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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1943
Page
3
Western Newspaper Union analysis reports a combined Allied strategy concentrating strength on three targets to seize the German stronghold. A concurrent Pacific approach is outlined as part of a broader war plan.
The Big Three pledged a united drive against Germany and Japan with Inonu meeting Roosevelt and Churchill in Cairo to map Turkey’s wartime role. Stalin’s Tehran talk with the trio and Chiang Kai-shek shaped plans for a democratic postwar order. Allied forces push toward Rome as Monty's Eighth Army advances along the Adriatic coast while U S troops conquer mountain heights amid heavy rain.
The War Manpower Commission says only about 1.1 million new workers are needed in munitions by July 1944, despite plans for 2 million overall. Military demand remains, draft calls continue at 300 000 to 350 000 monthly as discharges and casualties drain ranks.
The Senate adopted a bill allowing overseas soldiers to vote under federal supervision while leaving election rules to states. The proposal by Senator Eastland would let veterans vote locally state and federal races via air mail absentee postcards, with Taft adding an amendment guaranteeing equal campaign publicity for all parties.
At the Cairo conference Gen. Douglas MacArthur outlined a strategy to seize the East Indies cutting off Japanese oil and disrupting supply lines. He aims to draw the Japanese fleet into an open battle, while Japan hides near bases under air cover.
The American Iron and Steel Institute reports October payrolls near 145 million dollars, up from 143 million in September and 126 million last October. Average hourly wage is just under $1.16, versus $1.08 a year ago, with 615000 workers on payrolls. In a separate note, a Flying Fortress crash in Deenthorpe destroys a village after bombs explode, but no injuries reported as crew parachuted to safety.
Corn ceilings rose nine cents while oats barley and sorghum prices were frozen. OPA cited emergency price control act reflections and warned higher feed costs hit poultry and livestock. railroads reported 50 more freight cars daily aiding grain movement into Utah and the Southeast as Canadian wheat imports rise. World flu trends and wartime logistics also noted with station sales projected at about 2.5 billion dollars for 1943.
The report shows 5 058 national banks with total assets near 66 billion dollars including 40 billion in private deposits and 11 billion in U S deposits. Wartime crowds boosted NFL attendance to 26 811 per game, a 36.7 percent rise from last year and 24 percent above the prior high, with 1 072 469 total attendees across 40 games. The New York Giants were the league’s top drawing card.
London police report Frederick W. Hopkins 63 jailed for 21 days hard labor after his fifth begging offense. Authorities found on him papers showing he had 2200 dollars on deposit in banks.
Max Justes once believed dead near Sedan during the 1940 German advance reappeared in New York and announced he would return to the front to fight for France. He had avoided injury, joined demobilized status, and now plans to rejoin the French army after release from his draft board.
Milwaukee report says the Association of American Railroads has perfected a device to detect hidden or surface flaws in steel rails. The detector car built at Milwaukee Road shops made its maiden run between Milwaukee and Green Bay, Wisconsin, operating at up to 45 mph with a 130 horsepower motor energizing magnetic pickups to locate defects.
Two sailors leaped into a Malayan sun bear pit at the San Diego zoo and saved 13 year old Joyce Howlett who had been clawed and bitten. They fought off three bears with clubs and turned water on them to subdue them. The girl reportedly climbed over a fence and moat to reach the pit. The rescuers were W. H. Fields and Leon Chriskrutz.
In Hollywood California 19 year old Roger Barker received five years in prison and five years probation for extortion threats. He targeted celebrities including Bette Davis Rosalind Russell Mickey Rooney Deanna Durbin and former Governor Culbert Olson but none paid.
Instructions describe making sauer ruben from turnips as a flavorful kraut substitute. Select fresh turnips, shred, salt at 2% by weight, pack in jars, press and cover with cheesecloth, ferment 15 to 20 days at 70 to 75 degrees, then store submerged in brine in cool conditions.
Canada furnishes about 90 percent of global nickel output, per Ottawa. Sudbury area dominates with two main firms, International Nickel and Falconbridge Nickel Mines, refining and exporting nickel and nickel-copper matte. Other deposits exist across Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Northwest Territories.
To waterproof the sole, dip the shoe in a shallow grease pan ensuring rubber heels avoid contact. Let heels extend over the pan edge. Oils other than castor or greases reduce polish. keep shoes clean to prevent grit from cracking leather. Brush treated shoes regularly to remove grime and embedded dirt.
Some homemakers find that keeping a list of favorite, seldom used ideas helps when meal planning time arrives. The note suggests collecting practical tricks and recipes to simplify daily cooking.
The County Court of Clark County Illinois sets January 3, 1944 as the claim date in the estate of Harvey Keller, deceased. Claims may be filed on or before that date without summons. John M. Hollenbeck is the executor.
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