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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1940
Page
2
Weekly opinion by Joseph W. LaBine surveys Balkan and near East dynamics as Russia eyes gains after Finland. It notes Senate debates on Hatch act amendments, census questions, FBI tactics, and Norris comments, with defense and agriculture funding shifts and labor board expansion planned.
Foreign Minister Vaino Tanner says Finland stood alone but peace arrives as a Scandinavian defensive alliance with Sweden and Norway forms. Field Marshal Mannerheim notes heavy losses for Finland versus Russia. Refugees move from ceded lands while the foreign ministry works to weld the Nordic pact and restore vitality. Russia's victory is seen as a setback for France and Britain.
Gov Leon C Phillips blocked the Grand River PWA dam, claiming Oklahoma was owed 850000 for land and roads to be flooded. He obtained a temporary injunction. Juan Trippe touted daily local flights from San Francisco to Hawaii. Sen Gerald Nye was divorced for cruelty. A explosives engineer warned of a devastating new formula. Death Valley Scotty asked if penalties apply for recovering buried gold certificates.
The piece notes Russo German leverage shifting alliances in Europe and the Balkans while Italy and Germany pursue pacts with Moscow and Romania. It mentions Turkey’s isolation, potential oil and goods from Russia, and a resumption of hostilities on the Outer Mongolian border.
After war began in Europe, US business leaders sought to capture South American trade long dominated by Germany and Britain. Commerce experts urge action on defaulted obligations, political stability, and risk of expropriation to restore confidence and boost US exports and imports with South America.
The U S weather bureau warns spring wheat yields will stay below normal due to low soil moisture, with drought affecting the winter wheat belt from Nebraska to Texas and Colorado to Ohio. Rain or snow in coming weeks could alter prospects. some regions faced heavy midwinter precipitation while Atlantic coast areas see insufficient moisture.
The piece links Axel Wenner Gren of Sweden to Nazi leadership via Goering and suggests his influence in Finnish Russian peace efforts. It notes Gren’s business empire, travel from Nassau to Rome and Berlin with Sumner Welles, and implications for Sweden's iron and industry. It also mentions Greta Garbo’s yacht stay and a Merry-Go-Round column on Missouri politics and transatlantic flight safety.
General Hugh S. Johnson analyzes three volatile issues in Congress: the Hatch bill extensions to limit political activity in state agencies handling federal funds, the Smith committee's plan to reform or replace the National Labor Relations Board, and the Walter Logan bill for swift relief from centralized state control. He notes Democratic sponsorship, Republican opposition, and warns Americans about political coercion and partisan excesses, while praising the Farm Board’s political mobilization and warning against overreach in agricultural policy.
A reader presents a set of general knowledge questions including date palm fruiting, level water in a bucket, longest siege, cribbing exams, earth sciences, US citizenship and voting, a famous Revolutionary War command, Tahiti control, derby hat naming, and mercury evaporation.
A date palm bears fruit for centuries, water evaporates slowly, Tyre siege ended 13 years after 572 BC, cribbing by Chinese students seen in 1562, geography, no states grant voting rights, Battle of Bunker Hill, France reference, Derby track wearing, mercury may evaporate without weight loss.
A reader notes a 17 inch circumference hailstone at Potter Texas and compares to larger claimed sizes. The piece recalls historic storms in Africa and India with vast hail deposits, including a 1936 Transvaal storm that left fields buried in hail and caused injuries and crop damage.
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