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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1940
Page
2
A collage of street life and personal reminiscences captures city vignettes from Grand Central to Times Square. The piece sketches a chorus of characters and moments from a vibrant urban week, including bars, shops, cabaret signs, and fleeting encounters, all underscored by nostalgia and humor.
Balkan tensions rise as King Carol II abdicates after a fascist coup. Gen Ian Antonescu appointed military dictator, his son Michael ascends as king. U.S. peacetime draft looms with National Guard mobilization planned. Burke-Wadsworth bill moves through Congress amid armed armory scenes.
Trend pieces forecast New York inheriting Amsterdam as the world diamond hub with Ernest Oppenheimer signaling upheaval. Reports warn Britain may evacuate London. government shifts to Toronto or Ottawa as royal quarters are set. Hoarding rises at banks and defense production debates heat politics. Wheat outlooks show steady acreage and carryovers. Miscellany notes include Iowa's healthiest baby, Prohibition trends, airline accidents, Dominican republic censorship, and highway safety gains.
Dr Robert Grieve 28 a Aractican medical missionary and his wife about 23 were killed at an isolated outpost of Anglo Egyptian Sudan near the Ethiopian border by an Italian air raid Thurku Gen Juan Andrew Al maran an independent presidential candidate in the recent Mexican election arrived in Baltimore refusing to comments on unannounced election returns
On her fiftieth birthday and early in her 42 year exile, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands stayed at her London residence and declined to join exiled subjects in public festivities. A theater in Amsterdam faced closure as authorities forbade staging events and displayed allied flags in defiance.
The article reports on alleged appeasement moves within British circles and the Admiralty, questioning whether Britain would risk invasion, and whether the United States would provide aid in 1941. It notes U S and British tensions, delays in destroyer transfers, and Churchill's stance toward long term cooperation with the Roosevelt administration. It also covers Willkie, stenographer hiring surges, and government salary scales for stenographers and typists.
Homemaking note outlines neat linen closet ideas with color coded bands for napkins and luncheon mats. Describes folding and rolling methods, suggests attractive linen holders as gifts, and references shelving accessories and case designs. Mentions availability of related booklets and a request to send for copies.
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