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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
8
Reports of Hess flight to England fill columns and radio lanes. Convoys, strikes, and priorities shape headlines. Editor notes that news reflects the news service views, not the paper. Released by Western Newspaper Union.
The Hess incident sparked a flood of theories as Britain and neutrals debated why Rudolf Hess fled Germany in a plane and parachuted to earth. Observers called the event perhaps the century’s biggest news, with speculation ranging from personal motives to Nazi unity, while German explanations offered propaganda-tinged narratives.
A dispute over defense work priorities heated up as William S. Knudsen, a top official and head of OPM, warned he would quit if priorities were shifted to a new army navy controlled body. The issue threatens contractors and manufacturers who rely on priority access to machine tools and production orders, intensifying the defense production debate.
News outlines wartime labor tensions in the United States defense sector with a $30 million Browning gun order held at Colt in Hartford, possible General Motors strikes, and calls for Communist rounds up in unions. Roosevelt pledges 2,000,000 tons of merchant shipping to Britain by mid June and lifts bans on army size, with a second draft call likely in July and targeting younger workers and skilled trades for defense needs.
German propaganda portrays Vichy as pivotal in Europe’s postwar rearrangement. It says France will concede to collaboration with Berlin, aims to cement a 300 million population under German influence, and pressures the United States and Britain.
The Everglades, once barren, now hosts ten United States Sugar plantations with over 5,000 jobs and more than 1.5 million dollars spent in 1940 on materials from 19 states. Photos depict harvest at Clewiston, Florida, where workers appear industrious though some girls are off duty, enjoying a frolic in the cane.
Washington reports discuss a broad defense effort termed total or all out with a plan to broadcast in German to foreign born residents. The aim is to remind newcomers of American values and unite them to counter German propaganda while government agencies and private stations expand multilingual news and features to reach Europe and South America.
A 16 page circular lists books officers should read spanning philosophy political science military history and more. The army now requires a fourth grade education or its equivalent for draftees who are illiterate or cannot read and write, aiming to ensure trainees can handle modern military machines.
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