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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1943
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysis reports stiff Nazi resistance halting Allied advances in Italy while Soviet forces push north across Ukraine. The German defense slows progress as Allied and Russian offensives continue with coordination among Western and Soviet commands.
Italy’s unconditional surrender to the Allies did not end the fighting as German forces resisted in Naples and Rome. The Badoglio government’s capitulation sparked internal divisions among Italian service members while Nazis prepared a last stand in the Po valley. Allied naval escort guided Italian battleships toward North Africa to join the war effort.
The War Production Board directs manufacturers to reserve a percentage of lamps lanterns liquid fuel bed springs radiators furnaces and boilers for civilian use. Government agencies must go through WPB review to obtain these reserves instead of Triple A priority.
Allied forces and bombers close in on Japanese strongholds at Lae and Salamaua in New Guinea. Paratroopers advance from Markham valley while Australian units land along the gulf, as Tokyo defense collapses under sea and air bombardment. Japanese resistance remains stubborn, with a few fighters shot down. In a separate note, the War Food administration sets fluid milk quotas to maintain dairy production and ration supplies for hospitals and mothers.
The Social Security administration announced a new program providing federal assistance for surgery hospitalization and any special training needed to enable handicapped civilians to achieve self support. Paul McNutt is the administrator. About 1,200 American servicemen are held in Italian prison camps and may be released soon following Italy's unconditional surrender. American shipyards have delivered over 20 million tons of merchant vessels since Pearl Harbor, as reported by OWI.
The 14th Army Air Force gains Lightning P 38 fighters to work with bombers under Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault. The new aircraft strengthen air power over China and threaten northern Japanese bases while aiding Chinese land forces and striking industrial targets in occupied areas.
Weather worsens the western cotton belt with a forecast of 11 670 000 bales for 1943 7 below August estimates. Yields per harvested acre are above 10 year average but below 1942. Regions hardest hit include Texas Arkansas Oklahoma Mississippi and Tennessee with sizable monthly drops.
A Washington briefing analyzes Allied planning after the Quebec talks. It notes tripartite talks among Russia Britain and the United States and the formation of a three power commission to address Mediterranean concerns. The Darlan issue and Stalin’s stance are discussed along with Hull’s strengthened foreign policy role and Roosevelt's postwar aims.
Congress resumes amid fights over delaying fathers induction to January and curbing the draft. Rep. May plans a bill to ban draftees fathers and cap army size. Roosevelt seeks 12 billion in new taxes to reach 50 billion annual receipts, with sales, spending, income, and corporate taxes debated. Government sets hog price supports for 190 to 230 pound hogs at 12.50 per hundred pounds, cutting heavy hogs from the program as a spring crop of 61 million pigs is projected.
Army camps in the continental United States salvage enough waste fats to make about 1,500,000 pounds of dynamite monthly while leaving grease for soap stock. Christmas gifts to naval and marine personnel abroad should be sent between September 15 and November 1. Japanese occupation authorities plan roving public speakers to explain Japan's mission to misled Filipinos, per Manila radio. Bus lines in Washington and Los Angeles run help wanted ads on buses.
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