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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1942
Page
2
The editorial digest highlights a forecasted German invasion plan as RAF Reich blitz analysis. It notes Hoover urging expanded presidential powers for FDR, Soviet advances on the Kharkov front, and the U S outlining a pay deduction tax plan. Editorial disclaimer follows.
Roosevelts Medal of Honor ceremony honored Brigadier General Doolittle for the Tokyo raid while questions lingered about launch and route. Hoover urged broader presidential powers amid wartime economy, calling for disciplined unity in the CIO as Steel Workers convened in Cleveland.
RAF bombers hit war plants across Germany and submarine bases in France while targets in Holland and Mannheim face 40,000 fire bombs. Government spokesman Sir Stafford Cripps says the heavy air offensive is a prelude to a planned continental invasion and aids Russian resistance.
Treasury outlines collection-at-source with employers withholding for single workers over 11 dollars weekly and childless couples over 26 dollars. Deductions credit against income taxes as war revenue measures expand brackets from 12 percent to 80 percent for high earners. Frontline war reports from Kharkov and Kerch show continued Red Army offensives and heavy German losses including tanks, guns, and ammunition as Russian troops advance and barring the Caucasus gateway.
Reich Marshal Herman Goering announced a temporary reduction in Germany's food rations due to an unfavorable crop outlook. Speaking to 137 war workers at the Berlin chancellery, Goering warned of three hard winters and praised the Führer's resolve while noting harsh fronts and ruined rear areas.
Secretary Cordell Hull cautioned that United States power is expanding for offensive and defensive war and possibly outright advance. Observers cite growing personnel, factory production, air and naval strength, and steady material flow abroad as factors shaping expectations of an earlier victory. Gasoline rationing and rubber shortages loom as East and Pacific Northwest restrictions spread nationwide.
General Douglas MacArthur and Brigadier General Hugh Casey, key engineers in the Philippines, were named honorary members of the Australian Institute of Engineers. In New York, Pan American clipping service across the Atlantic entered its fourth year with a record 18,647 passengers carried.
Ex Washington journalist Macon Reed lauds the army’s rapid modernization and marching strength as Henry Wallace composes a lengthy New York speech on finishing the war and forging a lasting peace. Attorney General Biddle tightens anti enemy agent actions while sorting loyal Germans Italians and Japanese nationals. U S farmers strengthen finances as credit agencies report growing mortgage payments and savings. the Marine Corps drops recruitment of star athletes due to failing physical standards.
A veteran observer argues that the war generation will determine America's postwar system, opposing state socialism and regimentation. He notes soldiers and sailors strive for merit based advancement, hoping the nation remains a republic with equal opportunity. He lauds home town entertainment and urges redirected CCC funding to support wartime production and readiness.
A compiled snippet of proverbs and sayings from figures like Chinese proverbs Woodrow Wilson and Walt Whitman. The lines praise labor democracy and inner perfection while noting skepticism about first impressions from Carlyle.
The Leibovitz sisters, Freda and Ida, both artists from Philadelphia, often produce joint pictures. Freda handles one canvas side while Ida, left handed, works the other, and experts see the result as the work of a single artist.
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