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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1940
Page
6
Weekly analysis notes the U.S. Senate passing a Men and Property draft measure as part of the defense program. The column credits Spain with a retarded blitzkrieg and reports Duce's hate campaign against Greece. Editorial note clarifies opinions belong to the analyst.
After 14 days of debate a coalition of administrationists and Republicans overcame anti conscription opposition to pass the Burke Wadsworth bill with an amendment authorizing drafting private plants if needed to ensure defense production. The measure, backed by Roosevelt, would register 1 000 000 men aged 21 to 31 for a year of training.
The story notes German secret weapon rumors and long range guns firing on Dover, with British responses from coastal emplacements on the French coast. Luftwaffe raids expand to London as fires hit West End and working districts, while Berlin reports only suburban damage despite heavy explosions.
Miss Betsy Ross of Lebanon Pennsylvania, 20, flew a light plane with a 65 horsepower engine to an altitude of 18 200 feet setting a new record. American women in news include Lady Haw Haw broadcasting from Berlin and Constance Drexel recognized by friends in Germany as a pro-Hitler writer. Princess Elizabeth marked her thirteenth birthday with plain sponge cake due to sugar rations and icing shortages. Mrs J Borden Harriman and Crown Princess Martha arrived in New York aboard the American Legion, the troop ship passed mined German waters and Washington warned Berlin about ship security.
After weeks of debate Congress authorizes American vessels to bring child war refugees to the United States. Belligerents must guarantee the ships will not be attacked and foster parents must guarantee children will not become public charges. Admissions limited by immigration quota.
A British report attributes Hitler's late arrival in England to Spain. Franco planned an attack on Gibraltar to trap British ships, while promising Spanish support. A Madrid mission offered food and postwar Gibraltar control, prompting Franco to seek a Berlin counteroffer and hedge his bets. Hitler's blitzkrieg reportedly stalled as a result.
Cabinet-Jesse Jones of Texas received Roosevelt's invitation to join the cabinet as Hopkins resigns as secretary of commerce. He may keep his loan administrator post. Myron Taylor, envoy to the Vatican, is back ill and unlikely to return. Alec Templeton, a 30 year old blind English pianist, marries Juliette Viani in Hollywood. FBI probes Sir George Paish amid Wheeler’s accusation of European war involvement. John W. McConnell sent a $1,000,000 check to Lord Beaverbrook for Britain’s war effort.
After Labor Day more than 21.75 million elementary students will cross streets daily. Chicago children Nancy Carroll ten and Dominic Morris seven model traffic safety reminders as nationwide notes recall 2,350 schoolchildren killed and 150,000 injured in past traffic crashes.
The text describes rising tensions as Axis interests push into the region and Greece faces pressure. Mussolini campaigns in Italian and Albanian papers alleging Albanian maltreatment, while Italian forces bolster positions near Greece. Greece accuses Italy of invasions and a sinking incident, with Britain pledging support amid uncertain regional alignments.
Trotsky dies after a stabbing in Mexico City. Frank Jackson and Sylvia Ageloff linked to the event with alleged forged papers and one claim of entry on a Canadian passport. Also notes the death of poet Ernest Thayer and the presidential ticket acceptances of Henry Wallace and Charles McNary.
Report on the proposed 1500 mile Dallas Texas to north Atlantic gas line stirs coal miners in Pennsylvania. Also notes Lewis B Barringer of New Jersey reaching 14000 feet in a glider flight at Sun Valley Idaho.
Washington discusses attempts by Sol Bloom to probe the tin situation amid fears of tin shortages if Japan seizes the Dutch East Indies and Malays. Opponents Cochran of Missouri and Faddis of Pennsylvania resist. notes ties of Standard Tin Plate and National Lead to British monopoly.
General Hugh S Johnson argues Hitler is unlikely to invade England by year’s end and criticizes reliance on wartime forecasts. He urges universal registration of men 18 to 60 to enable rational defense planning and timely mobilization before the next election.
A fragment from a humorous column references a prison scene with unnamed inmates not in a shoe factory, a non named cowboy film, and social quips about railroads charging ten cents per item, witty lines about Curie and Petain, plus jokes and poems from the era.
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