21 Aug 1941
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1941
Page
1
Edward C. Wayne analyzes steel placed under defense priority in a broad government effort to curb inflation through installment buying rules. The piece notes rising tensions in the Far East as global actions entwine with domestic policy.
The priorities director E R Stettinius Jr announced that all steel would be placed under full defense priority amid shortages. Defense orders from army navy British and lend lease would take precedence, with September 1 marking required use purpose forms. The action signals broad government action to conserve materials and boost wartime production.
President Roosevelt issued an executive order placing the Federal Reserve in near total control of consumer credits to curb inflation in the defense boom. The first step will regulate down payments and loan terms, with initial rules to follow consultations with trade and financial institutions.
The article traces an 18 month extension battle for military service terms. Administration circles signaled willingness to accept any house extension, while in the senate theAim shifted from unlimited to 18 months. Taft proposed six months. a year was debated before an 18 month extension passed by a strong, yet reduced, margin.
Reports from London warn readers to doubt German claims while noting a dangerous threat to Odessa and a German claim to capture a general. Berlin dispatches hint Russians still send vast troops despite losses, as British air raids loom over London and the Red planes strike.
Washington said a sizable Nazi expeditionary force has entered Spanish Morocco via Spain and the straits of Gibraltar and may strike Dakar and French Morocco. A Brig ham dispatch linked a France Germany war alliance to boost operations against Russia. Maxime Weygand leads French forces in the region as Germany’s move heightens U S security concerns over attacks on Dakar.
With living costs climbing and defense industry wages unsettled, 22 000 shipyard workers at Kearny New Jersey walked out demanding US government takeover of the yard. A Brooklyn yard and a Caldwell New Jersey propeller plant faced similar stoppages. Some workers seek raises to one dollar hourly, others modest increases, in a wave of labor unrest tied to wartime production.
The piece surveys Siam now Thailand as a hinge in Pacific power politics with American advisers and a planned canal route via Kra. It outlines British invasion ideas in Holland and Norway, U S veto limits, and Nazi fortifications while noting oil-field strategic stakes in the Caucasus and Near East.
Disjointed wartime column blends radio misfires from Moscow with satirical notes on announcements and press coverage. It cites Leland Stone, Roosevelt, Jan Vandrich, Bernard de Voto, and others, tracing how broadcasts and propaganda shape public perception amid the Russian front and home front chatter.
General Maxwell leads a new committee to work with his service unit to speed essential goods to South America and repel Nazi influence. The plan prioritizes postwar trade while maintaining wartime efficiency and exports controls. Capt Pauline Gowan, a famed air transport pioneer, highlights women pilots expanding support roles. V for Victory opinion by Amenswaffer questions ministerial focus.
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