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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1940
Page
2
Edward C. Wayne reports the political battle nears conclusion as draft registration plans wrap up. Hitler and Mussolini convene a war council while England maintains its determined stand.
Washington debates a six month occupational deferment for farm states to cover harvest, with urban registrants mobilized in other seasons. October 16 registration prep continues for 21 to 35 year olds, with rules for those away or abroad. A five year prison term and $10,000 fine await non registrants.
After six days of vigorous campaigning from Indiana to Pennsylvania, Wendell L. Willkie, the Republican presidential nominee, returns to his New York home for rest. This marks his first East Coast appearance since nomination.
Anxious world watches as Hitler Mussolini meet at Brenner Pass to map future military and diplomatic actions. Berlin hints at continued German pressure on Britain with strategic bombardment and potential winter activity in the Balkans. Possible moves toward Greece Turkey and Suez are discussed.
NAMES Loss Col. IF C Harrington 53 WPA administrator dies in New London Conn. In 1935 colonel Harrington was loaned to the WPA by the army during criticism. Crash Brig Gen Francis W Honeycutt killed when airplane he rode crashed in a southeast Georgia swamp.
Julian Besterio aged 70, the last president of the Spanish republic toppled by Franco, died in a Seville prison. Marguerite Clark, a former early motion picture star alongside Mary Pickford, died in New York at 54.
Warren Lee Piers on, manager of the U S Export Import Bank, is pictured on arrival in Buenos Aires during a tour of South American capitals. In an official role he is said to be consolidating Pan American relations for a potential economic trade war among Western Hemisphere powers and the Axis nations.
Under 200 reporters in the Hall of Ambassadors, Hitler and Mussolini sign a 10 year pact with Japan to divide spheres of influence Europe for Germany and Italy Asia for Japan. The agreement hints at secret terms and possible U.S. implications, with Russia’s reaction mixed as embargoes and future credits loom amid WW II era tensions.
Five hundred six Chicago schoolchildren marched in a grim safety pageant with muffled drums, each figure a ghost. A truck carried two caskets and a hearse led the procession, produced by the Greater Chicago Safety council to remind that 506 pedestrians were killed by automobiles last year.
Ohio Republican George Bender earned Willkie club kits after sending a check for 100 kits. Durbin praised McNary after the Democratic convention. Dutch East Indies defenses show four months holdout against Japan. Army shifts land acquisition to a public goldfish bowl to curb speculators. Whisky exports from Britain exceed U S aircraft exports as Britain receives whisky and the United States sells planes.
Washington column by Hugh Johnson analyzes war profiteering, the Brookings and Henderson reports, and argues for a fixed ceiling on prices to prevent inflation. He notes wage and income disparities, morale damage, and the danger of premature armament driven by propaganda.
A collage of critics reactions on Saroyan Time of Your Life revival and diverse showbiz notes. New Yorkers discuss Broadway bores and praises while Eddie Cantor and Dinah Shore dominate airwaves.
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