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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1942
Page
2
The article notes Japanese landings at Attu and ships in Kiska during a foggy period. Navy operations moved to counter any Alaska threat. Rear Admiral Towers labeled the thrust as of no real importance and possibly a liability to Japan.
Washington consolidates information functions into the Office of War Information led by Elmer Davis. The office will direct the services of the Office of Facts and Figures and other agencies while allowing continued operation under new guidance. Byron Price will work with Davis to ensure prompt dissemination of non harmful information. A new seven year war conversion loan offers up to 5000 for war worker housing in production zones as 70,225 dwellings began in 1942 with home programs down 35 to 45 percent from last year.
Reported accord between Molotov and Roosevelt on opening a second European front in 1942 and a Soviet lease-lend pact with the United States plus a 20 year mutual assistance pact with Britain. Nazi offensives threaten Sevastopol and Kharkov as Japanese carrier losses mount after Midway and Coral Sea battles.
The rubber salvage program begins under President Roosevelt with Americans turning in idle rubber. Collected at gasoline stations, sent to central points, and sold to Rubber Recovery Corp. Army and Navy crude rubber needs total 800000 tons in 21 months after April 1 1942, with 600000 tons in reserve. Synthetic program aims for 300000 tons in 1943 and 30000 tons in late 1942.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved at least a 50 percent tax increase on all telephone and telegraph charges. Sir Harry Luke, governor of Fiji since 1938, resigns to make way for a younger successor. War bond representatives, 15 Allied heroes, visit Washington to honor Roosevelt and Congress. greeted at the White House and on Capitol Hill by officials.
In a London broadcast President Eduard Benes vows postwar military law and the death penalty for Nazis responsible for Czech wartime destruction. He targets Gestapo SS leaders and Czech administration figures in Bohemia Moravia, beginning with Baron von Neurath. Masaryk urges aerial destruction of several German villages in reprisal for Lidice. He calls for severe retaliation with ten teeth for one and ten eyes for one.
In Kiangsi Japanese forces pushed toward Nanchang by about 100 miles forcing Chinese defenders to abandon Nancheng. Tsungten was retaken midway toward Nanchang, while Japanese reportedly occupied Kwangfeng near Yushan. Wu ning area faced severe attacks and Anyi remained under siege west of Nanchang.
War Production board officials say a new petroleum cracking method will boost aviation gasoline output and also supply butadiene for synthetic rubber. The plant could churn 120,000 tons of rubber from butadiene by early 1943, linking refining to rubber manufacture amid wartime shortages. In Libya, Rommel’s tank army faced British use of American made General Grant tanks at Tobruk’s front, with the center of the line deciding the battle’s outcome as Rommel pressed a frontal assault to seize the city.
Selective Service Director Hershey says the nation will soon need all men and women for service and that dependency will bring more men into the draft fringe. Congress raises base Army pay to 50 dollars monthly and approves dependent assistance for service members.
Wright A. Patterson notes Paul Babson predicts a move to state capitalism and a diminished American free market system as a result of the twenties speculative spree. He argues for lighter wartime bonds and government economy, recounts Joe Friday's bean cooking, and estimates 1943 war finance needs with banks holding vast government loans.
The article contrasts Admiral King’s order to slash Navy red tape with a broader view of U S and Japanese naval staffs. It notes Tokyo’s smaller personnel, Washington’s large bureaucracy, and calls for promotions to officers who reduce Washington offices. It profiles Joel Dean, his background, and his drive to cut gasoline use. It also covers radio jamming, wartime broadcasts, and new Army and Navy measures including women doctors and the M 1 helmet.
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The text presents Theodore Roosevelt's call to readiness and sacrifice for a great cause. It emphasizes that no man is worthy who avoids risking body, well being, or life in defense of a higher purpose.
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