This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
2
Edward C Wayne presents a weekly column offering opinion on current events. The piece notes the columnist's role and that views reflect the analyst rather than the newspaper. The notice is released by the Western Newspaper Union.
After Roosevelt’s radio address, international reaction dominated news. editors largely praised the pledge to aid embattled democracies and expand naval and convoy support. German and British press offered mixed interpretations while Americans debated action versus words. Knudsen reported mass production gains and a push toward 50,000 planes and 10,000 tanks, bolstering war readiness.
British dispatches report sinking of two French flag vessels in the Mediterranean including a 5,000 ton tanker bound for Tripoli and an 18,000 ton Axis liner with 3,000 German troops. Observers see possible German move to Dakar or a North African push while Vichy drifts toward greater German alignment.
British and German leaders traded claims after the Crete fight where air superiority determined outcomes. Britain boasted sea losses for Germans while landing reinforcements on land, while Germany touted overcoming land access issues to seize Crete. Both sides eyed wider strategic implications for Britain and the Mediterranean.
A tangled exaggeration filled excerpt shows Hitler fretting over twenty Messerschmitts downed in a raid. The satire shifts to journalism ethics with Gene Fowler and a parade of New York city scenes and media figures, closing on public life and celebrity claims amid heat and distraction.
National Defense chiefs note June as a decisive moment for railroads to prove their capacity to handle a surge in freight from the defense program. Twenty five thousand cars mobilized for Texas crops and new rules aim to keep cars rolling, with field bottlenecks to be avoided and government takeover avoided.
Ex-Senator Sherman Minton of Indiana is named to the U S court of appeals, marking the third judicial reward for a member of the famous senate lobby investigating committee whose exposes of utility lobbying led to the holding company law. Hugo Black is a Supreme Court justice and Lewis Schwellenbach is a federal district judge in Washington.
A reader argues that taxes on business raise consumer costs and warns Congress to economize and tax honestly. A second essay praises Orange California’s pioneer spirit seen in harvest parades, twirling bands, and modern industry, underscoring enduring American character amid looming debt and global threats.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.