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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1941
Page
2
Roosevelt's shoot on sight stance sparks arms talk in Congress
Non interventionist foes of Roosevelt mostly hold calm after his address urging naval skippers to shoot first. Captain Halliday's plea for armed ships intensifies debate on arming merchantmen, while Navy Secretary Knox signals convoy like protection for lend-lease ships between America and Iceland waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Iceland
Roosevelt
White House
Halliday
Germany
Capitol Hill
Navy
Frank Knox
National American Legion
Milwaukee
American
Reynolds Nixed A North Carolina Senator Speech
A Newark Advertising club canceled Sen. R. R. Reynolds’s September 24 talk citing potential conflict with the national defense program after President Roosevelt’s recent speech. The club stated the public would oppose Hitler and emphasized the speaker’s isolationist stance. A foreign correspondent was substituted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Reynolds
National Defense
United States
New Jersey
Hitler
Robert Reynolds
Russians Hold and Advance in Leningrad Smolensk Front
Reports from the Russo German front depict a Russian defense around Leningrad and a steady central advance near Smolensk led by Marshal Timoshenko and General Kreuzer. Moscow said Kiev battles continue and recaptured Dnieper positions support the claim of German setbacks amid expulsion of Nazis from Teheran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leningrad
Smolensk
Germany
Russia
Kiev
Odessa
Stalin
Red Army
Dnieper
Isvestia
Warsaw
Moscow
Teheran
Siberia
India
Highlights of the Week in World News
London residents faced a steep income tax bill with a proposed take of up to half their annual earnings. New Orleans braces as a hurricane warning prompts mass movement of 550 warplanes. Vichy leader Petain commutes two death sentences from 1938 fomenting strike charges. Washington cites Chaplin subpoena over The Great Dictator and Hitler lampooning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New Orleans
Vichy
Petain
Washington
Charlie Chaplin
Hitler
Department of Agriculture
Gulf States
Agriculture Department
Cuba
Puerto Rico
U. S
Spies in Consulates Hover Over Vichy and Hungarian Posts
Reports outline alleged Nazi agents on Vichy and Hungarian consular staffs in the United States. Chicago Vichy consul Imbault-Huart and Cleveland Hungarian consul Louis Alexy are cited as hubs, with investigators tied to the Nazi liaison in Chicago. Dies committee sources corroborate the claims, noting staff expansions weeks before expulsions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry-Haye
Berlin
Chicago
Raymond Imbault-Huart
Cleveland
Louis Alexy
Imbault-Huart
Dies Committee
Debt and Defense Weigh on Nation and Coastline
The piece argues debt totals exceed 125 billion dollars with a total national wealth near 375 billion, risking bankruptcy if obligations outrun assets. It urges heavy defense investment with big guns and planes to protect coastlines, cites Honolulu as impregnable due to armament, and stresses trained ordnance over manpower. It also recounts the birth of the county agent system via the Smith Lever bill and notes travel restrictions impact on Mason Warner the Chicago travel scout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
France
Paris
America
England
Hitler
Honolulu
Oahu
Howard Gross
Gross
James J. Hill
Mr. Hill
Smith- Lever
National Soil Fertility League
Muscellaneous Cutout Door Sign Patterns
Patterns 79310 offers practical wooden cutouts including a Leave a Note bungalow with a pad inside, red headed woodpecker doorknocker, horse doorknocker, a cottage flower holder, and matching shade pulls. Includes jig coping or keyhole saw use, bright enamels, outlines and complete directions. 15 cents, order details to be sent.
Prisoner Demonstrates “A Little Bit” Assault Primer
The accused, after defiant cross examination, is asked to show what “a little bit” means by testing the claim with the prosecutor. He slaps the lawyer, bears him to the floor, and hurls him across a table, then notes the blow was about one tenth as hard.
Thai name change from Siam to Thailand in 1939
The passage notes that Thai people are called Thai, meaning The Free People, and that the nation’s name changed from Siam to Thailand on June 24 1939 by a council of ministers notification. It explains the preference for Maung Thai over Sayam or Siam and the formal shift to Thailand and Thai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thailand
Siam
Siamese
Thai
Council of Ministers
Free book offer from Dr. C M Coe in St Louis
An advertisement claims a free valuable medical book for readers suffering from piles or fistula. Dr. C M Coe of 503 Pine Street, St Louis, Missouri, promises a payback or benefit to recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Coe
Pine St
St. Louis, Mo
Small and Great Small men hate, while great men pity
A compact reflection on human nature contrasts petty rivals with magnanimous leaders. It suggests small minds harbor hatred whereas true greatness shows pity and restraint. The line hints at moral superiority linked to character over pettiness.
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Edward C. Wayne
Iran
Marshal Petain
Admiral Darlan
Washington, D. C
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Hyde Park
New York
Europe
State Department
Bob Reynolds
Evalyn McLean
Raleigh, N. C
American Legion
Jim Farley
Farley
Mason Warner
North
South
Central America
Kansas City
People of
Mo. Steel & Wire Co
N. Broadway
St. Louis
Chandler
Chandler Speert
Dean Stanley
Texaco Star Theatre
Fred Allen
Wedee Eeday Nak
Kenny Baker
Portland Hoffa
Goodman
THE
Texaco Workshop
Texaco
Rabbi L. I. Newman
DIXIE
Dixie Bester
Lay
Dixie Mills
E. St. Louis
Thackeray
King Edward
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