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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1944
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysis reports a Red Army push trapping German divisions southeast of Kiev amid bitter fighting. It notes near Cassino intensification and a likely pacific veteran furlough wave.
Italian fronts report the bitter battle around Cassino with U S doughboys pushing into the town behind advancing tanks while German suicide squads harry from rubble. North of Rome reinforcements arrive as parachutists and armor engage U S and British units along supply routes.
Southern lawmakers in the Capitol press to retain state control of soldier voting amid administration push for federal supervision. A looming compromise unfolds as the Senate backs a federal ballot for absentees, while the House favors distributing applications and ensuring prompt ballots to servicemen.
Justices Roberts and Frankfurter condemn the court for overruling prior rulings and creating uncertainty in disputes. They cite a seaman compensation case to illustrate how inconsistent decisions harm litigation and settlements. The opinion warns that parties will doubt whether any declared rule will hold in future disputes.
A Chicago baby Paulette Matthes born under 6 pounds 5 ounces weighs 22 inches and marks her first birthday after heavy care and limited digestion. Her parents, including a thriving brother Ronald, celebrate a quiet milestone.
During the first half of the 1944 fiscal year begun last July, U S government expenditures rose to 52 percent of a billion dollars, up from 41 percent in 1943, with January spending also higher. The army added 118 million and the navy 808 million to the increase, and tax withholdings improved treasury receipts aiding balance. Bond sales surpassed January 1943 by more than 450 million dollars.
Rubber director bans neoprene use except for critical civilian items. Garment makers must pause plans for shoe cement elastic and fabrics as new military demands rise during wartime. Independent retailers see 13 percent 1943 sales rise. department stores up 17 percent. Britain’s railroad shops build cars and locomotives for western Europe invasion.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics says lower concentrate needs as pastures open and a 16 percent drop in the 1944 spring pig crop should ease the feed shortage. Yet overall 1944 prospects are not bright as higher laying mash costs reduce egg-feed returns. Total chicken slaughter for 1944 may near the 1943 record of 3.8 billion pounds.
The New York Stock Exchange posted a 1943 profit of $675,509 after a 1942 loss of $815,972, with $228,000 in initiation fees moved to the capital account. Fees of $296,000 last year reflected increased investment interest amid wartime boom. Stock turnover reached 278,742,000 shares in 1943 versus 125,685,000 in 1942, with daily averages near 1,000,000 shares.
Lipstick marks on letters create smears and blur on V mail film. Lead pencil and faulty typewriter ink also hamper photographing. Air mail delays average five days with about 100000 pieces handled daily.
In Washington the Farm Bureau and allied groups gear for a subsidy clash as the Commodity Credit Corporation subsidy policy faces a February 17 deadline. Kilgore leads Washington publicity for Kentucky Farmers Bureau as Davis flags consumer price concerns and labor groups mobilize.
Wood growth in forests runs at about 11 billion cubic feet yearly while harvests reach 13 billion. Losses from fire insects and disease total 2 billion. If losses were controlled growth could balance use. Berlin sees 27 barter stores as the chamber of commerce shifts wares to barter. Texas woodlands report under 1 percent burned yearly.
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