29 Jan 1943
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1943
Page
1
The weekly analysis highlights risks facing small businesses amid shifting taxes. It notes a congressional pay as you go tax program receiving Treasury approval as part of fiscal policy. The third item reports renewed offensives on the Eastern front impacting wartime operations.
Fragmentary text appears from a column section in a Western Newspaper listing items and commentary. The readable bits show editorial notes and casual observations without clear events or dates. The article seems to be a partial reproduction of a town column or syndicated content.
Washington officials endorse a pay as you go income tax to fund war costs. A Clark bill proposes a 19 percent withholding plus the 5 percent Victory tax totaling 24 percent, to begin March 15 with quarterly 1943 payments based on 1942 income. Farmers and non payroll workers would pay monthly or quarterly.
Frances Perkins releases a summary showing retail prices for fresh fruits and vegetables fueled a 43 percent rise in the food cost index since August 1939, the start of World War II. Prices remain high despite wartime controls as costs of uncontrolled items climb.
North Africa reports say French forces captured passes toward the Tunisian port of Sousse, aiming to pressure Axis supply routes. Harold MacMillan predicts a tripartite agreement among Giraud, de Gaulle, and Allied factions could ease North Africa governance after the American invasion. The conflict mirrors a three-way struggle among Liberals Republicans Vichyites Fascists and Royalists.
Secretary Harold L. Ickes warned in Senate testimony that wartime needs threaten the traditional freedom of enterprise. He said the war could deliver a final crushing blow to small business as contracts favor large corporations, risking dictatorship by cartels over jobs.
The article notes a fifth Soviet offensive, centered on Voronezh along the Moscow to Black Sea line, creating a double threat as Reds could pivot south toward Rostov or west toward Kursk and Kharkov. It emphasizes Russian initiative, with Germans on the defensive and focusing on Stalingrad, the Caucasus, and Don river fronts.
Allied air forces strike the Ruhr armory repeatedly and torch Lille a major locomotive hub in northern France. Abbeville and St Omar near the Channel coast suffer raids as Mediterranean and African operations hit Crete Sicily Lampedusa Homs Tripoli Sousee and Sfax.
London reports King George signs a decree reducing the female national service draft age from 20 to 19. Single women born between July 1 and December 31, 1922 gain a choice of war industry or uniform service work or may volunteer for nursing before national war work duty begins. Yale campus hosts vast Army air force command cadet school with 3,000 officer candidates quartered.
The five Sullivan brothers George T 29 Francis H 26 Joseph E 23 Madison A 22 and Albert L 30 all served in the US Navy seeking vengeance for Pearl Harbor. Initially listed missing in action after the cruiser Juneau is believed sunk during the Solomon Islands battle.
Tropical rains hampered ground fighting in New Guinea as Allied forces expanded air offensives against Japan. Flying Fortresses and bombers hit Madang Finschhafen Lae and Salamaua while fires burned on barges stores and harbor facilities near Lae. In the Solomons Navy raids report progress on Guadalcanal and continued air strikes on Munda island.
Goebbels and General Dietmar urge tighter wartime control as Russians breach southern lines. They warn Germans must endure further restrictions to spur recruitments, while the navy imposes a five pound parcel limit and size caps to speed mail to sailors and Marines.
The Tolan committee report to Congress laments general maladministration and hap hazard handling in war production and manpower management. It charges failure to utilize small industry effectively in the war effort after months of study.
Washington reports new naval designs adjust to fire hazards from battles, replacing linoleum with insulation glass, reducing interior wood, and expanding fire fighting gear after lessons from ships like Wasp Lexington Boise. Also notes limited WWI and WWII naval action and a White House surprise party for Rayburn.
Robert Bellaire argues Japan relies on morale as a weapon, detailing daily life under war footing. He notes rationing of food and clothing, long working weeks, heat and utility controls, and youth labor shifts, with citizens redirected to support war effort.
Pattern 993 includes two transfer patterns of 12 by 13 inches a 5 by 912 inch motif and six 3 by 444 inch motifs for stitch illustrations. Send your order to the provided address for purchase.
A recipe shows beef patties using All-Bran with chopped parsley onion milk and catsup. Mix ingredients, form patties, bake at 450 F for about 20 minutes or broil 35 minutes, then make gravy from pan drippings yield six servings.
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