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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1941
Page
5
Editor notes that the column presents the analyst opinion on the repeal of the U S neutrality law and arming merchant shipping as administration aims to keep sea lanes open. The piece is released by Western Newspaper Union and carries an editors note clarifying opinion separation.
The piece outlines the push to revise the Neutrality Act to allow arming U S merchant ships following sinkings by Axis forces near the Mon tana and Sessa. It notes White House pressure, congressional expectations, and potential entry into war, with Rome and Berlin reacting to the policy shift and Morgenthau proposing a six percent cap on corporate profits to fund defense, while Baruch cautions on labor costs and wage ceilings. Secretary Wickard urges farmers to boost production for both domestic needs and England, seeking draft deferments and promising food shipments as part of aid.
Report describes German gains in Kiev and Leningrad while Soviet forces retreat to a critical position. Moscow admits leadership failures after Kiev disaster as Axis troops push from the center toward Ukraine and the north. RAF involvement is noted with seven German planes down and one British loss, marking the first aiding force entering the Russian front since the invasion began.
The Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield, visiting from the Bahamas, traveled in a chartered airliner to Miami for a night then to Washington to lunch with the President. They planned a tour including Chicago Alberta New York Baltimore York Harrisburg and Pittsburgh before returning to the Bahamas accompanied by 212 bodyguards.
A severe hurricane struck Houston Texas three days after the equinox causing extensive damage. The weather bureau had previously misread and alerted half a million residents that Jet remained safe just a day earlier.
Striking seamen from the Seafarers Union held meetings to discuss actions on 25 strike-bound ships. Three ships were freed immediately, while unions agreed to government mediation for the remaining vessels. The government had taken possession of three other ships and sent them to sea with Maritime Commission crews.
Nicholas Schenck MGM president faced two days of Senate subcommittee questions on war propaganda in films. He claimed no eight-company trust and noted family ties between rivals, insisting entertainment value was primary. Observers in India also weighed Russo-German war, Nippon strategy, and looming supply shocks in oils and rubber.
Argentina, after a lengthy crackdown on Nazi infiltration, occupies all military airports with regular army detachments. A lieutenant colonel, a captain, and a lieutenant from the air corps were arrested amid an inquiry into a vast air plot. The move followed pressure from a German press attack.
In Washington thousands of Americans are stocking up on liquor to outlast new excise measures. New Smyrna Beach Florida reports teen survivors of the burned freighter Arawak reached shore after a perilous voyage, aided by an 11 year old reading aloud in a lifeboat. Cigarette factories cheer as priority controls spare cigarette paper. wartime shortages shifted to flax straw produced on American farms.
National Affairs column critiques Congress surrender to the Senate on income tax provisions. It notes a clause allowing alimony to be deducted from the payer’s income and treated as the wife’s income, sparking opposition as an “absurd” moral issue. The piece recalls discussions with Senator Pat Harrison and Treasury officials, highlighting how the House sacrificed major tax details to preserve this odd provision.
The piece argues that isolationist senators attack film power but notes independent theaters cannot buck big movie interests. It questions claims of prewar propaganda by producers and cites John T. Flynn’s committee argument on that issue. It suggests profit motives influence which films are shown and mentions That Hamilton Woman as an example.
Laura confronts Alec and Lou over an unintended marriage and Alec's radio venture while Mike Maguire warns banker Mays of a Donahue deal. Lou reveals love for Alec and Laura plans a dinner to meet the couple as Donahue appears looming. TO BE CONTINUED.
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