22 Jan 1943
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1943
Page
1
Weekly News analysis notes a Japanese force repulsed in New Guinea, Russians reclaim key areas in the Rostov Caucasus drive against Germany, and a White House wartime production milestone is described as a miracle. Analysts’ opinions reflect the Spaper Union.
President Roosevelt charts Axis defeats and Allied momentum in a wartime message to Congress. He vows to push Japan, drive Axis from Africa, and strike Europe hard while praising U S production gains and Allied cooperation. The piece notes Tunisian front actions and a shift in domestic transport oversight to speed war work mobilization.
MacArthur reports that despite Allied gains in the Papuan peninsula the Japanese control a landmass in New Guinea as large as Texas and Oklahoma combined. Allied air strikes at Lae disrupted a 10 ship convoy while other bomber missions hit targets at Gasmata Rabual Bougainville and Munda Kahili. British planes also attacked near Akyab as ships off Burma's coast faced damage.
News from south and central Russia shows 61 villages captured on the Don line as northern and southern arms press toward Rostov and Mineralnye Vody. In the Caucasus Mozdok Nalchik and many towns fall, signaling a rapid German retreat. The Berlin radio admits retreat in east Caucasus as oil fields loom. In the U S home front the OPA tightens fuel use, banning pleasure driving and limiting non residential oil for schools stores theaters and similar establishments to 45 percent of normal. Motorists face ration cuts and possible penalties for social driving.
The farm bloc intensifies effort to modify administration farm policies and seek release of drafted farm youth to relieve agricultural manpower shortfall. Five major farm groups plus senators push for labor preservation, with Senator Bankhead advocating redistribution of manpower to food and weapon production amid 1943 draft estimates of 3,000,000 to 3,500,000 men.
The Office of Civilian Supply of the War Production Board predicts American civilians will reduce purchases of consumer goods and services by 10 to 15 percent in 1943. Production of goods may dip 15 to 20 percent, with a 25 percent inventory absorption offset. Durable goods face the largest drop, continuing a 1942 trend.
Davis, head of the War Information Office, challenges Admiral Halsey’s forecast of a UN victory this year. He cites lack of supporting data and notes Germany’s submarine production continues to outpace Allied sinkings, while the Allies have recently built more ships than Axis submarines have sunk.
F C Crawford NAM president envisions postwar light weight passenger cars selling for about 400 dollars. He cites advances in metallurgy and higher octane gasoline as key factors boosting mileage and lowering transportation cost. Production hoped soon after the war but new models may take 15 to 18 months.
Wendell L. Willkie announced from New York that Americans contributed more than $9,000,000 to United China Relief in 1942. He noted $7,083,357 in cash and $2,209,676 in pledges, with gifts ranging from 3 cents to Bernard Baruch’s $100,000, while serving as honorary national chairman.
The article examines Gen Hsiung Shih-fei head of the Chinese military mission in Washington and reports on his two wives, Madame Chiang Kai-shek's disapproval, and how personal factors intersect with strategic Asia policy while considering Stilwell and U S relations. It covers farm policy fights led by land grant college presidents, the influence of farm lobbies, and the Roosevelt era backdrop with Henry Wallace. It discusses fears in China about postwar Japan, Manchuria, and possible peace arrangements, plus Chiang Kai-shek’s governance stresses and Stilwell’s stance. The piece notes Willkie conveying a message to Roosevelt to remove Stilwell.
The article captures Elmer Twitchell criticizing canned goods bans and urging men to learn cooking and foraging. It features verses on rationing, a humorous card about ration entries, and notes on service members' improved appearances as winter troops adapt.
A promotional page offers a quick double crochet hood with matching mittens for younger children and room for modifications to fit a teen. It also features directions for a luxurious bedspread with a chenille-like appearance and a distinctive stitch for varied block patterns, all from Z988D.
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