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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
3
Analysis notes U S bomber gains at Rabaul German bases in the Black Sea threatened by Red Army advance in Ukraine and British strike action slowing production. Editorial from Western Newspaper Union presents opinion not shared by the paper.
Axis radio warned invasion could come any day as heavy U S and British bombers struck Berlin and defense targets. Nazi high command boasted fortifications while planning to fight from deep coastal defenses. In Italy German armor pressed at Anzio near Rome as snow slowed advances and Cassino again saw house to house fighting.
In a mass protest 87,000 Welsh miners left 156 pits over pay in dust and water conditions after a government wage rise left compensation unchanged. Thousands joined across England and Scotland as Britain keeps war production steady and weighs nationalization options.
U S bombers and fighters crush Rabaul weakening Japan's south Pacific hub. Cargo ships vanish, fighting ships protect convoys into Admiralty Isles zones. U S officials plan postwar Pacific role with Britain while Australia and New Zealand declare defensible eastern and western island bases. Congress forms a 21 member committee to study U S military and economic interests in peacetime Pacific.
In ongoing peace term exchanges Russia presses offensive gains in Ukraine while Finns led by Vaino Tanner insist on pre war borders and propose negotiations with Germany to avoid ejecting German troops, seeking neutral facilitation or isolation of Nazis in the north.
American soldiers in Italy favor orchids as Easter gifts for loved ones, preferring these exotic blooms over roses lilies and gardenias. In other news retired Methodist bishop Thomas N Nicholson died at 88 in Mount Vernon Iowa having led Chicago and Detroit dioceses and served as Anti-Saloon League president.
War Shipping Administrator Rear Admiral Emory S. Land asserts U.S. merchant ships outpace all Allied tonnage and calls for storing unused vessels after the war. He notes Japan Germany and Italy once carried large export shares in their own ships and cites lend-lease cargo proportions and losses to date.
Sen Kenneth McKellar led a senate move to amend the 8.5 billion dollar appropriation bill for independent offices to require TVA to turn all revenues over to the treasury and operate only on congress allocated funds. He cited TVA earnings of about 54 million dollars from power operations in the 10 years to June 30 1943 and accused TVA of favoring Aluminum Company of America with lower rates than Reynolds Metal. Senator Russell proposed a plan to require semipermanent federal agencies created by the President to seek funds from congress if they persist after one year.
The International Harvester Company announces a comprehensive vets reemployment plan for its 21 plants and 187 sales branches. It seeks to restore veterans to their old jobs or comparable roles, with special training for the disabled and monthly reviews of training pay.
The report lists 162 282 total U S casualties with 37 853 dead 35 565 missing and over 57 000 wounded as of February 23 The army shows 20 592 dead 47 318 wounded while the navy has 17 261 dead 9 910 wounded In the Mediterranean region losses include 9 271 dead 29 278 wounded 3 141 missing and 7 361 prisoners London reports 75 percent of mental cases cured and returned to duty and 50 percent of the more serious cases cured by insulin shock sleep therapy and group psychotherapy
The War Food Administration plans an incentive program for production on 50 crops. With surplus food, WFA will use it for munitions alcohol and stock feed, donate portions to schools, and consign dehydrated potatoes as food mainly for lend-lease.
State Department killed a Rockefeller prepared rebuttal to Senator Butler’s charge of Latin American extravagance. Reader’s Digest carried Butler’s blast with an editor note saying Rockefeller declined to reply. The piece highlights broader wartime labor and defense issues, with army seizures and emergency labor roles amid strikes and industrial disputes.
The 1944 plan shifts farm duties to farm women as well as servicemen families to boost egg and milk output. The War Food Administration urges better hen care, selective culling, and quality chicks to raise eggs from fewer birds. Dairy herd expansion and precise records will aid milk production while gardens and home vegetable plots feed families.
Soil conservation specialist M A Thorfinnson of the University of Minnesota urges farmers to rely less on widely published reports that the mold board plow is harmful. Field tests show the mold board plow yields about eight bushels more corn per acre than subsurface tillage, especially in erosion areas. In light soils the one way disc plow works well, leaving stubble to reduce drifting. The sweep tillage method underperforms in tests.
A small boy enters a shop asks for a pound of ochre. The clerk asks red ochre and the boy replies tappy ochre. The exchange ends with the boy expressing annoyance, pointing to his high chair.
Black mold a disease of onions caused by Aspergillus niger develops in spots between bulb scales. It injures appearance and storage quality. Do not store affected bulbs. Dry sound bulbs thoroughly if stored. Do not confuse with smut.
Agricultural notes report 264 million pounds of edible fats and oils shipped from the United States to Russia in the first seven months of last year. The film coating resin Norelac, made from soybean oil, is touted as a moisture proof packaging material with wide potential use.
A dated exchange shows Nick reacting to a circular letter and mentioning dizziness. The dialogue snippet captures a terse exchange with implied tension over correspondence.
A caller seeks the boss who is away on a business conference out of town. The office boy urges the caller to step in and see him, noting the boss handles sales, bill collection, and friendship matters.
An unsolicited letter from 75 year old Mr E C Zook of Fairbury praises Kellogg's All-Bran for regular bowel movements after six weeks. Scientists say cellulose in the cereal supports colonic flora and gentle regulation without purging.
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