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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1940
Page
2
A collage of wartime media jabs and gossip notes from a London Express correspondent. The piece mocks Axis rhetoric, laments isolated pilots, and relays various sharp commentaries on Lindbergh, Roosevelt, and cultural figures. It closes with satirical vignettes from New York and other locales.
Edward C Wayne reports on a new axis pact between Japan and the Axis powers while Britain supports the Free French in an attack on Dakar West Africa. The piece notes the loss of 77 English refugee children and references wartime evacuations and the broader Atlantic and colonial theater.
A summary of wartime developments across Europe and Asia notes a Germany Italy Japan pact forming a united front with plans for mutual aid if war expands. It covers De Gaulle in Senegal, attacks on London, and the ongoing blitz, plus U S policy shifts, and naval losses. The piece also touches draft regulations, Willkie campaign swings, census figures, radio frequency changes, and tech and science notes.
General Hugh S Johnson criticizes the civilian pilot training program that would place 50 000 pilots with private instructors. He argues the scheme lacks proper supervision and could undermine military primary training. He notes congressional scrutiny, inspector issues, and calls for investigation while contrasting private specialists’ pay with veteran inspectors. He cites Defense Department politics and Anglophile pressure influencing U S defense posture.
British sources report that Stefan Starzynski, Warsaw mayor, was arrested after directing the city’s defense during one bombing raid and later died. In New York’s Yorkville district, congressional hopefuls faced a Nazi-tinged contest, while Joseph Stein Williams and Jae Moe Nazi drew attention for their extremist roles and health concerns respectively.
A homemaking note describes building a corner whatnot from spool shelves and end tables, inspired by SEWING BOOKS. The design details include six holes on the second shelf from bottom, three holes on other shelves, and options to vary with larger spools and curtain rods. Glue between spools keeps the unit rigid plus state or paint finish.
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