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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1942
Page
2
Edward C. Wayne summarizes wartime strategy as Australia faces peril from a Japanese push on island outposts. The piece outlines U S efforts to accelerate war production to meet global threats and sustain allied defense.
The piece describes President Roosevelt outlining a global battle blueprint after Churchill talks. It notes coordinated Allied efforts across production, transport, and manpower, with American aviators, Dutch forces, and others deploying to key theaters, and mentions new campaigns at New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Burma with Japanese advances and assaults on Rangoon and other ports.
The OPM dissolves into a streamlined Ware Production board led by Donald Nelson. Key posts shift with Leon Henderson civilian supply and Sidney Hillman retaining labor roles. Ernest Kanzler emerges as auto industry production czar as MacArthur reports Mindanao resistance continues amid Luzon battles. Profits scrutiny follows Truman and Vinson reports as Congress reacts to wartime spending.
A quirky piece touts personalized initials H E S E for towels and pillows. The humorous line hints at finishing a war quickly through decorative monograms. The tone mimics light local whimsy from a vintage style page.
A brief quotation from Kidwood H Harriman stating that one must give an honest return for the other man's dollar. The line reflects a prudent business ethic attributed to Harriman.
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