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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1943
Page
3
Allied forces report the U S capture of Palermo and a breakthrough in Sicily's northeast. American and Allied units increase activity across the Pacific theater while employment nationwide reaches 38 million, with analysts noting intensified war production and mobilization.
In Sicily the Seventh American Army under General Patton advances rapidly, seizing Palermo and tightening the net on about 100,000 Axis troops in the northeast. Montgomery’s Eighth Army presses the southern flank near Catania while Goering division resistance slows at the Catania plain. British naval and air units bombers Cro tone as ground fighting continues.
War Mobilization chief James Byrnes said a push for more efficient war production could trim some programs and free materials for civilian goods, though he stressed it was a hope not a forecast. He noted munitions cuts as air power protects Allied industries, with agencies reviewing purchases to focus on products most useful in current combat, freeing material for civilian use where possible.
The labor department reports over 38 million people employed in nonagricultural establishments with 1,663,000 more than a year ago. The War Department notes 4,500 soldiers released for mining work in copper zinc and molybdenum, while May gains and construction layoffs shape the labor picture.
The Office of Price Administration orders a four dollar increase per ton in newsprint cost, effective September, affecting newspapers nationwide. In related notes, troops in occupied regions are reportedly using specially designed paper to aid servicemen in those areas.
News notes prams are scarce in England with guidance for women to use them only to air infants. In other headlines allied forces claim victory over the Fighting French and suggest de Gaulle's group may dissolve as France faces its future.
American bombers attacked Surabaya in the Dutch East Indies with 500 pound bombs causing heavy damage to oil refineries docks and warehouses. Meanwhile Russian forces pressed on Orel from three sides as German defenders tried to hold a bulge and an anti Nazi committee urged peace with Moscow.
The 1840 census shows 76,704 idle farms totaling 1,484,292 acres or 1.3 percent of U S farms with New England and the Middle Atlantic worst at about five percent idle and Iowa near zero. Abandoned tracts average 85 acres with soil depletion and failures prompting idle land. 57 million idle acres on producing farms. War casualty lists show 16,556 killed or wounded and 31,343 missing, with Navy and Army large shares and notable deaths Maj Gen Upshur and Capt Paddock tied to Sitka crash. Paddock famed sprinter with 94 records.
Under the second war powers act the Office of Price Administration ordered the detention of poultry truckers on eastern highways and the requisitioning of their stock for the army. OPA said actions followed black market interference with army poultry purchases in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, the East’s largest fowl producing region. Dealers from whom poultry was requisitioned were paid the prevailing ceiling price. The piece also notes wage disputes in Illinois coal mining and labor pressure over price rollbacks tied to the anti inflation program during Roosevelt’s White House meeting.
Cherie Nicholas extols versatile cotton fashions for summer, detailing brunch coats in bright chambray, colorful outfits for home and front, and the growing appeal of bareback dresses with matching jackets. The piece highlights practical, stylish cotton ensembles suitable for work, social events, and everyday activities, including a one-minute wardrobe concept. Western Newspaper Union release.
The text outlines a stabilized black fabric used in fashion, noting seam strength non shrinkage and stretch retention. It mentions a popular trend with color fast hander Perspira cyelet embroidery and mentions a wide brim black or mate option. It references tanhice thie summer.
Wartime hats for girls and war brides rely on one base shape by Sally Victor with multiple trims. A double-ruffle brim slips over a crown, enabling quick changes. Trims include a feather sweep and sequin bands, allowing easy adaptation to time and occasion.
Advance displays reveal new leather jackets hats and accessories with varied fringe in suede and velvet. Fringe decor appears on upholstery and cotton frocks while hats feature straw wool fringed rows showcasing stylish, tactile details.
A brief note on Mexican inspired patterns and colors shaping design. The text highlights accented motifs and Mexican influence in period themes and aesthetics.
A homemaking tip explains turning a plain washstand or dresser into a modern piece by adding end shelves, a plywood top, and a painted baseboard. Old hardware is replaced, holes filled, and a wall decoration from chintz remnant is showcased. The note highlights Book 10 of a series offering over 30 projects, priced at 15 cents.
Joel Robert Poinsett, American minister to Mexico from 1825 to 1829, introduced the poinsettia to the United States after admiring its scarlet bracts and green foliage. He noted its flowering near Christmas and showed the plant thrived in subtropical southern climates.
The term captain derives from caput meaning head and the skipper title. Camel cigarettes are popular with soldiers, based on sales records from service stores. Sending gifts from home, a carton of Camels is valued, with postal limits allowing shipments to U S troops and Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard personnel abroad or at home.
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