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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1941
Page
5
Editor notes in this weekly analysis discuss the ending of a strike in captive coal mines with 34 workers billed as two airliners crash. The piece is released by Western Newspaper Union and carries the columnists opinions as separate from the newspaper.
Three thousand coal workers faced a showdown in a dispute centered on a closed shop. After a four day halt, a truce was declared. John L. Lewis Myron Taylor and William H. Davis met President Roosevelt, then miners’ chiefs were convened. A 15 day truce with mediation pointed toward settlement was announced.
In a 24 hour span two commercial airliners crashed killing all aboard. The Fargo North Dakota crash near the airport left fourteen dead with the pilot surviving in shock. A second New York to Chicago flight plunged near St Thomas Ontario killing twenty. Investigation into both incidents began.
The destroyer Reuben James, on convoy duty west of Iceland, was torpedoed and sunk, marking the first U S naval vessel loss in this European war. Commanded by Lieut. Comdr. H L Edwards, the 1929 built flush deck destroyer followed Roosevelt policy to shoot on sight. The article notes reactions to the Navy Day address and relates the Kearny incident and fears of Axis control in South America.
A sudden halt in the execution of Frenchmen in reprisals for attacks on German officers was reported in the Lille sector. Hitler ordered the halt to give the French a last opportunity to cooperate, amid word that two German officers had been killed.
A Nazi minister Paul Joseph Goebbels outlines life in Germany during intensive Allied bombing. He describes shortages and relentless work with wives queuing for vegetables, children sent to the countryside, rationing of beer and cigarettes, coal shoveling, and air raid cellar waits before returning to labor.
The Yomiuri criticizes Roosevelt's Chungking aid as inconsistent with US aims against Hitlerism, warning it challenges Japan. Shanghai reports Tokyo plans to form small local governments, starting at Kukiang with control over three provinces and part of a fourth as a route to governance in occupied China.
Washington reports at manufacturers meetings reveal dire questions about a smooth transition from wartime to peacetime economies. Leaders warn that postwar demand, rebuilding Europe, and vast capital needs could redefine business, with a five billion dollar yearly government program under consideration and a shifting role for aluminum under new markets. Labor unrest edges toward broader strikes as wage disputes and union dues clash with defense plant operations.
Larry Cutter pursued Jacqueline Anthony a public stenographer at the Hotel Ray by watching her from the lobby. He attempted to meet her after she was summoned, directing an imagined conversation to gain attention. The tale records a hopeful yet thwarted attempt at romance.
Jacqueline, a Raynear hotel stenographer, bets her savings on Southern Furnace after a tip from an older investor. The stock climbs then collapses, leaving her future and marriage plans with Larry Cutter in doubt as she confronts the consequences of risky speculation.
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