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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1942
Page
6
Opinion column released by Western Newspaper Union presents analysis from the news analyst beyond the newspaper’s stance. The note clarifies that expressions reflect the analyst’s views rather than the paper’s official position.
Egyptian parliament expresses confidence in Prime Minister Churchill by 475 to 25 after a long debate over Rommel's Libyan advance. British forces, reinforced from the Middle East, strike Rommel's flank and rear while US and RAF air forces wage a wide offensive in the eastern Mediterranean.
Vice Chairman Howard L. Vickery of the maritime commission said in a report that June deliveries reached 66 vessels totaling 731,900 deadweight tons. Production sped toward 900,000 dwt per month, with 288 ships totaling about 2,544,000 dwt delivered in the first six months of 1942.
President Roosevelt disclosed to Congress that $239,500,000 in secret emergency funds were spent since June 1940. Eighty seven percent went to the army, Navy, maritime commission and Federal Loan agency for covert operations such as radio suppression of German submarine efforts. Notable outlays included $52,000,000 for secret Western Hemisphere naval bases and $36,500,000 for merchant ship construction.
A five nation accord creating a large international wheat pool becomes effective. United States Great Britain Canada Australia and Argentina sign the pact aimed at relief in famine areas and later control of prices production and exports of bread grains after the war. The US commits 50 million bushels while Canada and the UK contribute 25 million each with Argentina to follow. Benefits for American wheat farmers are long term and it does not affect the 1943 farm program setting wheat acreage and parity returns.
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced the first price rise under the universal wartime ceiling. He warned Congress for its role in allowing inflationary canned fruit costs and urged funding at his requested level to keep price, rent, and rationing controls intact. He labeled the increase inflationary and a burden on large families with low income.
Allied commandos strike Salamaua on Huon Gulf 170 miles north of Port Moresby using surprise tactics to seize prisoners and intelligence from a major Nippon base. The raid follows Japanese control since March as Allied efforts target Nipponese air bases and supply lines in the Southwest Pacific. A separate U S salvage push led by Donald M Nelson and Lessing J Rosenwald aims to boost collection of metals rubber fats and tin cans for war plants.
Termination of the exchange pact ends the return of over 1400 Americans from Europe as Germany withdraws safe conduct for the Swed ish liner Drottningholm which had docked in New York with 800 repatriates and alien refugees. The move aims to pressure a paper blockade of America and prompts stricter passenger credential scrutiny in eastern harbors.
The navy department formalized completion of a giant operating base at Londonderry to guard Britain’s western approaches. Capt. William J. Larson is placed in command of the strategic post as hundreds of American workers had gone to Northern Ireland last summer for a hidden construction project prior to U S entry into World War I.
The United States Caribbean defense command arrested 20 alleged Axis agents in a suspected spy ring aiding submarine refueling and shipping intelligence. Nineteen were captured in Belize while the 20th, a Panama Canal labor office employee, was seized earlier in the Canal Zone. Leader identified as George Gough, a British shipping executive in Belize, per Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews.
A Northwestern National Life Insurance study shows that American workers now earn 34 percent more than in 1939 while living costs rise 13 percent, yielding a net 21 percent gain. The typical wage earner’s family has about 50 dollars more per month in purchasing power today.
A survey of wartime broadcasts and editorials notes Elmer Davis and Radio Rome as examples of debunking Nazi lies and cautions about danger in Berlin reports. It highlights Bing Crosby bond appeals, editorial controversies, a Greek king in Washington, and colorful New York media caricatures and backstage details.
The piece outlines how a southern drift of polar ice pushes convoy routes toward Norway, increasing Nazi threats from Trondheim. It notes ongoing three day battles, daylight summers, and heroics of gun crews as supplies reach Russia. It also discusses France, Britain, and North Australia, linking oil and strategic moves to sustain war aims.
A columnist reflects on American soldiers as diverse, merit-focused youths from Minnesota to New York, praising their character and urging equipment support. He notes anti-government protest sentiment in Congress and calls for civil expenditure cuts, while discussing California labor politics and the war effort, including orange pricing for soldiers' juice.
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