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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1943
Page
8
The text blends farm practice notes on pasture management alfalfa hog diets and parasites with a historical remark on Chinese migration and a probate court notice regarding Myrtie M Brackett’s estate. It names Ariene E Maynard as potential administratrix and references Judge Segegat and Register Loring P Jordan with dates in 1903.
Northboro residents Mr and Mrs John Johnson hosted an open house at 6 East Main Street to display two night-blooming flowers with a remarkable display of Dine Dlossoms. Plants measured 10 inches across and 30 inches in circumference as blossoms opened around midnight and lasted until noon, a phenomenon noted in local floral history.
Amazon's Secret Three French explorers recently returned from Brazil say they traced the river's source to the Nikocha glacier in the Andes at an altitude of 18 000 feet.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts probate court issues citation in Sudbury for the will of Margaret Jennings Harkness. George A Flanagan of Lynn seeks appointment as executor with surety. Interested parties must appear in Cambridge court by August 19, 1943, at 10am to object. witness John C. Leggat. Loring P. Jordan, Register. July 22, 29, Aug. 5
Allied operations expand across Sicily with a northeast pocket of Axis troops captured. In the Pacific, American actions intensify as nations wage broader combat. U.S. employment surpasses 38 million as the labor market remains strong. Editor notes indicate column opinions are those of Western Union analysts.
The Seventh American Army under Gen George S Patton advances across western Sicily, seizing Palermo as British Eighth Army under Gen Bernard Montgomery presses from the south near Catania. German defenses along rivers and fields provide cover while Allied naval and air units strike at Croton in southern Italy.
War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes said increased civilian goods are possible if certain programs and free materials are trimmed. He cautioned this is a hope, not a prediction, as munitions lines are cut where air power protects Allied industries, with agencies reviewing purchases to favor supplies most useful amid new combat developments.
The labor department announced over 38 million people were employed in non agricultural establishments. It said 4,500 soldiers were released for mining copper zinc and molybdenum. Current employment is 1,683,000 higher than a year earlier.
American heavy bombers struck Surabaya in the Dutch East Indies 1,200 miles west of the South Pacific, damaging an oil refinery docks and warehouses. MacArthur’s communique said 500 pound bombs caused heavy destruction. Simultaneously, air forces attacked Munda on New Georgia with 250 raids reported in one day as Allied troops pressed inland.
Pope Pius XII warns that sacred Rome’s priceless treasures and venerable edifices must be protected after Allied bombing. He urges authorities to defend Rome’s inviolability citing human dignity and Christian civilization while lamenting unmet hopes for immunity.
Russia forces push on Orel from three sides while German troops struggle to hold a rear escape. In Moscow an Anti Nazi German National Committee urges high command to end the war and seek peace with the Soviet government.
Highlights of the week note the Price Administration’s order to print special paper money for use by troops in occupied territories. The report mentions shortages, including baby carriages, as part of wartime scarcities.
A census shows 76 704 farms with 6 484 292 acres idle in 1940, 1.3 percent of all farms. New England and Middle Atlantic lead abatements with about one in twenty idle, compared to Iowa's one in two thousand. Idle land totals near 57 million acres. causes include soil depletion, crop failures, and industry jobs. War casualty tallies report 16 556 killed or wounded and 31 343 missing. Maj Gen Upshur and Capt Paddock noted among losses, Paddock famed sprinter and Pershing staff member.
The Office of Price Administration detains poultry truckers on eastern highways and requisitions stock for the army amid black market concerns. Dealers are paid the pre sale ceiling price. The report also covers the Wet Labor Board wage pact for Illinois mine workers, detailing portal to portal pay and time and a half for overtime, with government seizure of pits tied to wage disputes.
Organized labor served notice to President Roosevelt that support for the anti inflation program would end unless prices were rolled back to the September 15 1942 level. They accused Price Administrator Prentiss Bi of failure and threatened a public pressure campaign to remove him and push prices back to 1941 levels, citing a six percent gap between costs and income.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a bond initiation linked to a December start. Key names and precise details are unclear, but the entry points to formal bond proceedings charging a specific entity with a December effective date.
Wartime readers learn to make quick economical ice cream with rennet custard for smooth texture. Two recipes for an automatic refrigerator are provided: vanilla rennet custard ice cream and a lemon sherbet, both emphasizing no eggs and minimal cooking.
The article notes rapid growth of state police radio systems since 1940, with 86 agencies operating nationwide and 273 stations. It highlights how police radio speeds pursuit, enables interstate coordination, and links 5 state systems with municipal facilities while seven states lack such capabilities.
The text traces Liberia as a free and independent republic founded by freed slaves with American colonization support. It notes settlers arriving in 1820 and Liberia’s 1847 republic status with delayed full recognition until 1862, plus a line about 1912 financial troubles and external support. It also briefly mentions olive cultivation and ancient pressing methods.
Fragmentary note cites farmers to begin cultivation early to halt weed growth. It warns seven weed plants reach inch or more in height before destruction and advises pulling them to prevent roots spreading after rain. Attributed to Abraham Lincoln in a rough manuscript.
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