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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
3
Allied forces push toward Rome after devastating Cassino attack, while Nazis defend with heavy planes and fighters. In the east Russians regain rich farmland as fronts shift toward Romania. OPA testimony urges extension of price controls and subsidies to stabilize war economy.
Allied forces pound the Pacific theater with continuous air and naval strikes. Wee Wak and Rabaul bases face renewed bombing, while Bougainville tensions grow as MacArthur tightens the trap on 30,000 Japanese troops. Admiralty Islands remain under U S control along the Rabaul supply route and Truk endures intensified attacks by Navy and Army bombers.
Selective Service Chief Hershey orders draft boards to curb deferments to necessary workers only. Farm workers may qualify if producing 16 units, with appeals limited to state or national offices. About 3.5 million 4F prospects face high rejection rates and few with dependents have been drafted so far.
Public and industry on the War Labor Board thwarted labor's bid to revise the 15 percent wage ceiling set since January 1941. The board held hearings to assess living costs, while steelworkers pressed for public talks on a 17 cent an hour raise and Congress overhauls price controls.
The compromise soldier vote bill, allowing use of the short federal ballot if governors certify and state ballots are unobtainable, is before President Roosevelt for signature or veto. He has asked all 48 governors to report their stance on permitting the short ballot.
Russian forces smashed Nazi lines along the Bug river forcing a retreat toward Romania as Red troops pressed south to within 30 miles of the prewar Romanian border and 100 miles of the Czech and Hungarian frontiers. Finland rejected Moscow's armistice terms anchored to 1940 borders and German troop internment.
War Production Board reopens the copper supply to restore the 95 copper to 5 zinc ratio for pennies. Current production reaches 150 million one cent pieces per month with annual steel penny output expected to top one billion. Food processors will need at least 700000 seasonal workers this year. Paul McNutt notes more workers, including students and women, with possible use of POWs and soldiers on leave.
Ireland fears London may isolate the Emerald Isle over Axis diplomats remaining in Dublin. Dublin says banning them could trigger war while insisting it has cracked down on suspicious activity. The U.S. refusal of ships and Britain's travel ban tighten Eire’s already hard hit economy.
U S storage holdings as of March 1 hit record levels with cooler space at 73 percent and freezer capacity 92 percent full. Beef stocks stood at 276.3 million pounds, pork 792.7 million, trimmings 151.3 million, lard 354.3 million with 200.2 million held by War Food administration. Frozen fruit and vegetables rose over last year, butter and cheese up strongly, and poultry 117 percent.
Ninety two year old Christine Lorenzen of Clinton Iowa has knitted for many wars and now contributes to the Red Cross for World War II heroes. She recalls Civil War shortages while noting Americans suffer relatively little today and that coffee and food were scarcer in the past.
A postwar international money system emerges led by United States expert Harry D. White. Nations would contribute gold and currency to a stabilization fund to prevent currency volatility, with Russia favoring this plan over Britain’s prewar trade based approach.
A League of Nations committee survey projects the Soviet population reaching about 250 million by 1970, 25 million more than all of northwestern and central Europe combined. It notes the 1939 census total at about 170 million, with current estimates near 180 million, and says Europe as a whole is now declining in population.
Harriet Van Horne cites a medico warning daytime soap audiences risk increased blood pressure vertigo and other ailments, for those who like the programs. Marion Coveridge, a 14 year old, gains attention with ballads on NBC Sunday agents. Jesters’ studio laughter may not translate to parlor appeal.
Quentin Reynolds notes in The Curtain Rises that diaries mainly hold gossip but gossip columns reveal the era. He argues future readers could extract a clear view of life from Winchell style columns of the 1920s, reflecting the age and its hectic days.
In a Big Town newspaper office a former copy boy now in the Marines returns with an army oak leaf and a Major demands who killed six Japs at Guadalcanal. The Marine salutes promptly while the editor questions the scene, ending with the Major leaving in embarrassment.
A young fortress crew member in Europe is rehabilitated after service among flak. He has campaign ribbons but no medals for bravery. His two buddies, decorated with medals, did not wear theirs while out with their buddy and his bride during a brief night leave.
Hollywood reviews note The Purple Heart offers a stark wartime drama with Dana Andrews Sam Levene and Richard Conte as captured fliers while Nora Bayes sings in Shine On Harvest Moon. The column recalls Nora Bayes’ life and a scandal over her salary with vaudeville magnate E F Albee, culminating in a staged outburst.
A playwright delivering a curtain speech rambled with circular phrases until a heckler cut in with a quip about posterity. The audience roared as the speaker was pressed to hurry, the line: Yes and if you aren't quick about it, they'll be along to hear you.
A theater rehearsal becomes a clash as John Barrymore hurls blunt criticism at a female performer. She retorts she is a lady, prompting Barrymore to bow and quip I shall respect your secret. The exchange showcases his sharp wit and no nonsense persona on stage.
The White House hosted Charlie Wilson in a long lunch with President Roosevelt to discuss war production, global trade, and postwar politics. Observers note a conservative vice presidential bid may be explored, while ordnance and supply issues at Anzio receive emphasis amid enemy fire risks.
A Western wigwam tale shows an Indian chief who rejects modern finance. An American go getter presses for work and savings to build a bank account, but the chief asks why work at all noting he is already not working. The joke implies contentment without labor.
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