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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
1
OPA seeks to ease rationing curbs as wartime controls loosen. German forces retreat toward the Carpathians amid the Eastern Front push. The High Court approves price fixing, signaling government intervention in the economy. Japanese forces strike from four points in India, widening the regional conflict.
The OPA lifts fuel and coupon limits to ease shortages. Gas rations for B card holders increase by 100 miles monthly, next fall fuel oil coupons lose dates, and time limits on red and blue food stamps are removed. War Food Admin boosts civilian butter and cheese stocks for spring and early summer, while meat supplies dip. Allied and Axis moves across Europe unfold as occupation plans loom.
In the Southwest Pacific General MacArthur's forces press the Japs in New Guinea and the Solomons while the focus shifts to India where Japanese troops strike four ways toward Imphal to disrupt U S and British links to China. In Burma Allied units push toward the Ledo road as Japan tests Allied defenses. Oklahoma holds a special election with Democrat William G. Stigler winning as rain dampens turnout and both parties rally national leaders.
The Supreme Court ruled that Congress may set broad standards for price fixing and delegate details to an agency, upholding wartime economic stabilization and rent control. It also denied licenses for religious literature distributors and ruled iron ore miners are owed payment for underground travel time under the wages act.
Rep Cannon of Missouri introduced a bill to restore the entire nation to standard time after a period on daylight saving time. The announcement coincides with the American Association of University Women meeting in Washington, D.C.
The War Food Administration raised April feed wheat allocations to 25 to 30 million bushels to ease the tight feed situation and offset the 35 percent set aside of corn stocks. CC corp feed wheat stocks stood at 113,118,000 bushels as of March 18, with purchases since July totaling 249,634,000 bushels. Redemptions on 1942 wheat loans were about 123,000,000 bushels through March 18, deliveries reached 37,819,000, totaling 160,626,000 taken off accounts, with over 184,151,000 bushels initially placed under loan.
The Civil Aeronautics Board faces a flood of postwar route applications aimed at serving 3,631 cities and towns over 500,000 miles of proposed routes. Current service covers 365 points on 50,643 miles, with cautions about disorderly growth but support for linking remote centers to major networks.
Bell Aircraft Bendix Eclipse Pioneer General Motors Glenn L Martin and Republic Aviation offer 5 000 surplus war items for civilian use valued at 50 million dollars. Items include metal tool boxes stainless tubing rear view mirrors torches and galley stoves. In UK politics the house of commons votes for equal pay for women teachers then reconsiders under prime minister while Churchill faces party opposition.
Air Surgeon Maj. Gen. David Grant stated that rapid air evacuation of sick and wounded ranks with sulfa drugs and blood plasma as one of the three greatest life saving measures. He noted 1943 evacuations saved many, with only 11 deaths, and cited African campaign improvements where air conveyance reduced 22 hour train and 15 hour ambulance times to one hour by air. He described using cargo planes for evacuation on some flights, including 1,000 mile oversea and jungle runs in the Pacific, unarmed and without escort.
The War Food Administration will not allow tractor tires to substitute for steel tread tractors except in extreme hardship. Officials said current tire supply is so low that substitution would delay completing new tractors.
AWPB battles over a German sawdust alcohol method stalls the Willamette Oregon plant plans. Legacy molasses producers blocked the method, errors in application routing caused weeks of delay, and an FBI check cleared an engineer before renewed approval. Meanwhile Allied air forces report reduced German fighter production due to precision bombing, with Luftwaffe avoiding air battles by staying grounded.
A snapshot of Canada’s vast wartime effort detailing its role as a key ally. The piece highlights Canada as the largest global producer of aluminum nickel asbestos and newsprint, its extensive munitions output, shipbuilding, and arms factories. It notes women in signaling and radar roles, boosted by a massive RCAF force and Allied training programs centered in Canada, with projections of postwar expansion.
Old furniture and odds and ends can bloom with roses. A blue rocker and a lamp base become decorative with pink rose stencils. Wall vines and a cream chest feature rose motifs. Pattern No. 260 offers large and small rose designs available by mail for 15 cents. Address:
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