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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1942
Page
1
Dreams Regard Not Dreams As Images Of Our Hopes
Quote from Cato reflecting on how dreams mirror our hopes and fears rather than mere fantasies. It suggests contemplation of inner desires shaping perception during sleep. The aphorism frames dreams as psychological echoes rather than literal omissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cato
Manpower Commission Rules Draft As Enlistments Halts
The Manpower Commission dictates a draft policy while President Roosevelt halts all military service enlistments. Wickard is slated to direct the U S food program amid new Axis threats in Libya. The note explains columnist opinions reflect Western Newspaper Union releases.
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Manpower Commission
FDR
Wickard
U. S
New Front
Libya
Wickard Named National Food Administrator in WW II Program
President Roosevelt appointed Claude R. Wickard to head a centralized U S food program directing production processing and distribution for civilians military and allied nations. The order consolidates food agencies into single divisions and places Wickard on the War Production Board with authority over farm inputs to meet 1943 agricultural goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Claude R. Wickard
Secretary of Agriculture
United Nations
Wickard
U. S
U.S
Donald Nelson
WPB
Leon Henderson
OPA
Herbert Hoover
Department of Agriculture
War Production Board
NO HIBERNATION: Russians renew counterattacks in winter front
As the winter offensive began, Russian forces halted German digging in and launched counterattacks on all fronts. In a week, Moscow reported 192 German planes destroyed and numerous Nazi counteroffensives repulsed. The conflict extended toward the Caucasus and Stalingrad with heavy German casualties and thousands taken prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russian
Russia
Moscow
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Enlistments Halted by Roosevelt Move War Manpower Powers Expanded
President Roosevelt ordered suspension of enlistments for army and navy and shifted selective service authority to the War Manpower commission. McNutt gains broad power to determine armed force eligibility and civilian job placement while Hershey remains director under new oversight. Local boards continue but under commission orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
War Manpower Commission
Marine Corps
War Department
Paul V McNutt
Armed Services
Director of Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
McNutt
War Food and War Outlook Highlight Wartime Headlines
The War Production Board orders a 20 percent cut in ice cream production in December and January to free butter for rations. London brokers expect the war to end by 1943 with bets on a June completion. Sweden reports Germany moves all Norwegian freight cars to Germany amid rolling stock shortages. Germany develops a fast submarine capable of catching most ships at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
London
Norway
Germany
Reich
Sea Battles and Land Goals Around Guadalcanal and New Guinea
U S and Japanese forces clash over Guadalcanal and New Guinea with naval reinforcements repelled as land battles rage. An army buildup advances toward New Zealand while Admiral Nimitz forecasts driving the Japanese from the Aleutians and into home waters with superior ships and materiel.
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Guadalcanal
Salamans
Island
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
U. S
New Zealand
MacArthur
Face-Lifting for Government As 1942 Nears End
In late 1942 the administration announced a reshaped wartime leadership. Byrnes became director of economic stabilization, Nelson restructured the War Production Board, Wickard named national food administrator with Henderson for rationing, McNutt gained manpower control, Ickes took a petroleum post, and Jeffers took rubber supply duty. The new executive war cabinet directs national effort outside the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Byrnes
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Claude Wickard
Leon Henderson
U. S
Paul McNutt
Harold Ickes
William Jeffers
White House
Last WPA program ends by mid 1943
The WPA, the nation’s largest relief agency, will end activities in many states by February 1, 1943 and be out of the national picture by June 30, 1943 on President Roosevelt’s order. Wartime private employment cited as the reason for stopping work relief spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Roosevelt
Gift suggestion for blanket protectors and matching pillow cases
A home craft note proposes using pastel flower print fabric to make blanket edge protectors with bias tape and matching pillow cases. It outlines material needs for 72 inch wide blankets and mentions a book offering 20 other home gift projects from Mrs Spears.
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