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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1942
Page
2
Anti war sentiment rises in Bulgaria as government faces Nazi demands while Japan’s setback shifts Pacific timetable. Editorial note frames opinions as analyst view. released by Western Newspaper Union.
The piece notes Allied troop arrivals in the Pacific and North Africa reinforcing Australia and New Guinea defenses, suggesting Japan may abandon plans to invade Australia. It also covers Bulgaria joining the German eastern front, Turkish antiwar sentiment, Jugoslav guerrillas preparing a spring offensive, and Turkey’s war proximity concerns.
In Burma the crisis deepens as Sir Stafford Cripps offers postwar dominion status to India while Gandhi Nehru and Jinnah clash. Nehru pushes for full independence, warning only radical resistance against Britain. Jinnah seeks divided freedom. Tensions threaten unity amid fears of civil conflict as Japan looms.
British commandos struck the German port of St Nazaire in a bold raid using paratroops destroyers and motor torpedo boats. A U S destroyer packed with five tons of explosives rammed the dock and blew up, crippling the facility though German reports claimed otherwise.
General Jonathan Wainwright continues the Bataan campaign as Corregidor endures heavy bombing. Filipino President Quezon arrives in Australia with family and cabinet, predicting swift relief for the Philippine garrison and denying reports of his death.
During training in Australia American troops sparked a wave of marriages as clergy complained of haste and officials balanced duty with romance. The War Department affirmed soldiers may marry while serving, easing fears that devotion to home would interfere with duty.
German rubber oil patent issues draw congressional scrutiny as Standard Oil faces questions over transfers to German interests. Senator Truman calls it potentially treasonous, then eases stance. The probe prompts warnings on foreign pacts and government plant contracts for aviation fuel. News notes lull in North Africa, and renewed German activity on the Russian front from Murmansk to the 2,000 mile line.
A Washington observer discusses wartime shifts for rural merchants as tires and supplies tighten. He notes rising importance of local lockers for perishable goods, the push to cut luxury items, and the need for ingenuity to compete with big city retailers and national brands. He cites Fletcher Rawls and Earl Sproul on returning to neighborhood commerce and the growing Victory Book Campaign effort.
The Public Health Service cites the common cold as causing about a quarter of school absences. Observers question Russian gains in the wartime counter offensive, suggesting only about one-fifth of conquered territory is held. After war, government will be the largest customer, with 50 percent of production shifting to civilian use. Easter lilies may be scarce as 18 million of 23 million yearly plants come from Japan.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1520-B offers a teen age dress with a unique yoke that opens in front and a dirndl skirt with a back tying belt. Sizes 6 to 14 years priced for size 8 at 214 yards of 39 inch fabric.
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