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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1942
Page
2
Wartime prose and quotes blend defense fund appeals with satirical snippets and celebrity quips. The piece links defense bonds to sacrifice, cites military life contrasts, and includes entertainer lines and newspaper blurbs reflecting home front morale.
Washington notes reveal Secret ary of Agriculture Wickard teeters on exercising veto power over farm prices amid White House pressure and farm lobby influence. The battle centers on the gravy train amendment retained in the price control bill as Senate and House conferees resist Roosevelt and Wallace pushes. Remarks about Marshall and air corps tenure accompany broader Senate lobby dynamics and wartime policy tensions.
Malta forms a tiny three island group about 150 miles southwest of Sicily. Despite over 200 air raids in six months, Valletta remains a key British naval base. The island’s history spans Phoenicians Romans Knights of St. John andNapoleon. Malta’s defenses include bomb proof shelters and underground passages. Population nears 270000 with grain vegetables and fruits grown locally though imports far exceed exports.
The Army Quartermaster Corps reports substituting for 800 articles in six months to conserve critical and strategic materials. Zinc finishes shift to paint enamel and black japan. galvanizing gives way to galvanized iron or steel. nickel plating uses paint or enamel with bronze or porcelain finishes replacing money metal.
Minneapolis report says the United States is well supplied with vitamins through common foods and sunshine. It notes Europe and Japan face shortages, while Britain imports vitamin concentrates from the United States. It highlights dairy expansion, enriched flour, and diverse fruit and vegetable crops as key sources of vitamins A C G and D for Americans.
The author reflects on the difficulty of grasping large sums and the personal impact of the national debt. He recalls childhood money, affluence thresholds, and how billions threaten ordinary Americans, urging Congress to base appropriations on understandable per-person costs. He laments taxes and corporate dividends, praises thrift, notes inflation fears, and calls newspapers to promote war bond purchases.
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