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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1943
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union analysis urges federal aid payments to poor Americans as wartime shortages and rising costs press households. The commentary argues targeted relief is needed to sustain nutrition and curb hardship.
Reports claim Gabes harbor left intact aiding Allied supply lines in Tunisia as Rommel retreats. British and American forces tighten their grip while Axis efforts falter. In Washington the Truman committee probes food held by government agencies and armed services to avoid hoarding.
Roy F. Hendrickson of the Food Distribution Administration urged government aid to low income groups to buy food. He said the plan would also help farmers by sustaining demand as costs rise and prices paid to farmers lag. He proposed subsidies for the elderly the blind and other handicapped as part of the dual approach.
Polish government in exile vows resistance to any challenge to Poland sovereignity and integrity. Prime Minister Wladyslaw Sikorski in London warns Russia over territorial claims while urging Allied air support for the Russian front after Tunisia. He predicts a third German offensive against the Soviet Union.
Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board, said the United States will turn out more than 80 billion dollars worth of war goods this year, with civilian standards of living kept high. He cited 1943 production forecasts and noted growth from 1940 to 1942 as Axis forces face an escalating American war effort.
Allied raids shattered a lull in the Pacific theater striking Kiska Vila Kahili and targets north of Australia. MacArthur air units pressed on Wewak to Madang and Salamaua area, Lae and Timika airfields attacked. Hoover urged UN to strip Axis air factories to curb militarism and enable postwar peace.
The Selective Service plans a broad survey of war plants to find men of draft age who can be replaced by women or older workers as the nation ramps up military manpower. Officials in Washington discuss futures for fathers drafts and possible compulsory labor drafts.
Washington columnist reports war department guidance on using soldiers for farm labor. Furloughs to work on farms are not promised except in emergencies. age limits allow discharges by May 1 for those under farm need. England’s land army model cited. debate over rural aid, training, and public sentiment.
A digest of notable figures and events. Chester C. Davis rises from state agricultural roles to the Federal Reserve and beyond, while Tokyo's Premier Hideki Tojo is portrayed as a hard-edged leader. The column blends profiles with commentary on wartime policies and personalities, including Tojo's methods and influence.
In Ottawa Finance Minister James Ilsley announced meat rationing at two pounds per person weekly. Meatless days will be observed in restaurants and hotels after price board preparations, reducing weekly meat intake by about a half pound. In Washington President Roosevelt nominated Capt. Joseph R. Redman of Reno Nevada and Capt. Francis Stuart Low of Washington to two rear admiral posts. Redman now commands at sea and formerly directed communications at the navy department on Adm. Ernest J. King’s staff.
In the Smolensk sector the thaw sod slows Red advances while in the Northwest Caucasus Soviet forces threaten a shrinking German bridgehead by Anastasevskaya. Donets river battles east of Kharkov see German offensives repelled. Germany reports a retreat near Staraya Russa as rubber efforts show progress with Jeffers testifying on synthetic tires.
Governor Ellis Arnall plans an extensive Victory Garden on Georgia's executive mansion grounds with his wife and son as the boss gardeners. An old barn will be razed to enlarge garden space for a potential bumper crop of vegetables. Cotton fabric for women's work clothing is reduced from 14 types to five. Government purchase orders may cut can sizes to No 10, saving vast steel, tin, rubber, and labor in 1943.
The rumor centers on Crown Prince Humbert potentially stepping in as commander and undermining Mussolini. Humbert, 38, has a military background and recent leadership in Russia, with a wife Princess Marie Jose of Belgium and a daughter and a son. An American Olympic spectator once praised his looks.
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