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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
3
New analysis notes heightened Nazi crisis as Allied forces advance on East and West fronts. U.S. efforts tighten security in New Guinea while strategic positions shift. Analyst commentary reflects Western Newspaper Union viewpoints.
Allied forces launch a major assault on the Western Normandy front to breach German defenses while heavy bombers pound positions and armored units push through a 40 mile stretch. RAF and U S fighters attack retreating columns as Rommel counters on the eastern flank near Caen.
Le Gen Lesley J McNair, age 61, was killed by enemy fire while directing ground forces in Normandy. Renowned for restructuring the division system and developing mobile anti tank guns, he earned Gen George Marshall’s praise as the army’s brains. A soldier for 41 years, he served in Mexico and World War I and commanded U S ground forces before a secret overseas assignment. He was wounded earlier in North Africa in 1943.
Weather and war report on drought breaking in the central eastern front while Allied forces prepare a major assault on the Gothic Line in Italy. German resistance slows in the Carpathians as Russian advances push through central Poland and northern plains under heavy bombardment. Drought worsens in Ohio and Mississippi valleys with dry eastern coast, while Midwest rains threaten 207,918,000 bushel wheat crop and corn tasseling proceeds amid harvest delays and storage bottlenecks.
U S forces push toward Tinian as naval guns batter inland defenses and guard units repel frantic Japanese counterattacks. In New Guinea, MacArthur’s units seal beachheads along the northern coast, trapping thousands of Japanese troops and tightening the grip around Guam and the Marianas.
A government plan to auction 8 million acres of surplus farm land sparks a welfare debate in Washington. Farmers Union attacks through Farm Security administration while Surplus Property head Clayton pushes RFC oversight and rapid divestment. The CIO Political Action Committee mobilizes funds and voter registration ahead of the 1944 campaigns, led by Sidney Hillman to back returned servicemen, housing, jobs, and social security.
Highlights from this week note hotels below peacetime standards. The War Manpower Commission orders hotels to be locally needed and restricts male hiring under 45 except in special cases. Also marriage by mail deemed valid for army finance purposes if recognized by the state.
A U S effort on Argentina policy brands the regime a desertion to the Allied cause and accuses it of aiding Axis subcontractors and distributing newsprint to Axis papers. Civilian tire allocations for August shrink while army needs rise, with no civilian diversion from military stocks. Rubber Director Dewey says synthetic rubber output climbs to 836000 tons yearly and costs may drop to 12 cents per pound.
The incoming congress will exclude Senate veterans Ellison Cotton Ed Smith of South Carolina and Hattie Caraway of Arkansas. Smith, dean with 36 years, lost renomination to Governor Olin Johnston after a long record on agriculture and tariffs and his white supremacist stance. Caraway, the chamber’s only woman, finished fourth in Arkansas Democratic primary, triggering a runoff between Fulbright and Governor Adkins.
WPB directs 50,000 yards of cotton fabric per quarter toward cheap clothing and tightens refrigerator releases amid dwindling stock. Milk production is cut to 65 percent of normal and 22 percent solids as dairy exports rise. Army Service Forces impose 64 hour weeks to accelerate output, affecting about 50,000 workers at headquarters while three shift plants are exempt.
Publishers report rising demand for mysteries detective fiction and horror. Average mystery book sales grow from 3 500 to 8 500 copies, with works by famous authors selling up to 20 000 copies. Psychologists say such books offer escape during crises and help readers forget the war.
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