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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1942
Page
6
Editor notes analysis of wartime shifts as Nazi gains expand on the European front while Axis victories extend to Africa and the Pacific. The column mentions Japanese advances in the Aleutians and shelling in Oregon and Canada, reflecting strategic diversions for the Axis.
The article notes Soviet counterattacks near Kharkov and Sevastopol with heavy German losses, while British and U S aid sustain the Soviet fight. It also reports an unconfirmed Japanese submarine shelling Oregon near Seaside and a Canadian Estevan Point incident as Canada records its first offshore attack.
Judge Siddal charges signals to German submarines were flashed from hotel windows along the Atlantic coast. Bunker Hill monument near the Boston Navy yard is closed to the public for the duration.
Japanese forces landed on Kiska island less than 600 miles from Dutch Harbor establishing tents and minor structures. The occupation follows Attu’s seizure and comes after a weather break revealed the base. Honolulu reports Lieut. Gen. Emmons urges non residents toward the mainland amid possible Hawaii attack.
British confirm Tobruk’s fall amid Axis advances threatening Egypt and Suez. German Italian reports claim about 25,000 British soldiers captured, matching earlier Italian captures in 1941. Australian and British troops had entered Tobruk 17 months prior under General Wavell.
Churchill in the United States with Roosevelt prompts a demand for a full account of wartime conduct. The UK faces accusations of inefficiency and blunder as the nation seeks clarity on losses in Hong Kong Malaya and Singapore and the overall war strategy.
King Peter II of Yugoslavia, 19, arrived in Washington with Foreign Minister M. Nintchich for talks with President Roosevelt. They discussed Yugoslavia’s guerrilla war against Germany and postwar lend-lease arrangements. King George II of Greece had departed. Queen Wilhelmina was en route from Canada.
The War Manpower commission warns six to seven million service members by end of 1943 with a possible ten million. By 1944, twenty million workers will be needed for war production and transport. The 1943 crop requires twelve million workers. MacLean notes 1944 high school enrollment could fall 40 to 50 percent and college 70 to 80 percent with many schools closing to meet war needs.
Chinese troops repulse seventh Japanese attempt to break through a rugged pass north of the Yellow river using rocks hand grenades and machine guns. Despite heavy Japanese bombardment 10 000 attackers with planes and guns suffer bitter toll. Chinese claim a 50 mile gap survives along the Chekiang Jiangsi railway south of the Yangtze. Japanese push north of the Yellow river into north Henan foothills of Taiheng range.
Secretary Wickard says normal weather through 1942 will yield record farm output as 1943 wheat acreage is set at 55 million acres and the 1942 wheat supply is projected near 1.4 billion bushels including carryover. He urges growers to diversify into other crops.
Farm and church organizations including the National Farmers Union the AFL CIO Railway Executives association National Catholic Rural Life conference and the Federal Council of Churches backed a White House letter urging continued parity pricing for government wheat and corn. They oppose the high price through scarcity stance backed by the American Farm Bureau federation led by Edward A. O Neal which has delayed approval of the 85 percent parity sale formula.
The treasury proposed to Congress a revised withholding schedule for 1943 with 5 percent of taxable income, 15 percent in 1944, and 10 percent in 1945. Earlier plans called for a 100 percent war super tax to cap individual income at 25 000 after taxes. The President said anti inflation provisions were behind schedule and urged splitting the bill to implement parts sooner.
Washington report says over 600 men died at sea delivering gasoline for peacetime driving in the East. The piece frames gas shortages as a moral issue, attacking those who waste fuel while troops suffer. It contrasts armed service sacrifices with drivers who hoard gasoline and mock rationing.
Mefoofsky reports his son Max Jr. joined a rough crowd who taught him the Nazi salute. The boy paraded around shouting Hi, Hitler, leaving the family shocked. In panic he asks Dr. Schmetric if amputation might be needed.
Johnny Long and Bob Chester stood for the National Anthem at Polo Grounds. A sombrero-clad spectator drew a light comment from Bob about his millinery, prompting a bald joke from another. Johnny replied that the American Eagle is bald too, in a playful exchange.
In neutral Switzerland the Nazi mark fell about 20 percent over two weeks while the dollar rose. Naval analyst Hanson Baldwin predicts a seven year war. An unnamed executive foresees Germany regaining dominance by 1945 and Hitler becoming a historian’s footnote. Mencken plans reminiscences of his early days.
The piece outlines draft eligibility changes under new congress amendments. Married 1-A moved toward 3-A with 8 to 12 months deferral. unmarried with dependents shift 3-A to 1-A for fall induction. It notes army growth goals, potential 18-year-old inclusion, and political timing through 1943. Also reports on U.S. diplomats Morris and Wadsworth warning against Axis revolts, morale in Germany and Italy, and cotton camouflage demands boosting Army purchases.
In early 1929 a banker warns a stranger that stock prices at $1,150 a share are overvalued and that a half-price ceiling on wages could curb inflation. The piece recalls the regular army’s role in national greatness and notes that American industry is owned by many stockholders. It cites automobile tax revenue to states and warns war-time revenue may fall.
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