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Newspaper
Pleasant Grove Review
Location
Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1940
Page
2
The piece laments the fog of war and Britain faces, weighing Hitler's blitzkrieg against naval power, while arguing fear cannot deter strong resolve. It praises mobile anti aircraft regiments and suggests civilian volunteers, practical training, and simple uniforms to bolster home defense and industrial protection.
A discussion on taxi radio use highlights rider annoyance with in-car broadcasts from radios in taxicabs. Cab drivers defend constant audio, while others fear distraction and danger in traffic. The piece wryly notes war and politics references, including Roosevelt, LaGuardia, and Fiorello.
Wartime analysis notes Hitler’s full strength offensive through central France aimed at Paris, supported by bombers tanks and artillery. French Weygand line along the Somme and Aisne under pressure as Dunkirk evacuees leave Belgium. Paris raids target airports and military sites, causing heavy casualties and property damage. Marshall warns manpower shortage and explores compulsory training and expanded reserves to bolster defense while funding climbs to about five billion dollars. Agriculture prospects for June hold steady despite wartime disruptions and falling prices in some commodities.
President Roosevelt becomes a grandfather as a boy is born to Anne Clark Roosevelt, wife of his youngest son John. Indictment covers Joseph Screnck in New York on 24 counts of income tax fraud. Dwight W. Merrow urges immediate aid to allies. Ambassador Bullitt recounts near-miss escape from a Nazi raid in Paris.
Sen. James F. Byrnes of South Carolina is viewed as the prime favorite for President Roosevelt’s vice presidential candidate if he runs again. The senator, believed to be the Presidents choice, received overtures during a Potomac cruise conference.
The Supreme Court upholds compulsory flag salutes in schools, supporting a Pennsylvania district’s expulsion of two children for religious refusal. In Indiana, four Jehovah’s Witnesses were rescued from angry townsfolk, and in Waxahachie Texas, 90 sect members jailed after distributing pacifist literature.
Hop Martin Dies, chairing the House committee on un American activities, says the inquiry will cover all 21 American republics amid reports of German influence in South America. Investigators are gathering data at the Mexican border with Western hemisphere cooperation sought. Panama voters elect Arnulfo Arias amid fears of government plots and last minute withdrawal by Ricardo Alfaro, with strict identification and inked fingerprints. European war impacts U S politics as Democrats fear a third Roosevelt term. Cordell Hull rumored to gain nomination. internal party jockeying noted.
Massachusetts Democratic chairman William Farley reportedly authorized release of the delegation if the President’s name appears at the convention. Jim’s letter signals he will not pursue a third term, amid shifting public sentiment postwar developments. Descriptions of World War I era combat and warnings about Nazi strength in Europe, South America, and the Monroe Doctrine frame a tense political and strategic landscape.
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