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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1942
Page
2
A wartime report notes German spearheads establishing across the Don River despite heavy losses and a warning of continued Soviet resistance. The piece also mentions Nazi efforts along the Egyptian front and a bold stance attributed to Gandhi toward Japanese forces.
Soviet infantry attacked from the southern Don bank as German spearheads pressed toward the Caucasus. Nine pontoon bridges were smashed, and Soviet losses rose while reserves arrived to replace drowned soldiers. Elsewhere in Africa and the Mediterranean, British forces pounded Matruh and Crete bombings continued. Gandhi urged Japan to rethink its invasion plans, warning Indians against aiding Axis aims. The Office of War Information tallied U.S. casualties at 44,143 with breakdowns across Army, Navy, Philippine Scouts, and other services.
Congress moves to create the Rubber Supply agency under the Gillette bill to control synthetic rubber plant operations using agricultural materials while petroleum based production stays with the WPB. The agency gains blanket priority on deliveries for private use and shifts authority from Donald M. Nelson. Frances Perkins reports a 1.5 percent uptick in manufacturing wages from April to May.
Premier Mitch Hepburn warns of Japan's next move targeting Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians to threaten U S West Coast production. He cites Britain’s risk, Russian front strain, and German aims in France as global war stakes rise. Shipping limits boost UN cargo for war needs while crews remain scarce. Canada-U S production expands with joint committees cutting duplications and accelerating weapons output.
The piece analyzes potential Allied tactics to divert German forces ahead of any second front. It outlines mass air raids, “paids-in-force” landings to damage installations and draw troops west, and discusses command patterns under Mountbatten and the likelihood of American roles in future European invasions.
The United States air force will maintain and repair American planes in England whether flown by RAF or U S crews. The change aims to boost efficiency and speed in air operations. The Australian government plans a pay increase for servicemen in the new budget with added allowances for dependents. The government confiscated 29 Italian and German ships including a German vessel seized in the Caribbean last year posing as an American ship and ships damaged by their crews in American ports in March 1941 under a sabotage scheme. Dark-haired actress Diana Barrymore and stage star Bramwell Fletcher have applied for a marriage license and plan to wed within weeks.
Reports say starting July 1 Japan will have all food imports bought and distributed by the government at fixed prices. Italy will pay premiums to farmers delivering wheat early in July and again before mid September. The War Production Board estimates over two billion pounds of fat waste occur annually in American kitchens.
Practical kitchen and household hints cover warming the pot before coffee, adding salt and lemon juice to improve flavor, fixing jelly, needlework tricks, leather care, rug safety, and improvised repairs with simple materials. Includes advice on curtain rods, glove care, and wooden rockers.
A reflective line notes a contented man is never poor and a discontented never rich, attributed to George Eliot, highlighting the paradox of happiness and wealth.
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