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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
1
Analysis notes strain in American Nazi ties as U S closes German consulates and freezes Axis assets. Hitler’s stance creates new diplomatic tensions with Russia. editorials frame implications for U S foreign policy and wartime alliance.
The United States freezes all Axis funds in retaliation for the Robin Moor sinking, signaling expected similar actions by Italy and Germany. Officials note about 400 million each side could be involved if mirrored, with most Americans having liquidated Axis interests. Licensing required to move funds abroad, treasury oversight to ensure funds serve stated purposes. Public opinion shifts toward convoys and stronger naval patrols.
The U S State Department ordered the closing of all Nazi consulates in the United States along with German propaganda offices and information services. German nationals tied to these outlets were to depart. DNB personnel were unaffected. The move signals a shift toward action over words in Washington Nazi policy.
Report from Vichy states thousands of French POWs were released to return home if they have three minor children or three younger brothers. Berlin notes claim innovations in synthetic bodies with resin substitutes for steel, including a tested mountainside test where a body turned 20 times without damage.
Camp W Robinson Arkansas report notes Connie Kaster, daughter of Lieut. Col. John F. Kaster, head of the Thirty-fifth division, told her father she would visit him and joked that a band should meet her at the station. Her father had nine bands totaling 275 pieces playing when the train arrived.
An analyst notes mounting German troop massing on the Russian frontier and the risk of a split in Stalin's regime over appeasement. The discussion recalls Churchill warnings about Ukraine wheat, fear of a Turkish-Russian standoff, and possible aims for a quick campaign to secure Bessarabia and a southern corridor.
The RFC proposed one billion dollars to build 500 big bombers per month to secure air mastery for the democracies. A new law signed by the President grants the RFC expanded powers with no strings attached, for defense purposes. The agency has already spent about 1.9 billion on defense, including factories, tin and copper, rubber, and miscellaneous materials.
The house Ways and Means Committee endorsed spreading defense taxes across all sources rather than concentrating on income surtaxes. The plan would keep 4 and 10 percent defense taxes, set a 6 percent surtax on the first $2,000 of taxable income, and aim for about $3.5 billion in revenue. Chairman Doughton said pro rating across income, corporate, excess profits, gifts, estates, and excise taxes is the goal, seeking more without harming anyone.
The U S maritime commission stated oil reaching Japan is not on American owned or controlled tankers. Most are under foreign flags, with only a few exceptions, and Panamanian, Venezuelan, Norwegian, Dutch, French, Belgian Cuban Danish Honduran and British registry ships noted. Britain has many losses and American tonnage has shifted to British registry to cope with tanker shortages.
National defense focus shifted to labor as the army took over North American Aviation in Inglewood California. The seizure led to rapid settlement of strikes and arbitration of others, while observers questioned mediation board success in aligning labor costs living costs and production prices. Wages rose 15.4 percent since the emergency. living costs up 2.4 percent.
Paul H. Appleby visited Lincoln to push a "Cathedral of Agriculture" plan uniting federal farm agencies under one director in Nebraska. Cal Ward would head the unit, provoking opposition from local farm officials. Appleby also sought to persuade Fred Wallace to back the plan, but Wallace resisted, prompting Appleby to shorten the mission. Meanwhile, Army troops gain broader access to motion pictures, with the Army Motion Picture Service running about 800 theaters on camps and bases.
A column recounts Dorothy Thompson denying seating with Hitler supporters, asserting she is American and opponents are un-American. The piece relays a supposed Hitler legend from a former insider, plus gossip on Heywood Broun, Damon Runyon, Hazel Forbes, Patrice Runyon, and Patrice’s meeting with Damon Runyon ending happily with Harry Richman. It closes with notes of entertainment figures and a jab at the League of American Writers.
A dated wartime piece blends poetry and satire on looming global conflict. It reimagines Paul Revere in modern espionage terms, notes distance shrinking for threats, and lampoons American complacency, media, and politics while lampooning public fear and civilian life amid a looming war.
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