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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1943
Page
2
A garbled town newspaper item references the Post Tribune and Tribune brands, mentioning morning and evening editions and Sunday service. It loosely notes mail rates and printing company affiliations with scattered, unclear phrases. No clear events or names emerge.
The piece argues Argentina serves as an espionage post and notes censorship favors Axis powers. It highlights US and UK cable links, asserts Ramirez government’s partiality, and implies moves toward Western Hemisphere cooperation against the Axis.
War Department announces that W mail may include pictures of babies born after fathers left for foreign service and of babies under one year with the mother or another person holding the child. The measure aims to boost morale by showing soldiers’ families.
Chicago June 25 AP The War Meat Board recommends more pork for civilians signaling a further cut in the dwindling civilian beef supply. Army Navy and lend-lease beef would be diverted to meet civilian needs, while beef shipments to the armed forces face government regulation and black markets. The American Meat Institute urged Byrnes to end restrictive handling of meat, noting beef slaughter has fallen to half normal and 100 firms have reduced operations. The institute urged placing the meat problem entirely in the War Meat Board.
The Atlantic war nears a crisis and rising optimism as Allied forces report new methods and weapons reducing losses. Production and air power increase convoy protection, while Germany loses more subs than built for the first time, though the battle remains volatile and far from over.
Washington reports a tongue in cheek clash over hair used in bombsights with a Midwestern offer of 21 inch locks and a spider web plan, while a White House linked burglary case leads to quick detective work and a masked congressman.
The Kansas City and St. Louis labor markets will see a 65 cent an hour minimum for common labor in industrial plants. Wichita also set at 65 cents, Salina and Hutchinson at 53 cents, with eight Iowa markets and four in Nebraska also covered. The board established four wage levels for fourteen occupation groups in St. Louis, led by 128 dollars an hour for tool and die makers, forming the base for regional wage adjustments.
A Washington Connecticut dog story notes meat scarcity for dogs and a small white terrier misidentifies a turtle as a bone. The dog buries the reptile seven times before yielding.
Radio guide lists June 25 1943 and June 26 1943 programs on KWOS with Mutual Broadcasting System affiliation. Featured segments include prayers, music from Babe Rhodes and Chuck Foster, news reviews, sports updates, Sherlock Holmes, and Browns at Tigers broadcasts plus Army and Navy programs and Red Cross reports.
President Roosevelt rejected calls for a food czar and warned Congress of inflation risk. He argued a czar could not solve shortages and that price controls or inflation would depend on legislative choices. He noted that poorer families would suffer under inflation and described concerns about power over the food program as a red herring. Roosevelt also denied resignations by food administrator Chester Davis and questioned who would decide food and price policies if a czar existed.
Obituaries report the death of Joseph S. Ames at 78, former Johns Hopkins University president and ex-chair of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Also noted are the death of Msgr. Camille Roy, 73, ex-rector of Leval University in Quebec, and John F. Kane, 40 years with Pullman Car company, Chicago, retired 1937.
A vintage station presents a packed timetable featuring South American Music at 6, First Five at 6:15, Today in Sports at 7:15, Starlight Sonata at 7:30, Confidentially Yours at 7:45, Chicago Theatre of the Air at 3, Musical Variety at 9, Review of the News at 9:30, Betty McGuire's Orchestra at 9:43, Sybilee Village Orchestra at 10, and Goodnight ali ending the night.
Washington observers assess the coal strike's impact on war production and broader policy. Assistant Secretary Byrnes backs anti strike legislation signaling a shift, with Perkins and White House aides showing approval. Analysts predict labor will gain responsibility while leaders' power is curbed, reshaping the labor movement for years.
Two people were injured in two Dallas fires yesterday with total damages about 25000 dollars. A public school warehouse storing ROTC uniforms and supplies burned, costing about 15000. An apartment building housing war workers burned, about 10000 in damages. A tenant was burned guiding her children to flee and a fireman was injured by a nail.
Chief accountant J M Ellwood at Charleston Navy Yard toiled late night to set up new income tax deduction tablets. He calculated allowances for workers with ten dependents. A man then entered claiming twelve dependent children all under eighteen.
Tomokazu Hori, spokesman for the Japanese Board of Information, says raids on Japan from the Aleutians and China are possible and warns the Allies may take concrete steps against Japan. He notes Burma as a key to an offensive in the Far East and urges intensified defense of Honshu while expansion elsewhere stalls.
At the Toronto Ordnance depot a group of workers greeted an absent employee with his paddles on return. Lacking a valid excuse he faced a choice between being paddled by fellows or treating the gang. He chose to treat the group.
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