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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
2
Analysis notes Allied push on two fronts. German resistance stiffens as B-29 bombers target a steel mill in Japan. Editorial context from Western Newspaper Union analysts.
Allied forces press the Cherbourg peninsula advance with U S units near Cherbourg and Carentan driving west while Rommel deploys 700 tanks in the eastern sector. Secretary Stimson warns of fiercer counter blows yet foresees France’s liberation and Germany’s defeat. Germany counters with Nazi fighter bombers and radio controlled bombers strike England.
As GOP delegates arrive in Chicago for the convention Dewey leads with pledged delegates though Bricker allies vow a floor battle. Bricker backers doubt a first ballot Dewey victory while organizers expect the nominee to speak from the floor. Democrats announce Rett of Oklahoma to keynote on July 19 in Chicago.
American forces bombarded Saipan to weaken Japanese coastal defenses and landed troops to secure the island. A separate air raid from China hit Moji and Shimonoseki in Japan as the 20th air force forms a globe spanning roving strike unit. In Italy, Fifth and Eighth Army push north of Rome, breaking German resistance and routing reinforcements.
At a Gastro-enterology convention a device claimed to detect diseased organs in unconscious patients was demonstrated using a viscrogalvanic reaction. Separately a National Industrial Conference report shows April factory earnings at $1.057 per hour with a 45.2 hour work week, total average earnings $48.08, down 0.7 percent from March.
The House extended OPA price control with a parity rule. Processors failing to pay parity may charge only 90 percent of the OPA ceiling. Parity aims to restore 1909 to 1914 purchasing power. Cotton provision removed. main House Senate dispute. President could veto over legal testing of OPA regulations.
Maj. Gen. Norman Kirk reports that 97 of 100 wounded American soldiers are saved, with naval likewise strong. World War I death rate for the wounded was 8 percent and now under 3 percent. Abdominal injuries kill 25 percent, down from 50 percent 25 years ago. Penetrating chest wounds fatal under 25 percent, head wounds death at 4 percent versus 14 percent in the last war.
Treasury officials report that in the first two days of the Fifth War Loan drive individuals bought nearly 500 million dollars in bonds. The national goal for personal purchases is six billion dollars, with proceeds translating into Army and Navy equipment. For instance, a heavy bomber drops from 500000 to 250000 dollars and a fighter plane from 150000 to 50000 dollars.
A House Military Affairs subcommittee report pins responsibility on Col. Theodore Wyman Jr. for defense prep delays before the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor. It names Hans Wilhelm Rohl, a California contractor, as Wyman’s associate in awarding $125 million in contracts to his firm for a permanent aircraft warning system.
The census bureau for the War Production Board surveyed 4,500 representative families in April to guide WPB. It covered 56 household articles and found buyer satisfaction from 98 percent for sewing thread to 5 percent for wash boilers and lawn mowers, with over 12 million families seeking alarm clocks.
The piece recounts early U S experiments with airborne troops led by Gen. Billy Mitchell, noting 1928 parachute drops at Kelly Field and later German and British use. It describes paratroopers and gliders, their roles in Sicily and Normandy, and the evolving function of air troops in large scale operations.
The WPB says over 2,000,000 dozen infant and children's clothing items will be produced in June to August. WFA authorizes 12,000,000 more pounds of dried prunes for civilians from 1943 output. Romanian Army equipment delays are increasing as conscripts enter service. Employment in the Gulf refinery area runs about 3 percent below last year.
A simple remedy praises lemon and water as a gentle alternative to harsh laxatives. Recommends drinking juice of one Sunkist lemon in water each morning to improve digestion, boost vitamin C, and combat fatigue. Promotes California Sunkist lemons as the source.
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