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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1943
Page
3
The piece surveys measures to curb black market meat prices while reporting on Allied advances in New Guinea and a broader U S drive against Japan. It notes billions in wartime funding for small firms and reflects on editorials from the Western Newspaper Union network.
The OPA and Agriculture Department launched a meat market crackdown starting with pork price ceilings and livestock slaughterer licensing. Brown said统一 ceilings would support rationing by mid April and hinder illicit sales, while Wickard outlined licensing for livestock trades. Economic and strategic context follows with wartime spending and deficits.
War Production Board leader Charles E. Wilson announced billions of dollars in war contracts will flow to small business firms by year end. He cited over 30 million dollars in work per week currently placed with small plants through the Smaller War Plants Corporation and outlined WPB steps including more prime contracts to small plants, expanded lending, and broader certification for small firms to handle war work.
The US air forces destroyed a 22-ship Japanese armada near New Guinea, with 2 planes downed en route. The victory halted the Japanese threat to Australia for now, felled about 15,000 troops, and pressured Lae and Balamaung as MacArthur pursues total expulsion from New Guinea.
Secretary Frank Knox outlined a large navy to dominate seas and warned the public to expect about a 10 percent loss as war progresses. Subcommittee approval backed a $3.016 billion plan to fund this expansion. Navy ships in commission stood at 206 on January 1, 1943, per Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs.
The week’s London briefing notes a towel requirement shift in rationing regulations. Concessions for factory and medical workers are noted as part of the Board guidance, with Hugh Dalton overseeing the adjustments.
Allied troops steadily retake ground in Tunisia as Rommel’s Kasserine Pass offensive collapses. British Eighth Army links with American forces near Gafsa after outflanking Mareth, while Rommel retreats toward the Faid Pass. Axis losses include seven ships sunk, nine damaged, with air superiority remaining with the Allies.
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox urged wage docking to curb wartime absenteeism among plant workers. He testified that both draft-age and non-draft-age employees should face remedial legislation and periodic reports to local draft boards. Officials projected widespread induction of fathers with children by May and into the summer, with authorizations possible from selective service. Harold Ickes announced plans to build a 20 inch Texas to Middle West pipeline, expanding to the East Coast to speed oil delivery and raise output during the critical period.
Washington reports Undersecretary Patterson and labor advisers endorse a one point plan to cut absenteeism in war plants by aligning community services with factory hours. They urge servicing all shifts, listing ration boards, stores, doctors, and other essentials to fit odd and swing shifts, noting higher female absence and overwork in some areas.
A wartime feature recalls the Burma campaign, stressing Burma as the key fuel and air hub for China’s defense against Japan. It highlights plans for air support, oil-field scorching, and destruction efforts led by Walter L. Forster of Shell Oil to deny the Japanese oil, with Burma’s oil fields and pipelines central to the Allied strategy.
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