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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1940
Page
2
Joseph W. LaBine argues in a column that German efforts for peace are overshadowed by rising conflict in the Near East and shifting U.S. political interests. The editor notes reflect the analyst’s viewpoint rather than the newspaper’s.
Washington notes show Democratic National Committee picking Chicago as the convention site stirring debate among Republicans about timing. Roosevelt and Garner may enter the April 9 preference primary in Illinois New York Dewey Taft and others contest. FBI ramps up against Spanish civil war recruiters.
In Europe the western front stays quiet while Finland routs Russia. Rumors of a peace settlement via The Hague level claims with terms including no reparations and restored states. Berlin denies but moves envoys home as Balkan powers back Romania against Hungary while Italy leans in.
At Chicago Barcus Kindred reports 1939 bond issuance down 24 percent from 1929 by 364 million. Britain to ration meat starting March 11. butter sugar ham and bacon already controlled. War risk insurance rates fall as Europe avoids Pan American waters. 320000 farmers insure wheat all risks in 1940, up from last year. U S census notes short skirts cut cotton farmer output by one million bales.
Reports describe concentrated Turkish Russian frontier troop buildups and similar poses by Iran and Afghanistan. Observers question if Russia aims to strike British interests or if the Allies plan to pull Soviet troops from Finland to blunt Nazi oil sources. France reports relative quiet on the Western front while Finnish lines near Lake Ladoga endure heavy losses as Britain and France pledge swift aid. Italian volunteers to aid Finland faced visa limits but hundreds were approved.
Pennsylvania ex governor George U. Earle named U S minister to Bulgaria while Florida’s David Gray becomes minister to Eire. Ireland faces turmoil as de Valera’s government fights the IRA with executions. Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy cited as fifth Roosevelt appointee. Earl Browder of the Communist party defeated in a New York by election. Tax liens filed against Howard C Hopson of Associated Gas and Electric and relatives for 2 644 954 dollars.
In Paris the duchess of Wind sor is credited with inventing a knitted trench mitten with a zipper to free a soldier's trigger finger. In Klondike Mrs Norman Black campaigns for votes in a special election. In Baltimore Mrs Robert A Taft plans to campaign for her husband. In New York Merry Fahrney is reported to have divorced her fourth husband.
Early this month a Gallup poll found 58 percent of Americans favor a non military loan to Finland while 61 percent oppose loans for war supplies. Senate considers doubling Export-Import capital for a 20 million non military loan. Michigan's Prentiss Brown proposes using Finland's war debt for munition purchases. Senate urged faster registration of Finland bonds. Hull cites Russia pledge violations. Britain and the United States seek quiet cooperation as tensions rise with Hitler's gains.
As Japan fights in China's provinces Ningsia and Kwangsi, Tokyo confronts western pressure over bombing of the Kunming Hanoi railway. A proposed exit from the Nine-Power Treaty and warnings to U S citizens in China reflect Tokyo's bargaining moves with the United States and France.
Secretary Henry Wallace announced a stamp plan to help cotton surplus disposal. Relief clients will receive cotton stamps equal to their $1 purchases of cotton goods. Frost damage to truck crops was reported across southern states after January cold snap. The Ways and Means Committee approved renewing authority to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements amid differing farm group reactions from the American Farm Bureau and National Grange.
The piece argues against broad federal funding for small town hospitals and warns maintenance costs, urging Congress to consider implications before expanding spending. It contrasts Allied aid and diplomacy with self reliance, and notes the dangers of relying on promises from international powers. It also discusses women workers and marriage prejudice, urging fair treatment of working women.
A DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN column notes that both parties plan no tax hikes or debt limit changes before the election, citing private consensus to do nothing. It also mentions Mickey Rooney's Baltimore visit, NYA outreach to Stokowski, and GOP strategists eyeing Alaska as a political barometer.
Comic dialogue style snippets feature neighbors and customers with witty exchanges. The scenes include a Chinese tailor Ah Men and an enterprising man selling a brick as a house sample, plus office and domestic banter about calls, clients, nagging, and a policeman in a late night meal joke.
Advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a dual aid for constipation and stomach discomfort. It claims Pepsin digests undigested protein in the stomach while the laxative stimulates bowels, noting tests prove Pepsin's effectiveness. It emphasizes ease of taste for children and urges purchase at druggists.
A Swift quotation about manners in social settings notes that few are truly qualified to shine in company while most men can be agreeable through effort and tact.
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