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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1941
Page
6
Edward C. Wayne reports that assaults on U S ships in the West Atlantic are called piracy by the President. He says the Navy is ordered to shoot Axis raiders in waters determined not to be under wartime rules. The column reflects editorial analysis rather than the newspaper’s own views.
In a worldwide radio address President Roosevelt denounced German attacks on U S and American ships as piracy and pledged to protect neutral vessels in waters not in the war zone. He linked the Greer, Sessna, and Steel Seafarer incidents to Hitler's plan to control seas and land, denouncing obstructionists and outlining lend-lease aid losses.
In Tokyo the press notes a softening of Japanese stance toward U S policy. Paris reports a cigarette ration cut from 180 to 120 monthly. American smokers average 20 to 40 a day. A restriction in Paris limits Jewish professionals to 2 percent. The piece speculates Hitler fears a widening war with Russia and a strengthened U S Britain alliance could thwart a German victory.
Germany issues a broad warning that any ship of any nation in its war zones may be attacked without warning after a clash with a German submarine near Iceland. The State Department relaxes travel rules for belligerent ships. FBI reveals a German spy ring on Long Island using a fake radio station to feed false data. A witness cites a bomb sight theft risk. Roosevelt halts a threatened railroad strike by forming a five member mediation board under the Railway Labor Act.
The British occupation of Spitzbergen is described as a pivotal coup with military and industrial value. It provides a new base near Norway, access to coal, and a route to mobilize workers for Britain, while aiding Free French forces. The move signals Britain’s aim to bolster Arctic flank defenses and potential northern trade routes.
Eleanor Roosevelt discusses the Minute Man sculpture by Daniel Chester French and its dedication in Concord Massachusetts in 1875. She notes the grand ceremony with President Grant Longfellow Lowell and Emerson, then shifts to civilian defense and women’s roles, the film The Forgotten Village, and a Pensacola housing project for African Americans with civic education efforts.
In a quiz exchange the questions cover twin birth frequency Quo Vadis meaning Plimsoll lines location tax bills US House Ways and Means committee non ruminant kangaroo camel gammadion symbol king Louis XVI two women in British Commons Lady Astor and Beatrice Rathbone took seats March 19 1941
Egyptian king Tutankhamun ascended the throne around 1358 B C in Thebes. He ended Atenism and restored orthodox worship, dying young at about 18. His tomb at Thebes drew fame from the supposed curse and was opened by archaeologists in 1923 and 1926.
A compact aphorism quotes Theodore Roosevelt urging to hit the line hard in both life and football, stressing fortitude and discipline without fouling or shirking.
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