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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1942
Page
2
Rail unions demand a 30 percent wage increase as labor actions ripple nationwide. McNutt presents new manpower rules while editorials assess Allied advances in New Guinea eroding Japanese strength in the Pacific.
Allied forces under General MacArthur seize the Gona area cutting Japan’s hold in New Guinea. Japanese forces retreat to a narrow coastal strip around Buna as air power shatters enemy planes. McNutt outlines selective service shifts and wartime labor controls while predicting women filling 30 percent of war industry jobs by 1943. Franco endorses the Axis and lauds the New Order in a Falange council address.
Allied forces reinforce with increasing air activity as Eisenhower seeks forward airfields in Tunisia. Tebourba remains a key crossroads amid repeated tank actions while the British Eighth Army bombs El Agheila defenses, threatening Rommel’s retreat survivors.
British air authorities report three eight thousand pound bombs struck Turin as part of merciless RAF attacks on the northern Italian industrial hub. The strikes aimed to cripple airplane and motor plants and left the city heavily damaged alongside other Axis targets such as Genoa and Hamburg.
About 350000 operating employees of the railroads seek a 30 percent wage rise or a minimum of three dollars per day after a three day Chicago meeting of 750 union chairmen. Spokesman Alvaney Johnston cites increased duties and costs, labor shortages, and pay inequities with other industries. Non operating unions demand 20 cents per hour raise for 900000 workers.
In Portland Oregon the rusted battleship Oregon once flagship of Admiral Evans is being scrapped. Its metal will be used to build warships to fight the Axis. The report says Hitler narrowly escaped capture near the Stalingrad front as Reds attacked his advance position.
Treasury figures show 1943 war expenditures at about 78 dollars per year per citizen, with total costs over 46 billion dollars for the first year of the war against the Axis. Monthly outlays run around six billion, about four times pre Pearl Harbor levels. Public debt rose from 55.231 billion in Dec 1941 to 103.577 billion by end of 1942.
Washington questioned early reports that the Toulon fleet was sunk after the French scuttled ships. A Navy memo said 20 French vessels remained, including 15 warships and five tankers, with other vessels damaged or reclaimable. Eisenhower announced Dakar port facilities and airports would be made available to the United Nations.
Harrison E. Spangler of Cedar Rapids Iowa was elected national chairman of the Republican party to succeed Joseph W Martin. The choice ends intra party conflict centered on Wer ner Schroeder of Chicago and positions Spangler as a middle of the road, seasoned organizer. Spangler aims to press the party toward 1944 presidential prospects and strong electoral gains.
Russian forces push the offensive despite stiff German resistance in the Volga Don corridor. They hold both banks of the Don in the great bend near Stalingrad, while German reinforcements arrive by mail planes and training ships to defend the siege. On the central front near Voronezh the Nazis are blocked, with a southern flank exposed as Hitler tries to slow Soviet gains.
The piece argues Congress may include farm labor costs in parity pricing, nudging farmers to raise production with guaranteed higher prices. It discusses Wickard’s authority over processing and distribution, potential public opposition, and the President as arbiter. It also surveys Nathaniel Peffer’s views on postwar Japan and U.S. policy toward Asia.
The article explains how large department stores prepare years in advance for Christmas demand. It covers space, hiring, forecasting, toy department expansion, staff training, and multilingual staff to handle holiday volumes and avoid bottlenecks.
The maritime commission approved 24 ship names proposed by school children from 24 states. The list includes Presidents, a Vice President, Senators, famous Indians, surgeons, Colin P. Kelly Jr., an archbishop, and aviatrix Amelia Earhart. In England, Cadet Derek M. Sharp survived a 500 foot fall when an object struck him during a training flight and he safely landed with no injuries.
Mrs. Mary S. Venable of the University of Tennessee Nursery School urges careful selection of children's books for Christmas. She stresses suitability to age and development, word choice, action level, illustrations, repetition, and the value of humorous stories in a child’s collection.
An early note records Christmas customs in Strasbourg with fir trees placed in parlors and decorated with roses cut from colorful paper, apples, wafers, gold foil, and sweets. The description captures festive practices and ornament types from that era.
Christmas cakes iced cookies and other confections persist as survivals of the ancient Roman custom of presenting confectionery gifts to senators, reflecting timeless holiday hospitality and ceremonial practice.
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