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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1944
Page
2
Allies continue strategic bombing to disrupt Nazi rail networks ahead of a major invasion. Lend-Lease grants reach 30 billion dollars as Allied forces push Stilwell’s column into northern Burma. Editorial note marks opinion as analysis from Western Newspaper Union analysts.
Pacific front report details Stilwell led operations in northern Burma and Holandia, with joint U.S. Chinese forces driving back Japanese. Allied air fleets pound defenses to open invasion lanes while lend-lease aid totals rise to over 30.3 billion dollars, highlighting Britain and Russia as major recipients.
US war agencies debate converting surplus war materials into civilian goods while preserving manpower limits. Despite scheduled 1944 deliveries of home items, civilian demand outstrips supply. The War Production Board blocks extensive civilian use, and the War Department enforces impartial political information access for soldiers, with strict controls on radio, film, and publications.
A Senate postal committee reviews a plan to issue postal notes for sums under ten dollars at a fixed five cent fee. House approval already granted. The notes would supplement but not replace regular money orders for small payments. Designer Paul Poiret dies in Paris at 64, virtually penniless. War Production Board allows more rayon hose and fewer heavy grades citing demand shifts.
Japanese forces press their northeastern China drive along the Hankow Peiping rail line backed by 80,000 troops as Mexico ends the midday siesta to boost war production. President Camacho orders offices open at 8 am and factories to 2 pm, while Donald Nelson cites no revival of whiskey production without war needs. Corporate profits for 1943 show gains in some sectors and declines in others, with wages and taxes rising from 1940 levels.
Aviation circles weigh if 19 US lines should form a single company for international routes or stay separated. Only two lines back a merger, while 17 argue competition would boost service and promote air travel without hindering free enterprise.
UNRRA operates under a simple justice principle to restore normalcy after World War II. Forty four nations back the organization with the United States contributing via Congress authorization. The plan divides nations by wealth and credit, funding aid with one percent of national incomes where possible, and using local currencies to employ people and rebuild essential services without creating a large UNRRA payroll.
Latest figures show U S World War II casualties at 197841 with 153302 army and 44539 navy losses. Army deaths total 26575 killed 62312 wounded 33814 missing 30601 prisoners. Navy losses 18992 killed 11899 wounded 9192 missing 4456 prisoners. CCC fixes domestic wool price near imported level 18 cents a pound cheaper, shifting loss to CCC but foreign wool owner profits offset.
19 percent of trucks on the road are at least 10 years old and 8 percent over 15. Nylon’s high service temperature around 275 degrees Fahrenheit aids its wartime use. Trained dogs carry vital messages for marines when phone wires are cut. Juvenile delinquency cases disposed of by representative courts rose 31 percent last year from 1942, per Katherine F. Lenroot of the Children’s Bureau.
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