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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1941
Page
2
Edward C. Wayne analyzes wartime policy with focus on convoy tactics amid mounting British shipping losses. The column notes Stalin’s rise to premier and his asserted national leadership in Russia, reflecting shifting wartime dynamics.
The Atlantic war debate pits non interventionists against supporters of aiding Britain with convoying, while Stimson signals possible action and Russia faces Stalin taking formal control. Analysts split on Stalin’s move and its impact on Soviet policy toward Germany, with three likely outcomes for Russia’s future.
The article describes Britain facing three major war fronts the air war over England the Mediterranean Suez and the Atlantic battleIts tone notes intensified Luftwaffe strikes on Plymouth Liverpool Belfast and the Clyde corridors while Roosevelt urges the US to ramp up production of large bombers to secure Allied air mastery.
In London a Royal Navy boat swain swam from a sunken destroyer and confronted four German airmen in a rubber boat. He threatened by revolvers, and he stabbed the boat with a clasp knife, causing it to sink.
The article notes the Mediterranean and eastern front pressures as Britain fights to control Mosul oil and the Kirkuk Haifa pipeline. It reports Iraq’s coup and Nazi-backed influence threatening the pipeline, with French Syria unable to quell Arab disturbances. Turkey and Egypt offer aid but lack unified aims. Britain may need to wage wider oil warfare or seek alternatives.
Considerable excitement followed the immigration department roundup of all German sailors on charges they overstayed leave. The action contrasts with past government leniency and echoes a Washington dispatch alleging systematic sabotage of regular shipping, intensifying coverage by many correspondents.
Thurman Arnold assails pooling plans between the army navy and OPM that would speed production of sulphuric acid vital to explosives steel and fertilizer, arguing it violates anti trust laws. Officials defend the agreement as essential to national defense. Congress weighs lowering income tax exemptions amid fiscal and political pressures.
Wickard's pricing stance draws ire from farmers who say prices are too low and consumers who argue they are too high. The article notes his April 3 pledge to support hogs poultry and eggs in open markets at set prices below parity, sparking widespread protest and ironies between farm leaders and consumer advocates.
Wayne Coy, former assistant Federal Security Administrator and Delphi Citizen editor, becomes liaison for the Office of Emergency Management. He now assists the President’s budget process, handling details to ease the Chief. Coy’s Indiana roots and long service connect him to Hopkins and McNutt, shaping his Washington role.
The department of agriculture reports toothpicks soaked in a growth promoting substance and inserted into pecan tree roots improve circulation stimulate new roots and help trees survive the first critical season.
In crowded press conferences the best place to hear is the middle of the room where the President’s words hit the ceiling and bounce off the great seal. As Long fellow noted, a feather wafts downward from an eagle in its flight.
A new set titled Three Great American Documents offers Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in his handwriting, plus the Bill of Rights and the original Star Spangled Banner in Francis Scott Key’s handwriting. Each is printed full size in sepia on antique paper with a 4 page history leaflet. order details follow.
A Reader Home Service ad from New York invites readers to enclose 10 cents for a set of three great American documents, with the address at 635 Sixth Ave NYC.
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