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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1944
Page
7
U S blows on Japanese bases and heavy combat in Burma and India mark the Pacific sector. The piece notes manpower strains with an editor's note attributing opinions to Western Newspaper Union analysts rather than the paper.
The OPA outlined new ration adjustments including more gas for drivers with B cards and removal of fuel oil coupon expiration dates. Frozen produce was freed from limits, while several meats and fats saw point reductions. Industry and agriculture face manning gaps as 4-Fs are drawn into essential work or labor battalions, with Selective Service ending unit deferrals. About 1 million of 3.5 million 4-Fs are in non essential roles.
In the Burma front Japanese forces threaten Imphal while Mountbatten urges Allied stand. In the Pacific, U S forces attack Palau to draw out the enemy fleet, but the Japanese withdraw. Allied troops push across New Guinea New Britain and Bougainville as air power disrupts reinforcements.
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones ordered the Commodity Credit Corporation to use its powers to subsidize food prices and to buy sell store and transport farm products under price-support and lend-lease programs. The program could cost CCC between 650 million and 800 million dollars and aims to lift overall farm price levels. Prices paid to farmers rose and the general index moved toward the 1909-14 parity plan despite declines in some grains and dairy.
The Berlin front falters as German forces retreat to the Carpathians and Russians advance toward the Czech border while Allies bomb Western Europe. London reports map postwar roles for the U S Britain and Moscow with occupation zones in Germany and Austria and influence over Eastern Europe including the Baltic states Poland and Romania.
Charles Holman of the National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation argues a $200 million annual subsidy increase is required to raise milk producer payments from 550 million to 750 million dollars. Holman opposes the dairy subsidy program. Savings in wartime rise 50 percent with bonds deposits and life insurance totaling 91 billion dollars as of January 1.
U S agencies handling surplus war goods for civilian use will consult the War Production Board's 750 industry advisory committees to decide normal outlets for goods and the method of distribution. The committees include manufacturers wholesalers and retailers who will help set release amounts and bidding or purchase terms. Rep. Wright Patman of Texas urged a bill to grant retailers equal say in disposal alongside manufacturers and wholesalers.
German production officials claim to cut locomotive models from 119 to 13 and to dehydrate foods to save shipping space. They report higher outputs of steel copper and aluminum with fewer man hours while mobilizing women to mend stockings and perform domestic tasks. Persons aged 65 to 70 are enlisted to aid railway depots.
War assets debate pits War Food Administrator Marvin Jones and Farm Security chief Hancock against war liquidator Will Clayton over converting army and navy camps into veteran farms versus selling land to former owners. President’s deferment reversal adds to tensions among McNutt Byrnes and Nelson leadership.
Column notes Sinatra arriving in Hollywood with 18 suits and three changes a day while Spencer Tracy tackles a gas shortage survey. Garbo warned by a Hollywood paragrapher to watch her step as publishers debut Crichton and Glassner with The Proud People. Coolidge quip about Congress and the Washington monument closes the rundown.
War department tells Sen Guy Gillette that furloughs will be issued to individuals rather than whole units as campaigns and ship handling issues stretch supply. The 34th division, with personnel from Minnesota and neighboring states, remains overseas after two years. Navy seeks 1% billion for West Coast shore facilities including piers depots bases and expanded hospital beds to 80 000 with malaria recovery centers.
Reports from Tarawa describe Lieut. Gen Howland Howland Smith ordering the flag raised atop a palm tree after Marines captured a Jap quarter master depot. A marine bugler in Jap uniform sparked laughter and chaos as gear confusion spread. Also noted are Rep Warren Magnuson's push to shorten tour lengths in Alaska Aleutians and White House reactions to Ireland and Russia policy shifts.
The House approved a measure designating men who fled to avoid the draft as "men without a country" and barring their reentry. The bill moved to the Senate after the immigration committee noted many evaders have gone to Mexico. In the El Paso region alone more than 800 have crossed the border.
Irving Berlin called hundreds of family members and sweethearts of This Is the Army cast members overseas to relay messages. touching moments as he relayed many names to soldiers on the show. Broadway Rembrandt and Ringside Seat notes follow with light anecdotes about a counterfeit-20s bar scene and Robert Sherrod on Tarawa.
Norma Shearer may resume film work as Katy in Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Franz Werfel, author of Song of Bernadette, has recovered enough from two heart attacks to leave bed for two hours daily. Maureen O’Hara and fiancé plan another wedding image in June. Hoover commends Mexican officials for recapturing four escaped German prisoners and returning them across the border. FBI reports over 300,000 investigations for draft violations and more than 140,000 men available for service. 7,700 convictions of violators recorded.
A collected set of humorous and sharp quotes from Walter Lippmann James J Walker Ben Hecht Mark Twain B Kay Hildegarde Schine Mary Roberts Rinehart F Gasner M Bonnston. The lines mix wit satire and vivid imagery reflecting on speech truth and perception.
Dancers' Mirror catalogues several types as Maestro Melba assesses guests: the still partner avoids movement. the unmanageable trio with hat. the left halfback lookalike who threads the crowd. the dippers in odd poses. and the couple who fixates on the orchestra awaiting guidance.
The Transatlantic Quiz show begins April 15 on the Blue network and BBC. Col David Niven will join as a regular when his war duties allow, with Russel Crouse and Christopher Morley also featured in London panels.
Bonita Granville has risen in fan mail volume after Are These Our Children. She now averages 2634 pieces monthly, placing second among RKO players. Ginger Rogers leads with about 3500 letters per month.
Hollywood's famed fog and rain specialist Jack Lannon has been hired to design the special weather effects for the Cary Grant drama None But the Lonely Heart. He will create atmospheric scenes to enhance mood and authenticity in key sequences.
Dave Oliveg recalls three narrow escapes while filming raids and Italian campaigns as a Pathe News camera man. Radio moves and TV talk of postwar color are noted along with CBS and Mutual radio stories and Hollywood casting updates.
Howard Hawks applies his skill as technical adviser on sword-fishing sequences for To Have and Have Not. He ranks among top game fishermen in the nation. Dorothy Lamour wears a fur-lined sarong for Yukon shots in Road to Utopia. Alan Ladd’s eight month old daughter appears in production of And Now Tomorrow. RKO pushes lavish Technicolor Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor.
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