28 May 1942
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1942
Page
1
Inside reports from diplomats and newspaper men detail Axis unrest and the arrival of armored American forces in Ireland. The War Production Board cancels a war plant project as editorial notes reflect on the era's wartime shortages and policy shifts.
Diplomatic reporters recount five months of Axis internees in Germany and Italy. Interchanges in Lisbon note a planned spring all out drive by Germany with 400 divisions, 210 to the Russian front, and Berlin observers foresee a summer push. Hitler’s wartime decision to attack the United States is called his worst blunder. Italians distrust Germans and shun the Japanese while Mussolini is unpopular. King Victor Emmanuel loses prestige as war is declared in his name, but the army remains loyal to the throne.
The WPB cancels contracts for nonproducing plants due to raw material shortages and shifts focus to arms and munitions. Officials outline aims for 1942 output including 60,000 planes, 45,000 tanks, and eight million tons of shipping, with 1943 strategy to follow.
Under President Roosevelt's direction the war department ordered domestic airlines to transfer a substantial portion of flight equipment to the army air forces, convert about 70 ships to cargo carriers for Air Service command, and assign emergency military missions while the airlines retain 70 ships.
New York City will screen all floodlighting in railroad yards plants docks and terminals after army and navy approval and mayor LaGuardia ordered drastic new regulations following unsatisfactory dim-out concerns affecting millions of residents and workers.
United States troops fully equipped for mechanized warfare arrive in Northern Ireland, enabling planning for large scale offensive operations in Europe. The War Department reports a substantial increase in army contingents including tank units. In Kharkov and Kerch, Soviet forces push back Germans with major pushes, reporting heavy German losses and street fighting. Payable in war bonds, wage increases of eight cents per hour reach 500000 shipyard workers after a 21 day Chicago conference.
A Stockholm dispatch reports actress Katherine Hepburn struck a photographer in Pittsburgh when photographed without consent. The story also notes Reinhard Heydrich was named Gestapo commissar general for all German occupied areas.
The piece argues referees and bench players err, while umpires in the National League often misjudge pitches. It praises Walter Johnson and other great pitchers for focus on pitching, not officials, and predicts Dodgers or Cardinals meeting the Yankees in the next World Series. It emphasizes concentrating on rival teams rather than blaming umpires.
A wartime Washington commentary links torpedoed ships and coast guard recoveries to potential hearings on Maritime Commission and shipyard management. It questions factory shifts, labor cooperation, and delayed production while noting chicle trade and rubber supply as broader war-time bottlenecks. The piece cites public worry over oil pipelines and rail traffic and discusses alternatives in rubber production including Castilla tapping, guayule plantations, and synthetic options.
Briefs note a sea capable army jeep, a Philippine fight motivation quote linked to reasons behind vigor, Fort Benning hosting a unique parson paratrooper chaplain Raymond S. Hal, and the U S Office of Education releasing Job Training for Victory showing federal programs to prepare workers for wartime industries and services.
Chicago White Sox slipped to last in the American League as experts had projected third place. Despite better pitching than last year, the Sox lack timely hitting and scored few runs. Obvious factors include injuries to Thorn ton Lee and Taft Wright, while Muddy Ruel praised a balanced roster. Dykes built a veteran, steady squad and correctly anticipated Novikoff’s hitting challenge. The piece notes Joe Louis’s war poem tribute and Packers training plans.
The problem of what to send a service man has been solved by the men themselves. Tobacco leads as the favored gift from home, with Prince Albert a popular choice. Local dealers promote Prince Albert in the pound can for military personnel in the armed forces.
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