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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1943
Page
2
Allied generalship planes and guns are cited as decisive in the Tunisia windup. The note says the farm situation improves and Davis comments on Red Drive perils while Nazi hold on the Caucasus remains. Editorial opinion attributes these analyses to Western Newspaper Union analysts.
Allied forces push toward Tunis and Bizerte with American artillery pounding harbor facilities. British First Army advances across the plains while Axis strongholds around Lake Achkel and Lake Bizerte fall to American and French troops. observers credit master Allied generalship as they outmaneuver the Axis and prepare for continental invasion this year. Congress strengthens wartime control by authorizing government seizure of struck plants and imposing penalties for inducing strikes in war related operations.
Soviet forces claim multiple towns seized near Krymskaya as they advance toward Novorossisk in the Kuban delta. They say 10 000 German troops killed and the railroad to Protoka cut, while a strong Soviet Black Sea fleet led by Paris Commune gears up for possible evacuations.
Chester C. Davis reports improved farm labor and supply conditions for 1943. He cites available labor sufficient to reach crop goals and notes better machinery and repair parts production. Ickes announces a take and give coal policy to safeguard war plants and essential civilian needs during wage talks.
The Soviet foreign office accuses the Polish government-in-exile of espionage against Russia and of denying permission for Russian trained Polish troops on the Soviet front. Despite Moscow’s push for a strong independent Poland, observers see deep tension with exile leaders as Stalin signals a future alliance or good neighborly ties.
General Hershey announced a national plan to induct fathers into the armed forces by August, with 35 essential industries allowed deferments. Draft boards will verify employers with homes and children under 18. observers expect a lift on the ban for fathers.
The Air Corps moves to absorb Civil Air Patrol and Civilian Pilot trainees to remove red tape and speed mobilization. Civil Air Patrol volunteers and CPT trainees shift toward active roles while airplane spotters remain under Fighter Command. The effort aims to convert peaceful civilian service into war readiness and bolster coastal defense nationwide.
In Los Angeles the Fruit Growers Exchange says lemon pectin byproducts are produced 24 hours a day to replace blood plasma in shock treatment. In Chicago reports note farms should become filling stations with abundant forage, as the Middle West Soil Improvement committee urges phosphorous and potash to improve pastures.
War ration book number 3 will mail stamps to over 120 million people from late June to July 21. A Berliner asks the shortest joke and receives the line we will win as the reply. A diner trick with a cigarette case yields coffee water and sugar in a cup in a peculiar legal move.
In a London suburb a large factory making electrical equipment for aircraft occupies an unused subway. The building is only 40 feet wide but extends seven miles in length, occupying the tunnel space.
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