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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1942
Page
2
Analysis notes U S forces battling Nazis in Tunisia while British forces advance in Libya. Editorial discusses strategic moves, pincer actions against Axis and the lifting of ceilings on U S farm wages as wartime policy evolves.
American and British forces engaged German troops defending Bizerte as the Tunisian campaign opened. Eisenhower said the drive in Tunisia was advancing. Churchill reported sinking 13 Axis submarines in North African waters amid renewed Allied countermeasures.
Office of Price Administration updates set maximums on butter eggs and fruits. Fresh farm sales remain exempt unless to a final consumer. War agencies may pay higher prices and some deliveries to the U N s or U S are exempt. After a four week drive over 4 000 grocers were cited for violations.
General MacArthur announces joint American and Australian ground forces have converged on the Buna invasion base in southeastern New Guinea. Continuous Allied air attacks support the advance as Australian troops push toward Buna from the Owen Stanley range and American forces strike from the south.
Australian Navy Minister Makin warns the Guadalcanal battle could deter Japan's plan to invade Australia. A Wash?ington communique describes a large scale clash by sea air and land as Japanese push to recapture Guadalcanal Tulagi positions held by U S Marines since August. Makin cautions against optimism over Allied gains in Africa and New Guinea stating the Solomons act as a shield between Japan and Australia.
The Office of Economic Stabilization announced a temporary suspension of wage ceilings for farm labor. Director Byrnes said the move lasts until Agriculture can assess farm production impact in shortage areas and risk of price ceiling increases. 1942 crop estimates compare with 1941: Corn 3,185,141,000 bu. Wheat 984,046,000 bu. Cotton 13,329,000 bales vs 10,800,000 bales.
President Roosevelt announced that lend-lease aid to the United Nations rose one third in the last month to a record 915 million dollars. He said future aid would not fall as production targets aim to meet military and allied needs. Two thirds of goods were military, including planes and tanks aiding Egypt and Russia.
The report describes Darlan claiming legal authority from Petain as Vichy fights over who governs French North Africa. Toulon naval crews are confined aboard ships while a Nazi message cites German Italian control of southern France. Giraud is named commander, Vichy bans obedience and London doubts Darlan’s popularity.
The article notes Brazil under Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha helped align the Azores and Madeiras with Allied plans for North Africa. It discusses naval decisions in the Solomons, Aleutians, and Pacific, plus railway furloughs and December travel amid Christmas civilian and military traffic. Roosevelt's French broadcast Provokes reaction. General Giraud leads motorized North Africa cleanup.
The text argues the dollar is a commodity whose value falls when the money supply grows and prices rise. It contrasts labor and capital as essential partners, notes farmer as a small manufacturer, and cites bankruptcy rates and historic industrial losses during low mood years.
The week’s highlights include a China Cuba alliance and friendship treaty signaling improved postwar relations. Air ace Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and his crew were rescued after a three week disappearance during a Pacific base inspection flight. Australian casualties in the Egypt offensive are reported near 2000, mostly wounded. Police in Bombay seized a broadcasting station alleged to be run by All-India Congress party members.
In New York City the National Board of Review passed a resolution urging theater owners to suspend double features to save time, materials, and manpower for the war effort. Lowell Mellett of the Office of War Information urged elimination of double features, arguing long sittings dull the public and hinder readiness for real life. He said the bureau works with newsreels and Hollywood to show what the war means to Americans.
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