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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
2
Editorial disclaimer states opinions are from Western Newspaper Union analysts and not the hosting newspaper. It notes the release originates from Western Newspaper Union.
More than 40,000 families or 160,000 people are homeless as Mississippi floods surge through the Midwest. Red Cross aids victims, while officials plan farm production support as levees fail and planting is delayed. Allied bombing targets Dortmund and Italian outposts intensify in Europe.
United Mine Workers and coal operators renewed collective bargaining while the War Labor Board denied John L. Lewis a $2 daily wage increase. The WLB urged agreement on pay for travel time and favored a six day work week with wage concessions for the extra day. Vacation payments were raised from $20 to $50, equating to an additional 8 to 15 cents per day.
American forces press Attu as sleet and rugged terrain slow progress. A Japanese bomber raid is repelled by 16 Allied fighters, with two thirds of the enemy squadron believed shot down. Japanese remnants use high ground around Attu village to delay advance while Allied bombers target Kiska base 172 miles east.
Richard K. Law of Britain urged a universal ever normal granary concept at Hot Springs Virginia. He proposed buffer stocks to stabilize prices and free trade rules with consumer and producer representation. The American delegation floated resettlement to boost global food production as temperate zone areas lag in tech.
The Communist international group known as the Comintern formally dissolves, citing wartime communication breakdowns. Allied circles show mixed reactions with some viewing a step toward closer Russia United Nations ties, while U S factions note earlier 1940 detachment but ongoing party activity.
Final accounting shows Oklahoma raised after 69 hours of winch pulls in February. The operation reduced Pearl Harbor losses to three ships the Arizona and the destroyers Cassin and Downes. California Nevada West Virginia and Shaw were repaired after damage from the 1941 attack.
Fifteen thousand Goodyear workers join 30,000 from Firestone and B F Goodrich in a strike after the War Labor Board grants only a three cent wage increase. Production stops at three major rubber plants as CIO leader Dalrymple seeks WLB talks amid a government condemnation of the stoppage. The House passes the poll tax repeal bill amid floor drama and a sailor’s acrobatic demonstration.
In protest over price ceiling revisions several OPA officials tendered resignations to Price Administrator Prentiss Brown. Russia seeks larger food shipments for army and people as Red delegates announce at UN conference. An eastern produce house official predicts five million more bushels of early potatoes this summer. Nazi naval spokesman Heinrich Schmidt says U-boat effectiveness has been impaired amid Allied naval and air operations.
Senator Arthur Vandenberg announced approval of a pay-as-you-go income tax measure after months of bickering. The plan wipes out taxes of 50 dollars and under and forgives 75 percent of remaining taxes for one year. Taxpayers use the higher of the 1942 or 1943 liability, with 25 percent due in two annual payments starting 1944. Farmers pay quarterly on current earnings.
The AFL executive committee studies John L. Lewis bid to rejoin the AFL after the CIO split. Debate centers on District 50 scope and other unions within AFL fields and the stance of the Progressive Mine union if readmission proceeds.
The War Production Board restricts trimming on dresses to conserve material. For size 16 basic untrimmed dresses hip measurement is limited to 56 inches and sleeve length to 30 inches, with skirts reduced to a 72 inch sweep and proportional changes for other sizes.
This Western Newspaper Union release notes wartime fashion favors home dressmakers with simple lines and rayon fabrics. It highlights easy to tailor frocks, shirtwaist styles, jacket and skirt outfits, and practical sunny day suits in crepes, shantungs, and rayon sheets for town, travel, and special events.
Designers dramatize ensembles by matching pieces and accessories. The latest sensation features a dress with its own self fabric or self lace mantilla. A street-length frock in a pale green rayon crepe displays a black lace motif and a coordinated mantilla to complete the look.
Designers favor pique for dresses and accessories with crisp immaculate looks. All white outfits dominate afternoon frocks graduations and wedding gowns with pique trimmed frocks. White organdy frills and hand crochet laces enhance the ensemble around plunging V-necks and piqué petal hats.
Pretty house dresses catch on as many women, new to home chores, adopt pinafore styles. Young housewives favor fluttering ruffles and bordered chintz prints, while practical wear leans toward no iron seersucker button-back pinafores.
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