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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1941
Page
5
Edward C Wayne analyzes steel under defense priority and government move to curb inflation through installment buying controls. He also notes rising tensions in the Far East, with editorial perspective framed as commentary from the Western Newspaper Union.
The priorities director E R Stettinius Jr announced full defense priority for all steel and related alloys, effective September 1, forcing steel firms to accept defense orders over non defense work. The move extends to army navy, British orders, and lend-lease, with forms detailing end use.
President Roosevelt issued an executive order giving the Federal Reserve control over consumer credits to curb inflation in the defense boom. The move aims to regulate down payments and repayment terms rather than ban installment buying, with initial rules to follow consultations with trade and financial representatives.
The senate passed an 18 month extension of military service amid party clashes. Administration and Taft bill proposals framed the fight while war news from the east focused on German and Russian moves. Berlin reports show bombings affecting morale as Britain resumes relentless air raids.
Washington reports a strong Nazi expeditionary force has entered Spanish Morocco and crossed into the straits, poised for an assault on Dakar and French Morocco. France, allied with Germany per Brigham dispatches, could bolster attack on Russia, while Weygand commands the territory.
Mounting living costs trigger strikes as 22 000 shipyard workers in Kearny New Jersey demand government takeover and pay raises. A Caldwell New Jersey propeller plant halts production while Philadelphia Navy Yard carpenters threaten defense work. A wartime shipping toll follows with 1 813 vessels sunk and 14 859 lives lost since Britain declared war. Two American ships are lost City of Bayville and Robin Moor.
A British high commissioner to Canada outlines Canada’s conscription for defense and war service, noting 21 to 24 year olds face mandatory service, Canadian forces strength, and 40 percent of national income devoted to war effort. He stresses Canada’s intense commitment and compares it to U S debates on military service.
Earl C. Ewert writes on the army’s role beyond battle in a 72 page Little, Brown book. He argues the army is a key economic factor shaping U.S. society and stresses civilian awareness of military power. Everett Shinn James Hulme provide color illustrations. Hanson Baldwin wrote the foreword.
A reflective trip from Chicago to Door County notes sweeping shifts in work and living. Horses vanish, farms rely on tractors and combines, rail passenger service fades, and gas engines power homes, farms, and markets, signaling a rapid rise in living standards under free competition. The piece contrasts early autos with 1890s models and asserts the necessity of preserving the American system. It highlights hidden taxes and rising debt, then ends noting graduates entering jobs as prosperity returns.
Brief notes mention a gas curfew freeing parking time and nervous indigestion from fatter pay envelopes. Senator Davis proposes a bipartisan commission to study postwar problems. Representative Voorhis seeks a $500 000 appropriation for the effort in the House.
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