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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1941
Page
2
Weekly news analysis notes Edward C. Wayne discusses a government inquiry into rearmament as labor disputes halt plant production vital to defense. Balkans remain a war focus as editorials separate opinion from newsroom reporting.
Editorial notes a nationwide labor war with waves of strikes affecting the defense program. Key actions include the 324 to 1 House vote for a rearmament probe, and major disruptions at Allis-Chalmers Ford River Rouge and the soft coal sector, with violence and government mediation efforts intensifying.
Reports from Belgrade and Berlin describe Jugoslavia's tense stance as Nazi reconnaissance flights over southern Serbia trigger air raid alarms. The issue hinges on Serb Croat unity with Macek's role in the government amid Axis pressure. The United States defies Axis ships seizures while deportation actions target Jan Valtin as a Communist author.
British Imperial forces pin 100000 Fascists in East Africa as Asmara falls with 40000 survivors trapped. in Ethiopia the drive toward Addis Ababa begins amid assembling Italian troops. France endures refugee camps for about 30000 foreigners and 60000 labor and foreign soldiers amid relief aid efforts.
Washington reports recount Albert W. Fox meeting Adolf Hitler in 1939. Fox, a Washington lawyer and Civil War analyst, says Hitler outmatched him in knowledge of Civil War battles and warned that war would hinge on German military supremacy.
The piece argues the wartime policy of paying farmers not to produce food is economically foolish. It warns Britain faces food supply risks from Argentina imports and long sea routes, while the United States risks higher living costs and labor unrest unless it frees farmers to boost output. It calls for removing government price controls to encourage production and defend against future shortages.
Government moves to spur American farming to raise more animals and boost eggs and milk output for national defense. It hints at guaranteed profits or protections for farmers while framing food production as essential to war effort and future postwar stability.
The 1941 Forest Fire Prevention drive begins early with Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard naming James Mahmary Flagg as the poster artist. About 300000 posters will be distributed by the Forest Service bearing the slogan Forest Defense Is National Defense to spur patriotism and reduce annual fires.
A cotton and steel shortage in Britain threatens morale as corsets may be rationed. A woman doctor proposes a roller towel as ersatz, while a male doctor objects. The debate centers on maintaining national resolve beyond battlefield lines.
The administration plans to reorganize the defense effort before public release. The Office of Production Management, once celebrated as the central agency for the program, is to become one of about six departments in a new setup.
Practical kitchen and home care tips covering salad ideas with stewed prunes and cheeses, brass tarnish removal with lemon and ashes, floor touch up with shellac, draining vegetables for stock, dumpling spoons dipped in hot liquid, using celery tops and leaves for flavor, restoring gilt frames, painting outdoor furniture, greasing milk containers, and efficient ice bag use in a sickroom.
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