14 Jan 1943
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1943
Page
1
Reds' Middle Don drive toward Rostov and the peril from huge Nazi forces in the Caucasus are reported. French pace the Allied Tunisia offensive as Wavell aids the Chinese in Burma. Western Union notes and a papery union news appear in the pages.
Soviet forces launch a third major offensive in the Don area aimed at Rostov and severing German positions in the Don Volga Caucasus. Kamensk and Morozovskaya fall as 60,000 Nazis are reported killed or captured in a week, while Axis units retreat in disorder near Novaya Kalitva. Stalingrad stagnates but offensive battles continue. German counterattacks at Velikie Luki are repelled.
The Office of Price Administration unveiled a plan to standardize retail prices for meats soaps and grocery items starting January 15. Prices will shift from March 1942 Jewels to flat dollar ceilings with fixed or percentage formats for independents chains and supermarkets.
Reports from Bern say Italian authorities are evacuating civilians from Nice on the Mediterranean coast and from Trieste Florence and Bologna as UN air raids intensify. Albanian patriots reportedly clashed with Italian troops in Tirana during a demonstration against Italian occupation.
American military authorities announce that all merchant ships in North and West Africa are now in Allied service. Ships at Dakar Algiers Gran and other French colonial ports are pressed into transport and economic support roles. The exact number of ships remains undisclosed.
General Archibald Wavell begins a British strike into Burma from India, targeting Akyab with plans to reach Rangoon and Mandalay. The drive aims to secure India, disrupt Japanese positions, and show China that Allied power can act, as American and Allied air forces hit targets along the path.
North Africa fronts show Rommel’s Afrika Korps in retreat deeper into Tripolitania. Montgomery’s flanking surrounds the Axis rearguard while pressure on Tunis and Bizerte intensifies. French North African forces envelop Axis positions from south and east near Pont du Faris as prisoners and materiel are seized.
Reporters noted a hurried meeting at Hitler's headquarters with Count Galeazzo Clano and Marshal Ugo Cavallero of Italy alongside Goering and Keitel. Mussolini's absence and Laval's summons emerged as significant, while Francoist Spain’s stance and Portugal’s premier visit raised Allied concerns about neutrality and Mediterranean aims.
Canada starts coupon based butter rationing at half a pound per person weekly, joining gasoline sugar tea and coffee as rationed items. Wartime Price and Trade Board chair Donald Gordon cites hoarding and panic buying as causes while voluntary rationing and rubber controls also shape shortages. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker urges total effort to boost production for allied forces.
Allied communique says Buna village secured on the northeast Papuan peninsula as MacArthur targets Buna Mission airfields and remaining Japanese forces. Further pressure mounts at Salamaua with coordinated support from tanks artillery and aviation as 13 ton American General Stuart tanks see action in swamp and jungle areas. Two medium Japanese cargo ships are reportedly destroyed at Finschafen harbor 168 miles north of Buna.
Washington column recounts Lieut Com Bruce McCandless of the U S S San Francisco earning the Medal of Honor for leadership during the November Solomons battle. He took command after Callaghan and Young were killed, fearing radio news could reach Japan, and faced possible court martial before praise. Also notes on Maas holding Jap invasion money, Rayburn at the White House, and Navy manpower shifts plus a Swarthmore bomber fund.
A historical look argues basic battle principles stay constant while methods evolve from Hannibal to Cannae, Marne, and Eisenhower. It traces Vegetius, Sun Tzu, and ancient warfare innovations from chariots to tanks, elephant armor, rolling towers, and early incendiary weapons used by Greeks and Genghis Khan.
The piece links ancient and early modern warfare, noting use of weaponry such as grenades with vipers, oil and bottles, and shrapnel. It traces decorum, ranks, and terminology from civilizations including China, Rome, medieval Europe, and the Crusades, later mentioning signaling with pigeons and falconry as early combat aids.
In transfer 29526 a tea pot sugar creamer cup and saucer with flower motifs is included. Suggest brightening a cottage with curtains bordered by dish motifs and send your order to the supplier.
Most of the world latex producing rubber trees grow in a narrow belt circling the globe and extending about 700 miles north and south of the equator.
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