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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1943
Page
6
Allied forces press new nonstop bombing campaign across the Solomons and Europe. RAF and U S Air Force intensify attacks, signaling a major shift in Pacific and European strategy.
American forces expanded in the South Pacific by landing on Rendova and New Georgia in the Solomons and shelling Munda air base. Western New Guinea saw landings on the Huon gulf as Salamaua faced Allied pressure, while Woodlark and Trobriand islands fell with little resistance. Over 100 Japanese planes were shot down. U.S. losses included a 7,000 ton transport and several ships damaged.
Congress passes the Commodity Credit Corporation bill extending the program for two years while cutting back subsidies. Most subsidies to roll back meat and butter prices are forbidden, with payments limited to prior commitments. The War Labor Board had urged rollbacks to ease living costs. The bill adds 750 million dollars in lending authority and 150 million for transportation costs and critical minerals production. In China, American air power supports Chinese counteroffensives as forces recapture Owchihkow and Swatow while Japanese raids near Shanghai and Swatow are checked.
Allied air forces continued pounding Axis targets from Germany to Sicily and Greece. British bombers hit Ruhr industrial centers while American forces attacked Greek routes and Sicilian air fields as part of a planned invasion drive. Prices for hogs fell due to large receipts and a labor shortage, while Ickes warned of gasoline shortages amid peak military demand and a big oil pipeline completion. Coal miners faced wage disputes and labor containment, delaying civilian and military supply. Somervell noted reduced army provisioning due to war production shifts, with 75–85 billion dollar output predicted versus a 95 billion target.
Captain Edward Rickenbacker travels to the Russian front on an official mission to Moscow for the secretary of war. Also reported synthetic milk deemed unsatisfactory as a feed substitute and corn starch refinery woes due to corn shortages.
Renewed feud erupts between Vice President Wallace and Commerce Secretary Jones over Reconstruction Finance funding for the Board of Economic Warfare BEW projects. Byrnes's mediation appears to fail as each side charges delay and seeks separate funds and a congressional probe.
Blood plasma is described as a lifesaving transfusion agent for soldiers. By adding sodium citrate to fresh blood the blood remains unclotted, allowing plasma to be separated. Frozen or dried plasma stores for weeks, ships worldwide, and is supported by the American Red Cross.
Prime Minister Churchill urged continued US Britain cooperation for security and warned of heavy fighting before autumn. He said Britain seeks no profit or concession and will not compromise, noting May was favorable in U boat warfare with 30 submarines sunk and seven ships built per loss.
Since 1935 the WPA off times spent funds and materials, and at liquidation about $130 million in unexpended assets was returned to the government. Officials claim records show WPA spent 10 percent of a billion dollars and employed over eight million people. A small liquidation staff remains.
This column examines postwar expectations from two contrasting figures Goebbels and Republic Aviation president Damon, noting shifts in outlook toward a shorter war and the rising impact of American airpower. It also highlights OWI forecasts for postwar aviation growth, airports and manpower, suggesting a smaller globe and a transformed world after Pearl Harbor.
The Office of War Information says Tokyo broadcasts promise Indian independence to influence Indians after Subhas Chandra Bose’s arrival in Japan. A German language paper in Poland reports commemorative lights in Polish cemeteries must be extinguished during blackouts. Iron and scrap collections in Rhode Island average about 3,000 tons weekly, over 9 pounds per person.
A Guadalcanal brush fowl mothers eggs by decaying vegetation, using heat from decomposition to incubate. The 50 day period delays compared with land birds, producing flight-ready chicks at hatching.
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