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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1940
Page
6
An editorial note states that opinions in the weekly analysis reflect the news analyst rather than the newspaper, and identifies the release as coming from Western Newspaper Union.
Britain reports 2,000,000 forces under arms while fighting rages in Norway and coastal waters. Robert Losey, U.S. military attache, killed near Dombas in a German air raid as raids and guerrilla actions continue around Oslo. Allies answer with bombing raids on German, Danish, and Norwegian bases. Germany warns of reprisals. Back home the war economy tightens and taxes rise. in Congress, Senate campaign probe into slush funds expands to five states Nebraska Missouri Kansas Maryland and West Virginia with hearings planned soon.
Reports say German troops and arms are being embarked from Nazi ports across the Baltic toward Sweden. Sweden contends its ports are winter blocked while ships head toward Norway, with icebreakers aboard.
Secretary Hull urges status quo in the Dutch East Indies while Admiral Taussig testifies that war with Japan is inevitable. He cites Tokyo’s possible plan to conquer the Philippines, French Indo China, and the Netherlands Indies. Rep. Fish calls for inquiry into navy officers speeches as Tokyo reports seek benevolent neutrality. Britain aims to extend a Pacific blockade cut war material to East Indies via Vladivostok and the Trans Siberian railway.
James H. R. Cromwell U S minister to Canada plans to resign within a month to pursue the Democratic senatorial nomination in New Jersey Secretary of State Hull said he expected Cromwell to leave before primary time Walter Kohler dies at his River Bend Wisconsin home F C Harrington WPA head tells 2162000 employees they may vote freely and that voting is their own business A New Orleans federal appellate court dissolves an injunction against Georgia Governor E D Rivers after he re installed W L Miller as highway commission chair
Fred A Howe a marine radio operator testified to the Dies committee that Communist party members aboard several American merchant ships could aid a Soviet system in wartime. He said some employees including radio operators would carry out Soviet orders from key positions. He also charged that the Communist party controls the American Communications association and the CIO operators' union.
A Natchez Mississippi dance hall fire kills 247 Black patrons as the single front doorway traps them. About 500 dancers crowded to the exit while Walter Barnes Orchestra played. Eight band members die. investigation finds one exit and boarded windows.
In 1938 Kingston, Ontario, Franklin D. Roosevelt warned of U S intervention in Canada if needed. At Warm Springs Georgia he met with Mackenzie King as Western hemisphere war issues rose with Britain in Europe. He also proposed methods to cut treasury deficits by trimming capitalization of large spending agencies.
The Supreme Court issued two opinions upholding freedom of speech by striking down Alabama and California laws regulating peaceful pickets in industrial strikes. The American Federation of Labor and the C I O hailed the rulings as advancing labor rights. Justice Murphy wrote the majority with Justice McReynolds dissents.
Prices for white hogs reached a new peak for 1940 while wheat, corn and oats futures touched their highest in 24 years. Fear of war spread and forecasts of short European crops improved outlooks for U S grain producers. Canada and Australia hold the largest wheat surplus.
U S farm leaders urge Roosevelt to back the Jones bill lowering government farm loan rates. He warns against fears of U S entry into Europe conflict and stresses calm, reason, and democratic stability amid Nazi threats in Europe and Latin America.
Wild Bill Donovan backs limiting youth wartime service and creating special service classes to reduce the drain on young manpower. The piece warns of strategic risk near Alaska and argues for funding an air base at Anchorage and an auxiliary base at Fairbanks to defend the North Pacific route to Asia.
The article notes the chapel of John the Baptist in Genoa’s Cathedral of St. Lorenzo has remained closed to women since 1492 due to the legendary involvement of Salome in John the Baptist’s death.
The text notes that only six states have never recorded a lynching: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine, and Vermont. It lists these locations as unique in the historical record.
Collier's notes only about 15 of roughly 70 seacoast nations have either a government or voluntary lifesaving service. A medical claim cites rapid bruising treatment using histamine injections to dilate capillaries and hasten blood absorption within 24 hours.
An encounter on a country ramble ends with a crude joke. A dumb blonde asks farmer Jollop the meaning of ditto. He explains it by pointing to two pigs, implying comical similarity between George and his companion.
A sun dew species, catching insects with viscid secretions on its tentacles, reacts to the mere presence of food. When a small piece of raw beef is suspended within reach, the plant extends its tentacle and grasps the meat within an hour, Collier's reports.
Advice on constipation explaining bulk foods and breakfast options. Recommends Kellogg's All Bran as a natural aid and stresses drinking water. Advises consulting a physician for chronic cases.
A compact reflection on debt payment contrasts two paths: raise industry to increase income or grow thrift in spending. The note cites Carlyle’s dictum that economic progress hinges on productive effort and prudent expenditure.
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