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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1943
Page
2
Steady Allied advance in Italy repels Nazi counter blows as steel producers begin wage talks. CIO seeks a 17 cent hourly pay boost in a wider labor push. Editorial note clarifies opinions are external.
The Senate adopted an amendment to require agencies to return unspent appropriations to the U S treasury. A separate plan would boost wages in steel and rail sectors while rail workers gain an eight cent per hour increase. Battleship Wisconsin launched in Philadelphia as Allied advances press toward Cassino and Rome amid broader wartime shifts.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics outlines plans to boost civilian meat by sharing increased production with services. It warns of a smaller spring pig crop in 1944 and reduced beet feed. The War Food Administration eases farm pork deliveries while OPA slashes veal lamb mutton and pork ration values. War Production Board foresees a 30 percent 1944 rise in munitions output and aircraft at 100 percent above 1943. Hershey details selective service increases and draft strategies as home front manpower tightens. See-saw fighting rages near Kiev Krivoi Rog with rail disruptions affecting German supply lines.
A Washington dispatch reports on the Victory Farm Volunteers under the U S Crop Corps, detailing 700 000 workers trained by state extension services and schools. Many lived with farming families and some stayed through winter. farmers later sought to retain helpers for next seasons.
A 95-year-old war worker in St. Louis reveals plans to marry again after the war. He notes five marriages so far, reflecting on his long life and future plans as memories of the conflict linger.
U S naval forces attack the Gilbert and Marshalls as air bases and supply line chokepoints while mourning the loss of ace Lieut Comdr Edward O Hare missing in action. O Hare earned fame in the Coral Sea for shooting down five enemy planes and protecting a carrier under attack.
Doctors set up a health dispensary for rubber workers in Madre de Dios Peru after flight service over the Andes. US Rubber Development Corp cargo planes drop medical supplies and deploy sanitation engineers and doctors into the remote area east of the Andes. The Cuna tribe in Panama pledges war on the Axis and gathers wild castillon rubber to aid the UN. Daily, fifty million gallons of gasoline and other petroleum products are shipped directly to fighting forces.
The Christmas season brings higher home accident risks with fires burns and firearm fatalities rising in December. Candles, electrical lighting, icy steps, and clutter cause injuries. precautions include safer lighting and scattering sand on ice to reduce harm.
Dickens extols the Christmas spirit as a time of warmth charity and reunion. He contrasts misanthropy with joyful bonds notes families and friends breaking pride and prejudice to share kindness and affection. He imagines Christmas lasting year round to sustain benevolence.
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