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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1943
Page
2
The weekly analysis predicts a 6 percent reduction in food supply while bomber raids strike Italian ports. Allied forces tighten operations in North Africa, with U S promises more planes for General MacArthur. The notes reflect Western Newspaper Union analysts.
Allied fighters shot down 30 of a 100-ship Japanese raid near Milne Bay as MacArthur reports a bomber line protecting Australia. Allied air forces attack a Japanese convoy near Wewak, sinking three ships. OWI warns of food shortages but civilians face only modest consumption changes. Rommel’s supply lines weaken in Tunisia as Allied air power strikes Castelvetrano and Mil0. 84 Axis planes downed. Eisenhower’s forces close in on Tunisia as OPA suspends beef price ceilings until May 17. Russian fronts show cautious exchanges with minor skirmishes and territorial gains by the Soviets in Kuban and Donets regions.
Allied bombers from Sardinia to East Prussia increase the tempo of softening up raids on Axis Europe. British American and Russian air forces strike Stuttgart and Koenigsburg with dramatic fanfare. American Fortresses target Cagliari shipping facilities while observers note ongoing efforts and warnings. Senate Truman committee testimony highlights a drop in army food waste from 20 25 percent to about 11 percent through improved camp practices. Maj. Gen. E B Gregory cites 2 100 000 overseas and 4 500 000 in the U S for 1943 and army size projections of 6 600 000. Jesse H Jones urges wartime costs be met with living wages and postwar planning by private sector, with rent regulations set to continue amid changes proposed by the National Association of Realtors.
A wartime column reports on secrecy around European operations and rising blood revenge mood in conquered nations. It notes saboteurs in France and Italy, underground networks in Holland, and threats of extermination propaganda. It also mentions helicopter mail service plans in New England and McNutt's national service machinery for postwar mobilization.
Seven Graf Spee crew members fled an internment camp on Martin Garcia Island near Buenos Aires. Authorities sought to locate the men as reports confirm more than 71 sailors remained ashore awaiting transfer. A separate German report admits the war has turned and air raids cannot be prevented, reflecting bitter Allied bombardments.
The Dies committee released a special report to Congress detailing prewar Nazi espionage in the United States. Despite a year’s delay caused by intra committee splits, the document aimed to convince Americans of Axis plans for world domination. The report, more than five years old, described Hitler and the Nazi party implementing a diabolical scheme to spread Nazism in the country.
Brief items note Hirohito granting Tojo cigarettes and scent gifts as the diet adjourns. Nazi Fascists and Japanese call propaganda thought warfare. Elmer Davis sides with the press in Hotel access dispute. Some U S troops in camps eat goat during meat shortage.
A home decor item explains making airy curtains for spring and summer using inexpensive materials like gauze nets sheets or muslin. Pattern 7413 provides varied curtain and drape styles and notes higher demand and longer production times due to war conditions, with ordering details to follow.
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