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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1941
Page
6
Edward C. Wayne reports intensified Allied concerns as German air raids aim to cripple British shipping and disrupt Atlantic convoy routes. The piece urges adopting new destroyer escorts to replace severely strained convoys and safeguard critical supply lines.
The German air blitz against London Liverpool Bristol Glasgow and Hull signals a heavy night bombing phase. British defenses claim success with 30 German planes shot down and new anti aircraft shells aiding night fighting. Observers see stopping points in bombing, but shipyards and ocean lifelines feel the strike.
British favor the convoy system while American experts push a lane protection plan for the Great Circle route. Proposals include 50 destroyers patrolling 2,000 miles with rotations to keep lanes clear and speed ships to maximize loads. The debate ties to lease lend and potential U S transfers or widened neutrality zones.
In the Ethiopian theater the Italian campaign appears to be winding down after early successes. British forces seem poised for a victory, contradicting prior British forecasts of no success in Africa and reversing earlier pessimism about the campaign.
Two major labor actions threaten aircraft parts and assembly at Wrightfield Ohio and Harvill plant, 423 workers demanding raises as government eyeing intervention. The strikes disrupt electrical subcontracting and casting of aluminum and magnesium parts for Boeing Lockheed Douglas Vultee Vega North American and other builders. Russia Turkey and Balkan shifts stir war risk as observers note Soviet leverage and regional maneuvering amid global tension.
Two railroad disasters within a day near Pittsburgh and Ravenna Ohio kill four and injure scores. A famed flyer derailed into the Ohio River, and a Ravenna commuter train bound for a government arsenal is cut in two after backing onto a cross over by a freight engine.
A bustling digest of notes from Broadway, publishing, and Hollywood includes U S Phillips book react and Harpers dedication, Jack Whitney as Meet John Dough, and a flood of draft youths on used cars. South American reports feature F D R trips, Bolivar casting, and Chilean fashion influence.
Senators debated adding a provision to the lease-lead bill to let Britain buy or borrow U S farm products as well as armaments. President, Senate leaders and Milton Perkins target expanded British purchases of livestock products to lift farm prices amid wartime surpluses and blockades.
The piece argues for a 25 year maximum, preferring 18 to 21 year olds for one year of military training. It cites potential to create 1,000,000 trained men per year, details current forces, and contemplates long term fighting strength while noting costs and moral implications. It includes World War I propaganda history and a warning about rising national debt and inflation.
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