This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
3
French unity accelerates victory plans as Allied naval and air forces hash out heavy Mediterranean pressure. Chinese forces crush Japanese Yangtze offensive, signaling strategic momentum across theaters. Western Newspaper Union report compiles editorial note on opinion context.
Allied leaders hailed a new French committee of national liberation led by Generals De Gaulle and Giraud to direct the war effort with the aim of freeing France and enabling its government. The panel, initially seven, will grow to nine and replace Vichy-linked officials. Meanwhile Roosevelt ordered back striking mine workers after a 30 day truce end, backing the War Labor Board stance and pressuring mine union leaders. In China, Chiang Kai-shek’s forces reported 30,000 Japanese casualties in two weeks as they push toward Chungking, recapturing Zhangyng and surrounding Ichang, with Japan acknowledging retreats to prepared positions.
Allied warships bombarded Pantelleria, the closest Italian outpost to Africa, as bombers targeted Sicily and Sardinia. The Italian fleet stayed in harbor, shore batteries offered minimal resistance, and Allied air forces damaged port facilities while sinking two merchant vessels and a torpedo boat and driving an Italian destroyer ashore.
Neutrality at stake as censorship hid reports of a military movement in Argentina. Observers weighed whether the government would stay benevolently neutral toward the Axis or align with South America in breaking with the Axis. The move mattered ahead of the Conservative party national convention nominating Robustiano Patron Costas, backed by President Ramon Castillo.
Senate approved a two year extension of President Roosevelt’s reciprocal trade agreements program after defeating five amendments. House already voted yes. Original request was for three years but was trimmed to two to avoid crossing into the next administration, ensuring policy through June 12, 1945.
The Treasury secretary urged Americans to invest 25 cents of each dollar of income in war bonds. An order froze Canada’s anthracite coal stocks under the war mobilization effort. In Mississippi, Sherman Jenkins Clark described a slow draft climb from 19 to 39 with 12 rounds. Seventy two industry executives wore fatigues at Fort Belvoir to experience soldiers’ daily life.
Moscow disclosed that no Nazi planes raided Kursk 120 miles above Kharkov, with 123 raiders shot down and 30 Red planes lost. The Soviets blamed heavy anti aircraft fire for jettisoned bombs and civilian casualties. Germany reported new Russian offensives in Kuban near Novorossiisk as war potential sways toward global outcome this summer.
After five months of wrangling the pay-as-you-go income tax bill sped through the senate following house passage. Treasury officials prepared a source deductions system taking 20 percent above personal exemptions from each paycheck of 40 million workers starting July 1. The compromise measure aims to raise about 16 billion dollars in the new fiscal year beginning July 1, forgiving all 1942 taxes of 50 dollars and allowing a 75 percent reduction on the remainder over 50 dollars.
Across the Aleutians to Burma, Allied air forces press the campaign against Japan. Attu has been secured and Kiska remains the focus as planes bomb and strafe positions. WeWak in New Guinea targets four fields with incendiaries and explosives while bombers raid toward the upper Laki Kamu river. In Burma, airmen hit supply lines and railroad installations, dropping 12,000 pounds near Shweli bridge northeast of Mandalay.
Delegates from 44 nations pledged collaboration to create a postwar world of plenty at hot springs Virginia. They envision a permanent world agricultural authority as the inter national agency to achieve this goal. Undersecretary Paul H. Appleby called the conference highly successful.
Dwindling beef stocks prompted the Office of Price Administration to raise ration point values for steak cuts. Porterhouse sirloin and T bone gained three points while roasts rose two points on average. Dried beef jumped four points from 12 to 16 per pound. Housewives were promised relief as decreases in veal lamb mutton pork and variety meats would allow substitutions.
Secretary Morgenthau announced the merger of the victory fund committee and the war savings staff into a single body named the war finance committee. The new group will manage all future war financing drives with state line organization and state chairmen reporting directly to the treasury.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.