26 Feb 1942
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1942
Page
1
War production shows gains as U S industry ramps up for wartime needs. Churchill faces criticism after admitting a heavy and far-reaching defeat in Singapore, prompting political scrutiny at home. The report contrasts Allied industrial progress with wartime setbacks and government accountability.
Across the nation a steady build up of men and materiel signals decisive push for victory. A 6000 ton cruiser a Sunday destroyer and a 35000 ton battleship launch illustrate daily wartime production while Ford engineers test new aircraft engines. Churchill faces a heavy setback as Singapore falls and German ships escape Brest amid Russian counter moves.
British defense dwindled to about thirty thousand troops retreating toward Singapore. Engineers stayed to destroy the Johore causeway as Japanese forces repaired and crossed. Cecil Brown reported from Sydney on Penang evacuations and British mishandling, calling Singapore Britain’s Pearl Harbor and Churchill’s policy indefensible.
In Washington a Senate group led by Senator Vandenberg urged a full investigation of the Normandie disaster, deeming it second only to Pearl Harbor. In New Orleans Mardi Gras was canceled and citizens bought defense bonds at bond booths to aid the war effort by loaning money to the government.
Washington defense leaders push a mass fitness campaign to strengthen the nation as factories hum with arms production. Schools, plants, and community groups join the effort to revive calisthenics and bodybuilding once popular at the turn of the century. The Office of Civilian Defense promotes the Alley Oop program to foster a Halo America through physical fitness.
A U S commentator notes that public complacency about the war is fading as Singapore falls to invasion and the U S must accept defense on all fronts until offensive production and allied efforts build the necessary war machinery. The piece cites BEW actions, Argentina steel, rubber needs, and social changes in Washington, including White House grounds disruption and a comic tale of the Old Gray Squirrel while danger of revolution is averted.
The 1940 census reports 950000 women describe themselves as experienced workers seeking employment. The War Production Board expects this female labor pool to form the core of its labor division to fill the shortage anticipated as war production ramps up nationwide.
The piece notes a revised value basis for an old car, now treated as scrap at the mill and unable to fetch a higher price. It adds a reflection on the abundance of black ink and ponders the red ink supply after this year's income taxes are settled.
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