20 Mar 1941
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1941
Page
1
Edward C. Wayne analyzes Senate passage of the lease lend bill and outlines fresh U S strategies to support Britain. The piece highlights new supply routes and coordination with Allied forces as the war deepens. It notes Nazi spring offensives gaining momentum with Balkan fronts intensifying activity across the region.
The U S Senate approved the lease lend bill by 60 to 31 after a heated debate. Opponents warned of war and dictatorial powers while proponents argued the measure shields Britain from Nazi aggression and accelerates aid with safeguards. The vote split largely along regional lines. Observers foresee rapid steps, including transferring war stock to England and expanding defense contracts, plus more destroyers or freighters to Britain. The article also notes the Nazi spring offensive gaining momentum in the Balkans with Germany massing troops in Greece and rumors of renewed Allied aid to Greece and potential Turkish involvement.
Foreign Minister Padilla urges a proud advance in defense of a great cause. In Washington, Harriet Eliott of the National Defense Council remarks that American women are unlikely to freely sacrifice household items for defense as English women did.
Italy responds to U S actions by ordering the Naples and Palermo consulates closed and restricting movement of American embassy staff. Cordell Hull retaliates by closing Italian consulates in Detroit and Newark and restricting Italian diplomatic officers and the coast guard service. The move includes a tightening of Italian military and naval attaches.
Reports detail a severe Luftwaffe night raid on London with casualties at a fashionable nightclub. A band leader and several musicians were killed or injured as bombs struck near a cafe and a dance floor, burying patrons in rubble. The club’s name was withheld by censorship, but described as an upscale East End venue frequented by the well to do.
In Barcelona a hitchhiking farmer rode in an empty coffin truck with two others, unknowingly sharing with a third passenger inside. The coffin lid rose during travel and a fatal panic ensued as the man inside was killed. Washington issued rules requiring hot dog labels to list inside contents by predominance. Kentucky’s employment commission ruled a bowling alley pin-boy an employee while a bowling caddy is a contractor, exempt from minimum wage laws.
Washington gossip centers on Lowell Mellett head of the National Emergency Council denying any plan to muzzle the press. He advocates free information flow via agency bureaus and rejects a central propaganda bureau, arguing instead for diverse, transparent news channels during war or emergency.
Washington reporters faced closed doors on national defense data as officials shielded details across agencies. A lone reporter finally obtained the total U S aircraft production figures at a cocktail gathering but kept the breakdown secret to avoid embarrassing a source.
Dry forces led by the Women's Christian Temperance Union press a strong nationwide drive to renew prohibition tactics. They target soldiers with local option bills and compel letters to Congress while Postmaster Walker expands foreign-mail enforcement to identify propagandists and disrupt anti-government networks. Senator Arthur Vandenberg showcases sharp wit on legislative strategy as talks continue.
Dorothy Thompson directs an open letter to Anne Lindbergh and a chorus of gossip and satire from New York. The column riffs on Goering’s dividend windfalls, exiled Cuban officials in Miami, FDR quips, a Duchess of Windsor tiara, a Philadelphia newspaperwoman blamed for a Nazi trick, and literary and theatre tidbits from London, Paris, and New York.
President Roosevelt delayed Sumner Welles for an hour while discussing farm relief amid a $25,000,000 cut in farm rehabilitation loans. Reps Joan Tolan and John Sparkman pressed the issue, and the president promised restoration of the cut after defense spending tapers. Charley Halleck split with Wendell Willkie on lend lease. Harold Stassen faces no clear support for Dewey, due to past commitments and a perceived failure at Philadelphia.
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