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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
2
Mediterranean battlefield successes set stage for new Allied push against Axis forces. Analysts note essential wartime production will rise through simplification of consumer items to free scarce resources.
Allied airmen bombed Sardinia and Sicily with strikes on Catania and Gerbini as Axis forces reported clashes with large Allied convoys off North Africa. Massed invasion barges were sighted at Bizerta while fleets converged in the Aegean as Allied movements remained secret.
The government orders simplification of over 1,000 manufactured items to conserve materials. Items from baby cribs to coffins, kitchen utensils, enamelware, furniture, tools, light bulbs and clothing will be cut to defined basic patterns and styles.
American and British air forces pound Atlas shipyards in Bremen and the Kiel submarine base as Ruhr targets at Duesseldorf and Bochum suffer heavy damage. Nazi defenses claim 46 planes down while evacuations increase and refugees seek space. A brief raid hits a London suburb.
The house foreign affairs committee unanimously recommended a 35 word resolution endorsing American participation in postwar peace efforts. It calls for an international machinery with power to establish and maintain a just lasting peace, but omits a proposed international police force.
A bipartisan group urged President Roosevelt to appoint a single czar to coordinate production, distribution, preservation, rationing, and pricing of agricultural commodities. The War Food Administration warned floods and drought harmed crops, meat, and dairy output, while subsidies faced tax repayment opposition.
The Commodity Credit Corporation plans to call loans on 57 million bushels of 1942 corn, offering farmers 30 days to liquidate. This move follows War Food Administration decisions and avoids requisitioning, while continuing earlier actions on 1938–41 crops and subsidies to offset costs.
In 1941 Bernard Julius Otto Kuehn offered spy services to the Japanese consul in Honolulu and designed a signals system to pass U.S. fleet data. The scheme involved a window light signaling from his Pearl Harbor area dormer. His wife, Mrs Kuehn, is described as playing a key role. Kuehn was initially sentenced to death but later committed to 50 years at hard labor.
The War Manpower Commission headed by Paul V. McNutt announced a draft policy to place married men with children in uniform by late 1944. Employers handling replacement lists were told to prepare for substitutions after October 1 and to release childless married workers within six months after July 1. Draft Director Hershey projected 10.9 million in uniform by year end and 115,000 inductions monthly in early 1944.
The War Production Board will release about 500 million board feet of softwood for essential farm repairs. Officials warn a potential brief tobacco shortage due to unrestricted export purchases. OWI reports shipping losses fell in June from May’s high, the smallest since Pearl Harbor. Army planners say an army of about 20 million will be maintained for years after the war.
In the center Nazis claim Reds massing large forces while German accounts note no major advances. Russians press the Caucasus with air sweeps over German rear as American planes bolster frontline assaults. Ickes warns of oil shortages due to labor and transport limits and criticizes OPA as too lenient on gas rationing.
The U S Supreme Court overturned a prior ruling by a 6 to 3 vote stating public schools may not compel students to salute the flag. The majority warned that forced conformity in politics religion or nationalism stifles free opinion.
A 1943 wedding fashion feature highlights cotton bridal gowns in organdie lace and net. Describes pale pink pastels, organdy headdresses, heart necklines, and versatile gowns suitable for after the ceremony. Western Newspaper Union release.
Fashion headquarters reports renewed interest in leghorn hats for little girls. The summer accessory features a woven brim, narrow green velvet ribbon, and a green gros grain bow under the chin to keep it in place on windy days.
A new vogue features suits in duration satin black or brown with coat bresses and one piece satin ensembles. Hats in satin gain notice amid smart fabric collections offering all-silk and Bemberg-rayon satins. A novelty Bemberg satin displays bright Mexican stripe reverse, surfaced in a soft duvetyn like finish, ideal for drapes or trims.
Hat and bag sets elevate modest outfits with bright colors and refined style. Milliners showcase twosomes like a small calot hat paired with a bold envelope bag woven in basket fabric and braided with soutache.
Glove trends feature embroidered fabric gloves with alluring charm. Long black gloves display velvet butterfly appliques up the arm. Crochet mesh white gloves show wide flaring cuffs. Black lace gloves boast lavish frills at the wrists.
The army has started to fly bombers to India with the first aircraft completing the 11,748 mile journey in 67 hours and 35 minutes.
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