19 Mar 1942
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1942
Page
1
Weekly News Analysis by Edward C. Wayne notes New Guinea bases boosting the drive against Australia while a promised Dominion status for India fails to yield harmony. The column, released by Western Newspaper Union, reflects editorials.
A wartime briefing notes Australians fear Japan’s move on Australia via New Guinea as Japs press Salamua Lae and Finshaven, threatening a direct reach from the East Indies. Australians question aid levels while officials warn of a perilous vulnerability before reinforcements could arrive.
Washington reports Donald Nelson praised factory conversions to war work including a linoleum plant making igune. In Albuquerque, 200 women are urged to tend a victory garden and one male volunteer is welcome to do plowing and planting duties.
Churchill told Parliament Britain would grant dominion status for India after the war and dispatched Sir Stafford Cripps to explain the plan. The Burma front showed stiff resistance as Burmese revolutionaries sided with Japan, raising fears of a broader Indian uprising among 350 million people. Britain hopes Cripps can deliver a lasting solution, a miracle yet to be seen.
Millions filed 1942 income tax returns while many cannot pay in full. Washington debates sales tax as a potentially cheaper, broader revenue source. Treasury data and Morgenthau warn of inequity and inflation. Lawmakers press for estimates, with Schiefelin proposing a graduated retail sales tax to raise about 4 billion dollars.
London reports Nazi manpower strains as Germany seeks 2.6 million fresh troops from Hungary Slovakia and Italy for a spring offensive against Russia. Berlin claims 1.5 million losses so far, with Soviet tallies citing 8 million German casualties on the winter front. Romania allegedly contributed 1 million forces last autumn, now largely wiped out.
The piece notes a Japanese commander change on Bataan with General Homma's alleged self-inflicted death and General Yamashita taking over as MacArthur's forces threaten. It discusses Allied aid debates, public reaction, and rumors of enemy relocations and political shifts, plus circulating rumors about Churchill Cripps and a Germany Russia peace.
Washington reports a bitter clash between Rep. Gene Cox of Georgia and Rep. John McCormack over suspending the 40 hour week for war plants. Cox denounced McCormack as weak leadership, while McCormack led the bill to defeat by 226 to 62 amid pressure from labor unions and farm bloc politics.
In a playful dialogue two men joke about hair, hair tonic, and weekly pay as they grow more confidential. One man, bald headed, quips about monthly rows while the other works near him, making light of a wife’s discovery of hair on his coat.
Dialogue fragment delivers a witty exchange about knowing the neighbor, the peak embarrassment, and a commentary on romance through a keyhole. It features humorous lines about love, chocolates, and flowers, with a playful tone.
Silica gel, a highly moisture absorptive processed sand, is now used in cupboards to keep salt sugar and crackers dry in drawers to preserve papers and in cabinets to prevent rust on tools and instruments. It changes from blue to pink as a moisture indicator signaling drying in an oven.
The New England states add territorial divisions to their counties cities towns and villages. Vermont retains gores while Maine has tracts and surpluses and New Hampshire uses grants purchases and locations.
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