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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1940
Page
6
Weekly analysis notes the U.S. Senate moves a Men and Property draft bill as defense programs draw scrutiny. Commentary credits Spain with delayed blitz and asserts Duce stirs anti Greece sentiment, reflecting editor's opinions from the Western Newspaper Union.
The Burke Wadsworth draft bill clears the Senate 58 to 31 after an amendment allowing requisition of private plant labor for defense production. It aims to register 1,000,000 men aged 21 to 31 for a year of training, with Roosevelt backing the plan as part of a large rearmament push.
Miss Betsy Ross of Lebanon Pennsylvania soars to 18 200 feet with a 65 horsepower engine, setting a new altitude record for light planes. The report notes contemporaries include broadcasting figure Lady Haw Haw and Constance Drexel, plus Princess Elizabeth’s birthday cake and a U S minister arrival aboard the American Legion during wartime tensions.
After weeks of debate congress authorizes the use of American vessels to bring child war refugees to the United States. The bill requires belligerents to guarantee the mercy ship will not be attacked and American foster parents must guarantee the children will not become public charges. Admissions capped by immigration quota.
Detour claims Adolf Hitler delayed reaching England as Franco planned to seize Gibraltar to trap British ships. Franco pressed for a raid to cut Mediterranean routes while wooing the Spanish public with street protests. A British mission offered immediate relief and postwar Gibraltar control, prompting Franco to seek a counteroffer in Berlin. Hitler’s blitzkrieg reportedly stalled.
German secret weapon hints triggered mass evacuation as shells fell on Dover cliffs and coast to French emplacements. British counterfire with 12 and 14 inch guns fanned the bombardment while Luftwaffe raids intensified on London and industrial targets.
The Texas official received an invitation to join the cabinet as Harry Hopkins resigns as secretary of commerce. Jones may keep his federal loan administrator post, holding two jobs for one pay. Myron C. Taylor returns home from the Vatican amid ill health. Alec Templeton, a blind English pianist, wed Juliette Viani in Hollywood. FBI probes Sir George Paish at Sen Wheeler’s urging over war involvement. John W. McConnell sent a $1,000,000 check to Lord Beaverbrook for Britain's war effort.
Axis interest shifts to oil routes through Persia into Turkish ports as Mussolini pressures Greece. Metaxas weighs loyalty to allies while Albania reports Italian troops at passes. Greece accuses Italy of invasion and submarine strike as tensions rise toward possible war. Britain pledges support to Greece amid broader regional stakes.
Leon Trotsky died after a stabbing in his library at Coyoacan Mexico. The killer, Frank Jackson, joined Trotsky’s circle via Sylvia Ageloff and used a forged passport. police implicate the OGPU. Jackson claims Syrian birth to Dutch parents.
Ernest L. Thayer author of Casey at the Bat dies in Santa Barbara California at 77. A Harvard graduate and Ivy League orator, Thayer preferred a soft New England accent when reading his verse, which DeWolf Hopper popularized after performing it about 15,000 times starting in 1888. In Silver Spring Maryland Dan Casey recalls Thayer and his poem, saying Mighty Casey struck out.
The final two vice presidential hopefuls Henry A. Wallace and Charles L. McNary accepted. Wallace spoke in Des Moines Iowa while McNary addressed Salem Oregon confirming their bids.
Washington reports activists push to investigate state department ties with the British tin monopoly as Japan threatens Dutch East Indies, risking U S tin imports. Sol Bloom leads the probe while Cochran and Faddis oppose, linking Faddis to Standard Tin Plate and Cochran to National Lead assets.
Washington column weighs Hitler’s chances against Britain and argues for universal national registration to plan military service. It cautions against overconfidence, urges swift manpower data collection, and notes current policy debates amid wartime uncertainty.
The Federal Power Commission faces a request for a gas line from Dallas to the north Atlantic coast spanning 1500 miles. Pennsylvania coal miners react strongly to the unprecedented project. Lewis B Barringer, 26, of New Jersey, sets a 14000 foot glide height in Sun Valley Idaho.
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