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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1940
Page
2
Petain says France suffers from a shortage of friends and guns weakening the war effort. The piece notes U.S. coalition cabinet selections and frames the issue within the editor’s opinion column.
France argues it has too few resources to resist invasion as Marshal Petain defends seeking peace and explains France’s lack of allies and manpower. Britain welcomes the U S cabinet picks as a show of continued aid while Republicans claim the move signals a bipartisan war stance. Roosevelt insists the appointments reflect national solidarity and defense.
U S defense chiefs push for a separate Atlantic fleet as Britain bears the sea blockade and threats loom. President Roosevelt signals universal service training for ages 21 to 31 with military and skilled work, amid debate over conscription and war mobilization.
Henry Ford claimed he could produce a thousand warplanes daily given orders and six months of prep. Since then the government has examined the motor industry and Ford's plant to assess whether mass production of aircraft could become necessary.
Franklin D Roosevelt forms a coalition cabinet with Republicans Frank Knox and Henry L. Stimson. Knox, former Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, becomes secretary of the Navy, while Stimson, ex secretary of state, is named secretary of War, signaling a bipartisan wartime unity strategy.
Yale University President Charles Seymour urged graduates to resist a complacent attitude as totalitarian threats to democracy loom. Col Lindbergh pressed the U S to stop open gun gestures while Senator Pittman urged Lindbergh to curb unfounded war fears. Ireland's Prime Minister De Valera called on citizens to volunteer for defense at a national rally to deter invasion.
Analysts warn of a looming trade conflict as German steel firms in Europe offer cut price shipments to the Americas with guaranteed delivery by October. Germany leverages control of French steel output and Belgium Luxembourg production to challenge US quotas while Britain’s sea blockade remains a barrier. In Texas oil, reserves run high and prices fall prompting a possible 30 day well shutdown to lift prices.
Latin American nations default on about one billion dollars in bonds held by U S investors. The article notes that debt burdens hinder trade and competition, and that the federal government seeks to untangle the debt problem with a large government loan program, with President Roosevelt to outline details soon.
Democratic National Committee chairman James A. Farley confirms William D. Bankhead of Alabama will serve as temporary chairman and keynote speaker at the National Convention in Chicago starting July 15, with Sen. Alben W. Barkley named permanent chairman. In Butler Pennsylvania the Phillips Mann Standard Car plant received a British order for 200000 six inch shells by year end, a wartime echo. Also a mid air collision near Mitchell Field Long Island killed eleven airmen and crew members during formation maneuvers.
Western Newspaper Union details Paramounts Victory cast and production travels from Java to Hong Kong, plus James Bond style logistics for The Howards of Virginia child Dickie Lyon, and other industry tidbits from Hollywoods wartime scene.
Dr James W Barton discusses how a physician can shape a child’s emotional response to illness. Dr Stewart R Smith notes a general practitioner can foster healthy acceptance or cause long term invalidism if misused. Parents should understand home surroundings and avoid arguing or shaming, using patient questioning to reveal a child's underlying problem.
The article discusses immunization as protection from childhood diseases. It outlines vaccines for smallpox best given at 3 to 6 months, then whooping cough and diphtheria at 9 months, with placental globulin offering protection against measles. Diphtheria fear diminishes as vaccines become common.
The piece explains that top head pain felt like an iron lung signals neurasthenia or fatigue both physical and mental. It notes goiter symptoms include nervousness rapid heartbeat sleeplessness and indigestion.
The lesson outlines Gods outreach in Jonah 3 1 10 4 10 11 focusing on a Second Chance God s mercy to Nineveh and to Jonah. It contrasts Gods patient invitation with human selfishness and urges readers to witness and seek revival while recalling historic mission highlights and moral reflection.
A prayer asking God to grant grace to follow the right throughout life and be faithful to the highest moral standard. It emphasizes seeking divine guidance in choosing right over wrong and remaining loyal to it.
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