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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1943
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes parity vote may push farm prices higher and tracks allied North Africa strength as American forces halt Rommel. RAF raids target German U boat nests amid ongoing war coverage.
In Tunisia Rommel’s 50 mile advance cost heavy Axis losses as Allied counteroffensive repairs lines. Montgomery’s eighth army strikes Mareth line threatening Rommel’s rear while Hitler’s Munich proclamation warns of ongoing sacrifices. Maritime Commission ships funding approved for 4403 vessels through 1943 with 554 delivered by 1943 start.
Secretary Wickard sought a 100 million dollar mandate to raise farm prices without boosting consumer costs. The Senate approved higher price ceilings for certain commodities 78 to 2, shifting from deductions of payments. Officials cautioned live cost increases may be substantial, with full government approval still pending.
Allied air operations against Hitler's Europe continued to intensify with raids on Wilhelmshaven and Lorient. The RAF marked its 16th Wilhelmshaven raid and dropped over 1,000 tons on Lorient. An RAF spokesman said 100,000 tons of bombs had fallen on German targets and 2,000 daylight sorties were flown in 1942.
Cafes and hotels faced slimmer portions as food administration rationing tightened. Rules aimed to curb waste but gave institutions more canned and processed foods per person served in December, creating larger shares for smaller outlets than for full meal producers.
Census data shows over 3,000,000 babies born in the United States last year, the highest total in history. The previous peak was 2,950,000 in 1921, with 2,715,000 in 1941 and 2,550,000 in 1940. 1943 births are expected to be fewer. In New York, merchants urged to curb mailing excess parcel post to overseas Navy personnel. Navy allows without prior officer permission, unlike the Army.
Delos W. Lovelace takes over the Who's News column with the passing of Lemuel F. Parton. Maj. Ruth Cheney Streeter leads the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve in a nationwide drive for 19,000 recruits while Norman M. Littell, a former associate attorney general, debugs land deals for wartime needs and Harold D. Smith becomes budget director shaping the administrative history of the war.
A Washington Digest piece recalls the Pennsylvania Turnpike serving as an emergency landing runway for a bomber, highlighting the road as a wartime transport asset and future concept of flight strips funded by ten million dollars. It notes Rep. Jennings Randolph and the RFC supported Turnpike financing, and explains flight strips as land areas beside highways for auxiliary aircraft landings.
The OPA warns restaurant dining won’t ease shortages as supplies are cut about in half. American troops abroad can send flowers to loved ones via three dollars per order to the Red Cross, which delivers to Madame. Sweden ships about 25,000 books to POWs in German camps via Red Cross and YMCA. Hog and cattle slaughter likely to exceed last year. lamb supplies for winter-spring to match 1942 crop.
Service slang shifts since the last war. the new steel helmet is now called a head bucket. Camel cigarettes remain the preferred brand across Army Navy Marines and Coast Guard per service store sales figures. Visit local dealers to send Camels as gifts to service members.
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