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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1944
Page
2
Weekly news analysis reports a German counterattack aimed at slowing Allied advances in the Rhineland and warns of a prolonged Pacific War. Western Newspaper Union released the item.
Allied wartime plans map a postwar framework to maintain Germanys industrial base under tight oversight. Secretary Hull and War Secretary Stimson argue German industry remains essential to Europe and must be supervised rather than dismantled. Control of strategic materials and possible factory eliminations are outlined to curtail war production.
OPA officials report 12 million pounds of butter in storage earmarked for civilian consumption, raising point value from 16 to 20 per pound. Government plans to withdraw from butter market in October yet no immediate relief is seen. OPA Administrator Bowles says civilians must endure reduced butter for about 90 days while stocks are reserved and butter fat is used for milk products. Ford officials discuss plans for a large scale low cost car alongside the regular line, with details to come from Henry Ford II.
Army to release 1,000,000 surplus radio tubes for civilian use will be tested and distributed on an equitable basis. Demand remains high as July production reached 1,754,000 but still fell short of civilian needs. Military use for front line communications limits civilian supply until Germany's defeat allows cutbacks in orders.
War Food Administration aims to keep markets stable as excess foods are fed to civilian outlets. WFA distribution chief Lee Marshall says no separate postwar stockpile and salable goods will first go to firms that supplied the government, with others in the same trade given second choice.
A Northwestern National Life Insurance survey shows seven of ten women in war industries intend to remain at work after hostilities end. Nearly two-thirds of married women and four-fifths of single women plan to stay in industry, with only 19 percent returning to housework.
War Mobilization Director James Byrnes demands continued price and wage controls until total victory in the Pacific. He cites 25 percent BLS price rise since 1941 while farm income rose 81 percent and workers’ weekly pay 51 percent, insisting the stabilization program protects farmers and workers. Labor groups push to overturn the 15 percent wage limit as CIO and AFL demand quicker settlements to address reconversion.
Washington column reviews Kilgore subcommittee hearings on cartels. It details how monopolies push up prices, limit production, and share technology with Germany and Japan before and during the war. Notable cases include Bosch, quebracho leather cartel, and high octane gasoline know-how, with U.S. actions and warnings from Wendell Berge.
A rumor links the Farmers union with the elo amid Quebec discussions as Fala naps during Churchill's finale. German troop morale efforts in Normandy fail as tanks approach, causing casualties. The dairy industry saves nearly four hundred million fire miles yearly through a new program.
A compact collection of quotes on happiness freedom within deeds and inner strength from Maeterlinck Browning and Spurgeon. The verses urge inner liberty, hope amid sorrow, beauty as divine endowment, and the desire to forget unkindness through prayer.
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