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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1943
Page
6
Editors report a meeting of Allied military strategists signaling strong anti Axis operations. The piece notes the cracking of the Nazi winter line in Italy and ongoing fierce combat in the Pacific as strategic moves unfold.
The Big Four Allied leaders Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill outline unconditional surrender and postwar territory restoration. Roosevelt and Churchill vow Japan’s surrender with Manchuria Formosa and parts of China to Kai-shek, while Axis troops are pressed from the Sangro line in Italy as Rommel sends reinforcements to counter the Allied push.
Allied forces press south in New Guinea isolating Japanese out posts along the coast while U S. Liberators hammer the big base at Wewak. Bougainville sees slow gains as U S. troops push through jungle to seize inland routes. Gilberts see the bloodiest fighting with 3,722 U S. casualties and heavy Jap losses.
Richard Lacey of Kansas and 18 year old Billy Sol Estes of Clyde Texas are among 4-H youths earning large prizes and college scholarships at the 22nd national 4-H congress in Chicago. The event showcases extensive production goals and wartime farm support figures with thousands of livestock and produce traded.
Army and navy surplus sales move forward as Jesse Jones warns against letting Defense Plants Corp. create monopolies. WPB plans 64 000 three burner stoves in 1944 with limited factory output and civilian sharing. Also reports on Ukraine front, Little Steel wage talks, and railroad worker pay increase debate.
Delegates from 22 states at the Chicago convention of the Association of District and County Fairs resolved to reopen the large fairs this coming year. They reported that fairs held this year drew bigger crowds and earned more money than in years past.
Attendance at college football games dropped 18.4 percent from 1942 across 57 large colleges and universities. The South saw the steepest decline at 28.4 percent while the East registered a 6.4 percent drop. A 19 percent fall is noted when comparing 1942 with 1941.
Famed founder of Boys Town Father E J Flanagan tells a special senate committee that mothers should stay in the home and notes the war’s aim is the future generation. Boston’s Dr William Healey from Judge Baker urges parental duty to correct natural tendencies in youths and girls toward servicemen.
Railroads have moved nearly all this year’s wheat from farms to elevators and markets. Grain at risk of spoilage has been hauled to safety. Freight cars concentrate at Buffalo and Toledo to handle 40 million bushels moving on the lakes.
Cherie Nicholas recommends upgrading a simple dress or suit with versatile accessories to create chic winter looks on a budget. The piece highlights a tulle copper penny and champagne bow, detachable fur, jeweled button jewelry, hair combs, and button-based earrings, with color ideas and DIY tips.
A white wool knit scarf turtle-neck sweater and matching gloves form a coordinated winter ensemble. Shown with a black tweed suit the white and black contrast offers a flattering look. A black patent leather shoulder bag with white stitching completes the smart black and white styling.
Two piece soft crepe moire slipper satin and faille suits and one piece dresses suit furlough brides. Youthful yet not overly formal styles feature fluttering ruffles self fabric bows pockets pin tuck and saw tooth edges in aqua gray pink beige and soft blue for wartime weddings and holiday evenings.
New fashion items feature gloves in two colors with wide frilled cuffs and a contrasting lining. The two tone flare cuff repeats in a matching hat, presenting a coordinated bi color ensemble.
A newlywed couple returns from their honeymoon to find the wife’s secret brings no comfort. The husband reveals he spent all their money on the trip and learns the wife hid a ten dollar bill before they left, which he already discovered.
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