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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1943
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysis forecasts U. S. drive to sweep Japs from New Guinea and notes small firms receive billions for war work. Editorial perspective emphasizes wartime controls and economic mobilization.
The OPA and Department of Agriculture launch a meat control program with Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown imposing retail price ceilings on pork and a later licensing scheme for slaughterers and traders. Absent rationing, ceilings apply to red meat and later fats, aiming to end the unjust squeeze on packers and curb black markets.
For the third year in a row the Red Army drives west of Moscow after defeats at Rzhev, Olenino falls improving rail control. In the south Russians push from Lgov amid thaw delays while finance shows eight month war spending at 43.83 billion dollars and a total deficit of 38.08 billion.
Charles E. Wilson announces war contracts to small firms will reach billions by year end. The Smaller War Plants corporation funnels over 30 million dollars weekly to small business through WPB programs, including more prime contracts, relaxed lending, and broader certification of small plants.
Reported victory over a 22 ship Japanese armada near New Guinea is described as a decisive blow. Fighters sank 82 planes, killing 15 000 enemy troops and halting a potential land invasion of Australia for now.
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox urged wage docking to curb worker absenteeism among war plant employees. He testified before the House naval affairs committee that drafts and non-draft workers should face pay for periods missed. Draft boards expect broader induction of married men with children by early summer. Harold Ickes announced plans for a 20 inch Texas to Midwest pipeline, and a second line to the East Coast, to boost fuel deliveries during the shortage.
A National Child Labor Commission report says 2,780,000 youths under 18 are employed in industry or agriculture, with 580,000 aged 14 or 15 and the rest 16 or 17. The study notes a rise in illegal child labor, especially night work.
Observers question Hitler's whereabouts and mental state amid long absences from public view. The piece cites underground sources and Fred Oechsner reporting on potential fits and brain strain, while weighing Roosevelt's possible bid for a fourth term and the political dynamics of 1944.
In London a new set of rationing rules urges Britons to take towels on trips or visits. Hugh Dalton explains towel concessions for medical workers and urges preparedness for future need to carry towels when away from home. In Los Angeles canned baby food rises in popularity due to rationing with 4 or 5 ounce cans valued at one point.
Allied forces press Rommel’s retreat after the Kasserine Pass gamble. Americans and Britons reach Gafsa area and push toward Faid Pass while Axis lines bend under pressure. Allied air superiority and British submarine losses shaped the North Africa theater.
Briefs note a national program asking all rural women to enroll. The item also reports Prince Oscar Bernadotte resigning as chairman of the Swedish YMCA after more than fifty years. It mentions Russia delaying peace with Finland to free 100,000 German troops and states that twenty two states partner with the Forest Service to market forest products to farmers.
A compact excerpt listing aphorisms from John Burroughs Patrick Henry J S Mill and Lowell. The lines reflect thoughts on energy education ambition and guidance through experience. The collection places emphasis on personal growth and the natural world through concise statements.
Quote attribution noting that every man can learn from a neighbor including patience and living and letting live.
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