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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1942
Page
5
Editorial analyzes the Nazi war effort in Russia and Egypt shifting focus from the Pacific front. It notes the growing force of U S air power as a decisive factor across multiple theaters and frames the worldwide battle trend.
Reports from London and colonial theaters describe U S Army Air Force bombing Nazi Europe for the first time. Capt Charles C Kegelman of El Reno Oklahoma earns the Distinguished Service Cross after a dangerous raid. In China American air forces clash with Japan over Hengyang and New Guinea bases are attacked. FBI arrests eight Nazi saboteurs reaching the U S and 20 alleged spies are seized in Panama. Submarine and convoy actions persist in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters as Rommel faces renewed Allied pressure near El Alamein and Suez.
A batch of brief items covers Secretary Ickes urging Puerto Rico toward equal freedom, a Mount Clemens resident seeking car-buying permission while in war work, and unusual military prep in French Guiana. It also notes Harry Hopkins and Louise Macy’s White House wedding plan, labor leaders urged to shun war-material disruption, and gasoline price and rationing issues along the East Coast.
Wartime aviation expands rural benefits as Air-Pick up Service delivers mail to 150 towns with routes from Pittsburgh. Rep. Jennings Randolph advocates lines in 26 states and plans for civilian air reserve corps and high school aviation courses. Light plane courier service to supplement main lines, cost and time savings emphasized.
government projects for synthetic rubber expand with two plants in production. Arthur B. Newhall, rubber coordinator, says the 800000 ton per year program will not exhaust the $650000000 appropriated by Congress despite lower production costs.
Private Americas Liberator, stationed at Fort Leavenworth, is highlighted as a symbol of patriotic effort. Through the Commodity Credit Corporation, steel bins move from Iowa and Illinois to wheat states to store this year’s crop. Farmers near Ipswich South Carolina circulate lists of machinery for sale or trade. The Oregon Victory Garden program enables older citizens to contribute to the war effort.
Learn cost saving methods to repair upholstery by working in corners at a comfortable height using a table or boxes. Keep the outer covering intact as a pattern and remove the padding. The article hints at further tips in Book 7 and 8 by Mrs. Spears and offers a copy order.
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