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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1943
Page
3
Parity vote signals rising farm prices as allies in North Africa strengthen Yanks halt Rommel’s advance. RAF raids target German U-boat nests. Editor notes critique of wartime opinion.
Allied forces repelled Rommel’s Afrika Korps advance in Tunisia with heavy Axis losses. Rommel’s retreat to the southwest followed intensified Allied air and gun attacks. Montgomery’s Eighth Army moved into southeastern Tunisia, threatening Rommel’s rear as tanks struck the Mareth line.
Adolf Hitler delivered a remote proclamation to Germans amid absentia at Nazi gatherings. He warned enemies they would be disappointed, vowed hard sacrifices, and said Europe's fate would be decided on the Eastern front, asserting the alliance of their peoples outmatched any coalition.
The House appropriations committee approved funds for 4403 ships under the Maritime commission. Admiral Emory Land outlined a program to build 2242 ships with 554 delivered by January 1, 1943, and extend the plan to contract 3161 more ships in 1943.
Secretary Wickard sought a $100 million appropriation for an incentive program to raise farm prices without hitting consumers. The Senate approved higher ceilings on certain farm commodity prices by 78 to 2, removing deduction of payments from ceilings. The final cost to consumers remains uncertain due to technical factors, though OPA officials warned of higher living costs.
Allied air power accelerates against Nazi Europe with raids on Wilhelmshaven and Lorient. The RAF marks its 16th Wilhelmshaven assault with no losses while Lorient raids drop over 1000 tons of bombs. By 1942 bomber command conducted 2000 daylight sorties and accumulated 100000 tons of bombs on German targets.
The article notes food administration rationing for restaurants and hotels, trimming offerings and enforcing limits while prioritizing canned and processed foods. Allocations depend on December patronage, giving small cafes a larger share relative to full meal venues.
Washington reports the census bureau estimates more than 3,000,000 babies were born in the United States in the previous year, the highest annual total in history. New York notes potential postal restrictions if merchants push excessive parcel post rates.
Across the eastern front the Red Army pushed steadily toward the Dnieper as multiple offensives blended into a westward pattern. In upper Ukraine they advanced along the Moscow Kiev railway from Sumy to Akhtyrka, while Germans struggled to contain the Donets maneuver and retire forces in order.
In the Pacific war theater three aims dominated Allied action holding gained territory destroying enemy bases docks and ships and building momentum for larger strikes. American bombers hit Rabaul damaging ships and a cargo vessel while U S planes struck a barge at Rekata bay and strafed positions at Munda with Burma operations gaining steam as Britain readies a major push toward retaking Burma and opening a China supply route. A Japanese raid on Assam airfield reportedly lost 30 planes.
President Ismet Inonu announced a watchful waiting policy to stay out of the war if possible but enter if necessary. Turks are urged to heighten preparedness as the nation faces a global disaster, with defense spending at record levels in four years.
Americans learned with pride that their fighting airmen destroyed four enemy planes for every one of their own knocked out of the skies in 1942. An official tabulation shows that army navy and marine airmen shot down at least 3 587 foes while aircraft losses totaled 609 across all services. Some losses were due to anti aircraft fire or missions ended without return for unknown reasons. The majority of the 609 losses came from actual combat.
In 1944 observers predicted Democrats might draft President Roosevelt for a fourth term while the war continued. The discourse includes references to names and factions within Congress and party circles, with coverage suggesting political maneuvering amid the national crisis.
Washington dispatch reports a shift in the Soviet Union with officers resuming shoulder insignia and old decorations such as Nevsky Suvorov and Kutuzov reappearing, signaling a waning Bolshevik scorn for past heroes as Red Army officers dress with notable punctilio versus American observers. The piece contrasts China aid hopes with World War II supply limits, notes Hap Arnold’s praise for Chinese ingenuity, and outlines reasons China will receive limited matériel due to Burma road constraints, African campaigns, and Chinese dissension, while hinting at a broader wartime budget and political debates.
The speaker urges judging individuals by character, not race or creed, to achieve world peace. He cites freedom from fear, needs of all peoples, and learning from Britain postwar as a path to cooperation. Emphasizing voluntary goodwill, he says the United Nations must foster broad understanding, not merely treaties, to sustain peace.
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