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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
1
Western newspapers note intensified Chinese military action against Japan as Allied strategists eye broader theater gains. Analysts urge caution on timeline while citing growing Japanese pressure in key regions.
The capture of Pantelleria marks the first major Allied breakthrough since the Africa victory, securing East West Mediterranean shipping and paving the way for Sicily Sardinia and continental operations. Rommel is reportedly ordered to reinforce defenses along the French Mediterranean coast as the Mittelmeer wall.
Relief for farmers harassed by shortages comes as War Production Board Chairman Donald M Nelson announces the production of farm implements for the year starting July 1 will be doubled. The program ends the prior concentration rules, allotments of steel and materials expected to boost output to about 80 percent of 1940 levels from the 40 percent rate and the 20 percent quota earlier this year. Manufacturers are authorized to place orders for materials for the new plan.
The new Argentine government cancelled radio facilities that let Axis embassies or nationals transmit coded messages to their capitals. Seen as advancing ties with regional neighbors and the United States, the move follows the January 1942 Rio de Janeiro accord against Axis espionage. The order ends radio code services for all nations, but mainly affects Axis powers, who lack Argentine cable links, while Allies receive cable connections.
The 1943 wheat output is forecast by the USDA at 730.524 million bushels, with 501.702 million from winter wheat and 228.822 million from spring wheat. Winter wheat suffers from Great Plains drought and Eastern Belt wet weather, while spring wheat benefits from generally good moisture and reseeding where winter wheat failed. The total would match the 1932-41 decade average but lag about 150 million bushels behind the last five years.
Secretary Ickes ordered a daily fine of 1 for 530,000 coal miners who joined the June 15 walkout, enforcing penalties under contracts. John L. Lewis argues the contract expired, questioning legality. Meanwhile China reports gains in the Yangtze front with American air support destroying Hongan and disrupting inland targets. Field dispatches note Chinese forces advancing near Itu and Hwajung as Japanese counterattacks falter.
Hawaii leads the nation per capita in war bond purchases as Treasury Secretary Morgenthau cites statistical compilations. President Roosevelt nominates Rear Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid as vice admiral for joint Attu campaign operations. Australia’s Curtin proclaims victory in the Southwest Pacific defense and safety from invasion. Jan Valtin, author of Out of the Night, faces draft status as a 2-A.
House naval committee hearings will decide whether the year old renegotiation statute on excessive war profits stays or ends. Witnesses from industry describe effects on production as officials tout over three billion dollars saved. debates intensify over repealing or restricting use to contracts above five hundred thousand dollars. Concurrent reports on World War II air operations show heavy fighting along the Russian front with German and Soviet losses as Rostov and Volkhov fronts see intensified attacks and air battles.
The house debated a compromise anti strike bill aimed at keeping war plants and mines running with a 30 day cooling off period before private war industry walkouts. Penalties could include civil damages up to four years in prison and fines up to five thousand dollars for violators or those who aid strikes in government operated plants. The draft also signals closer executive legislative cooperation with Bernard Baruch joining as an adviser to James Byrnes. Also noted: at least 25 percent of American food production may be shipped abroad this year to feed allied forces and civilians. WFA announced wheat loan rates averaging two dollars and twenty two cents per farm bushel for 1943 crops.
A Collier’s Weekly feature argues Japan has already won the war in the Pacific, with a vast empire under consolidation. It claims Japan seeks time to finish its wall of defense and to unite Asia, while the United States must start strong, target heavy industry, and keep China in the fight to avert a prolonged conflict.
The article reports Churchill advising a bipartisan U S delegation for the postwar peace talks during a closed Senate and House foreign relations session. He suggested half Democrat and half Republican leaders to improve congressional approval chances for a League of Nations treaty. It also covers learning Japanese at Boulder and political shifts in Virginia, plus postwar land payments to insurers and absentee landlords across several states.
A natural colored cross stitch pattern creates gingham like towels. Pattern 2984 offers six motifs averaging 51g by 7 inches with stitch illustrations and color schemes. Due to high demand and wartime conditions, order processing takes longer. send orders to the address provided.
A historical note claims hairs on some heads may grow much wider than average and that hairs of certain races can be up to twenty times wider than those of others, highlighting extreme variation in hair thickness across individuals and populations.
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