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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1944
Page
2
The Western Newspaper Union releases a weekly analysis arguing a major Allied winter drive targets German industrial centers while wartime food goals for 1945 are outlined. The piece notes editorial opinions and reflects on strategic aims against the German war economy.
Allied forces press a major offensive against German positions along the western frontier toward the Ruhr and Rhineland amid wintry weather. British, American and French units advance around Metz, Aachen and Dusseldorf with heavy artillery, mud and air support as Patton closes on the Saar basin and Metz fortifications.
The untimely death of Wisconsin quarterback Allen Shafer in a game against Iowa marks the first collegiate football fatality since 1940. Money in circulation rose by nearly $600 million in October to $24,386,247,083, averaging $176.10 per person.
U S forces advance in Leyte as MacArthur concentrates main Japanese strength in the northwest. The 24th division presses the front while the 1st cavalry and 96th divisions strike southeast to trap the enemy from the rear. Air raids target Ormoc and Manila Bay shipping, sinking 11 Japanese cargo vessels and oilers in one strike.
War wounds show less than 4 percent killed with advances in forward area care. Sulfa drugs penicillin plasma and whole blood reduce fatalities while heavy weapon injuries keep many incapacitated. More wounded now return to duty and infection rates fall since 1917 18.
The USDA projects record 1944 crop totals across corn wheat sorghum and other grains with 1945 programs kept largely the same. The War Food Administration forecasts bumper crops for many staples and adjusts 1945 targets. The War Labor Board holds veterans rehiring rules require automatic promotions and pay increases as if service had not interrupted employment.
The Presbyterian Church board financed a homesteading program enabling farm families to settle on purchased land with 30 year terms and deferred down payments. Funds may also acquire forest lands and aid home and farm equipment. The program requires owner cultivation and self supporting crops. Farming has risen to a 70 billion dollar industry since the war, with land value, inventories, and capital totaling over 72 billion dollars. Mortgage debt has declined by nearly a billion since 1939 to about 5.5 billion.
In Chicago at the National Chemical Exposition, scientists showcase lightweight plastic magnesium furniture, weed-killing lawn sprays, synthetic fabrics for women, and a high mileage gasoline. Exhibits include artificial aromatics for soaps and perfumes and a spray for painless burn treatment as experts discuss electronics and industrial processes.
The Moscow backed Polish committee of national liberation distributed 5 000 acres owned by Count Alfred Potocki among 1 050 families and seized Potocki Castle to convert into a museum. Potocki reportedly fled to Vienna with the Germans and holdings total 75 000 acres. The move follows a policy to redistribute lands controlled by great families reshaping local social structure.
The CIO declared its political action committee boosted 110 candidates in a campaign, 96 representatives and 14 senators from 28 states. At the Chicago convention leaders urged continued labor backed push for higher wages and postwar jobs, warning against a move to a planned economy if full employment is not achieved. Chairman Alfred P. Sloan of General Motors weighed in on the stakes.
The writer cites small business strain amid postwar inflation, noting druggists with no help for years and long hours, merchants gouging prices, and tradesmen selecting high margin work. He warns wage hikes without production slack threaten inflation, urging action after war layoffs to balance demand and supply.
A craft pattern teaches making a movable toy chest from plywood scraps with rope handles wheels and a foldable lid. It features stenciled stars letters and a star spangled top plus a matching folding table. Pattern 252 includes color guide and decoration directions for easy results.
Grate citrus rind for juice and drying storage. Use starch to cover discolored ceilings and brush off marks. Lemon can brighten dull leather shoes. A single 100 watt bulb outshines four 25s. Ammonia in water greens ferns. spray monthly. Grease glass bakeware. fix broom seams by resewing. Clean piano ivories with whiting lemon juice paste. repeat weekly if stained. Save spiced peach juice for sausage baste. Run bacon through a chopper to flavor baked beans.
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