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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
4
The Jefferson City Post Tribune traces its lineage to the Post established in 1508 and then Essiveheet in 1865, reflecting a long-standing local news tradition and enduring publication history.
A Washington Viewpoint column critiques Elmer Davis and the Washington bureau for bias and misplaced priorities. It weighs bombing efficiency, fuel shortages, and regional hardship while arguing for candid, constructive criticism and shared sacrifice across regions. The piece cites German radio tone and domestic morale as factors shaping public perception.
Tom Wolf explains Britain's wartime food strategy focusing on planning, rationing adjustments, and zone-based supply controls. The Food Defense Plans Department evolved into the Ministry of Food, setting calories and vitamins targets, fortifying margarine, and centralizing purchases to ensure stable supplies while keeping perishable goods like vegetables and fish unfettered by rationing.
Washington reports a shift in wartime policy as officials push in-plant feeding to keep workers nourished. government supervised cafeterias lunch counters and box lunches spread beyond stations. by Goodhart and OPA the goal is higher efficiency amid meat and price controls. some plants adopted Victory lunch boosting attendance and cutting absenteeism by up to ten percent.
The Office of War Information states that money today reflects wealth only in a limited sense as prices rise with no extra goods available. It urges Americans to pay debts, pay taxes, and buy war bonds to support the effort, noting that consuming more with extra income would just raise prices. The report also notes religion in Japan as Shintoism and Buddhism.
The article details radar research leadership at the Navy Bureau, highlighting Taylor and associates like Page and Young. It recounts early secrecy, funding struggles, and the shift to practical applications, with Page praised for major contributions and the team’s disciplined, persistent work shaping plane and ship detection systems.
The scene marks the handoff of main radar development to a new generation, contrasting advances in television with limited direct radar gains outside the Potomac lab. American radar grew from tube tech developed by scientists, with ham radio tubes Tarlo and Page crediting thousands of old-time hams for their unwitting contribution. Early experiments used rugged ham‑designed tubes before funds allowed tubes built specifically for radar.
AP reports in McCain Mississippi that a combat drum and bugle corps marching with the 345th Infantry seeks bagpipes to accompany its unit. With 30 bugles and 18 drums already, leadership insists bagpipes are essential to their battle music, citing the influence of the British Eighth Army Band.
The War Today reports that observers in Switzerland expect devastating air raids on Germany or Italy as the Allies press a second front. It notes Britain’s munition output rising 16 percent in early 1943 vs 1942, while Axis claims of invincible defenses fade amid Ruhr bomb damage. London broadcasts urge occupied France, Belgium, and Holland to hide targets. the piece cites Rome radio quotes about Malta, Egypt, and the Mediterranean as strategic zones, signaling a likely escalation.
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