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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
2
Weekly analysis notes German forces contend on two fronts with the campaign in Russia heating up while an OEM seeks nationwide auto pooling. The report also cites Germany's critical stance toward Laval.
News recounts German efforts to seize Caucasus oil by pushing from the Kerch peninsula while Russian forces defend Kharkov and try to slow the assault toward Moscow. Reports claim heavy tank losses on both sides, with the Black Sea fleet massed near the strait and strategic aims centering on oil wealth.
Young men aged 18 and 19 will register for selective service on June 30. The group includes those turning 20 between December 31 1941 and June 30 1942. Proposals to lower the minimum draft age to 19 or 18 are discussed. About 1.2 million in each cohort.
Secretary Hull announced removal of fuel from French warships at Martinique with demobilization progressing. Rumors say Pierre Laval could resign as head of government in Vichy while Nazi leaders criticize his pace. Jacques Doriot is mentioned as a possible successor with talk of a new collaborationist regime in Paris.
Mexico braces for conflict as officials justify steps toward war. Thousands gather in Mexico City’s central plaza to memorialize 21 sailors killed by Axis torpedoes, with President Avila Camacho and cabinet attending. A pageant follows, Nazi banners burned, cheers for Roosevelt, boos for Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito. German, Japanese, and Italian firms display anti Axis slogans.
National Maritime Day observance highlights 27 cargo vessel launches and 138 ships delivered since January, a 35 percent increase from last year. War Shipping Board says deliveries rise to two daily and three per day by fall, with war service ships rising. Maritime Commission and Roosevelt praise a 500 percent capacity jump, while noting ongoing U boat losses and a still serious ship shortage being addressed.
Washington announces a manpower mobilization plan assigning the U S employment service to compile lists of skilled war production occupations and refer workers in priority to war plants. It calls for enhanced farm labor camps, transportation support, and analysis of selective service questionnaires to fill critical roles. Brig Gen Doo little hails U S aircraft industry and notes two thirds of volunteers were kept from the Tokyo raid due to plane limits.
The Office of Emergency Management projects 20,000,000 passenger cars will be out of service by June 1943 leaving about 8,000,000 cars unused unless nationwide pooling is effective. OEM notes average load per mile under two persons while car capacity is 4.2. The War Production Board cites labor management efforts to form pools using maps. The Office of Defense Transportation bans sight seeing buses and limits chartered buses to armed forces, war workers, and school children.
Highlights from Ottawa and Washington report ration books for US visitors entering Canada, a new insignia for US planes, and wage levels for factory workers. Also notes evacuation of 10,000 Japanese to a relocation center in Wyoming.
The treasury department urged Congress to require 10 percent of an individual's estimated taxable income to be withheld at the source. This plan aims to ease taxpayer burden, speed anti inflation programs, and improve tax collection from small wage earners.
In the U S Senate debate on the agriculture supply bill Vice President Wallace listens as Senator Gillette denounces monopolies blocking synthetic rubber from surplus farm products. WPB clarifies actions while considering rationing and a plan to test rubber from Russian dandelions amid looming shortages for military needs.
A reviewer recalls Antoine de Saint-Exupery during the spring of 1940 as he flew sorties around Arras. In Flight to Arras the author writes of fear, death, and a life philosophy revealed in peril, asserting that man and universal humanity emerge from facing mortality.
The piece notes crowded Washington crowds and bed shortages as soldiers on leave fill beaches and stations. It cites John R. Steelman on mobilization and civilian war work, and mentions guayule rubber yields of 300 pounds per acre after three years, potentially 800 after four.
The remark centers on Holmes stating he is a self made man and defending against accusations of buck passing. The exchange includes a retort that at least he is not evading responsibility.
Accused explains a posted notice reading no obligation to purchase during a shop theft case, while magistrate questions the motive and legality of the act.
In a street scene an officer explains two men fought over a postwar peace plan while a passerby child makes a tax joke about his father. The exchange centers on money and a humorous misreading of an income report.
A cheeky exchange hints that Bronson has married again after his first wife’s death. The remarks reflect skepticism about the timing while noting his reputation for finding new light in life.
An advertisement invites home bakers to request a free cook book packed with yeast breads and cakes. Send a postcard with name and address to Standard Brands Inc. at 691 Washington St New York City for the free offer.
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