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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
4
The analysis reports a concerted national push as the war board coordinates efforts. It notes intensified Soviet activity in the Caucasus and a dual threat from Allied bombings targeting Nazi plants and Italian ports.
Allied bombers hit German and axis targets across Europe as factories shift eastward to Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Austria. Dusseldorf Dortmund Essen and Jena seen bombed while Paris Bremen Renault plant damage cited. Meanwhile US British raids cripple port cities in Italy as Japanese operations near Chungking raise alarm over China’s defense. In Akron 51500 rubber workers return after Roosevelt’s no strike pledge ends a five day walkout amid War Labor Board action.
President Roosevelt appoints James F Byrnes as director of the Office of War Mobilization. The new body consolidates production procurement transportation and distribution of military and civilian supplies under Byrnes and a committee including Stimson Knox Hopkins Nelson and Vinson, aiming to marshal home front resources to support the war program.
Russian forces launched a major assault across the Kuban line from Veliki Luki to the Caucasus, using about 150000 infantry and tank troops. Berlin reported initial Russian gains, driving back German lines by over a mile around Novorossisk as Red Armies pressed along the last Caucasus foothold with 10 divisions, 170 tanks, 200 planes and heavy artillery. Observers debated whether this marked the start of a decisive summer battle.
General Charles DeGaulle hailed a new era after talks between Giraud and De Gaulle, urged unity of the empire. With push from the United States and Britain, the unification effort seeks to end dangerous divisions and advance liberation. De Gaulle spoke on the eve of his London to Algiers trip.
The King of England awarded General Dwight D Eisenhower and General Douglas MacArthur the Grand Cross of the Bath. Flood aid totals 55.6 million dollars for rehabilitation efforts. Roosevelt signs law authorizing one million landing craft and related boats at 1.7 million dollars. Odessa Chamber seeks council to remove first syllable from a local town name.
Secretary of War Stimson reported Allied gains in Tunisia came with 18,558 American casualties including 2,184 killed and 9,437 wounded while Axis losses reached about 323,000. German and Italian deaths totaled 30,000 with 268,000 captured, and Allied material losses included many aircraft and ships. Despite small American losses the campaign did not prompt manpower cutbacks toward 8.2 million.
A Senate committee weighs a forecast of Japanese invasion of the continental U S this summer while American troops on Attu Island push a relentless cleanup of enemy detachments. Kilson K Haan,Washington representative of the Korean National Front federation, claims Tojo exposed invasion plans in Tokyo. Booker T Washington dinner guest Theodore Roosevelt and Edwin T Barclay Liberia president, first negro to sleep at the White House, receive diplomatic honors after Casablanca talks.
An emergency fact finding board of the National Railway Labor Board recommends eight cent hourly wage increases for more than 900,000 nonoperating employees. The recommendation, retroactive to February 1 and pending Stabilization Director Byrnes approval, aims to correct inequities and support war effort though unions had pressed for 20 cents and a 70 cent minimum.
Leon Henderson former OPA director warned at the National Association of Purchasing Agents convention that a new set of dikes is needed to dam rising inflation. He urged new controls over production distribution and credit and said a credit control agency is plainly indicated if actions fail to curb spending power.
War department reports price adjustments narrowing profits for contractors. Readjustments on contracts covering 1941 and 1943 business to date would reduce costs by about two billion dollars. Officials estimate 1043 pronouncements would be larger.
A Washington radio host urges readers to prioritize morale and mental health for soldiers. He cites Our Armed Forces, a paperback from Infantry Journal, and explains morale as the basis for effective service, adaptation to military life, and national unity across wartime.
The Truman committee revealed army hoarding of canned fruits and vegetables, prompting release for civilian use. Gen E B Gregory admitted canned grapefruit fed to troops due to laziness to prepare fresh fruit, while fresh produce was abundant in camps. The report warned of packers’ overproduction if surplus persisted.
In Washington a share the taxi system picks up many riders traveling same direction. The term pick up faded, but practice remains. A photo shows a black market potato truck near a firehouse. A quor law allows drinking in public in DC, yet many cannot stand after drinking.
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