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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1941
Page
2
A note states that opinions in the column reflect the news analyst's view and not the newspaper's position. The release is attributed to Western Newsper.
The nation weighs Roosevelt's plan to lend aid to Britain as isolationists oppose escalation. Congress debates unprecedented powers to lease munitions, Spain with Britain, while Axis threats loom and a March 1 deadline nears amid warnings of a growing global war.
The National Automobile Manufacturers Association will not hold its national show in New York this year. Defense production commitments keep exhibitors away, with only distributor show rooms hosting events. Strikes cause some production stoppages, though labor reports these as minor.
Washington reports a new defense poster to be used by manufacturers after compliance with Preparedness Through Production. Governors of many industrial states urge registration of facilities for defense work amid tensions at Eaton Manufacturing and Ryan Aeronautical.
Trends report Roosevelt eyes a pooling plan for unemployment insurance reserves amid uneven state funding. Barcus Kindred tracks a 1.07 billion to 1.17 billion rise in state and municipal financing for 1940 versus 1939, with growth strongest in year’s end. Farm groups urge U S to press Britain on food needs and defend material quotas through American orders.
In the army a slang shift turns rookies into yard birds as veterans return. Notables include Daniel R. Topping and Yehudi Menuhin among others now drafted while maintaining incomes. Milestone policy: 180,000 civilians employed in nonmilitary roles. Federal Communications rebukes WAAB Boston over bias, renewing license with pledge. A daughter arrives for Thomas Corcoran’s family amid inaugural fervor.
Secretary Wickard warns of a permanent drop in export markets for farm commodities and outlines a policy shift to reduce surpluses through acreage cuts, crop adjustments, and a supplemental cotton program using stamps for manufactured goods to boost demand.
H. H. Bennett of the U S soil conservation service reports annual costs exceed 3.8 billion dollars. Half the land is damaged while farmers protect 250 million acres now and Bennett predicts conservation could balance waste within ten years.
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