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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1945
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union reports Congress supports an inquiry into Pearl Harbor while fierce opposition forms over President Truman’s domestic policy agenda. The piece notes editorial opinion reflects the WNU analysis rather than the hosting paper.
Congress resumes after recess with Barkley urging a joint Senate-House probe into Pearl Harbor failures and allied setbacks. House Speaker Rayburn pledges swift action as Republicans critique Truman’s domestic program and reconversion policies while military draft and veteran releases loom.
The War Manpower Commission warns that to reach 14 million postwar factory jobs, rapid re conversion is essential as four million wartime workers may lose jobs in six months. Aircraft plants alone could shed a million, ordnance 800000, shipbuilding 600000, and government over 100000, prompting shifts into mining building trade and farming.
Dr John W Stanton a former war department consultant on Japan and Northwestern professor argues Japan will recover quickly due to its agricultural base. He notes two thirds of prewar Japanese workers were in agriculture and fishing while only a third were in industry and commerce, unlike Germany and Western nations.
Vidkun Quisling stood in the Oslo treason trial as counsel Henrik Bergh framed him as a constructive European figure and foe to Bolshevism. Bergh portrayed Quisling as idealistic yet eccentric who contacted Hitler in 1939 and Chamberlain seeking peace, while fearing Britain and a German counterattack could spare Norway from war. He traced a shift from early sympathy for communism in 1923 to a 1930 stance after witnessing Soviet oppression.
In the first major reconversion work stoppage, Ford and Hudson plants cut production as labor disputes ripple across Washington. At Ford, 26,000 workers laid off amid supplier strikes. 4,500 Kelsey Hayes workers stayed out over union stewards' discharge after a foreman brawl. Hudson curtailment follows 6,000 sympathy strikers with 500 foremen protesting wartime wage cuts.
32 year old Lewis Francis Ford, a lay preacher from Dolly Pond Church of God near Birchwood, Tennessee, was bitten by a rattlesnake while handling venom as part of a sect rite. He died at a Chattanooga hospital after others prayed for him. Earlier, Mrs. Harvey O. Kirk of Wise Virginia also died from a rattlesnake bite during a religious rite, with her newborn child failing to survive.
Authorities project 110000 Japanese Americans were moved from the Pacific coast. about 45000 will return as bans ease. Half found new homes nationwide, another half remain in relocation camps. Commerce shifts surplus goods to fixed price sales, with 300 million dollars in materials available to wholesalers and retailers under OPA ceilings.
Lesson subjects and selected scripture texts licensed from the International Council of Religious Education are presented for use with permission. The material outlines topics and readings chosen for a September 23 teaching session.
An ad notes a smart crochet muff bag and large pillbox in black or several colors. The 18 by 16 inch bag is made in one piece and pattern No. 5028 costs 16 cents. High demand may delay fulfillment for popular patterns.
In British Guiana, Kaitour Falls rises about 741 feet, a waterfall seldom seen by white travelers, surpassing Niagara Falls in height and impressing locals with its remote grandeur.
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