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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1944
Page
4
In a war era fiscal plea leaders urge all citizens to pay heavy taxes and curb government spending to reduce the national debt and defend the dollar. They argue sacrifice by war profiteers and a wartime economy is necessary to sustain peacetime growth and permanent jobs.
John Selby surveys Paul I. Wellman’s The Bowl of Brass set in post blizzard Kansas. Archelaus dominates Jericho with land schemes while Simeon Trudge and young wife Gary endure hardship until farmhand Til Rector disrupts their lives. The novel intertwines county seat politics and a Greek tragedy style climactic clash, praised as Wellman’s best work.
Churchill to address all networks Sunday afternoon at 4 as his first mic appearance since November 9. NBC CBS and other stations clear schedules. Dennis Day joins Navy Ensign reporting April 15. pro unit lines feature music and news alongside political analysis about French provisional government and recognition debates.
The report notes a 2,000 ton need at Alexishafen with reliance on sea shipments from the Philippines. Convoys have been spotted and successfully supplied, but urgent resupply remains critical for operations engulfing the region.
An Associated Press report cites Turkish caution over possible German advances into Thrace and the Balkans as Romania and Bulgaria, with Hungary under a puppet government, move to reoccupy eastern Europe. Istanbul checks and suspended romania-turkey lines cloud clarity of Nazi plans.
The war column notes rising doubt about invasion hopes in India as Japan and Germany push anti British propaganda. It claims Japanese and German broadcasts seek to spark rebellion, with Tokyo and Berlin portraying themselves as liberators and promising independence to India. It mentions Axis interest in Estonia as strategically significant.
The piece explains the clash between defense needs and manpower, noting that some young men in fields like radar, synthetic rubber, and octane gasoline are highly trained and should stay on the job. It highlights crucial industries such as railroading, lumber, and mining facing serious labor shortages and the draft directors’ task to defer under 26 in critical roles. The War Production Board and War Manpower Commission, with the army and navy, are crafting a formula to guide assignments, while the army increases influence over occupational deferments and policy.
Dispatch recaps peasants of Bessarabia marching to greet the Red army with church banners and bread and salt offerings as Konev pushes northeast, advancing across the region.
Fragmentary notes hint at large scale aircraft leasing to allies and shifting wartime definitions. Obscure phrases reference Fatso Goering and future dictionaries. The text mentions a powerful mystery in secticide and a caution about Fifth Columnists.
A garbled wartime column supplies scattered bits about animals and plants, a reference to Pearl Harbor, and stray comments on potatoes. It mentions gassowary feathers growing in pairs, the Japs growing addicted to opium, and marines linked to agriculture, all in a rambling, humorous tone.
Dispatches describe German commanders unable to halt a strong Soviet push toward Czernowitz near the Carpathians and Lwow, with Zhukov’s three day advance liberating 200 towns in 35 miles and outflanking Tarhopol as Proskurov remains in the Red Army salient.
Allied forces advance in Cassino ruins aided by tanks and artillery while German defenders cling to key strongpoints including the Continental hotel and ducal palace. New Zealand troops widen assaults on the western edge as air attacks and shells mount. Casualties and prisoner numbers rise. several enemy planes downed by anti aircraft fire.
Liberators and other heavy bombers attacked airfields in northeastern France and rail yards in western Germany amid large Allied air operations. In 36 hours 5,000 to 6,000 planes reportedly took part, with 7,000 tons of bombs dropped. RAF and US forces suffered some losses while escorting missions over Dortmund and Lyon, Laon, and surrounding targets.
In the Park Hotel scene Argus pursues clues about Syria Verne and a murder linked to the Whitsun Club. Grange and others discuss alibis and possible fingerprints while Argus tailors a plan to question Ellen Curtis amid a bustling fashion show aftermath.
Allied reports describe heavy bomber damage with incomplete assessments. Handorf airfield shows two of five hangars hit and burning, barracks damaged, and bombs on the landing field. Hamm railroad yards saw direct rail hits, Muenster district damaged, Brunswick aircraft park and Wer air force stations hit, plus attacks near Acamer. German air defenses possibly reluctant to engage as raiders return.
Sidney Toler, hailed as an actors' actor versatile in drama and comedy, stars tonight at the Opera House in Charlie Chan in the Secret Service. With a 35 year career, he once led Belasco productions and authored plays, earning fame as a noted stage writer and “play doctor.”
Alice Faye Carmen Miranda and Phil Baker lead a star filled 20th Century Fox Technicolor musical at the Strand Saturday with Eugene Pallette Charlotte Wood and Edward Everett in the cast. Dancer Tony De Marco also featured in the big screen revue produced by William Le Baron from a story by Nancy Wintsmer George Rook Jr and Tom Bridges. Busby Berkeley directed the film with songs by Lea Robin and Harry Warren including The Lady In The Tutti Frutti Hat and You Discovered You're In New York.
The editor notes Allan Dwab readies a polished presentation with five lively dances and tunes. The ensemble features Mischa Samia Marcy McGuire Eto Alan Carney and Harold Adamson, delivering a full evening praised for its peak excellence and broad family appeal.
Kay Kyser leads a lively film musical at the Dixie Sun promising one of the sprightliest entertainments of the season. The plot follows a globe trotting tour with Kyser and his band, several beauties, and a mix of comedy skits set in foreign lands.
An OCR ad touts Bronhu line Emulsion as a strong cough remedy for adults and children alike. It urges readers to ask doctors for the product and claims quick relief from coughing and sleepless nights, noting price and availability through AMk Drugs and Chemical Co.
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