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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1944
Page
4
Major aerial blows against Germany and Allied advances in the Solomons are reported. Troops entrench in Green Islands while civilian access to canned goods is reduced, reflecting wartime rationing pressures.
General MacArthur declared the Solomons campaign completed as U S and New Zealand troops landed in the Green Islands, trapping 22 000 Japanese in northern strongholds away from Rabaul and Kavieng and hampering their barge supply system.
Allied air forces pound the Calais coast while a 2 800 ton Berlin raid roars over the German capital. In Italy, Anzio near Rome and Cassino mount fierce clashes as U S troops push toward key heights and destroy supply lines. The Cas in o abbey lies ruined after heavy bombing.
More than 300 Axis controlled businesses and 30 000 patents in the United States have been seized by the Alien Property Custodian Leo T Crowley. Licenses on valuable patents are royalty free and non exclusive to American interests. One hundred firms have U S management for dyestuffs photog raphic equipment electrical apparatus optical instruments and pharmaceuticals. The seized assets include trademarks copyrights real and personal property ships and cash and securities worth about 375 million dollars.
Senators George and Murray seek a 30 day government compensation plan for war contract cancellations. Payment would cover expenses and provide profit with final adjustments later. Aimed at 100000 prime and 1,000,000 sub contracts and 75 billion dollars of war goods, to fund postwar reconversion and stabilize markets.
Government order reduces civilian allotments for canned fruits and vegetables in 1944 45. War Food administration sets ceilings with 17 million cases of fruits and 104 million cases of vegetables for civilians, while 70 percent of fruit and 50 percent of vegetables go to military and lend lease. Larder stocks as of February 1 show large supplies of beef pork butter eggs and frozen products.
Military postal authorities urge the public to stop sending trivial letters to service members. They say the mail burdens facilities and delays deliveries of more important correspondence. Some officers blame cartoon characters for fueling the flood.
President Robert Maynard Hutchins of the University of Chicago calls for abolishing modern school frills and the eight four eight pattern. He attacks football as a distraction and proposes replacing current college teaching with lectures, general reading, and broad examinations.
The U S Cadet Nurses Corps must recruit 28 000 more student nurses by July 1 to reach 65 000 for the period since last September. To restore 1941 levels 115 000 recruits are needed in ten months. Shortages began in 1942 and hospitals closed departments due to staff gaps. Training bottlenecks include a shortage of instructors despite scholarships. Five nurses were killed near Rome while aiding the wounded in field hospitals.
In Batesville Indiana a pipeline break freed gas into a creek feeding the town water supply. Volunteers built an emergency dam to stop contamination while residents collected gas in buckets and cars to store fuel.
National income in 1943 reached 141.7 billion dollars with farmers receiving about 19.0 billion from crops and produce. Livestock products lifted farm earnings by 4.0 billion over 1942 while poultry eggs and other crops posted regional gains across the country.
By year start the armed forces awarded 133 508 decorations. The Army issued 126 535 medals and bars to 1 500 000 active service personnel while the Navy granted 7 073 decorations due to differing standards. Army Air Corps recipients earned eight of every nine Army medals as automatic awards for combat flights.
Advice on home lighting to reduce eye strain in winter. Recommends 100 to 150 watt portable lamps for close work, sit within three feet of light, place light to illuminate the left shoulder for right handed people or right shoulder for left handed people, avoid glare with large open shades, keep lamps clean, use light shade linings, and apply similar guidance to other lighting types.
Gross state debts declined over the last three years to 2.909 billion dollars from 3.526 billion in 1940. The drop excludes surpluses earmarked for postwar projects, veteran rehabilitation, highways, and capital improvements. If surpluses were used to retire debt, actual totals would be much lower, since surpluses exceed 1 billion.
Conservative stockmen adjust breeding stock to likely range conditions to avoid overgrazing. They replace excess cattle with steers or wethers and use winter feeding if needed, then rely on spring ranges to sustain breeding stock. This preserves herd condition, extends service, boosts offspring numbers, and reduces costs and risk in production.
Secretary Harold L. Ickes warns service members abroad not to bring parrots home due to import hurdles and psittacosis risk. Federal and state rules bar parrots and related birds in Maryland New York Connecticut Florida Baltimore Pittsburgh and extend to California Maine Minnesota and Oregon with seizure and destruction for violations.
Commissioner Earl G Harrison reported the U S Immigration Service logged an active year ending June 30 1943 despite overall downsizing. Highlights include 41 000 000 examinations of entrants mainly from Canada and Mexico border crossings 10 000 miles patrolled by border police 9 000 interned alien enemies and naturalization of 318 933 new citizens including 37 474 service members and 52 274 natives of enemy countries with importation supervision of 0 000 laborers from Canada Mexico and the Caribbean to relieve shortages.
Canadian National Railways ships an average 150 cars of fish monthly from Prince Rupert this year, up from 64. The fleet mainly carries salmon and halibut to major U.S. cities like New York and Chicago. In winter, crews prevent freezing by maintaining car temperatures and lighting heaters to keep fish fresh.
A sermon on Mark 11 1 10 15 18 showing Jesus entering Jerusalem as Messiah asserting authority over property and worship He rides a humble beast and is praised by followers while authorities oppose Him It notes the need for obedience praise and the coming judgment for sin with a call to faithful response.
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