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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
10
Edward C. Wayne analyzes wartime policy as air power expansion reshapes the conflict with Britain. He argues labor peace in the United States remains elusive as draft evaders face imprisonment and industrial tension grows amid the global strain.
Reported German Fourth Army poised for major night raids on Britain aiming to devastate Midlands industry and gro gawn Coventry and Southampton. Commentary notes Greece resistance, Italian setbacks in Albania, and Axis diplomacy involving Bulgaria and Turkey to flank the Balkans with a possible Gibraltar strike.
Eight young men from Union Theological Seminary faced a federal judge in New York for refusing to register under the selective service act. They declined the October 16 registration, insisting conscription upholds the war system. Judge Mandelbaum sentenced them to a year and a day in prison. The case sparked broader nationwide arrests.
The House committee on un American activities continued its secret session work exposing German and Italian diplomatic figures. Dies pressed for a million dollars to extend investigations while military and FBI officials argued the hearings hinder ongoing counter espionage. Also noted were Wallace’s Spanish speaking tour and Mexico granting bases to the U S as part of Good Neighbor policy.
Gordon Canfield of New Jersey and Herbert Bonner of North Carolina will replace their late bosses in Congress. Canfield takes the seat of the late Rep. George N. Segar while Bonner fills the vacancy left by Lindsay C. Warren who resigned to become U. S. Comptroller General.
Eight Pasadena Community School of the Theater graduates built the Redwood Playbox in Garberville California. The group financed its theater after a seven day opening run of Mr. and Mrs. Phipps, later extended 12 more days. They earned a $100 profit and cast Mary Alyce Harnish as a soda jerk. Other plays included Molehill and The Locked Door.
Lemuel F. Parton notes South Africa's Gen. J. B. M. Hertzog resigns from the Nationalist party. The move weakens South Africa's opposition to war aid and closer ties with Britain, easing imperial concerns. Hertzog, a Johannesburg lawyer, long opposed Britain but advocated a disciplined white-dominated state and resisted black rights. General Smuts continues influence, with both men shaping postwar policy. Wright foresees urban decline amid decentralization and bombing threats, while James W. Young leads U S efforts against Nazi propaganda in Latin America with a $3 million communications program.
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