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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1940
Page
2
Analyst Farnham F. Dudgeon reports on a Senate vote authorizing use of the National Guard as hostilities expand worldwide. The piece notes Africa and the Far East are affected while England offers India self rule and U S armed forces begin war games.
The nation staged large peacetime maneuvers with 320000 service members across the United States as Congress debates peacetime conscription and National Guard training. Bills seek 21 to 31 year old registration and a one year enlistment plan, while tax and defense orders negotiations loom.
Senate veteran Hiram Johnson faces Democratic and Republican primaries while President Roosevelt criticizes him as no longer liberal. J Br McCarl, ex comptroller general, dies in Washington. Lord Beaverbrook joins England's inner war cabinet as information minister prospect. Neville Chamberlain undergoes operation and may retire. Harriet Eliot of the National Defense Commission warns of staggered military purchases to curb price pressures on consumers.
Information from unoccupied France indicates large German troop movements toward channel ports as travel links between France regions are cut. Britain, under Sir Alan Brooke, shifts to offense with a 4,000,000-strong force and digs up road obstructions to speed counterattacks.
German claims of heavy British shipping destruction raise concern as Britain reports 183 destroyers faced war. 29 sunk and under repair leave under 100 in service. Nazis say merchant loss surpasses WWI totals, exceeding 5 million tons. U S Navy has 238 destroyers, fueling debate on selling 60 surplus ships to Britain.
William Bruckart analyzes the Pan American agreement at Havana. The pact unites the United States and 20 American republics to defend Western Hemisphere shores, expand the Monroe Doctrine, and establish inter American trade and security mechanisms against European powers. It raises questions about sovereignty, protectorate roles, and the risk of internal subversion while signaling a new regional solidarity.
In a village centenarian birthday scene an aged man is interviewed by a newspaper reporter. Asked what he would do differently with time, he pauses and replies I would part my hair in the middle, ending the moment with a dry, self deprecating joke.
Henry Wallace, Democratic vice presidential nominee, shows boomerang throwing to Attorney General Robert Jackson in Washington. A curved throwing stick went out of bounds, struck a photographer on the head, requiring four stitches.
After a Colorado vacation Wendell Willkie traveled to Des Moines Iowa to meet midwestern governors and their representatives. They fed him agricultural concerns for his upcoming acceptance speech which will outline no change to the current farm program. Senator Wheeler sought Willkie views on conscription but failed. Wallace announced he will resign when he accepts the nomination amid campaign tensions.
Washington correspondent William Bruckart reports the Pan American Conference on Colonies enlarges the Monroe Doctrine to establish virtual protectorates over European possessions in the Americas. He says the true value of this government will be known only after time tests it.
Extract describes a sunbonnet girl cutout on plywood or thin lumber with a parasol trellis for climbing flowers. Includes instructions to cut with jig saw or keyhole saw, paint per pattern 29112 directions, 15 cents, plus general cutout guidelines and ordering details.
A reflection on happiness arising from relinquishing personal will. The speaker argues life is determined and true freedom comes from bearing what is laid upon us and doing our given tasks.
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