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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1944
Page
3
In a weekly news analysis the Western Newspaper Union notes Germany’s admission of a grave situation as Allied forces press forward. The piece examines strategic pressures, potential shifts in oil marketing, and broader wartime impacts on supply and morale.
A sweeping World War II overview notes hedgerow fighting in Normandy where German forces used fields to shield their weapons as American troops push forward toward Caen. It honors Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and details Allied advances in France, Russia, Italy, and the Pacific, including Japanese efforts in New Guinea and Saipan.
U S Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Mexican Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla lead talks on good neighbor transport and economic cooperation to move goods to Mexico, bolster rail, and discourage trade barriers. Separate oil talks between the U S and Britain plan an international agency to market and develop world oil resources amid wartime shortages.
One week before the Democratic National convention in Chicago, Franklin D Roosevelt told about 200 journalists that he would be willing to serve a fourth term if the people demanded it. He framed it as a duty to end the war swiftly, secure peace, and sustain a prosperous economy. The announcement drew front page global coverage and mixed reactions abroad.
Highlights report faint bustle revival in postwar New York fashion. After dark gowns and cocktail outfits show a bow or fishtail ruffles tracing grandmother's day decade. Cocoa bean imports ease shortages. Africa ships $7,000 bags arrive while Brazil crops near.
U S farmers expect bumper 1944 crops with wheat peaking at 1 128 000 000 bushels and corn near 2 980 000 000, driven by 355 000 000 harvested acres. Manpower shortages delay grain car unloading at wheat markets, leaving 22 000 000 bushels stranded in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas and a six month move time.
Mrs. Frederick D. Smith of East Port Chester, Connecticut, delivered twins 11 days apart. The first was a 4 pound 12 ounce girl and the second a 4 pound 734 ounce boy, marking one of the rarest medical cases on record.
Selective Service Director Lewis Hershey said future inductions depend on the war, with all able-bodied men under 26 and those 26 to 29 not in essential industries likely eligible. Officials cited 4 217 000 4 F s and a finding that one third of Americans are unfit, urging civilian health clinics linked to private doctors to improve readiness.
Migration between 1940 and 1943 shifted 4,060,000 people south and west while 2,000,000 left north central and northeast regions. Arizona Florida Nevada California saw large gains. Montana North Dakota and South Dakota fell over ten percent. New York faced the largest numeric decrease. War Food Administration orders 24 states and parts of three to reserve poultry for army and navy needs, ensuring ample Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year turkeys.
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