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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1942
Page
6
Editor notes this weekly analysis highlights public reaction to a U S pledge to open a second front, mentions growing scrap rubber stocks, and reports consolidation of information units as part of wartime effort.
Reports claim Japanese landings on Attu and ships in Kiska amid World War II. Washington consolidates information via the Office of War Information under Elmer Davis to coordinate government messaging and suppress duplication. A new seven year war conversion loan offers up to 5000 for war housing, as 70,225 dwellings were started in 1942 war areas.
Reports from Washington Moscow and London announce a full understanding to open a second European front in 1942 and a Soviet U S lend lease accord while Britain and Russia sign a 20 year mutual assistance pact. Nazi offensives threaten Sevastopol and Kharkov as Allied naval losses and rubber salvage efforts unfold.
Eduard Benes in a London broadcast pledges military law and the death penalty for Nazis responsible for Czech devastation. Jan Masaryk urges heavy retaliation against German villages for Lidice. In China the Kiangsi drive advances, Nanchang near danger, Tsungten retaken, and Kwangfeng and Anyi sights reported. U S chemists unveil a new petroleum cracking process aiding aviation gas and butadiene rubber production. Rommel presses Tobruk as British tanks clash at the center. Generals Hardened by Grant tanks. Hershey warns on manpower needs. Congress acts to raise base army pay to fifty dollars monthly.
Home canning guidance from Lynn Chambers explains using sugar wisely for fruit jams and relishes amid sugar rationing. It covers Raspberry and Blackberry jams, Strawberry and Peach variants, a Cherry Relish, and sugar substitution tips with corn syrup. It invites readers to send questions to Miss Chambers for expert household advice.
In 1940 Ernest Gruening urged Alaska's strategic value and offensive possibilities. A physician and former interior official, he shaped insular policy and pressed for a stronger role in wartime strategy. Howard Mingos, aviation historian and editor, notes his cautious, prolific reporting and long career in newspapers. Maj. Gen. James E. Chaney leads American air forces in the British Isles, bringing aviation expertise and postwar study of German industry.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a minimum fifty percent increase in all telephone and telegraph charges. Sir Harry Luke resigns as Fiji governor and Western Pacific high commissioner to make way for a younger successor. War bond campaign heroes tour Washington meeting President Roosevelt and Congress. The Roosevelt couple and British Ambassador Lord Halifax greet the visitors at the White House and on Capitol Hill.
Lynn Says The Score Card clarifies tin availability for commercial canning. The Big Four vegetables and listed fruits will have unlimited tin, while secondary products stay at 1940 usage levels with exceptions. Foods from last year suffice until fall. this year’s stock will arrive sooner. No hoarding needed.
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