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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1942
Page
2
Allied land air offensive relieves Japanese pressure on the New Guinea front as Roosevelt envisions higher war production. Editorial note clarifies opinions of Western Newspaper Union analysts rather than this paper.
War Production Chief Nelson urged Congress to create a war liabilities administration to aid small firms with overhangs, postwar financing, technical help, and priority access to machinery. Roosevelt praised national morale and outlined higher production goals as MacArthur reports on New Guinea offensive and Solomon Islands operations data.
Adolf Hitler delivered his annual winter relief speech at the Sportpalast Berlin outlining a three point plan for seizing Russia’s resources and bolstering German positions. He claimed Stalingrad’s fate was sealed and warned of a potential Allied second front while noting RAF raids impact morale. He mocked any British invasion, promising swift German resistance and a harsh Dieppe comparison.
OPA Price Administrator Leon Henderson ordered a freeze on all used tires and tubes held by dealers and consumers to conserve rubber for essential uses. The rule bans transfers but allows sales of cars with used tires and permits shifting tires between cars in stock and repairs or recapping for those who qualify.
American Red Cross official Harvey D. Gibson announces a London recreation center for U S armed forces modeled on New York Stage Door Canteen. The Rainbow Corner will sit off Piccadilly Circus and serve 400 at once. Also noted are war appropriation totals since Pearl Harbor, projected to reach about 140 billion dollars by January 1, 1943.
In a grim ongoing campaign, German infantry and tank units push on the Volga front while Soviet forces contest every foot. A counterattack threatens the Nazi right flank and another drives along the Don Volga area as the Volga fleet prepares to strike. To the south near Stalingrad, Soviet forces slow Axis advance toward oil fields.
The report quotes Prime Minister Churchill saying Allied Dieppe losses were very nearly half the troops involved and noting tanks were slowed by unexpected Nazi defenses. Analysts debate whether he used the statements to lull enemies or hide plans for a second front, urging discretion in public remarks.
Justice Felix Frankfurter urged isolationists to publicly renounce prewar opinions to bolster national morale during wartime. He cited Fordham University president Robert I. Gannon as an example and urged labor, warning that workers have a stake in the war while noting US population rose to about 133,965,000 in January 1942 with births driving much of the gain.
A broad look at wire tapping across agencies notes that private and official lines are vulnerable. The Navy and Army debates over tank lighter designs are revealed through a May 26 1942 transcript, including a Norfolk test and Higgins controversy.
In California an eccentric owner built a vast acres worth structure within a home boundary, adding rooms and stairways with no access until an eventual total waste. The metaphor compares this stray construction to our growing government bureaus, departments, and costly maintenance, consuming national fortune. The piece swings to reflections on friendship, appreciation, and wartime industry, ending with remarks on silver stock and rubber production uses.
The note suggests repurposing old shirts as kitchen aprons due to collarless style. It also recommends chilling dough for cookies to improve handling. Additionally a tip says domestic red pepper is milder than cayenne for dressings relishes and fruit butters. A hat storage tip advises filling a crown with tissue to prevent crushing.
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