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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1941
Page
2
Edward C Wayne notes the sinking of the Robin Moor by a submarine is being probed by the State Department and Byrnes. The column also reports Samuel G Jackson and Felix Frankfurter appointed to high court with Stone named Chief Justice.
President Roosevelt announces Harlan Fiske Stone as chief justice to replace Hughes and names James Byrnes and Robert H. Jackson as new associate justices. Stone, 68, was named to the high court by Coolidge in 1925, Byrnes is a New Deal ally, and Jackson will fill Stone’s former seat. The Robin Moor sinking prompts a U S protest against Germany. Mussolini rallies in Italy and asserts Axis momentum while downplaying losses. The Inglewood strike at North American Aviation tests Roosevelt’s strike prevention stance as troops seize the plant and conflict with unions unfolds.
Syrian campaign unfolds with British and Free French forces moving into key coastal areas and air bases while Nazi aircraft bomb towns like Aleppo. Churchill faces pressure over Crete disaster, defending war policy and air inadequacy. Irish Free State refuses Roosevelt landing spots, remaining neutral yet pressed by wartime needs.
National Farm and Home Hour panel discusses farmer labor shortages caused by the draft and defense demands. Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, acting director of Selective Service, urges draft boards to consider agricultural deferments to maintain food production for national defense. He notes farming skills are harder to replace and stresses the need to feed factory workers and soldiers.
The column notes that 167,000 Washingtonians receive government pay on the paydays twice a month. Many pensioners and veterans head to banks to deposit or cash checks and then flood the city’s stores, impacting the local shopping district. It also touches on wartime food logistics and a profile of Bud Ward and his family’s farm and radio work.
The piece argues new National Oil Administrator Ickes could unify tanker routes and reduce multiple port calls, boosting refinery efficiency and output. It notes four high octane types may be streamlined, and mentions anti trust limits, government aims, and parallel Nazi espionage concerns about ship movements.
British anti-aircraft positions stand inside Tobruk’s siege perimeter. Italian ammunition boxes filled with stones shield crews from fighter bomb splinters as Axis drives push past nearby points but fail to seize the besieged city.
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