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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1941
Page
5
Forecasts indicate cloudy tonight and Sunday in the area near St Marks Light. The tide table from U S Coast and Geodetic Survey lists daily high and low times, including 2:09 am 7:06 pm and 12:25 pm 8:05 pm for the upcoming day with morning and evening periods.
President Roosevelt laid down the alternative of reopening the North American Aviation plant at Inglewood California on Monday or government operation of the business by the United States. The move comes under a national emergency. White House officials said cabinet approval was unanimous and the plan would proceed if the CIO agrees to return to work and sign papers. If not, the army would take over the plant and continue production for warplanes.
Classified notice imitates a local want-ad style urging readers to use the Times-Enterprise for affordable ads with phone contact, implying wide reach and low rates. The fragment reflects a newspaper trade line about advertising value and accessibility.
Tokyo June 7 U S Ambassador Joseph C Grew told American church workers a just peace with Germany is utterly impossible and the United States may have to enter the war to preserve the American way of life He said circumstances could arise making fighting necessary to insure a just world order and national safety leading to a potential shift in policy.
Partly cloudy with showers in the mountains tonight and Sunday for South Carolina. Georgia sees partly cloudy skies with showers in the extreme north tonight and Sunday. Florida from fair to partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Alabama experiences considerable cloudiness with local thundershowers over the northwest tonight and west and north portions Sunday. Gentle to moderate southerly winds along the coast. Extreme Northwest Florida: partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with gentle northeasterly winds along the coast.
The column argues a phase of false twilight in which Hitler uses France and Syria as a pressure point while Britain could advance. It notes French and Italian forces, German morale, and mass movements through the Balkans as part of a broader strategy to force terms before year’s end. It also mentions Roosevelt’s charges against German rumor campaigns.
A severe weather event brought a galley washing rain and a freak tornado to central Florida. In Haines City a tornado toppled 300 frame houses injuring about 25 people. Orlando areas saw 3.60 inches of rain easing drought as citrus losses were reported. Utility rationing will begin June 16 to relieve reservoirs.
British reports from Vichy and Damascus describe tension between Weygand and Darlan over French forces in Syria and North Africa. German subs rumored near Beirut. Britain and Vichy clash over Syria while Malta and Sidi Barrani come under renewed bombing as Allied and Axis actions widen.
American volunteers serving with British troops in Britain crave updates on big league baseball. They peppered reporters with questions about league leaders, Hank Greenberg, and the Dodgers while expressing mixed views on U.S. entry into the war.
Chungking reports another daylight attack by Japanese warplanes with over sixty planes in two waves. The raids have forced residents to shelter underground for hours and follow a prior strike that caused hundreds to perish in the city shelter. Rescuers continued removing bodies from the earlier disaster as the city endured this eighth bombardment since spring weather allowed flights.
In Birmingham Alabama on June 7 executives of aircraft industries and commercial airlines adopted a resolution urging a separate U S Air Force apart from the Army and Navy inspired by European nations. The measure will be sent to President Roosevelt and members of his cabinet for consideration.
Quotes reflect genuine homesickness among troops as one remarks wanting to send a letter home, while all acknowledge their longing but none expresses desire to return. The report centers on emotional state rather than movement or policy.
The army would operate the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood California if the workers do not return to their jobs by Monday. President Roosevelt paused ordering government operation awaiting CIO meeting results and Pending labor talks with AFL head Harvey Brown. The strike involves machinists demanding higher pay and overtime rates.
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