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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
3
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes ongoing Allied air strikes against Nazi western defenses and rail targets. The column also cites lag in farm machinery output and reports British raids on the Dutch East Indies. Editorial note frames opinions as Western Newspaper Union analysts rather than the paper.
Allied air forces unleashed a massive assault across France the Lowlands and Germany with bombers fighters and raids in an 11 hour period totaling thousands of flights. Russian forces pressed through the Balkans and Carpathians while advancing toward Hungary and Romania as Sevastopol endured a siege in the Crimea.
Western Europe endures Allied bombing as Goering and Goebbels urge unwavering loyalty to Hitler on his 55th birthday. Separate dispatch notes US Treasury data show American holdings abroad totaling 13.3 billion, with Canada, Britain, Cuba, Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil among top investment locations. Germany, Italy, Japan, and Romania holding smaller shares.
Stacy May, planning chief of the War Production Board, warned that manpower and net material will be the biggest obstacles to resuming civilian goods production in 1944. Reductions in some munitions may grow toward year end, but factory conversions depend on army calls for casualty replacements. Declining construction and growing factory efficiency could free workers for consumer goods, while steel aluminum and copper should be sufficient, though parts shortages could bottleneck civilian production later this year.
British bombers struck the Dutch East Indies hitting docks and warehouses in the northern islands. Allied forces pressed defense of the Bengal Assam railroad in eastern India while pilots bombed Japanese targets in the Caroline islands. War production notes: farm machinery output may exceed 1940, with April 1 counts for combines, balers, rakes, spreaders, tractors, and corn pickers detailed. Farm labor numbers show a drop from last year but a planned boost via a stronger labor program and volunteers.
The American Meat Institute reports the meat packing industry had a net income of only 1.1 percent of sales in 1943, the lowest among major manufacturing sectors. Bananas face shipment bottlenecks between South American ports and the United States hindering imports. First Class Private William B Murphee, a Tennessee deserter turned marine, wins the Navy Cross with Carlson’s Raiders before being recaptured after leaving a marine hospital.
Governor Warren of California, a 6 foot figure known for anti racketeering actions, was named opening speaker at the Republican national convention in Chicago on June 24. He aligns with the Mackinee policy line, urging international cooperation while preserving U S sovereignty. He called for uniting Republicans to win the war and tackle postwar issues without discord.
Congress debates extending Lend-Lease to June 30, 1945 with tighter oversight on final settlements. The House voted 334 to 21 sending the measure to the Senate. Provisions bar the President from final settlements involving international commitments without Congress approval. Republican efforts to require return of lend-lease munitions after the war were defeated.
More than 123000 fans attended the opening of the 1944 MLB season. The Cubs beat the Reds 3 0 in Cincinnati while the Cardinals shut out the Pirates 2 0 in St Louis. Johnny Lindell hit the majors first homer as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 3 0. The A's beat the Senators 3 2 in 12 innings with Erwin Hall driving in Babe Siebert. Separate labor action hit Ward's and Ford Canada with strikes over contracts and bargaining orders from the War Labor Board. about 14000 Ford Canadian workers remained idle.
Ninety Australian brides and fianc es of American soldiers arrive in the United States from Australia seeking new lives. One wife notes American men warned Australians about cultural gaps as they adjust, while intentions to apply for citizenship after two years and automatic citizenship for children born overseas with five years residence are discussed. G I Board reports lower annual costs for meals clothing and equipment for enlisted men, with a total estimated at 465.06 dollars this year.
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