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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1940
Page
2
Washington column notes London and Berlin war bulletins conflict, doubts Hitler will defeat Britain this year, and surveys reasons for German strategy. Calls for universal manpower registration 18 to 60, to prepare quotas, exemptions, and deferments, overlapping the election.
The senate approved the Burkee Wedeworth draft measure by a 58 to 31 vote after adopting an amendment allowing the government to draft private industrial plants if needed for defense production. The bill envisions 12,000,000 men aged 21 to 31 for a year of compulsory military training, backed by President Roosevelt as part of a broad rearmament plan. Public discussions highlighted drafting of both manpower and property, with wartime mobilization steps accelerating as orders and defense commissions expand.
In a weekly analysis, the Senate advances a defense program draft bill titled Men and Property. The column notes political maneuvering and potential implications for national security policy amid ongoing debates, linking the measure to broader defense priorities and public reception.
Miss Betsy Ross of Lebanon PA, a two year old flier, launches a 65 horsepower bat plane to reach 18 200 feet altitude. Princess Elizabeth marks her thirteenth birthday with plain engagement tale. Mrs J Borden Nortiman and Crown Princess Marina arrive in New York aboard the American Legion as Germany mines waters. Washington warns Berlin of responsibility for ship security.
After weeks of debate Congress passed a measure authorizing use of American ships to bring child war refugees to the United States. The law requires that before any voyage the belligerents guarantee nonattack and American foster parents guarantee the child’s future public charge status. The number of children admitted is set by the immigration quota.
Detour reports Hitler late plans to seize Gibraltar via Franco with Britain blocked in the Mediterranean. France pressed Spain to cede control after the war as a British mission arrived in Madrid offering food. Franco sought a Berlin counteroffer, choosing to play both ends while Hitler’s blitzkrieg stalled.
German 12 and 14 inch coastal guns threatened Britain as Dover cliffs faced shellfire while Germans shelled French coasts. British range guns answered. Luftwaffe raids intensified on London and industrial targets, causing fires in West End and poorer districts. Goering’s force hit Berlin nights. Berlin reports suburban hits, central city spared.
Cabinet member Jesse Jones of Texas received Roosevelt's support to join the cabinet while Hopkins resigns as secretary of commerce. Myron C. Taylor, envoy to the Vatican, is reportedly ill but not retiring. Alec Templeteau, a blind English pianist, marries Juliente Viani in Hollywood after a public dispute. Sir George Paith, British economist, faces U S scrutiny over European war links. John W. McConnell of Montreal sent a $1.909 million cheque to Lord Beaverbrook, Britain's aircraft minister, for empire funds.
After Lebor Day, over 21,750,00 elementary students nationwide will cross streets daily to reach classrooms. Ten-year-old Nancy Carrott and seven-year-old Dominic Morris of Chicago model safer driving behavior. Last year traffic crashes killed 2,350 children aged 5 to 14 and injured 15,000, underscoring the need for motorists to heed signs.
The article notes growing tensions in the Aegean region as Per sian oil routes through Turkish ports heighten Greek fears. Mussolini’s press campaigns accuse Greece of maltreating Albanians and Italy dispatches more troops to Albania. Greece seeks Turkish and Russian backing to avert war while Britain pledges support but faces heavy duties.
Trotsky dies after being stabbed in his Mex ico retreat by Frank Jackson, a Fourth International member. The attack, described as an inside job, occurs in Trotsky's library with a pickax. Sylvia Ageloff, a Brooklyn civil service worker, is linked to the assailant's introduction.
The obituary notes Ernest L. Thayer of Mudville fame died in Santa Barbara at an advanced age. DeWolf Hopper’s recitations surpassed Thayer’s poem Casey at the Bat in public prominence. A Maryland reader mourns Thayer’s passing, while Dan Casey claims the line I never could hit. In politics, all nominees for president and vice president have accepted, with McNary and Wallace delivering hometown remarks in Oregon and Iowa.
The Federal Power Commission reviews a colossal Dallas to north Atlantic pipeline spanning 1 500 miles using coal miners in Pennsylvania. Never before has such a distance been piped. In Sun Valley Idaho Lewis B Barringer 28 of New Jersey set a glide height record at 14000 feet on a glider flight.
Washington reports show lawmakers opposing probes into State Department ties with British tin monopolies while Sol Bloom pushes a resolution to investigate the tin supply. The piece also covers war recruitment drive costs and methods, allied labor leadership harmony, and political speculation on Agriculture Secretary post plans.
A modern yarn shows a laundry bag in red and white ticking with brass hooks and ivory rings. It features a curved zipper opening, bottom board for shape, and one handed access. The ad promotes gift ideas for Christmas, with plans to clip a detailed sketch and mentions related sewing notions and various book references.
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