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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1943
Page
4
Washington analyzes invasion plans as air raids soften Europe while Allied moves against Japan are predicted. The wage law board regains authority on boosts, and editor notes acknowledge Western Newspaper Union framing.
Roosevelt and Churchill outlined weeks of intensified action against Nazi Europe and Japan. Washington conferences featured Wavell Somerville Peirse with Hal sey and MacArthur coordinating future operations. A Tokyo broadcast claimed U S forces invaded Attu, suggesting a nutcracker strategy from east and from the Indian Ocean and Burma front.
President Roosevelt's reciprocal trade program was extended for two years as House Republicans backed amendments Democrats condemned as crippling. Speaker Sam Rayburn rallied support for favorable action with West of Texas opposing extension. The pact has covered 27 nations in nine years. The Office of Price Administration defined home canning to reassure housewives about rationing points, noting foods processed in cooperative centers and home canning centers. Farmers with separate canning buildings must obtain ration board permission.
Jesse Jones, secretary of commerce, says the United States should welcome and encourage development of other nations after the war. He notes private business and government are gearing up for a postwar period to ensure lasting peace and prosperity.
As the Red Army presses its grind against German fortifications outsideNovorossisk in the Caucasus another Russian force attacks near Lisichansk in the Donets river valley about 125 miles southeast of Kharkov. The Nazis attempted a wedge drive into Russian-held territory but were repelled while Soviet forces gained a hill of great tactical importance.
Allied air raids on Duisburg Cologne and Dortmund set record destruction as 2,000 tons of bombs fell. RAF led the assault while US forces targeted St Omer Meaulte and Sicily. The War Labor Board regains discretionary wage powers to adjust pay to aid the war effort without triggering price rises.
An eight day Allied victory against U boats is reported by the British admiralty. Air and sea forces sank or likely sank ten German submarines as convoy defense held with ships and planes joining in continuous action. Despite some damage, most merchant vessels reached port safely.
The OPA announced June 1 that coffee output will provide one and one quarter cups per person per day, while the War Production Board reported a record 53 releases in a day. Summer job rules for teachers were clarified by the War Manpower Commission, and Senate approval confirmed two lieutenant generals in the promotions standings.
Officials from Washington and British services witnessed Sikorsky tests on a tanker deck as a helicopter landed and took off showing potential for convoy protection. Col. H. F. Gregory piloted the craft through varied conditions, landing between mast and deck house with minimal clearance.
The piece describes leaders at a Washington gathering envisioning a world council to manage global food security via an international agricultural bank and coordinated nutrition standards. It argues for deploying a world system to raise living standards, balance supplies, and aid poorer populations while facing war informed resistance and censorship.
OPA announced eligible gardeners may receive extra gasoline rationing this summer if they grow weed-free plots away from homes. The item notes wartime spending rose from 18 percent of 1918 to over 100 billion in 1943. A German seamstress was jailed six months for offering to be paid in eggs and dairy after responding to an advertisement.
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