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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1943
Page
7
Western Newspaper Union analyzes voter trends and potential effects on campaigns as both parties study election dynamics. Higher wage scale proposals end coal strike discussions, while a permit plan could regulate marketing as shipments surge to packing plants.
Hog shipments flood packing centers while some slaughterers shift to less congested yards. Reports say government may reintroduce a permit system for marketing if heavy runs continue. 1944 meat output to total 4 billion pounds with civilian allocations cut. Republicans gain ground in Kentucky New York New Jersey and Philadelphia elections.
John L. Lewis and Harold Ickes forge a government brokered agreement ending a major coal strike. The plan boosts bituminous miners to 1.50 dollars per day with an 8 hour shift and 19 minutes lunch, plus 45 minutes underground travel time. Anthracite miners gain 70 cents daily plus 32.2 cents from a prior award and 37.8 cents via lunch cuts.
Italy war report says Generals Clark and Montgomery push on western and central sectors, Germans retreat along the coast while laying mines and blowing roads. British forces seize Isernia in the center, cutting the Nazi supply road and forcing redirection behind the mountains.
U S troops landed at Rekata bay Bougainville in darkness as a Japanese naval squadron approached to oppose the landings. After ninety minutes of maneuvers and two hours of combat, one Japanese cruiser and four destroyers were sunk while U S forces suffered damage and casualties. Allied air power claimed about 100000 tons of enemy shipping sunk or damaged.
Delta county farmer Frank Barron saved an eight acre patch by sowing purple top rutabagas after a county agent urged it. He harvested five irons per acre worth $70 total $14 per ton, turning a hopeful profit from a soggy field. Officials foresee next year’s refrigerator and washing machine shortfalls with millions needed.
The direct federal debt stood at about 165 billion dollars. That equals roughly 1,203 dollars per person or 5,000 dollars per four person family. Interest rates dropped to under 2 percent. Earlier wartime debt was 55 billion with 21 percent interest. Postwar debt reached 26.4 billion with over 4 percent interest. The 165 billion excludes more than 4 billion in government guaranteed obligations.
War Manpower commission regulations allow freezing workers in essential industries if at least 75 percent of a company's business is essential. In mixed plants, only essential production staff may be frozen, and transfers require employer release unless workers prove full underutilization or part-time status.
In southern Ukraine German forces withdraw toward Krivoi Rog while 45 miles from Latvia and 100 miles from Romania mark the near borders. The Dnieper bend is shrinking as Russians push across Nogaisk plains and the Black Sea coast seeing a straight north-south front. European reports say bread cereals and dairy stocks look adequate for next year though pig and poultry supplies lag. Germany's rationing helps shield the home front but Russian shortages loom this winter with potential famine in affected areas.
Propaganda boosts confidence in a holy war as Japan boasts early Pearl Harbor victories. Transportation strains and food shortages push privations, while war industries prosper aided by paper money. Wages rise for workers, imperial loyalty strong under Hirohito and Tojo who mobilize the state.
Market outlook shifts with rumors of an early peace from Moscow conferences. Rail stocks retreat while steel rubber aircraft and distillers dip one to two points. high grade rails and utilities edge higher. Wheat slips briefly in commodities before rebounding. Film notes praise heroic wartime dramas and critical broadcasts question Nazi morale amid war talk.
Admiral George Robert once Vichy governor of Martinique arrives as honored guest of the U S Navy in a Normandy Hotel suite in San Juan Puerto Rico. He will receive a complimentary voyage to France aboard a Spanish ship as part of the visit.
Agronomists at Purdue University experiment station study where to place supplemental fertilizer in a corn soybeans and wheat rotation. Tests on 30 plots compare manure history and varying fertilizer blends to evaluate soybean responses and overall rotation productivity.
University of Illinois extension horticulturist W. W. Kelley reports hormone sprays extend the harvest window for Delicous, Golden Delicious, Jonathan, Stayman, Winesap and Duchess apples. Sprays take effect in 2 3 days and last two weeks or more, with full stem wetting crucial. Delays risk mealy fruit.
Farm notes highlight saving all feed types this year including hay silage root crops grain and meals. Experts advise moisture proof storage to protect the dehydrated foods both commercially and at home with moisture vapor resistance cellophane cited as excellent.
A vintage ad promotes Transfer No 79585 panholders in five playful sets with motifs including pink porcine figures floral decks and decorative prints. Priced at 15 cents, consumers are invited to order by mail.
Collier's notes rubber reclaimed from scrap varies widely. From 100 pounds of scrap rubber heels yield 20 pounds, tires 30, hot water bottles 57, bathing caps 60, inner tubes 67, and rubber gloves 80 pounds of reclaim.
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