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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1941
Page
1
Edward C. Wayne reports a U S destroyer struck by torpedo while on convoy duty west of Iceland. Also notes a government strike ending in coal mines with 34 billed, and two airliners crash in a separate incident.
53,000 coal miners paused a four day shutdown as John L. Lewis and President Roosevelt sought mediation. A 15 day truce was announced with miners to return to work while negotiations continue, centering on a demand for the closed shop rather than wages or hours.
A day of disaster follows five months without fatalities as two planes crashed. One near Fargo North Dakota killed 20 aboard and left the pilot alive but injured. The other, from New York to Chicago, went down near St Thomas Ontario killing 14 aboard. Both crashes occurred in dense fog and prompt investigations.
A heavy rain transformed snow into mud stalling the German advance on Moscow. Russians noted waning German vigor and battlefield hardships, while Goebbels warned of hard weeks ahead as roads disappeared and supply lines collapsed.
The destroyer Reuben James was torpedoed and sunk west of Iceland during convoy duty marking the first U S naval loss in the conflict. Commanded by Lieut. Comdr. H L Edwards, the 1929 flush deck destroyer joins Kearny in prior incidents. The piece also notes Roosevelt's policy speech and mixed reactions from isolationists and lawmakers.
A sudden halt in the executions of Frenchmen in reprisals for attacks on German officers in the occupation army was reported. The halt was said to follow Hitler ordering a pause to give France a last opportunity to cooperate after reports that two German officers had been killed in the Lille sector.
The German propaganda minister outlined the war’s impact on daily life. He described shortages, long queues for vegetables, families in the countryside for months, and air raid shelter routines with little sleep as common in many Reich cities.
The Yomiuri questions Roosevelt's aid to Chungking as inconsistent with aims to defeat Hitlerism. Japan seeks to establish small local governments in occupied China while U S labor fronts show unrest with strikes in Detroit and Seattle. Workers push for higher wages and union dues disputes strain production. Washington fears rising labor tensions and broader unrest.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1296 B offers a teen outfit with a side button jerkin, flared skirt and blouse in corduroy tweed plaid wool or gabardine. Sizes 8 through 16 years with yardage details and order address provided.
A Westfield girl Grace Bedell aged eleven urged Lincoln to grow a beard. Months later he did and, on a trip through Westfield, sent for Grace and told her he grew the whiskers for her.
A new Christmas package from Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco houses a real glass humidor inside a handsome wrap, making a gift for pipe smokers. Prince Albert also available in a one pound wrapped tin, marketed as The National Joy Smoke.
One of the first U S images to reach the United States shows Lt Commander Anthony L Danis, commanding officer of the destroyer Kearny, aboard the ship after its torpedoing. The photo was produced and released by the U S Army Signal Corps.
The list provides concise answers: a jury rigged ship is temporary use. a board foot is one foot by one foot by one inch. Jamestown Va is the first place with slaves in British America. Ontario extends along the U S border to Minnesota. the monster with 100 eyes is Argus. a bowdlerized novel is an expurgated work. financier of the American War of Independence is Robert Morris. the Gibson girl was made famous by Charles Dana Gibson.
The New York steam firm supplies heat and power to 2,500 large buildings and to various trades including laundries and Turkish baths. Advertisers show steam rising from coffee on Broadway while operagoers note it in Siegfried's dragon.
An old ad advises readers to schedule daily bowel evacuations and promote regularity. It promotes Adlerika as a blend of carminatives and laxatives offering fast gas relief and bowel action, urging weekly routines and daily practice for stubborn bowels.
Aesop style remark features a fly perched on a chariot axle asking what dust it raises. The line mirrors Bacon’s wry observation about small actors causing large effects in grand settings.
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