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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1944
Page
6
The column reports rising German resistance in Western fronts and notes China entering a critical phase in the ongoing conflict. It also highlights favorable trends in cattle markets and analyzes implications for the broader war economy.
Allied forces push through the Siegfried line above Aachen with heavy artillery and armor as Hodges Third Army breaks a hole in the line. Germans counterattack around Nijmegen and defend Metz while U S Seventh Army drives toward the Vosges passes. In the east the Russians push toward Belgrade and Budapest as the Yugoslav and Romanian fronts align with Allied forces. Prices for beef and hogs stay high with government purchases of low-grade beef and smaller pork supplies reflecting a reduced spring pig crop.
The note explains the first B-29 Superfortress cost 3.392 million dollars with later models at 600 thousand. It argues that enduring engineering and testing define the long lead time from initial design to first production, typically about three years and sometimes five.
A Senate committee urged resisting converting war plants in 11 northern and eastern states to civilian use after the war. It noted those states produced 65 percent of goods and received 51 percent of war facilities, and urged shifting production to the south and west, freight-rate adjustments, patent attention, and tech aid to small firms.
Roosevelt sends Donald Nelson to meet Chiang Kai-shek to develop an integrated Chinese industry. Major General Hurley accompanies Nelson as Chiang faces Japanese advances and a strained economy with the Communists gaining influence amid setbacks.
The Tokyo broadcast links U S aerial and naval blows against Japan with a dwindling ocean tonnage and a food shortage amid flood and drought. It cites the destruction of 31 vessels, intensified attacks on Philippine area shipping, and targets Balikpapan oil storage in Borneo as strategic aims.
September farm income rose 24 percent from August to about 1.88 billion dollars, with nine month total near 13.85 billion, up 6 percent from 1943. Crops led gains with tobacco and cotton strong, oil-bearing crops up while flaxseed lagged. Tolley notes farm equities rose 30 billion since the war began, plus 12 billion in liquid assets, shaping postwar readjustment. Agriculture grew to a 70 billion industry in 1944 from 49 billion in 1940, with total plant value near 83 billion if cash and savings are included. The election season looms with Roosevelt and Dewey trading ideological lines and tax reform proposals.
The War Manpower Commission notes relief in employment for workers moving to essential war industries such as artillery, aviation and mica plants, while radar and ammunition loading plants and key shipyards report losses. Mine employment falls to decade lows with 463,000 workers and a projected shortfall of 32,500, as coal consumers are urged to conserve and accept available coal grades.
The text states Useful Crop Coconut is the sole major crop meeting food clothing and housing needs from a common source. It notes coconuts, both green and mature, provide essential food including vegetable milk protein and oil, making rubber and timber the only crops possibly rivaling its breadth.
In Massachusetts, Edmund P. Talbot challenges Joseph W. Martin in a district where Fall River voters swung Democratic in 1942. Talbot builds support with United Nations circles while Martin concentrates on reelection outside the city.
U P chief Hugh Baillie reports the military still fighting on the Eastern front while press chatter questions wartime wire rules. The column notes shipyard and industry shifts, censorship quibbles, and political moves involving Dewey Truman and Luce, with a glimpse of Hollywood, Vatican gold, and war plant ratings.
Mrs Jonathan Wainwright wife of the General held by the Japs is due at the Waldorf October 7 for a broadcast with Mrs R Newspaperman Stuff. Two syndicated costumers chat secrecy while a witty remark ends with Ann Sheridan quipping about sliding.
Many readers asked for a large size vestee for sizes 38 40 42 and 44 knitted easily. Made in maroon yarn it suits winter wear and can be worn buttoned over to add warmth. Order pattern No 5640 with 16 cents plus name and address. war conditions may delay fulfillment.
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