30 Apr 1942
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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1942
Page
1
Edward C. Wayne reports on McNutt forming a nine man commission to draft key workers for the war effort while De Gaulle calls on France to resist as Laval assumes control, signaling a turbulent leadership shift during wartime.
The Tide column reports on U S mobilization under McNutt to harness all manpower including women in industry, Hillman’s role, and U S strategic strikes on Tokyo and four other Japanese centers. It also covers Laval and De Gaulle dynamics, Vichy politics, and Russian resilience as Allied air power and shipments aid the Red Army in a widening war effort. The piece notes Marshall’s remarks on land sea and air fighting and ongoing battles in the Philippines including Corregidor and Cebu amid Japanese advances.
National unionization talk stirs dairy farmers across New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Vermont Michigan and Minnesota as United Mine Workers District 50 eyes dairy workers country truckers and farm owners. Analysts warn of possible milk trade disruption while officials seek remedial legislation amid a broad economic warfare push led by the Board of Economic Warfare and Secretary Jesse Jones.
Australia reports show growing American and Australian air victories over Japanese forces as raids extend to Timor New Britain and New Guinea. Despite Port Moresby bombings, Allied control appears to strengthen with pivotal air supremacy and initiative in the region.
Cambridge reports the bantam battalions of the U S army originate in Massachusetts. An officer in the surgeon general's office says the state provides the army’s shortest average man. New York notes a Berlin broadcast cites a Japanese paper rating Americans as toughest, then Chinese and Russians.
A congressional hearing questioned wasteful printing by a department that issued a costly halftone magazine. The public printer urged halting the paper due to high costs and paper scarcity, but the department head ordered the magazine printed in house. Buy Defense Bonds.
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