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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysis reports a coordinated national effort behind the war, notes Russian advances in the Caucasus, and describes Allied air strikes targeting Nazi war plants and Italian ports. The column carries editor's note distancing opinion from the paper.
Allied raids devastate German industrial hubs including Dusseldorf Dortmund Essen and Jena while Nazi production shifts east toward Hungary and Czechoslovakia. U S and British raids wreck Italian ports as Japan presses near Chungking. Back in Akron 51500 rubber workers return after Roosevelt ends a five day strike.
President Roosevelt creates the Office of War Mobilization with James F Byrnes as director. The new board unites production procurement transport and distribution of military and civilian supplies under Byrnes, with Stimson Knox Hopkins Nelson Vinson as key aides guiding the war effort.
Red forces launched a vast push across four sectors from Veliki Luki to the Caucasus, throwing 150000 infantry and tank riders at the Axis Kuban lines near Novorossisk. Berlin radio noted initial gains as Nazi defenses suffered heavy battering, with 10 divisions, at least 170 tanks, 200 planes and strong artillery reported.
Reports from Kilsoo Haan warn of a Japanese naval and land invasion of the continental U S this summer while American forces cleanse Attu of remaining enemy detachments. Bayonets replace rifles as troops press the island’s narrow escape corridor.
Practical home questions cover varnish bubbles caused by shaking, dust free rooms and proper brush use. Additional tips address peeling metal sash paint, boiler leaks weld repair, moth damage on fur coats, glass scratches, and fixing shelf supports with concrete plugs. The piece reflects a home owners column offering concrete, step by step fixes by Roger Whitman.
A wartime hearing quips about pants and a gray market card. Inspector Binkle reports a tip on Twitchell wearing new gray pants in a black market, amid banter on rationed clothing and a whimsy about a paper hanger in tough times. The piece also discusses Victory era vacation limits and a push to shift travel away from weekends.
Highlights from the week note Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gen. Douglas MacArthur were named honorary knights of the Grand Cross Order of the Bath by King George. A flood relief plan proposes 55 million dollars for Midwest rehabilitation by Sen. Scott Lucas. Roosevelt signs to authorize one million tons of landing craft at 1.7 million dollars. Odessa Junior Chamber urges city to drop first syllable of a slur in a proposed resolution.
Secretary of War Stimson says Allied victory in Tunisia cost the United States 18 558 casualties including 2 184 killed 9 437 wounded and 6 937 missing or taken prisoner Axis casualties totaled 323 000 while German and Italian losses reached 56 400 killed wounded and 266 000 prisoners Allied losses were under 70 000 with large quantities of captured aircraft ships and supplies recovered despite the small American losses the campaign did not alter manpower projections for an army of 8 200 000.
The War Department price adjustment board said it eliminated nearly two billion dollars in excess profits through renegotiation of army contracts. Savings cover 1941 and 1942 contracts to date, with 1943 savings expected to be larger.
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