11 Jun 1942
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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
1
Weekly news analysis notes a major air offensive against German targets opening with a bold raid on Cologne. It reports heavy fighting in Kharkov draining German reserves in Ukraine as part of wartime coverage.
Allied air forces unleash a massive night bombing to level three fourths of Cologne, using 1 250 British bombers and 6 million pounds of explosives. Reports say the raid, part propaganda and part heavy warfare, aims to cripple German industry while U S and British officials coordinate on standardizing equipment. Berlin acknowledges the heavy damage as defenses fail under mass saturation.
Reports from the Kharkov front describe Soviet claims of now near completion in forestalling a German strike while admitting heavy losses including up to 75 000 Soviet casualties and 90 000 German killed or captured. Mexico declares war joining 12 republics. several nations sever diplomatic ties. Rationing talks intensify as WPB projects July start. auto quotas set at 40000 with carryovers.
Reports from Cairo describe Rommel s offensive across Libya aimed at Egypt and beyond as British and American made tanks clash with German armored forces led by Field Marshal Rommel. The battle lines form near Tobruk as Allied and Axis forces grapple for control in a shifting desert front.
Department of Agriculture experts estimate probable winter wheat production at 436,305,000 bushels in nine key states and announce a deferred payment plan for a new three year crop insurance contract. Growers may pay premiums in annual installments around harvest time.
The article discusses General Hershey’s views on the 1942 draft, estimating 9 million needed across services with about 3 million already in, and 18 million available for service. It stresses deferments for dependents and industry, the impact on civilian life, and expected morale gains once men are in the army. It notes compulsory service for 13 to 19 year olds, the role of labor needs, and the broader wartime troop deployment context including Cuidad Trujillo in the Dominican Republic.
The Rockefeller foundation provides free yellow fever vaccine to the government for military use. The piece notes civilian defense work gaps among housewives debutantes and working girls are praised for discipline. WPB allows producers five thousand dollars per picture for new set material.
In a fragmentary tale Mrs. Bjones scolds her maid Clarice for answering the phone. The exchanges hint at haunting songs and a prior marriage doubt as a wife testifies at court in a case labeled wed and found wanting.
Jean Jones claims no disposition difference between brunettes and blonds. Jinx counters with a playful rebuttal noting Jean has worn both hair colors without observing any change in mood or behavior.
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