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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1940
Page
2
Edward C Wayne analyzes Britain speeding aid to Greece against Italy and the first peacetime draft lottery while noting election campaigns end with spirited mood. The column reflects editor opinions and Western Newspaper Union release.
Italy moves into Greece igniting war after Greek rejection of territorial demands. Italian motorized units cross the frontier and air raids hit Athens. Britain pledges immediate support with air and naval aid and bases from Egypt. Turkey and Russia face a diplomatic test as the crisis unfolds. US officials discuss draft lengths as the emergency extends beyond a year.
Washington officials staged a capsule lottery with opaque blue capsules and a long-remembered blindfold, using the same apparatus and a notable aide, Lieut. Charles R. Morris, to recreate the 1817 drawing. The roll call was announced to begin with a small first group, estimated around 20 percent.
In Spain the totalitarian regime fears Lupescu will be extradited as protests mount. He appeals to the United States to intervene and save him and his faction. A 90 minute visit from his aunt precedes a harsh rebuke. James Butler, a New York chain store magnate and racehorse owner, dies after a fall from a horse.
The final stretch of the 1940 campaign features a heavy push by Republicans with Dewey, Smith, and John L. Lewis backing their choice, while Al Smith supports the nominee amid shifting allegiances. The Literary Digest poll wanes as Gallup and imitators enter the scene, and campaign morale rises with theater crowds reacting to political newsreels and cheerful roars.
The surrender of the Vichy government to Nazi demands heightens the war crisis with Britain ready for a possible naval strike on the French fleet at Toulon and other bases. Laval rises in prominence while Baudouin exits the cabinet amid uneasy British sentiment. Russia teeters in the Balkans as Soviet leaders are invited to discuss the Danube with Axis powers. Britain still pressures the Soviet to aid Turkey and Greece.
A summary of U S foreign policy stance during World War II notes no softening in policy toward Europe. It details steps against Britain and Spain, warnings to France, Pan American readiness to take over French colonies, and ongoing military base construction in Bermuda. It also mentions Nazi progress with Franco and Laval, and various biographical notes including Prince Roger Starhemberg and draft registration quirks.
Washington reports on British air raids shaping morale in Germany while German land conquests fail to relieve civilian distress in Berlin and other cities. Roosevelt borrows a dollar for defense stamps during a White House meeting, and the U S Army outlines plans for tanks carrying a 75 mm gun. Jefferson Davis and Robert Todd Lincoln portraits adorn Stimson's War Department wall as Homer Bone wins a Civil War wager and protocol chief George Summerlin saves on cigarettes.
A staged sketch shows a power fantasy clash between a self important dictator and his wife. He demands respect and steak while insisting his authority means little unless acknowledged. She taunts him with reminders of his past and leadership proved, exposing vanity and dependency on public perception. The scene ends with a satirical interruption by a newspaper headline about near beer trials in Germany and a humorous poem line.
Instructions for turning a box into a smart ottoman with a slip cover and a separate three inch thick cushion. Includes details on feet from drawer pulls, corded seam, inverted pleat corners, inner cushion fillings, and matching corded seams. Note mentions booklets with full directions and pricing.
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