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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
5
The weekly analysis asserts Japan uses air strikes against Alaska and Midway as retaliation for the Doolittle raid. It notes the United States declares war on Balkan nations. The RAF damages Reich war industries.
The Dutch Harbor strike signals Japan's first major blow on Alaska's Aleutian base, with bombers plus fighters suggesting carrier origins. The action follows Midway and foreshadows Japan's northern flank strategy, as U S forces report losses while Roosevelt seeks war grants against Bulgaria Hungary and Rumania.
Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson disclosed the army carries all weapons it can send abroad under current shipping limits and enough to arm every U S soldier. He said the army now requires twice as many light arms per 1000 men due to parachute troops expansion.
William L. Batt, chair man of the requirement committee of the War Production board, warned that civilian cooperation with the salvage program must quicken to speed scrap metals and rubber collection. He said essential war materials are short and the civilian economy is slipping toward a minimum subsistence standard.
British air operations targeted German industry with raids on Cologne and Essen in the Ruhr, aiming to disrupt Krupp munitions and rail supply. A subsequent mop-up raid sought to slow repairs. The attacks coincided with a daylight offensive over northern France, fueling French resistance.
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau urged Americans to skip unnecessary purchases and buy war bonds, calling spree buying an act of sabotage against the war effort. He warned that such spending drains defense funds, raises prices, and fuels inflation, while promoting war bond purchases as the antidote.
The $10.452 billion naval expansion prioritizes aircraft carriers and omits battleships. Chairman Carl Vinson unveils a plan to add over 500 ships including carriers cruisers destroyers and submarine escort vessels, with 100 ships joining in the next seven months and completion of the two ocean navy in 24 months.
The War Production Board approved supplying lumber and nails to build farm bins for storing 218 million of the 1.441 billion bushels of wheat expected this summer. With 721 million slated for domestic use and exports, 500 million can be stored in existing facilities, leaving 218 million to be placed in farm bins.
The Office of Price Administration announced a permanent gasoline rationing system for the East coast. It would allow motorists about 2 880 miles of travel per year, or roughly 55 miles weekly, and take effect July 15. Observers expect it could serve as a model for nationwide rationing to conserve tires, replacing the unpopular X cards.
Phillip Murray CIO president accused John L. Lewis of trying to sow national confusion and defeatism to sabotage the defense program. Murray said Lewis urged a CIO convention challenge to Roosevelt’s foreign policy, calling the plan treasonable. Lewis quickly pledged full support for the war effort and rejected the charges.
News reports recount the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich and subsequent Nazi reprisals. Ironically, Heydrich dies as hundreds of Czech hostages and other prisoners suffer shootings and executions his regime had long ordered in occupied territories. The attack signals renewed resistance and unrest across German-occupied Europe.
Nazi announcements restrict beer production from malt as a food ingredient for the Reichs forces on the Russian front. The order follows the decision to discontinue dining cars.
A wartime exhortation contrasts the battle front with the home front and calls for equal sacrifice. Farmers and workers are urged to accept limits on pay and hours to sustain military needs and prevent inflation. The piece stresses shared burden and non favoritism in wartime policy.
Price Administrator Leon Henderson told the House Ways and Means Committee that inflation risks rise if earnings stay high while consumer goods fall 26 percent from last year. He warned a 117 billion national income could yield 86 billion in spendable money with only 69 billion of commodities, urging strict controls like rationing and price ceilings. He warned 1943 could be worse as purchasing power triples against a flat supply, and noted bootlegging fears. Harold Ickes has won co operation from oil moguls and railroads to shift freight to trucks, easing tank car demand and boosting long haul oil transport. The Navy and War Dept discuss pay and Japanese translator needs for cadets and Marines.
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