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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
2
U S forces clean up the Hollandia area as a war front update. WFA announces daily subsidy rates for allied support. Heavy hog shipments glut markets while aerial attacks weaken Nazi defenses. Editorial note attributes opinions to Western Newspaper Union.
Wartime dispatch notes large Allied and German aerial activity and imminent invasion plans in Europe. Russians reportedly prepare a new push into eastern Poland while Axis forces resist along the Dniester front. Western front bombers target Atlantic Wall and rail lines as U S and Britain gird for hostilities. Domestically corn purchases rise and hog movements trigger embargoes in St Louis and Peoria amid price supports and grain conservation efforts. The War Food Administration outlines dairy subsidies through the coming year.
Floods and heavy rain slow field work and rail shipments across the country. In the Midwest farm activity lags with oats delayed in Iowa and acreage slated for corn and soybeans in Illinois. The southern Great Plains faces wheat delays and the southeast fears potato crop risk. En route produce from the West and South stalls along the Mississippi basin. A potential boost to black markets due to crop diversions is feared.
U S heavy bombers closed in on the Philippines area as Hollandia fell in northern New Guinea, boosting MacArthur's plan to return. Allied forces extended air and naval dominance along the New Guinea coast while British and Indian units prepared for action in eastern India against invading Japanese forces.
Washington analyst describes a government industry collaboration to conserve swine feed as part of wartime goals. Clifford D. Carpenter explains four guiding principles and five production targets to reduce waste, boost efficiency, and finish hogs at 200 to 240 pounds.
Readers are advised on creating a light shadow-box cupboard to showcase cherished items when moving. The brief guide covers simple construction from plywood and boards, requiring minimal tools with steps to assemble and finish, plus an offer for an actual size pattern and materials list for 15 cents.
Large butter stocks will be sold to civilians in May at 8 points per pound, with 112 million pounds of creamery butter at 12 points. OPA says ice cream output will rise in May and June to 75 percent of 1941 levels and butterfat content will be slightly higher. Reductions in point values also apply to flank beef steak, lamb and mutton, pork and veal cuts, dried beef, potted and dried meats, and sausages.
Federal officials approve a plan to assign large scale disposal of surplus war materials to five agencies and twelve business experts. The War Food Administration would handle food, Treasury buyers textiles, Reconstruction Finance Corporation land and factories, Maritime Commission ships and related materials, and the War Department munitions. Each agency will draft its own sale policy through negotiation, auction, or advertising while the advisors provide guidance.
Secretary of the Navy since 1940 Frank Knox died in Washington DC at age 70 from a heart attack. A former newspaper publisher, he also ran as the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936 and served in the 153rd artillery during the last war. Tony Mullane, famed baseball veteran, died at 85 in Chicago after a long career with the St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds, noted for ambidextrous pitching.
Frederick C. Lincoln of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service reports the duck population near 125 million with mallards 35 to 40 million, pintails 20 million, bluebills 15 million and rises for red-heads and coots. Woodcocks decline may force a season closure next fall along with jack snipes.
American and British troops in India will receive new emergency meals packed in large cans and nicknamed iron rations. Each can serves eight men for one day and includes corned mutton vitamized crackers tea jam chocolate chewing gum salt sugar grapefruit juice for Americans lemonade powder for British troops and cigarettes.
Brief notes describe a trained pigeon released from a waterproof container with a parachute to carry messages from stranded airmen to rescuers. The piece also cites War Department projections for U S military manpower requirements and calls to buy War Bonds.
The Chukchees of Siberia marry a "marriage companion" male infant to protect a woman's future kinship and status. The practice pairs a girl with a boy from boyhood so the companion grows to manhood, providing lifelong support and security.
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