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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
6
Congress weighs the labor draft issue and a proposed 100 billion wartime budget as committees study related measures. The Western Newspaper Union notes editorial opinions reflect the syndicate rather than the paper.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to fund fighting through June 1945 with 100 billion dollars while planning de mobilization steps including public works and higher social security payments. He warned the national debt could reach 258.3 billion next year with 5 billion annual interest. Meanwhile efforts to tax more and curb labor shortages sparked debates on a broad labor draft. In Europe Allied air power hit German factories and Greek port structures as U S troops pressed toward Cassino Italy. In Poland Vatutin’s First Ukrainian Army advanced deeper, amid discussions on postwar borders between Poland and the Soviet Union. Hearings opened on restricting alcohol content with prohibition advocates arguing for nation wide limits and temperance leaders pressing for abstinence.
U S doughboys push through jungle defenses in New Britain while other units move south toward Australian forces along New Guinea s eastern coast. Liberator bombers raid Marshall Islands and coral atolls as Arawe and Cape Gloucester area actions press Japanese positions forward.
National Pi Packers Association leaders warn a pickle shortage for civilians in 1944 as demand rises from military and civilian sources. They urge farmers to boost cucumber acreage while stocks sit about 10 million bushels lower than last year.
The War Production Board keeps a ban on using steel in 646 civilian items. Exceptions may occur only to improve substitutes. The army and navy support continued material limits until war needs are clear. Expanded civilian production would worsen shortages of coal, oil, lumber, packaging paper, and transportation, WPB says.
A typographical error by a CPA boosted Monnett Missouri population 4099 and corn prices to 1.19 dollars, enabling the town to ship 25 carloads totaling about 2 million bushels despite Chicago’s price at 1.16 dollars.
President Roosevelt backs a national interregional highway plan after two years of study. The proposal calls for 34,000 miles of roads costing about 750 million dollars annually, sharing costs by local, state, and federal agencies, and seeks quick action to acquire land and draft plans.
The United States expects fats and oils output to reach about 11.2 million pounds in 1943 44, up from 10.6 million last year, with potential stock drains abroad if Allied victory comes in 1944. Soybeans 187 million bushels peanuts 2.5 million pounds and cottonseed 5.5 million tons are noted, while lard and grease declines may reduce 1944 45 production below current year levels.
Washington commentary analyzes why the army seized the railroads as a wartime move. It cites political aims, labor relations inexperience, and pressure from labor leaders, arguing a National Service Act could mandate who does what and at what pay, as in military practice.
C Nelson Sparks testified before a Washington grand jury and delivered a letter he says shows Franklin D. Roosevelts aide Harry Hopkinswas in contact with Wendell Willkie. Sparks published the letter in a book and sought FBI inquiry after Hopkins called the document forged.
In Concordia Kansas Nazi prisoners reportedly held a private court to try Capt Felix Tropschuh for anti Hitler talk and escape plots. They forced him to a room and he hanged himself after 30 minutes with two guards outside. Franz Kettner, age 39, killed himself fearing violence over his belief in a free Austria.
The veterans administration plans major facility growth to care for soldiers, expanding hospital capacity to 300000 beds from about 80000 six months earlier. It reorganizes financial departments to handle vast disbursements, while continuing to pay pensions including widows from the War of 1812 and the Mexican War.
The review lauds Mac Iver for clear language and practical steps toward a world order. It endorses a temporary peace extending postwar alliances and a move to international control, noting no vague rhetoric and a credible plan. The author cautions enemies must be engaged to avoid a later global conflict.
Rep Richard P. Gale of Minnesota proposes selling bonds directly to individual citizens to boost sales and interest. He suggests quarterly drawings with prizes from one hundred to twenty five thousand dollars for bondholders, arguing it would not be a lottery.
Reports note Nicaragua and Costa Rica rapidly expand balsa cultivation to meet war needs and future aviation demand. The piece mentions tin used to preserve food in metal containers, linked to Napoleonic engineers before Russia invasion. McNutt pledges full aid to discharged veterans seeking suitable jobs.
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