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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
6
Weekly news analysis notes the Attu victory as a strategic step toward Tokyo while warning flood damage threatens food production. It also discusses labor stir by Lewis's AFL bid and Churchill's vow to bomb Japanese cities, reflecting editor opinions from Western Newspaper Union.
Reports from Washington note two American columns trapping Japanese defenders on Attu as air power moves toward Tokyo. Meanwhile Japan warns Russia of blitzkrieg if Siberian bases are lent to the United States. John L. Lewis seeks readmission of United Mine Workers to AFL amid peace talks with CIO. RAF raids strike Kiel and Flensburg, setting yards ablaze and knocking out enemy fighters.
The vast flood from May rains inundated the Mississippi basin wrecking crops across Illinois Indiana Missouri Arkansas Kansas and Oklahoma. Authorities reported 100000 acres of corn wheat and oats destroyed as emergency crews fought rising waters threatening wartime food production.
Officials of the War Production Board and retail clothing dealers announced plans to avoid clothes rationing this winter and perhaps indefinitely. The WPB will enable increased production of essential clothing and textiles while retailers will revise practices and develop new methods to ease industry pressure. Public support is urged.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told Congress that defeating Hitler must come first for Allied victory and pledged Britain will stand with the United States until Japan is defeated. He urged stronger air offensives against Japan and promised greater aid for China and Russia as part of the UN strategy.
The War Production Board authorized 1944 farm machinery output at about 80 percent of 1940–41 levels and unlimited repair parts. A farm-to-farm check by the War Food Administration aims to identify items for 6,000,000 farmers. Large makers over $10 million in sales may resume production.
Former U S ambassador Joseph Davies met with Joseph Stalin in Moscow as Soviet forces renewed major offensives. German reports say Red Army attacked four points along a 1100 mile front from Volkhov to Kuban. Soviet forces shattered two Nazi attacks in the Caucasus and repelled river crossings near Novorossisk.
The War Food administration announced an increase of about 30 million cases of canned fruits and vegetables for civilians from the 1943 pack due to reduced military demand. Officials said whether point values would drop depends on the size of the 1943 fruit and vegetable pack.
Washington digest notes how Tunisia’s fall boosts Allied radio reach and morale. It credits truth-telling, new fronts, and careful messaging to undermine Nazi propaganda. It cites Elmer Davis and Goebbels, plus plans for civilian resistance, Italy targets, and postwar goals like full employment.
Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes announced that for the first time in history the giant king crab of the Bering Sea will be canned commercially by Americans.
Price Administrator Brown orders a total ban on pleasure driving in 12 eastern states and eight eastern West Virginia counties to curb fuel shortages. Ickes warns further cuts may shift demand, signaling potential Middle West restrictions to aid the seaboard.
Delegates from the United States Great Britain China and Soviet Russia at Hot Springs Virginia map postwar aims including continued food rationing global agricultural commission and assurances of better global nourishment. They support agricultural expansion tariff reductions and nutrition education while noting no binding accord though 44 governments offered cooperation led by Paul H Appleby acting chair of the American delegation.
The War Department urges soldiers to enroll in National Service Life Insurance before August 10 to secure up to 10000 dollars in protection. Benefits are paid to beneficiaries in monthly installments. Civilian defense announces a new official service bar for civilians. Rural eastern rationed-area traffic drops 48 percent in March versus 1941.
Pattern 560 provides beret and purse instructions with stitch illustrations and a list of required materials. The notice notes higher demand and wartime delays for a few popular pattern numbers and requests orders be sent to the indicated address.
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