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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1942
Page
2
Merchant vessel losses in the Atlantic trigger crew shortages. India displeased with Cripps plan. Observers weigh a new Japanese strategy as editor notes opinions reflect the columnist. The Western Newspaper Union releases the column for readers.
Wartime dispatch notes vigorous land assault against General Wainwright's Bataan defense led by General Yamashita. U.S. forces shift fronts, reinforcements arrive, and near hand to hand fighting leaves Japanese casualties high while American line remains intact. Navy reports 28 Axis submarines sunk. Congress considers hero medals for torpedo victims as coastal patrols and riverine oil traffic plans are debated. Senate opposes 40 hour week rollbacks as labor factions back MacArthur.
Observers debate Japan aims in the Pacific with Burma and Australia as potential targets while India looms as a broader objective. Britain faces Hindu resistance to dominion talks as Cripps fails to promise full independence. Gandhi and Nehru seek settlement and passive resistance to the Japanese threat.
The report from London's listening posts claims Germany plans a spring assault on Russia with about 100 divisions, while Britain faces pressure at home for a large land and air offensive. Lord Beaverbrook joins calls for Britain to invade occupied Europe, as Italy and Bulgaria shift forces and the Burma front hardens against Japanese and Burmese fighters.
Reports say bubonic plague outbreak linked to suspected dropped infected material in Chungking. In Cairo nine killed in an air raid shelter crush as two thousand sought refuge. Vichy firms requisition hotel fixtures for metals. Washington questions Pacific Council without India or Britain. Detroit auto industry divides over Reuther plan to convert plants for war production.
A wartime column details President Roosevelt directing Attorney General Biddle to crack down on domestic fascist leaders denouncing the war, after prior leniency and protests from families of servicemen. It also notes the White House review of figures including Coughlin and Smith and the push to enforce civil liberties while pursuing action. It reports good war news on U S and British wartime production outrunning the Axis, with Baruch weighs in on ongoing production challenges and labor supply. It closes with a note on congressional critics of Roosevelt from the Merry-Go-Round column and Whitney’s defense of the President.
A new yoke design tops a teen age dress with a bodice opening and a distinctive flair that appeals to younger shoppers. Pattern No. 1520-B features a dirndl style, adding originality and popular detailing for the youthful market.
In a court scene Mose Brown pleads guilty to desertion and non support. He offers that his wife talked too much as extenuation. The judge retorts that a woman has the right to talk. Moses confirms Lucy never stops talking and cannot say what she talks about.
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