11 Jun 1943
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1943
Page
1
The Western Newspaper Union editors frame a national mobilization effort amid Soviet and Allied actions. Russians push a Caucasus advance as Allied bombing targets Nazi war plants and Italian ports, signaling a coordinated wartime strategy.
Allied bombers continued strikes on German cities Dusseldorf Dortmund Essen and Jena while raids from French Africa hit Italian ports. In China Japanese advances near Chungking threaten Chiang Kai shek as Allied observers warn for faster aid. Back in Akron 51500 rubber workers return after Roosevelt demands end to wartime walkouts.
President Roosevelt appointed James F. Byrnes to direct the Office of War Mobilization uniting production, procurement, transport, and distribution under one man and a committee including Stimson Knox Hopkins Nelson and Vinson. In Russia, Red forces reportedly drove back German lines on the Kuban front with heavy gains. French leaders Giraud and De Gaulle move toward unified command with U.S. and Britain push for empire unity.
Highlights from the week note honorary appointments for General Eisenhower and General MacArthur to the Grand Cross Order of the Bath by King George. Other items report flood aid proposals of 55 million dollars for Midwest rehabilitation, Roosevelt signing for one million tons of landing craft costing 1.7 million, and Odessa Texas WCJC urging a change removing the first syllable from damyankee.
U S casualties in Tunisia were 18 558 with 2184 killed 9437 wounded and 6937 missing or taken prisoner Axis losses totaled 323 000 about 18 times American. In Attu island the Aleutians saw relentless cleanup as war moves forward.
The War Department price adjustment board reports the elimination of nearly $2 billion of excess profits through renegotiation of army contracts. Savings apply to 1941 and 1942 contracts, with expected larger 1943 savings as readjustments are made.
A wartime broadcast argues the greatest hazard for new soldiers is morale not weapons. It promotes the Army Navy book Our Armed Forces and stresses that morale comes from character, discipline, and adapting to military life. It notes how environment and home support affect a recruit’s adjustment and calls readers to study the book’s guidance.
Washington reports that the Truman committee’s cross examination of Gen Gregory exposed army hoarding of canned fruits and vegetables, prompting a return of 30 million cases to civilian use to ease a market shortfall. The piece links this to civilian shortages and broader wartime grain and wage debates.
Bankhage notes the return of the pickup system in Washington where drivers maximize passengers heading same direction. Victory gardeners battle infiltration and call jackrabbits jap rabbits. A black market potato truck was photographed outside a fire house. Spotleggers fear noth ing. In DC it is illegal to drink liquor standing up, and some who sit cannot stand up afterward.
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