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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1940
Page
2
Roger Shaw argues that a Russian advance into Romania shifts the European war balance. The piece notes potential Allied shifts as the crisis widens, with political implications for the G O P, and hints at future strategic actions.
The author argues the so called World War is a mix of opportunistic actions by Russia and surrounding powers. He notes Russia’s shifting involvement in Poland Finns the Baltic states and Bessarabia and criticizes King Carol’s behavior and alignments with Germany and Italy.
In 1933 commentary recalls Shaw remarks on England France and Germany and Balbo’s visit. It covers Mussolini Balbo Willkie and Roosevelt positioning on foreign policy, with Willkie and Roosevelt trading barbs as the 1840 campaign mood resurges.
The League of Nations dissolved with 89 remaining staff notified in Geneva. Architects Wilson, Cecil, and Smuts framed the 1919 edifice, as global hope lingered for a phoenix-like revival from the 1940 ashes despite brutal Germany.
In Chicago the Advertising Federation of America named Elon G. Barton of La Salle Extension University as president. The piece also notes Mrs. Wendell Willkie and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt as born Wilk and Roosevelt respectively, and mentions Col Thurston Hughes newly designated chief of defense of the American Panama Canal Zone. Dr Wilhelm Stekel, Freud’s former lead psychoanalyst, died in London at 74, noted as an exile and critic of dictatorial regimes.
The column notes chatter that Neville Chamberlain might reemerge as a peace broker, favored by conservatives though distrusted by Churchill supporters. It cites German receptivity, union opinion favoring Chamberlain, and dominion anxieties, with New York speculation predicting peace by mid August or September.
A compilation of geopolitical threats from areas including England Germany Romania Russia Bulgaria Hungary Japan Spain Morocco Malta and Ireland. It notes London Britain Petain Churchill and Nazism as factors and mentions the alleged fifth column in America amid Republican and Democratic campaign tensions.
The piece argues the United States risks haywire under war pressure due to defense neglect and weak credit. Johnson recalls WWI mobilization, warns against current administration’s incompetence, and stresses need for strong naval, military, and economic effort, noting Atlantic and Pacific coasts’ safety without nearby bases.
The article outlines a US driven plan to buy Latin American surpluses and resell them in Europe to deny Hitler trade access. It cites Brazil’s coffee as an example of barter style exchanges and warns of market distortions and potential repeat of Hoover’s wheat board. It notes Allied diplomat skepticism and mentions Jesse Jones driving defense factory funding and China aid sentiments.
Federal Reserve banks and other indices show a reversal in the prior downturn as production expands. Steel output runs at capacity with strong new orders from foreign and domestic buyers, while auto tire shipments rise and rubber firms offset a seasonal carmaker sales dip.
A Wyoming crowd hounded a pacifist distributing antiwar literature and mistook a Nazi salute for a flag salute. A Boston proposal questions strict English norms. Ford advocates engines for England vs America, while Morgenthau’s view is noted.
Lime marks on bath tubs from hard water can be removed by rubbing with hydrogen peroxide. Make excellent stair carpet pads by layering a thick pad of newspaper with hessian felt or cloth. To revive stale bread steam briefly then bake ten minutes, cool on a wire rack, and save leftovers as bread crumbs. Brass polishing benefits from a final rub with a cloth moistened with furniture polish.
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