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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1941
Page
2
President terms attacks on U S ships in the West Atlantic as piracy and orders the Navy to shoot axis raiders in waters deemed out of a declared war zone. Edward C Wayne provides weekly analysis of wartime policy shifts and their implications.
President Roosevelt in a radio address denounced German assaults on U S and allied ships as piracy and ordered the U S Navy to fire first on Axis submarines in the western Atlantic. He defended freedom of the seas and said ships of all flags would be protected in non war zone waters. He cited the Sessna and Steel Seafarer sinkings, noted American losses, and warned of Hitler’s aim to control seas and lands.
The German warning declares all ships in war zones risk attack without warning after a clash near Iceland. U.S. policy shifts allow citizens to travel on belligerent ships. FBI spies describe a long deceptive German operation on Long Island. A captured informer reveals the Nazis already possess bomb sight plans.
President Roosevelt forms a five man mediation board to pause a looming national railroad strike. Fourteen non operating unions had planned to walk out September 11 and four big unions had planned to quit March 11. The halt lasts sixty days under the Railway Labor Act while the board reviews evidence and reports.
In Tokyo the press notes a softening stance toward U S foreign policy. In Paris the cigarette ration falls from 180 to 120 per month while Jewish doctors and lawyers face a 2 percent cap.
The Spitzbergen operation is described as a major British coup with military and industrial benefits. It opened a northern base near Nazi-held Norway, secured coal mines, and freed escaped French personnel to join Free French forces. The Arctic ports are highlighted as vital to future British strategies and potential Allied trade routes. The section also covers Senator Nye and Wendell Willkie debating pro war propaganda in film and radio.
A proposal to adopt a standing system for golf like baseball. Track total strokes across top tournaments and award points for places one through five. A West Coast test used four events with leaders printed after each, sparking public interest as Ed Dudley and Harry Cooper contended for the lead.
The article argues for a cumulative golf ranking linking tournaments to build national interest. It proposes a standing system with prizes for top players, winter and summer rankings, and a unified record of total strokes across events. Freddie Corcoran is suggested as a promoter for this concept.
The article recalls the National Amateur championship in Omaha, noting the drama of 18-hole tests. It highlights fortunes of players like George Von Elm Bobby Jones Dick Jones and Maurice McCarthy and reflects on the endurance required in longer matches.
Answers cover birth frequency one in eighty seven, the title meaning Whither Goest Thou, ship load line marks, the Ways and Means Committee, kangaroo as the only non ruminant, the gammadion tied to the Nazis, Louis XVI as king, and two women in Britain’s Commons Lady Astor and Beatrice Clough Rathbone who seated March 19, 1941.
The Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun ruled from Thebes after a religious schism and ended Atenism to restore orthodox worship. He died around age 18. His tomb’s curse made him infamous, with archaeologists opening the tomb in 1923 and 1926.
A brief quotation on football and life urges to hit the line hard, avoid fouling, and not shirk the effort attributed to Theodore Roosevelt.
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