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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union analysis reports new German troop movements threaten Sweden's neutrality and notes widening battlefronts in Norway as World War II pressures surge across Scandinavia.
Reports place 2,000,000 under arms as Britain masses forces in Norway while fighting rages near Steinkjer and Dombas. U S air attache Robert Losey is killed in a German raid. British raids target German bases as home fronts brace for tighter rations and taxes. Senate probes open into slush funds in five states amid governor bids and patronage issues. Public hearings planned within two weeks.
Swedish officials report German troops and arms embarked from Nazi ports across the Baltic toward Norway. Icebreakers accompany the ships, and Sweden's ports remain winter blocked rather than Norway's. The nation vows to fight for neutrality as the threat nears its shores.
The U S Asiatic Fleet heads north from Manila amid reports of Britain widening a blockade of Germany. Rear Admiral Taussig tells the Senate naval affairs committee that war with Japan is likely and China’s integrity must be preserved by any means. Hamilton Fish calls for inquiry into inflammatory navy rhetoric as Tokyo rumors of Tokyo neutrality surface. Germany and Britain seek Japan’s benevolent neutrality as blockade efforts span Pacific routes via Vladivostok and the trans Siberian railway.
James H. R. Cromwell plans to resign within a month as U S minister to Canada to seek the Democratic senatorial nomination in New Jersey. Secretary Hull indicated Cromwell would relinquish the post before primary time. Walter Kohler, River Bend Wisconsin manufacturer, died at his home. Commissioner Harrington told 2 162 000 WPA workers they may vote as they please with a private message on envelopes. A New Orleans federal appellate court dissolved an injunction against Georgia Governor Rivers after he reinstated W L Miller as highway chairman.
A Natchez Mississippi dance hall fire killed 247 Black men and women and injured many as flames from Spanish moss ignited. Survivors note a single exit with side windows boarded, while the Walter Barnes Chicago band played on. Eight musicians perished. Investigators could not determine the initial flame cause.
In late summer 1938 at Warm Springs Georgia Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King held talks. They discussed Western hemisphere war problems while not disclosing conference details. The President also outlined a budget method to cut deficits by reducing capitalization of large U.S. spending agencies.
Washington reports a White House visit by farm leaders urging support for the Jones bill to cut government farm loan rates. Roosevelt affirmed neutrality amid European war talk and warned against letting propaganda drive U S into conflict, stressing reason above emotion. He noted arms embargo and reciprocity debates had faded.
The column argues against sending only youths to war and favors broader ages and physical fitness for service. It warns Alaska and the Aleutians face strategic risk with planned air bases. calls for funding to build the Anchorage base and start air operations, criticizing appropriations cuts and urging defense readiness.
In two opinions the United States Supreme Court upheld free speech by ruling Alabama and California laws regulating peaceful pickets in strikes unconstitutional. AFL and CIO challenged state laws from 1923 and 1938 respectively. Justice Murphy wrote the opinions with Justice McReynolds dissenting.
White hog prices climbed toward a 1940 peak amid higher wheat corn and oats futures. War fears and forecasts of tight European grain crops buoyed American grain producers, with Canada and Australia holding the largest wheat surplus.
A collection of odd notes reports Genoa's Cathedral of St. Lorenzo has barred women since 1492 due to Salome linked death. It lists U.S. lynching history by state, notes lifesaving services by nation, and mentions a Collier's claim on rapid bruising treatment with histamine injections.
A country ramble tale features a dumb blonde named Mary praising George. George replies gratefully, and they meet farmer Jollop who explains ditto by pointing to pigs. The exchange ends with a light moral about imitation and misunderstanding.
A sun dew species traps insects with a viscid secretion on its tentacles and reacts to mere presence of food. When a small piece of raw beef is suspended within reach, the plant extends its nearest tentacle and grasps the meat within an hour according to Collier's.
A reader suggests dietary changes for constipation focusing on bulk from high fiber foods like Kellogg's All Bran. The advice emphasizes breakfast choices, whole grains, water intake, and consulting a physician if the condition persists.
Quote attributed to Carlyle on two methods to pay debt by boosting industry through income growth and by increasing thrift in spending. The saying links financial health to productive effort and prudent expenditure.
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