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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1941
Page
2
Edward C. Wayne reports that Russia rebukes Bulgaria for allowing Nazi troops to enter and notes Turkey closing the Dardanelles as Mediterranean tensions rise amid the broader crisis.
The piece outlines Britain's strategic dilemma as Nazi expansions press on multiple fronts. Eden's mission to Turkey aims to secure Turkish support and block Axis advances, with actions around the Dardanelles and shifting Balkan alignments shaping the war’s next moves.
In Britain King George greets John G. Winant at a railway station on his arrival from Lisbon, with President Conant and Benjamin Cohen present. The meeting included tea with Queen Elizabeth and was framed as a historic gesture amid wartime交流.
In Washington the plan to aid Britain under the lend-lease program includes sending farm products. Secretary Wickard urges using proteins and some surplus goods while cotton tobacco and wheat remain available for Britain from other sources. The piece also recalls White House press conferences about publishing military information and censorship debates.
Washington dispatch reports the CAA determined pilot Charles G. Pierce aimed the aircraft at the Fort Morgan Colorado hangar. Pierce, badly injured, stated he intended to wreck the ship hangar and himself.
On the same day President Roosevelt endorsed wire tapping by the justice department amid sabotage concerns the Capitol building barred packages and required cameras to be checked at entrance stands. Soldiers consume about 40 percent more food than civilians, with shortages and diet deficiencies causing many draftees to be rejected for poor health.
Home gardeners are urged to expand vegetable space and plan for a productive 1941 garden. Use companion cropping with fast growers like radishes and spinach between slower crops such as tomatoes and cabbage. Practice succession planting with beans corn radishes carrots beets and lettuce for a steady late-season supply.
A reflective quote from Samuel Johnson on life and consolation. Truth offers solid, durable comfort, while consolation from error remains fallacious and fleeting.
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