19 Jun 1941
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
1
Edward C. Wayne analyzes U S moves to end defense bottlenecks as troops occupy a plane plant. The piece discusses fallout in Syria and broader Middle East relations amid the war's pause and shifting security concerns following the ceasefire breathing spell.
As the conflict paused, the United States moves to a wartime industrial plan. President Roosevelt threatens labor with government takeover if arbitration fails, troops seize North American Aviation plant, and efforts press to mobilize raw materials, oil, and tools. Gasless Sundays and daylight time proposed to boost production.
Britain vows to defend Crete and northern Africa while striking toward Syria and the Middle East as Germany aims at Suez Malta Alexandria and Gibraltar. Berlin denies occupation claims in Syria as Moscow pressure and Japan’s moves raise fears of U.S. entry, with Winant’s trip and Roosevelt’s denial signaling intensified but limited U.S. involvement and boosted Allied war material support.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau says over 3000 Coast Guard members will join the Navy to man transports and auxiliaries. Selective Service Deputy Director Hershey urges Congress to allow deferment for men who reach age 27 by October 16, 1940. Navy Secretary Knox proposes a competitive awards system in shipyards for faster construction of ships of the same type, rewarding crews and companies.
Amid daily exchanges with Berlin the Vichy regime concedes and retracts in a tangle over armistice terms. Weygand’s dramatic move to Algiers exposes a rift as Britain and De Gaulle are cast as opposing forces. Congressmen uncover union leaders pushing strikes, fueling calls to curb subversive leadership.
Washington discusses oil industry reforms under Ickes to streamline tanker routes and unify high octane gas, arguing for centralized dispatch to speed refining and distribution. Separately, naval secrecy in ship convoys is detailed with emphasis on avoiding radio traffic and protecting routes. Historic anecdotes from Marshall era to Roosevelt era illustrate morale and logistics in wartime.
In New York a 36 year old airline founder, Jack Frye of Transcontinental & Western Air, unveils a 57 passenger transport plane capable of 350 mph with a range of 4000 miles and 30000 feet ceiling. He says a fleet of 40 could move 16000 troops to Alaska in 36 hours. Frye, from Sweetwater Oklahoma, built his aviation career from a soda counter to leading TWA and merging firms.
A compiled column mixes social anecdotes and opinions from a New Jersey urban scene. It laments press campaigns, praises a trolley driver aiding a blind man, criticizes film music, and notes wartime rationing and sabotage discourse while offering quirky observations on Washington nightlife and Broadway showmen.
A collection of editorial notes and sketches from a New York scene. The Dionne quintuplets are seven, a civic cultural moment, while Manhattan murals and subway singers shift to patriotic themes. Quirky vignettes include a drugstore sign about gray matter, a Village gin mill, an 8th Avenue barber shop, and a 42nd Street hawker selling flashy ties.
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