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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
2
Senate hearings on the reciprocal trade act explore helping American farmers as exports fall since the war began. Secretary Henry Wallace hints at possible excise taxes on munitions exports paid to farmers. January trade surplus widens while gold holdings rise as nations settle bills with precious metals.
The report notes Finnish retreat near Viipuri and near Pet Samo as Russians press Finland holds at a border waistline. Western Front sees more patrols and artillery while Germany expands Siegfried line. UK planes over Berlin. Nazi planes chased from Paris. Allied ships in Arctic sink two Nazi merchants. Sikorski trains nearly 100,000 Polish exiles forming troops. France involved.
Admiral Richard E. Byrd and two assistants mapped the long unknown South Pacific coast of Antarctica locating a vast mountain range and an ice covered island eighty miles offshore. Rumors of Finland and war plans swirl as peace talks surface in Europe with terms for Slovakia Poland Austria and disarmament discussed in London and Rome.
The House approved a senate bill for a $20 million non military loan to Fin land and a $60 million crop checks appropriation. It sent to the Senate a resolution to extend the reciprocal trade program for three years. The 1940 census is set to begin April 1 with debates over disclosure of personal information.
President Roosevelt told reporters aboard the Tuscaloosa that Panama and the Canal Zone require doubled guns and planes and a long term defense plan reaching Central America and down to Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. Augusto Boyd of Panama welcomed greater U. S. defense expenditures and urged Latin American cooperation in canal security.
As census takers start April 1 many citizens likely refuse to answer income questions amid GOP protests led by Catherine Curtis of New York. Census Director William Austin presses ahead while Commerce creates a National Income Division to analyze income flows from social security, IRS data, and the 1940 census to measure expenditures for goods and services.
The National Labor Relations board orders the largest collective bargaining election to date. About 150000 employees in 59 General Motors plants across 11 states will vote as soon as possible on whether to join the CIO or the AFL.
In Ohio six counties seve nteenth district saw Republican J. Harry McGregor face Democrat Byron Ashbrook. In the twenty second district Frances Payne Bolton defeated her late husband’s party to win a seat. Washington Republicans hailed the results as a sign of a possible national GOP sweep next November. Four Democratic senators floated Roosevelt for a third term. Dewey entered the Nebraska GOP primary with Vandenberg. Garner filed in New York.
The Dies committee debated removing J. B. Matthews the so called Communist expert but the motion failed 4 to 3. Rep Dempsey led the bid citing radical background while Dies defended Matthews saying he aided exposing the Communist movement.
The author questions Allied and German air and naval actions, warns against ceding neutral rights, and argues for strategic use of advanced machinery and submarines. He notes Bermuda air routes, Krupp targets, and the potential of diesel powered earthmoving and trenching equipment shaping future warfare.
An article recalls John L. Lewis defending labor leaders against insult and narrates changes in White House diplomacy. The President abandons formal trappings for a more informal approach, meeting ambassadors in his office, wearing a business suit, and omitting formal readings. The Panama ambassador George Boyd is noted for delivering the longest message.
A brief request from the Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept at 82 Eighth Ave New York calls for patrons to enclose 15 cents in coins with Pattern No. Name and Address must be included.
A reflective fragment on anticipating life’s joys and pains. It ponders whether humanity can move sun and stars forward or drift into a future where the heavens and earth cease to exist, capturing Addison’s meditation on time and eternity.
The line urges seeking repentance for past deeds while courting virtue for what lies ahead, attributing wisdom to Bulwer Lytton. It frames moral progress as a pursuit of ethical guidance rather than mere regret.
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