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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1942
Page
2
A Washington report notes over 600 seafarers killed delivering gasoline for civilian use while the nation faces shortages. The piece contrasts gas rationing with wartime sacrifice, lampoons antiwar critics, and weaves in cultural vignettes about public figures, radio, film industry edits, and forecasts on the war’s duration.
Summary of postwar selective service changes. Married 1-A members may move to 3-A delaying induction, while unmarried with dependents move from 3-A to 1-A for fall drafts. New allotment rules fund troops with dependents. Projections show 6 million army by next July, with 7–8 million total by war end. Europe notes warn against Axis revolts. Morale in Germany and Italy remains complex under military rule.
Weekly news digest notes expanding Russian front significance as Nazi forces claim new African victory. Axis naval actions shell Oregon and Canada while Japanese secure a second Aleutian foothold. Analyst column reflects War Department and Allied reports.
As Tobruk falls Soviet forces bolster the fight against Germany with claims of holding Kharkov and repelling Sevastopol. Meanwhile Oregon reports a six to nine shelling near Seaside by an unidentified vessel, likely a Japanese submarine, with no damage or casualties. Canada also cites a submarine attack at Estevan Point. Coastlines were dimmed in Washington and Oregon during the events.
Judge Thomas Siddal charges that signals to Axis submarines were flashed from hotel windows along the Atlantic coast. Bunker Hill monument overlooking the Boston Navy yard is closed to the public for the duration.
Japan broadens its Western Hemisphere foothold by landing on Kiska in the Aleutians less than 600 miles from Dutch Harbor. Navy reports tents and temporary structures on land as weather allows inspection. The move follows Attu’s occupation and raises alarms about potential attacks on Hawaii.
The treasury proposed delaying federal tax withholding from 1948 to 1945 with staged rates 5 15 and 16 percent while a wartime super tax was debated. President Roosevelt favored splitting the bill for partial early effect and noted anti inflation measures lagging.
Farm church and labor coalitions led by the National Farmers Union and AFL CIO back President Roosevelt against lawmakers opposing the plan to sell government wheat and corn at parity. The letter to the White House cites farm security and wartime needs, opposing the American Farm Bureau critique of the parity pricing proposal.
A women’s note recalls wartime shortages of floor coverings from the Revolution era to today. It describes Oriental rugs fading, hooked rugs from old clothing rising, and scroll borders as common motifs. Instructions suggest tracing with wax crayon and copying curves on paper using one inch grid patterns.
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