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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
2
Edward C. Wayne weighs U S responses to the closing of German consulates and freezing of Axis assets. The piece examines how these moves strain American Nazi diplomacy and explores Hitler's new challenges for Russia amid evolving wartime policy.
The United States froze Axis assets in response to the Robin Moor sinking by a German submarine in the South Atlantic. Officials estimate possible cross‑axis funds at about 400 million dollars each side, ending most US dealings with Italy and Germany. Treasury licenses would be needed to move funds abroad, with enforcement aimed at supporting embassy upkeep and other purposes. Public mood favored convoys and stronger naval patrols.
The state department ordered all Nazi consulates in the United States closed along with German propaganda offices including the German Library of Information and Transocean News Service. German nationals tied to these offices must depart. embassy staff at DNB were not affected. The move signals a shift toward actions over words in U S Nazi policy.
The article outlines mounting German pressure on Russia and Stalin's appeasement stance amid fears of a Germany Russia clash. It notes 120 German divisions on the Russian frontier and considerations of Baltic and Turkish alignments, plus U S war plans to fund a large bomber fleet and defense material purchases.
The Germans release thousands of French POWs who have three minor children or three minor brothers. Berlin reports an ersatz for steel, artificial resin, that supposedly can form auto bodies. One test on a mountainside showed a shell turning twenty times without damage.
Connie Kaster daughter of Lieut. Col. John F. Kaster head of the Thirty fifth division wired him she would visit and joked to have a band meet her at the station. Her father kept nine bands totaling 275 players to welcome the train.
The House Ways and Means Committee favors spreading the defense tax burden beyond income surtaxes aiming for 3.5 billion in revenue, while reducing the impact on the "little man." Oil tensions with Japan persist as American tankers under U S control decline, and labor unrest shifts after North American Aviation seizure with mediation likely to align living costs and wages amid postwar pressures.
A national nutrition focus discusses hunger in plenty with enriched bread, vitamins, and education led by Dr Wilder and groups like the AMA. Chaplain William Arnold explains army spiritual care, daily services, and how chaplains from 27 denominations support soldiers and families through letters and visits.
In Trondheim district a Nazi speaker confronting a sparse audience is interrupted when two elderly Norwegian farmers outside the hall argue about entering. One notes the time with an old silver watch and declares they must hurry home to hear the news from London.
Advice on varnishing oilcloth with clear varnish to extend life and ease cleaning. Tips to keep homes cool with white or light paint on side walls. Creative use of colored gum drops as cake decorations. A corkscrew substitute using a large screw and string to remove corks.
A compact quotation notes that affection endures strong storms but cannot survive prolonged indifference, attributed to Sir Walter Scott.
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