near Minsk and Smolensk, with Riga and Lwow contested, while both sides claim progress and encirclement tactics.
The article outlines a $3.5 billion revenue package for the coming year with $2.4685 billion from income levies and $867 million from excise taxes on goods and services including electronics, appliances, soft drinks, and signage. It notes broader implications for the American way of life and details the tax mix and projections. It then shifts to Britain where General Wavell is relieved of command in Africa and the Middle East, replaced by General Auchinleck, amid mixed reactions and possible new duties for defense of India.
All men who reached majority and registered were given a 30 day deferment if over 27. The policy aims to keep them from entering the armed forces until Congress amends the selective service act to exempt them.
Observers doubt the Office of Production Management plan for rapid medium and heavy bomber output in 1942. They cite 13 600 pounds of aluminum per 10 000 pound plane due to scrap losses, regional assembly challenges, and limited re melting of alloys. North American Aviation revival and wage fixes are noted as small positives.
Secretary of the Navy Knox in a Boston address stirred congress to consider an impeachment resolution while administration aides reportedly worked to dampen the move. He urged action against the German threat as a wartime opportunity for aid to Britain, drawing non interventionist criticism led by Senator Wheeler. Roosevelt denied any need for U S involvement now, and Knox refuted rumors of American ships engaging German vessels on Atlantic patrols.
A long column blends gossip about Billy Rose offering the Commy Daily Worker editors a job with his Diamond Horseshoe revue and sensational underground Nazi era anecdotes. It includes audience reactions, Goering jokes, Paris cafe tales, Dutch carnations in defiance, razor blade carnations, and a Dutch couple exposed as Gestapo stool-pigeons.
Reports detail Rudolf Hess's flight to Britain and a proposed Nazi British-German Axis to conquer Russia. The plan included Britain joining Germany against the Soviet Union while Italy gained French possessions. Churchill and Roosevelt reacted with warning, and Britain launched raids as Moscow fortified its western front.
A Chicago attorney Daniel Schuyler urges a national revival to restore Christian responsibility and curb class and wealth excesses. W O Hart echoes the call, saying a sublime faith in a Supreme Being could shore up government and civilization. The piece ties revival to governance and moral duty amid peace talks and political climate.
A Dutch woman arrested for listening to BBC broadcasts defied the Nazi ban as Gestapo demanded her reason. She calmly replied she wanted to hear Hitler speak, noting Hitler claimed he would speak from London last September and she is still waiting.
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