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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1941
Page
2
A crackerbarrel private talk argues a coming pinch in daily life. The speaker notes the butter versus guns theme, urges small sacrifices now to avert European hardship, and contrasts rationing with wartime needs including defense bonds and service.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr is praised as an effective ambassador to South America beyond his film fame. In Santiago he notes robust democracy and public support for liberty against foreign despotism, countering claims of universal dictatorship. He observes dictatorships exist but no people are dragged into such regimes as in Germany or Italy.
The article notes a turn in Europe toward anti-Jewish policies, stating that the gniry in Europe now mirrors prior Jew hatred and praises Petain’s claim that about 12,000 Jews were involved in a supposed plot to wreck collaboration. It questions the feasibility of all 12,000 being conspirators while acknowledging the widespread targeting of Jews.
New York letters describe a slim book market and waning club crowds. Publishers report falling sales while action moves to parks and ball games. Monty Poser’s Dance Carnival—mass entertainment for 66 cents—draws long lines as Clinton crowds surge. Barnet, mounting personal headlines, and a disastrous Essex House show finish a rough season.
A collection of quotes criticizing supply, reality, and price policy. Sidney Hillman lauds equipment for courageous servicemen while Howard Scott and Benito Mussolini peers comment on reality and glory. Leon Henderson argues price controls amid rising costs.
The text indicates a critique of France for selecting a familiar scapegoat rather than creating new blame for current troubles. It suggests a reflex to rely on established targets, mirroring a broader pattern of imputing fault to others rather than addressing underlying issues.
Hollywood Notes recalls the creation of an outdoor Dunkirk retreat scene for A Yank in the RAF. Los Angeles studio workers built a scaled beach and tank world with blasts, smoke and water jets, using stuntmen to enact the retreat in precise, choreographed sequences. No casualties occurred despite a momentary mishap with explosions.
In Baltimore at the athletic club an auctioneer called bids on a poker table as buyers watched intently. A player purchased the table to keep the game going and two past presidents bought all remaining property to ensure the club's continuity, amid a scene described as more impression than dramatic violence.
In Washington, Dr Will W Alexander heads the minority groups section in the Labor Division of the Office of Production Management. He handles defense labor woes including recruiting skilled workers from Italians, Negroes, Japanese ancestry and other aliens, amid a mass migration to meet an estimated 350,000 skilled positions needed in 18 months. Regional shortages loom in California, Detroit, New Jersey, and Fort Worth Dallas as thousands move to defense plants and housing strains grow.
All Out Martinsville Ind reports Winston Churchill is to register after July 1 for selective army service. The 21 year old says he believes he is a distant relative of the British prime minister and was 21 in January.
Horace Epes aged 59 died last night in New Rochelle New York. He served as a news editor in the Associated Press Washington bureau during World War I and was a former general manager and executive vice president of the Consolidated Press Association.
Angus MacPhillips, recently jailed, meets Inspector Callahan in New York as he seeks to settle fines with Mr. Witttenbaum and recover his dignity. He encounters Adoreen Mickletridge, a glamorous figure linked to a nightclub owner, and is drawn into a corrupt underworld run by Luigi Castaloni.
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