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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1942
Page
3
Edward C Wayne analyzes a proposed 56 billion dollar expansion of the U S war program as the war unsettles Europe. He notes stubborn Russian advances against Nazi forces and frames the plan as the nation’s largest budget ever. The piece carries an editorial disclaimer from the Western Newspaper Union.
The article outlines a record budget push for World War II totaling about 131 billion dollars, with 27 billion in new taxes and 82 billion in borrowing. It notes per person costs around 204 dollars and a family of four at 813 dollars, while detailing tax distributions and the roles of FDR, OPM, labor, and various programs. It also reports international reactions, including Britain, Italy, Germany, and Japan, with war fronts shifting across Europe and the Pacific as Allied plans and production targets loom.
British dispatches claim Rommel lost hope of retreat in Libya and planned to force a pitched battle on terrain with pockets of better ground and more usable landing spots for his forces, indicating a shift toward securing advantageous ground rather than retreating.
Senator Walter F. George of Georgia, chairing the Senate Finance Committee, studies the 1,172 page 1943 fiscal year budget. His focus is on planning new tax measures as the war budget calls for 56 billion dollars.
President Roosevelt opposes giving the agriculture secretary veto power on wartime farm price controls. Senator Brown of Michigan notes support for a single price administrator, with a close vote likely if the measure reaches a floor. Wickard draws bipartisan support for the farm price post, pitting him against Leon Henderson, as Taft proposes a five member board instead.
Chiang Kai-shek called the Changsha victory a possible turning point as China repelled Japan in the third straight setback at the city. Chinese accounts claim 30,000 Japanese killed and 7,000 more captured or slain while 40,000 were trapped. total Japanese strength rumored at 100,000 with few escaping north.
Army authorities in Washington warned that Germany might unleash two large Zeppelins for token raids on the U S east coast. The big transatlantic craft, once groomed for such a trip, could carry bombing planes or bombs and even attempt a suicide mission over eastern cities before intercepting aircraft.
Fragmentary Miscellany notes suggest heightened Allied raids influence plans for a broader European invasion. References to wartime strategy mention Canada and the United States increasing efforts, with implied collaboration and defense posture.
Washington dispatch analyzes U S British policy clash over the seizure by Free French forces of St Pierre Miquelon. Hull, Churchill and MacDonald maneuvered to avoid souring Anglo American coordination while aiding De Gaulle and Vichy tensions. The piece touches on lend lease quirks and new weapons development amid the North Atlantic crisis.
Dr. Walter C. Alvarez of Mayo Clinic praised wartime medical advances and announced vaccines likely to prevent influenza recurrences. He cited progress in measles prevention, pneumonia mortality reduction, new anti infection drugs, improved anesthesia, and plastic surgery overcoming war related deformities during a Pasadena hospital dedication.
More than 100 scientists and educators gathered in Bloomfield New Jersey to view a demonstration of the klystron a new generator claimed to beam power through the air over long distances I E Mouromtseff Westinghouse scientist said future uses include lighting homes radio television channels medical heating aircraft navigation and long distant communications Stanford University scientists originated the concept about two years ago
Guidance on fat substitutions for recipes. If using butter or oleomargarine in place of lard, add two tablespoons per cup. When swapping from butter to lard, use seven eighths of a cup of lard per cup of butter. Hydrogenated fat substitutions require an extra 1 1/2 tablespoons per cup of lard.
The piece notes that breakfast without coffee was unthinkable for many Americans, while in England women were barred from public coffee drinking until hostess courtesies popularized demi tasse after meals. It traces cafe origins to France where coffee first sold, then lemonade in summer, and recalls a dinner where the host attempted to spell coffee without common letters as “kawphy.”
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating promotes showers as heat relief and a rest cure. Doctors praise the cooling spray for relaxing nerves and boosting circulation. Modern showers offer adjustable jets, varied water temperature, waterproof curtains, enclosures, and easy retrofitting with Home Improvement financing options.
Griffith Observatory debuts a four minute oral and visual panorama of world history titled the cosympchron or clock of the ages. A 10 by 8 foot display features a 4 foot dial with illuminated geological ages and two hands indicating vast times. a series of 44 pictures flashes on the dial as Dr. Chester Stock of Caltech narrates the scene and explains dangers.
The speaker urges statesmen churchmen and economic leaders to solve social religious ecclesiastical political and economic problems by applying Bible principles and warnings. If all major questions were decided in obedience to biblical commands history would change. Quote attributed to Sir William Joynson-Hicks home secretary of England.
The piece argues against laziness fear and excessive caution that deter helping those in need. It recalls the Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho and asserts that compassionate action brings no harm and may reveal life’s greatest opportunities through readiness to assist.
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