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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
1
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President Roosevelt acted on two Baruch recommendations for surplus disposal and veteran retraining while Congress stalled on quick cancelation of war contracts. A $2.3 billion tax bill faced a veto over revenue concerns, with disputes over subsidies for minerals, lumber, natural gas pipelines and airlines. The CCC subsidy program and farm price supports were set to extend into 1944, despite opposition to consumer subsidies, as War Food Administration requests for a new emergency fund were rejected.
Allied air forces launched a broad assault on Axis industry as U S and British troops fortified the Anzio beachhead amid renewed fighting in Cassino. RAF heavy bombers struck Leipzig and Bernburg while Fortresses and Liberators hit Brunswick and Posen factories. Tojo reshuffles Japan’s military leadership as Nimitz’s forces devastate Truk. The United States limits Spain’s oil exports and disaffiliates Falangists to curb Francoist aid to Germany.
Senate approval 46 to 4 permits skim milk dealers to label their product as dry milk solids under a Pure Food and Drug act amendment. Senator Clark of Missouri cited public misunderstanding of milk products. The same week, concern rose that the army cutback in training will harm about 300 fraternity houses worth $7 million, risking tenant loss and financial strain on owner societies.
Vanguards of Gen Nikolai Vatutin's First Ukrainian Army press deeper into prewar Poland front, aiming at Krivoi Rog the key ore coal and metal hub. German lines hold in Estonia as the Red offensive shifts south toward Pskov and Baltic supply routes.
AFL-CIO officials said living costs have risen 43 percent since January 1941, not 24 percent as the government’s bureau of labor statistics claims. They charged the bureau’s method omits many foods and ignores upgrading, deterioration, and the removal of low-cost goods. A presidential committee investigation noted the figures are accurate for large cities but miss regional variations.
Iowa State agronomists advise farmers to plow until sub-surface tillage issues are solved. Plowed seed-beds yield higher and are easier to plant, but residue on top hinders weed control. Sub-tillage saves soil and water and may cut labor and costs, yet questions remain about practicality and crop management.
A Chicago firm produces an organic acid extract named nordihydroguiaretic acid NDGA from desert plants. It preserves butter lard and cheese ten times longer under current methods, without changing taste or color, supplying the armed forces with the additive.
A wartime column surveys Army attitudes on whether wives sway officer promotions. It cites Gen Pershing, Gen MacArthur, Gen Patton, and Gen Eisenhower as examples, notes two schools of thought, and highlights a new claim by Col Jewett linking wives’ club activities to efficiency reports, with threats of official impact. The piece also covers Jimmy Roosevelt stressing cleanliness after battle and other war-time notes on citrus picking and Zionist contributions.
A vivid tour of New York icons and oddities from Jim Fiske’s theater era to Radio City and Fifth Avenue. Notable items include Josie Mansfield, the Roxy, Tudor City, Fraunces Tavern, Grand Central, and varied street characters. Historic venues, street life, and curio spots reveal a bustling, expressive city landscape.
A charming pinafore frock for ages 2 3 and 4 features a wisp of striped cotton and yellow brown baby-duck appliques. The playful design celebrates a neat parade of ducks as a soft summer outfit option.
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