22 Oct 1942
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1942
Page
1
Roosevelt outlines a wartime manpower program proposing an 18 to 19 year old draft to free older men for critical war production. Willkie presses for a second front while editor notes the column represents Western Newspaper Union opinion.
The navy released figures from a midnight Solomon Islands battle showing five Japanese warships and a transport sunk, plus other enemy ships damaged, while three American cruisers Quincy Vincennes and Astoria were sunk. Air and ground actions continued as both sides reinforced Guadalcanal in a broader struggle for naval supremacy.
Former 1940 Republican presidential candidate Wendell L. Willkie reports to President Roosevelt after a 31000 mile aerial tour of 14 wartime nations including Russia China and the Middle East. He reiterates calls for a second front in Europe and says the United Nations will defeat the Axis. He defends his non military expert status and outlines goals to shorten the war and ease postwar costs.
The National Industrial Conference Board predicted that total American employment in all sectors would reach 62,500,000 by December 1943. Current employment stood at 67,700,000 and was rising, with a 4,000,000 uptick in the past year and 10,000,000 added to payrolls since the defense program began in 1940.
President Roosevelt urged lowering the draft age to 18 and 19 to build a larger U S Army. General Marshall projected 7.5 million soldiers by 1943, with 1.5 million physically fit in the 18 19 group and about 100 000 turning 18 each month next year. Some older inductees may be discharged due to age and training gaps.
President Roosevelt outlines a harsh manpower program for wartime, urging drafting of 18 and 19 year olds, possible compulsory allocation to war industries, and measures to freeze workers, prevent poaching of labor, and prioritize nonwar activities. He also proposes utilizing older workers, disabled individuals, and women to support production and transport.
Reported Nazi plans focus on consolidation while defending the Soviet front as winter nears. Soviet relief forces push from the north of Stalingrad, advancing Reds use American tanks, and gains in the Caucasus slow near the Mozdok area to protect Grozny oil fields.
In Vichy France a de facto prohibition regime endures due to scarce merchandise for half a million saloons and cafés. Saloons see runs when stock appears. In Miami Albert John Capone, Al Capone's brother, wins a court order to change the family name to Rayola for the sake of the child, covering his wife and son.
President Roosevelt aims for 60 000 annual aircraft production as the seronautical chamber of commerce reports a 5 000 monthly pace and a 4 billion dollar output of planes engines and propellers in 1942. It notes weekly combat plane production now rivals a year’s past output. The piece also covers tire rationing plans, five tire limits per motorist, and penalties for falsified statements, with the American Railway Express handling tire purchases and a stockpile boost projected.
Attorney General Biddle freed 600,000 Italian nationals from the stigma of enemy aliens while Germans and Japanese remain under internment rules. Italians are still subject to internment if shown dangerous or disloyal under new DOJ policy.
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, declared at the end of the convention in Cincinnati that millions more are ready to be organized and that agriculture is knocking for help to become free and independent citizens. Observers noted his dairy worker union efforts in several states previously failed.
In old Edinburgh Churchill warned the Axis that the United Nations have built up their striking power in the last two months. His remark about a “very and somber moment in the war” was seen by some as hinting at an early second front.
A lively collage of media notes and theater chatter reviews wartime shows. Freedom the Wireless dramatizes bomber fliers with borrowed bombs and a stolen transport. Just Plain Bill enters its 11th NBC season. Puzzles poke at Helen Hayes sponsorship and slogans. A spoof about a bum actor and a botched proofreaders note adds humor amid Broadway chatter. Gin rummy cards and witty lines frame the Bowery joke.
A retro column mixes vaudeville wisecracks about a Wyoming man with a mountain lion on a leash and a rattlesnake stashed in his vest. It also surveys Arthur Brisbane and Quentin Reynolds on reporting, reviews new films Manila Calling and Counter Espionage, and notes brief quotes from writers and actors about work, fame, and daily life.
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard argues the nation faces growing food scarcity due to labor and machinery shortages. He cites dairy farmers selling herds, the Chicago milk shed losses, and a request to raise agricultural machinery production to 38 percent of normal, blocked by WPB. Navy photo policy shifts allow more battlefield imagery for instruction and public record.
The judge asks about marital relations while a witness humorously defends frankness in marriage. The exchange reveals affection and tension with a claim of 29 days since speaking and the wife deemed overly talkative, highlighting comic domestic disputes.
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