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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1944
Page
7
Western Newspaper Union analyzes two fronts in early 1944 fighting. Red Army push traps German divisions southeast of Kiev while near Cassino bitter battle persists and Pacific veterans may receive furloughs.
Russia unveils a plan granting independence in foreign affairs and defense for 16 Soviet republics while keeping Moscow control via the Communist Party. Molotov describes the move as advancing self government for small nations, with Baltic and Polish fronts active.
Com General Harmon says veterans with two years in the Pacific may receive furloughs as ship availability and troop needs shape the program. A rotation policy aims to balance combat readiness with war aims while the Pacific campaign intensifies. The Marshall Islands invasion followed the heaviest naval bombardment, opening a springboard toward Tokyo as Japanese defenses falter.
Southern representatives in the Capitol defended state control of soldier voting against the administrations federal supervision plan. A compromise emerged as the Senate backed a federal ballot for soldiers in states without absentee voting by July 1 while the House favored distributing ballot applications and ensuring prompt delivery of ballots upon acceptance.
Justices Roberts and Frankfurter warn that overruling prior rulings undermines predictability in law. They cite the court’s recent award of seaman damages for defective equipment and note lower courts and litigants lack a stable basis to settle or litigate. The justices argue that overturning earlier decisions erodes respect for the judiciary.
Government outlays in the first half of the 1944 fiscal year reached 52 percent of a billion dollars, higher than 41 percent in the same period of 1943, with January showing continued strength. Army and Navy increments totaled 118 and 808 million dollars respectively, while pay as you go tax deductions improved treasury receipts and bond sales surpassed January 1943 by over 450 million dollars.
Bitter fighting rages around Cassino as U S soldiers push into the town behind advancing tanks while German suicide squads harass from rubble ruins. To the north, reinforcements including parachutists and antiaircraft units bolster a Fifth Army push toward Rome along contested supply roads.
Highlights of wartime commerce show neoprene use restricted to essential items as plans for elastic yarns and fabrics were shelved. Little Stores report 13 percent sales growth in 1943 versus 1942 while department stores rose 17 percent. Britain’s railroad shops build special cars and locomotives for western Europe invasion.
Relief from tight feed supplies is expected as demand drops for concentrates when pastures open and the 1944 spring pig crop falls 16 percent. Despite this, overall 1944 prospects remain mixed due to higher laying mash prices and a less favorable egg feed ratio, with chicken slaughter near 1943’s 3.8 billion pounds.
The New York Stock Exchange posted a 1943 profit of $675,509 after a $815,972 loss in 1942. Initiation fees of $228,000 were moved to capital. $296,000 was collected in prior year. War boom drives activity with 278,742,000 shares traded in 1943, vs 125,685,000 in 1942, and daily averages near 1,000,000 shares.
Paulette Matthes of Chicago weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces at birth and 22 inches long. She received daily care as physicians puzzle over her condition while she and mother cope with limited formula digestion. Her brother Ronald, age 4, is healthy.
A survey links rising currency in circulation to tax evasion by high earners and black market operators. Cash markets in furniture and jewelry rely on cash sales with no records to evade taxes. Dollar circulation totals about 20 billion dollars, with 1000 dollar bills up sharply since the war.
Chicago V mail authorities report lipstick imprinting on letters smears the film and distorts the image. Other issues include letters written with hard lead pencils or faulty typewriters that cannot be photographed. Air delivery makes five day averages. about 100000 pieces of V mail handled daily.
Last year 94,500 people died in accidents and 9,700,000 were injured. The death toll fell 1 percent from 1942 while the death rate reached 70.4 per 100 000, the lowest since 1922. Motor vehicle deaths dropped to 23,300, the smallest since 1925. Occupational accidents totaled 16,000 and home accidents killed 33,000 with nearly 5,000,000 injured.
Assistant President Byrnes convened a War Mobilization panel to study 1944 food supply. War Food Administrator Marvin Jones presented a long report on prices labor and machinery, but failed to read it. Donald Nelson corrected him noting landing craft priority. Debates over farm deferments and hog production followed with shifts in price supports.
University of California pomology professor W. L. Howard discusses dwarf fruit trees for small orchards and home gardens. He notes training methods espaliers and cordons, stock choices like Paradise and Doucin apples, spacing, pruning, and the long potential life of properly cared for dwarfs, even in limited spaces.
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