24 Jul 1941
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1941
Page
1
Nazi forces claim a break through along the Soviet line as Berlin reports gains near Leningrad and Smolensk while Moscow and Washington debate U S policy and Iceland’s occupation. Knox denies shooting war charges as Kn obsession with Britain’s Middle East demands grows. UK eying Syrian crisis and Free French terms cloud alliance moves.
News reports describe renewed German blitz tactics and advancing gains as Russians resist the Nazi invasion. Analysts weigh long term outcomes, with a central question remaining whether Soviet forces can endure mounting losses.
Berlin reports CBS resumes transmissions after Nazi officials warned no policy change. Gersynans halted broadcasts over Elmer Davis comments in an on air interview with FP. Author P. G. Wodehouse, previously interned, is released to continue broadcasting duties.
Fifty two D C motorists were arrested for smoky exhausts as Secretary Ickes launches a national campaign to conserve gasoline. Motorists in the capital were warned that car adjustments must be made or licenses could be suspended as enforcement begins.
Reports from Quito indicate Ecuador is ready to arbitrate the long standing border feuds with Peru. Buenos Aires notes Peru also favors mediation. Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, proposes both nations pull forces 15 miles from the border as a temporary measure.
Soldiers across camps turned punishment hikes into contests and fashion shows while a Olympia Washington hiking party attached notes to stones tossed to girls reading Dear Miss How lovely you are Won't you write to this lonely soldier Help the National Defense. The scene underscored a nationwide army morale joke as punishments tangled with social flirtation.
Bermuda faced its first murder case as a Hamilton city board member was found dead. A reward near 5000 dollars was posted and the government asked FBI aid. G men were deployed by plane to assist in the inquiry with bloodhounds and lie detectors used in the investigation.
In the Commons a heated debate arose over RAF aircraft supply during the heavy Allied bombing. Criticism surged after Beaverbrook’s exit from production and claims Britain held crates of unusable American planes. The new aircraft production chief pledged fixes and said American bombers would be flown to England in fighting condition.
In wartime Europe the President's habits shift toward stricter confinement in Washington. He meets fewer people, rests on trains, and concentrates on defense and foreign affairs. Enthusiasm for war wanes even as he believes swift action is necessary, fearing the presidency may be judged as a War President.
Anita Loos rose from a shy California girl to a celebrated writer and adapter, amassing over $600,000 from her Lorelei tale and later shaping scripts for Hollywood. The column spotlights Springfield’s Putnam Plan proponent Roger Putnam, Harvard alumnus and defense director, and Dr Francis C Frary, an electrometallurgy wizard for Aluminum Company of America, noting their influence on management, defense and industry.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull nears full recovery and will resume duties. Mrs. Roosevelt’s radio deal may shift to Brazil at $2000 per broadcast. Hitler claims an American ship defies him though two ships arrive daily to Alexandria. Alsop’s Bombay trip seen as White House embarrassment. Hess’s alleged May 12 departure remarks spark reflection. Submarine detectors advance to identify surface ships. Long Island Sound experiments test cargo vessel models. Jap subs in Vladivostok poised to disrupt US supplies to Russia. German American Bunds face rush of revocation under immigration service efforts.
The Democratic brain trust believes either Farley or O'Dwyer can defeat any GOP mayoral candidate in New York. Some think Farley may run against Dewey for governor, while others forecast Farley versus Willkie.
A columnist recounts Ralph Ingersoll fleeing to Moscow to interview Stalin over passport woes and a demanded $100 million in machinery. It notes censorship in Germany, the Nazi regime, and underground news, plus a New York Times phrase about the war of the typewriters. It also mentions a Lou Gehrig film, Grover Cleveland Alexander, and humor about a Nazi spy reporting punchlines.
A compact selection quotes Bulwer Lytton Moliere Homer Renan and Terance about human nature courage and restraint. The lines emphasize small experience with a big heart overcoming obstacles gentle conduct avoiding impossible demands and personal commitment.
An unidentified man collapse and died at 5 p.m. on May 14, 1912, in a Hamburg park. The body, taken to the public morgue, remained unidentified for 12 hours. He was King Frederick VIII of Denmark, who had reigned since 1906.
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