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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1942
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union notes German forces push across the Don after heavy losses and dig in on the Egyptian front as Allied leaders press toward new strategies. Gandhi urges Japan to abandon hostile actions.
A wartime roundup describes Soviet forces smashing Nazi pontoon bridges on the Don and inflicting heavy losses, while Russian airmen claim 299 German planes downed. In Africa, Rommel’s positions at El Alamein face renewed Allied bombardment as Crete and Tobruk come under airstrike. Gandhi’s Harijan letter directs Japan to expect no warm reception in India amid talks of total U.S. casualties total 44,143 across services.
Congress advances synthetic rubber control by creating the Rubber Supply agency to oversee plant use of agricultural or forest materials while petroleum based rubber stays under the War Production Board. The bill shifts authority from WPB chair Donald M. Nelson and requires agency certification for critical materials and grants blanket delivery priority.
Frances Perkins, secretary of labor, said average hourly earnings in manufacturing rose 1.5 percent from April to May. The May average of 83.1 cents per hour was 14.5 percent higher than a year earlier, with increases held by overtime and expansion of war-related high wage industries.
Premier Mitch Hepburn warns the United Nations face a perilous future with Japan likely to strike at Dutch Harbor. He cites long range bombers targeting U S production on the West Coast and inland, while Britain could suffer from Russia's retreat and Germany's Mediterranean hold. The piece notes rising merchant ship sinkings, naval cargo needs, and joint UN fleet operations overseen by the Combined Shipping Adjustment board amid a sailor shortage.
The Joint War Production Committee reports U S munitions output in Q2 1942 nearly quadrupled from 1941 levels while Canada posts a near tripling. The half year notice outlines steps to cut duplication, standardize weapons, speed up supply exchange, remove bottlenecks, and promote design sharing with ongoing technical subcommittees.
The United States Air Force will maintain and repair American and allied aircraft stationed in England to boost efficiency and speed. The move shifts maintenance from British crews to US forces, reflecting wartime logistics adjustments.
Wright Patterson argues that production alone fails to solve global issues. efficient distribution and finding markets are crucial for postwar prosperity. He recalls wartime morale, notes two sailors from the Coral Sea, touts American resilience, praises opposition to dictatorship, cites Brookings savings of 2.085 billion dollars, and highlights the automobile industry’s vast national impact.
The U S Army includes officers and enlistees from German Italian Japanese and Latin American backgrounds. Aliens and naturalized citizens total thousands. A Filipino battalion and a planned Norwegian American unit speak Norwegian. Latin Americans seek to join as war with Axis expands. Aliens must register within five days of entering the U S or face induction.
A U S diplomat in Rome reports Italian fear and scorn for Mussolini after seeing a street poster depicting Greeks fighting and a sworn vow to break kidneys. The piece notes widespread anti-Fascist sentiment and Germans blamed for Greek victory, though fear prevents revolt. Other items joke about Thurman Arnold driving, corn gift dynamics, and Washington society scenes.
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