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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
6
Weekly News Analysis reports heavy air attacks on Crete prompting fierce local defense as Allied stance shifts toward France amid growing ties between Vichy France and Germany. The piece notes U.S. attitude evolving in response to Axis pressure and mounting strategic concerns in the Mediterranean theater.
British and Greek troops confront a bold air assault on Crete as Nazi parachutists land and battles unfold. Reports place German forces from 1,500 up to 11,500 with air superiority claimed by Germany while Greece and Britain assess losses and strategic outcomes. The news also notes shifts in American policy on convoys and rising tensions with Vichy France as Hull presses for frank Franco American talks.
The News-Chronicle urges the United States to join the war actively for quick victory. In Philadelphia the Academy of Music refuses to rent its hall for Col. Lindbergh to speak.
Admiral Towers reports the navy added 1,304 planes in ten months, totaling 3,476 with only about 600 combat types. The drive includes a pilot shortage and a 1942 target for relief, while Pennsylvania tests a new selective service plan to reduce draft uncertainty. Roosevelt creates the OCD and Civil Defense as blackouts test readiness amid strikes and labor tension.
United States aims to boost bomber production citing Britain needs more planes and intelligence warns Nazi Luftwaffe grows. German capacity reaches about 35 000 planes with 600 monthly bomber goal for 1941. new Omaha Tulsa Kansas City Fort Worth plants expected to add 300 monthly bombers.
Robt Sherwood's play There Shall Be No Night is celebrated as a strong prize winner and a boost for theater, with praise for its timely impact and the Pulitzer recognition. Ned Russell of United Press reports from Dublin on Ireland's neutrality stance as the Irish Free State sharpens its plans and naval moves. Neighboring notes include James Gleason’s screen edit plans and quirky local anecdotes about Williams and Mayflower ancestry.
A collage of witty lines and satirical notes from Punch and various correspondents covers books public figures and events. References include Wilfred J Funk on dogs vocabulary political quips about Germany British planes Nazi comparison Goering Knighthood and Manners of Hollywood figures plus Anne Lindbergh and Hess London blitz remarks from Punch style satire and a copperhead button.
The excerpt shows Jimmy Dorsey recounting a joke about Hitler and Mussolini quarrelling over spoils. Hitler concedes nothing and Mussolini finally prods him, prompting Hitler to quip that Mussolini would be in London without Hitler’s help.
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