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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1943
Page
6
Weekly news analysis notes U S pledges air power against Japan while Allies push through Axis mountain defenses in Tunis and Bizerte drives. It also covers the Caucasus front where Russians and Nazis are locked in a major battle.
President Roosevelt pledged to hold responsible all those who participated in the executions of American fliers and bring them to justice. Maj Gen Henry H Arnold urged fliers to answer threats by destroying Japan’s air force and production centers, while Maj Gen James H Doo little promised renewed bombings until the empire crumbles.
Axis troops counter attacked to slow the Allied advance in Tunisia as British First Army and Montgomery’s Eighth Army pushed into Medjez el Bab and the hills near Enfidia ville, destroying Nazi tanks and threatening last-stand positions while Allied air forces hammered remaining Axis airfields.
German forces renew full scale assaults against Soviet troops in the Kuban delta aiming to relieve pressure on Novorossiysk and build momentum for a possible spring offensive. Luftwaffe strafing targets Red supply bases as Soviet airmen block one enemy ferry attempt to the Black Sea bridgehead.
Congress moves to extend for two years the President’s authority over the 2 billion stabilization fund and restricts use of money toward Morgenthau’s 5 billion postwar international banking fund. Senate had already curbed dollar devaluation powers while leaving stabilization authority. Reed of Illinois leads the House amendment to place Congress in control of both funds.
Public must cooperate with rail travel restrictions as the Office of Defense Transportation bans extra summer trains using Pullman sleeping cars. Officials say regular services can meet demand if travelers spread trips across the week, with limited coach trains allowed within 50 miles of a terminus on weekends. Separately federal workers face stricter deferment rules as Selective Service requires monthly counts of 2 A and 2 B classifications to Congress starting May 15.
Prime Minister Churchill warned the Nazis that Britain would retaliate immediately if poison gas is used. He cited reports that Hitler plans gas attacks on the Russian front and said munitions centers seaports and military targets across Germany would face British gas strikes. British air power and chemical warfare preparations add weight to the warning.
The department of commerce reports a major build up for armament production and a shift of workers and materials from construction. New construction in the first quarter of 1943 fell 32 percent from the last quarter of 1942, totaling 2.2 million dollars.
A long feature chronicles Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey's leadership with Robert Ringling stepping to presidency and his opera background. It also highlights Sir Richard D. Acland and Australian figure Evatt in U S visit context and notes wealth gifts and political shifts in England.
The war effort shifts mass troop moves by rail, with about 1.75 million soldiers moved monthly, 50 000 daily, via Pullman cars and regular passenger trains. The piece notes civilian needs, transport disruptions, and efforts to reduce nonessential travel while highlighting figures on transit use in Detroit Baltimore and Washington and anecdotal travel experiences.
A Moscow report says Siberia will produce enormous quantities of material for synthetic rubber alongside usual crops. British American Bermuda talks on refugees suggest large scale rescue of N people is unlikely. Over 6 000 German naval officers arrive in Italian ports for assignments. Mexican foreign secretary Padilla calls for a federation of American nations as a pressing duty.
The Truman senate committee reports submarine losses remain heavy but manageable with more merchant and escort ships. It estimates 18–19 million deadweight tons to be built in 1943, up from 8 million last year, plus faster ships via Victory models and redesigned Liberty ships to reach 15–17 knots.
Four Series E War Savings bonds totaling 300 dollars will fund a balsa wood life float for the navy. It can sustain 60 persons. Nazi propaganda units mobilize girls as front line sellers of books in occupied areas. Liberty ships carry twenty tons of food for a six month voyage with a crew of 63. Nazi schoolchildren hear a version of the Fourth Commandment praising the Fuehrer.
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