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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1945
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union digest notes German peace bids as Allies denounce Reich attacks and pledge steps to assure civilian supply. Editorial column reflects analysts’ view on wartime diplomacy and home front measures.
Allied armies pressed Nazi lines in the east and west amid peace overtures reportedly rebuffed by Eisenhower. The piece notes heavy air raids on industry, Red Army buildup toward Berlin, and German protests while detailing food supply concerns and a Senate inquiry into meat shortages.
Britain adds an 11 ton Town Buster bomb to its famed blockbusting arsenal. Carried by four engine Lancasters the device is 254 feet long and nearly four feet in diameter. Releasing the load makes the plane bounce up to 500 feet. The town buster supplements the six ton Earthquake bomb which sank the Tirpitz and penetrated 15 foot thick U boat pens.
The Big Three revisit the Yalta accord amid Romania turmoil as Moscow backs a shift to a communist dominated government after Radescu seeks asylum in Bucharest. The dispute centers on handling fascist remnants and Red Army supply lines while drawing on Poland precedent for a new regime balance.
The USDA cites 8.4 million total farm workers with 6.894 million family members many elderly or female, lowering efficiency as spring planting nears. 30,000 German war prisoners promised for labor relief amid moisture delays, while producers aim to match 1944 output. A rise in dressed horse carcass sales appears due to meat shortages, with cities like Milwaukee Boston Cleveland Detroit and some New Jersey areas noting human consumption. Chicago restricts sale.
Army demand dominates leather supplies with only 10 to 15 percent of current civilian shoe allotments likely for April to June. Officials aim to reach 350 million shoes this year by boosting fabric shoe production despite tight worsted materials. Fabric shoes may rise from 100 million to 150 million in 1945 while shoe rations stay unchanged and the next stamp validation is delayed to next summer.
The IATSE threatened to strike to win recognition as bargaining agent for about 70 Hollywood set decorators. It backed the painters union already recognized by the War Labor Board, risking a halt to movie showings nationwide as the case went to the National Labor Relations Board.
World agriculture officials report broad backing as the Food and Agriculture Organization nears adoption of its constitution. The FAO aims to advance agricultural production and distribution, raise nutrition and living standards, and improve rural conditions while aiding nations in adjusting to changing world conditions.
A Washington luncheon with Secretary Morgenthau frames Bretton Woods era options for an international bank and monetary fund. The article outlines how such institutions would back private loans, stabilize exchange, and tie currencies to gold, while detailing national shares of responsibility and potential impacts on private bankers and interest rates.
Barbs note Stalin keeps all military decisions in Russia, the Japanese seize airplane plants to push peace, OWI reports health steady amid nurse shortages, and De Gaulle calls for 12 million “fine babies” in ten years, aiming to boost France’s population.
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