22 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1943
Page
1
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President Roosevelt issued a four point anti inflation order aimed at ending price and wage competition. It bans wage increases beyond the Little Steel formula, imposes immediate cost of living ceilings, prohibits new hires except under War Manpower rules, and stabilizes rates for common carriers and public utilities to prevent inflation and preserve unity.
Draft boards speed reclassification under new selective service rules. Fathers of children born before Sept 14 1942 occupy class 3-A. others placed in 2-A or 4-F or 3-D categories reflecting wartime needs. Pacific theater actions include Aleutians bombing and Guadalcanal air battles with losses on both sides. Roosevelt seeks a 1944 defense budget of 24.55 billion, including ships and armament, with substantial aircraft funding and ship maintenance dollars amid a backlog of orders.
Soviet gains south of Izyum widen the Donets bridgehead as German forces mass in Balakleya, while a Smolensk front thrust yields several villages northeast of a key Axis stronghold. In Tunisia, Rommel’s front buckles under Montgomery and Patton joint pressure, El Akarit breakthrough prisoners rise, El Guettar and Et Rit actions reshape the line.
The eyes of British reconnaissance cameras confirmed RAF reports that block-busters have done their work well in destroying industrial areas. A recent raid damaged 30 important war factories, concentrated mainly south and southwest of central Berlin. Railway repair shops, freight yards, and Tempelhof airfield were among the targets damaged.
Secretary of Navy announced salvage work on the 89 000 ton liner Normandie named Fayette burned and capsized. He said the vessel should be cleaned up by midsummer and refitted for service. In London a plan to ship 10 000 American alarm clocks to Britain was announced to replace wartime wear.
Chester C. Davis, food administrator, says the government must reclaim 35 billion dollars in surplus purchasing power to curb inflation. He urges higher federal taxes and sharply boosted war bond investments to relieve demand on scarce food and living goods. He calls this not a 10 percent war.
The British white paper proposes a world clearing union to expand trade and act as an international government body, subordinating gold as the postwar exchange medium while maintaining it as a reserve. It envisions a Bank of Nations with offices in New York and London issuing short term loans to debtor nations.
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said he invited Cordell Hull to London and that there is complete agreement between Britain and the United States on future policy toward France. The accord comes as fighting French leaders objected to Eisenhower’s request that De Gaulle delay his Algeria visit amid the Tunisia battle.
The agriculture department blames black markets for reduced meat marketing and reports difficulties in obtaining inspected meat from federally inspected plants. A department report calls the impact a fairly large reduction. Separately seven meat packing firms in the East and Midwest were indicted by a federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, on conspiracy to violate meat price regulations and quota rules.
Reports from Europe indicate Axis leaders focus on defending the continent against an Allied invasion. German forces are said to be conducting anti invasion maneuvers in Belgium and Holland while German and Italian high commands met at Brenner Pass to discuss defense plans.
The piece notes a shift in White House social life as dinners move to the President’s study with small groups. Roosevelt dines with aides and officials, Grace Tully often dictating at night, and afternoons reserved for dictation. Occasional country rides, rare visitors, and continued private hospitality characterize a quieter era amid war-time duties.
A crowded column riffs on Fred Allen quitting radio in June, Lucius Beebe’s train brag, Goebbels’ anti Nazi quips, and assorted magazine pieces. It mocks war era media, riffing on radio posts, theater, and public notices with brisk, witty asides and quick personalities.
A commercial traveler stays at a country inn and is asked about enjoying a corner room. He claims pleasure, but the landlord misinterprets as the cornet player laments the applause from the adjacent room that spurred him to repeat every piece five times.
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