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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1943
Page
3
Analysis notes Allied military strategists under TM Highest mapping enemy actions. Wheat subsidy payments established. Poa tags editor's note clarifies pins are Western Newspaper Union's analysis, not this newspaper.
Reports from Reuters and Stockholm indicate that Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek began talks in the Near East before meeting Stalin. The war's European final phase and postwar peace dominated discussions. The Far East relationship and Germany’s status took center stage as Stalin joined.
Stabilization Director Fred Vinson approved average increases of 17 cents per ton for bituminous coal and 62 cents per ton for anthracite to cover extra wage costs under a new contract crafted by Interior Secretary Harold Ickes and John L. Lewis. Southern operators balked, arguing the pact fails to guarantee eight hours of production when travel exceeds 45 minutes. Ickes noted a record weekly output of 12.7 million tons, the highest in 16 years, while soft coal prices show regional variance from 0 to 17 cents per ton.
Government actions split on wheat pricing with DFS paying millers 14 to 16 cents per bushel depending on region, and hard durum soft and common wheat rates. OPA caps flour prices across miller levels from $3.70 to $8.38 per hundred pounds by region, with rail considerations and regional delivery rates affecting cake and soft bakery flours nationwide.
In southern Italy General Montgomery leads the Eighth Army in a heavy bombardment driven assault across the winter line. The drive crushes German defenses along a high ridge near the Sangro river and targets the Adriatic port of Pesaro with aims toward a northern push to Rome. The advance threatens German positions west of the mountain strongholds as General Clark’s Fifth Army moves in support along an 85 mile route to Rome.
At the 22nd national 4-H Club congress in Chicago 800 delegates heard that 1.7 million members produced five million bushels of war garden produce nine million poultry 90 000 head of dairy cattle 600 000 head of livestock 12 million pounds of peanuts and legumes and canned 15 million jars. They also noted more than 25 million dollars in war bonds and stamps and over 300 million pounds of scrap collected. Helen Louis Owings of Summerville Georgia sold 699 000 in war bonds. Billy Sot Estes of Clyde Texas aged 17 reported 28 739 from six years of 4-H work and Geneva Duhm 18 collected 1 626 chiefly in products.
The report highlights intense combat in the Pacific theater with Marines pressing in the Gilbert Islands and Tarawa, Australian forces advancing in New Guinea, and bomber waves aiding U S Marines on Bougainville. Admiral Chester Nimitz commends the Japanese defense and troop strength on Tarawa.
The week notes first used jeeps bought by a Chicago dealer who plans to resell them with a pledge to buy at least one thousand dollars in war bonds per jeep, seven sold for about fifty thousand dollars in bonds. Oregon and Washington liquor commissions agreed to buy two Kentucky distilleries and bottle whisky in Kentucky, targeting about 500,000 cases each in 18 months.
German forces strike toward Korosten to regain a vital rail center in western Ukraine. The advance aims at controlling the region around Zhytomyr and cutting north–south lines used by Soviet and Polish prewar routes. Reports say 300,000 Nazis pulled back from Gomel as Axis pressure grows in Kiev province.
The Civilian Requirements office broadens sales of surplus materials to aid war production. A Memphis depot catalogs items from fuel pumps to precision tools and allocates metals like carbon steel copper and aluminum to repair shops and manufacturers. Copper wire remains scarce but limited use will be allowed.
Lieutenant Tom Harmon, former All-America halfback from Michigan, survived a crash over Japanese territory near the Yangtze port region. After bailing from a damaged bomber in a rain storm over tropical New Guinea, he slashed through jungle terrain and was aided by local natives who guided him to a settlement before returning to Allied lines.
Canada unveils a program to resettle veterans by buying land and chattels totaling up to 6,000 dollars per veteran and selling at 53 percent of cost. The scheme under the Land Veterans act caps land and buildings at 4,800 dollars and chattels at 1,200 dollars. Veterans must invest at least 480 dollars, then repay 3,200 dollars with 344 percent interest. The plan aims for 100,000 vets, with full time farm work for experienced hands and smaller homes with acreage outside cities for tradesmen at 2,500 to 4,000 dollars.
At Atlantic City New Jersey leaders agree on a 24?billion UNRRA program directed by Herbert Lehman to feed clothe and resettle Axis-affected populations and rebuild farms and industry. The United States would provide about 1.5 billion dollars with the U K at around 320 million and Canada about 90 million.
Australia has contributed goods and services valued at over a quarter billion dollars in reverse lend lease to the United States up to August 31, 1943. Much of the repayment is in food for U S soldiers stationed in and around Australia. A total of 146,298 tons of food and eight million clothing items were provided, along with technical equipment trucks aircraft supplies and communications gear.
L L Stevenson reflects on Brooklyn and Manhattan rivalry noting Brooklyn’s size and character. He argues Brooklyn is a major part of New York, with distinct homes, trees, and neighborhoods, contrasting it with Manhattan’s landscape and stereotypes. The essay blends humor with cultural observation. Brooklyn is described as a modern, tree-filled borough with a strong sense of place and pride.
New York report cites J H Oldenbroek of the International Transport Workers Federation stating that Dutch seamen drafted for service on German ships are compelled to sign declarations making home members liable to be shot if they desert. The claim links Nazi reprisals to wartime transport labor.
Mrs C G Hollenbeck returns home after illness at Darwin. Geneva Cline from Gary Indiana visits her parents the Millers. Alvin T Miller and John Blizzard host and shop in Terre Haute. John Blizzard visits Ledermann and Ledermann family attend Ziegler funeral in Marshall. Bertha Higginbotham and children shop in Terre Haute. Mary and William Lederman visit Williams home.
Autumn week closes with a snowy morning in Darwin. George Paddock receives a box of fine prunes from Cottage Grove Oregon. Local visits include Mr and Mrs John Bush and Mr and Mrs Albert Prevo. News comes of Dewey Overmeyer ill in New Orleans and Pvt Woodrow Hardin wounded in North Africa and now in Virginia. Congratulations go to M H S students Dorothea Imle Imogene Blockinger and Warren Welsh for good grades.
West Union residents attend family visits and church activities as Deacon Poorman prepares for military aviation service. Local arrivals from Homer and Carbondale share news of illness and recovery, while farm work and soil potash guidance frame the season. Community columns encourage reporting social events and farm repairs before spring.
Jeremiah Claypool born April 9 1868 died November 29 1943 at 6 am aged 75 years 7 months 20 days. Survived by widow Jane Tate Claypool son Kenneth daughter Audrey Shade granddaughter Shirley Shade all of Marshall Illinois and a host of relatives and friends. Plan now to produce more the conservation way next year.
The estate of Harvey Keller, deceased, in Clark County Illinois, sets January 3, 1944 as the claim date. Creditors may file claims against the estate with executor John M. Hollenbeck on or before that date without summons. Advertisement 49-3.
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