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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
2
Commentary by Edward C. Wayne argues Soviet strategy adapts to German advances using scorched earth and guerrilla warfare. The piece also notes a defense spending bill that introduces numerous new taxes to fund military efforts.
The article outlines how early war communiques described the Russo German campaign as an ordeal with conflicting reports from both sides. It details German moves toward Moscow and Leningrad, possible pincer actions into Ukraine, and claims of Soviet retreats and Russian defenses amid a shifting map from Bialystok to Smolensk and Minsk.
The congress plans to raise about 3.5 billion dollars next year with a mix of excise and income taxes. Excise boosts include a 10 percent levy on electric fans and appliances plus various goods, and a token or small penny rate on soft drinks. Income taxes and excess profits lead the totals, with estate and gift taxes adding a smaller share.
British press reacts with shock as General Sir Archibald Wavell is replaced by General Sir Claude Auchinleck in a move seen as a demotion. Wavell’s record includes Cyrenaica triumphs and the capture of over 100,000 Italian prisoners, but failures in Greece and Crete sour the mood. Rumors circulate that the transfer could signal a new task in defending India if Russia falters.
All men who reached age of majority and registered were granted a 30 day deferment. The delay aimed to keep older draftees out of service until Congress could amend the Selective Service Act to exempt them.
Observers question the Office of Production Management forecast of early 1942 jumbo bomber output. Critics cite aluminum shortages and scrap losses, cross-city assembly challenges, and doubts about large scale auto plant division of labor. North American Aviation resumes 10 planes daily with a wartime wage scale from 60 cents to 150 dollars per hour for skilled workers.
Secretary of the Navy Knox urged a tougher stance against Germany in a Boston address drawing opposition from non interventionists led by Senator Wheeler. He denied rumors of American naval combat or losses on Atlantic patrols even as the question of possible lease aid and possible conflict loomed.
A fragmented 1939 era note recounts Billy Rose offering the Commy Daily Worker editors a job in his Diamond Horseshoe revue. It mentions Ukrainian sabotage talk and a Nazi date claim, plus a clash over a Kansas court letter involving ex-congressman O Connor and Judge Hopkins.
A compilation of WW2 era vignettes from Germany and occupied Europe recounts clever resistance and irony. It includes Goering quizzed about Nazis among workers, Paris cafe protocol under German rule, Dutch carnations defiance, and a radio listening anecdote with a witty reply to Hitler.
Reports detail a bold Nazi plot to ally Britain against Russia with Hess as the courier. Britain arrests Hess and informs Washington as Germany pushes plans to conquer Soviet territory. Kremlin leaders seek peace with Japan while Britain, Roosevelt resist.
A veteran recounts his trip to Europe in 1918, noting how admiration for Britain grew while disdain toward France emerged after conversations with officials, soldiers, and citizens. The piece shifts to a Chicago lawyer Daniel Schuyler praising a revivalist moral reform and to editor W O Hart urging a return to faith to sustain civilization, then touches on German propoganda and a study of state debt and income in five states.
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