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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1942
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union editors report U S bombers attacking Japanese battle forces while wage and price stabilization bills win approval. Rubber Czar pledges rapid action to supply essential needs as nation moves to bolster wartime economy.
Soviet experts in London urged a western front to ease pressure on the Red Army. Stalin's orders led troops at Stalingrad to fight to the death as Siberian reinforcements arrived. Reports say Red defenses held near Mozdok and Novorossisk while heavy combat continued around Voronezh and the upper Don.
Senate and House banking and currency committees back bills authorizing the President to stabilize wages and prices using Sept 15 or Aug 15 as baselines. Both ban ceilings below the January 1 to September 15 peak and set parity floors for key farm and nonbasic commodities. The House adds a 15 percent wage increase allowance with presidential approval. Existing parity loan minimum remains at 85 percent.
William M. Jeffers, the new rubber administrator, promised sufficient rubber for military and essential civilian use. He emphasized rapid action, ongoing research, and expansion of synthetic rubber while urging reduced civilian consumption to a minimum. He warned disruption to the economy would hinder victory and stressed keeping civilian transport moving.
Senator Hill of Alabama proposes a bill to give President Roosevelt broad wartime manpower and industry authority. The measure would authorize executive orders to designate occupations for nonserving citizens and empower local draft boards to reallocate workers to war plants, aiming for universal service and total mobilization.
Army Flying Fortresses drove a Japanese fleet away from the American held Solomons sector near Tulagi and damaged two battleships. The fleet may be forming for a new Guadalcanal Tulagi push as air attacks target Lae and supply lines from Buna to Kokoda toward Port Moresby.
The United States parachute units in England were publicly confirmed by Eisenhower’s headquarters. They bolster American strike power and may serve as invasion spearhead or conduct Commando raids. Officers receive a $100 monthly bonus, enlisted men $50, and a medical officer notes under 1 percent accident rate on jumps.
Climate differences across 30 central states and the East will guide fuel oil rationing. The CPA announced that household rations will be determined with these regional distinctions in mind. A Lancashire fisherman was fined about $8 with $16 in costs for using harvest. Britain’s agriculture achieved a 5 percent crop yield gain per cultivated acre, saving a million tons of shipping space. In Rio de Janeiro, the police chief ordered all Axis nationals to register at the alien bureau, including Japanese nationals, despite Brazil not being at war with Japan.
Henry J. Kaiser and Howard Hughes win authorization from the War Production Board to build three experimental supercargo planes for 18 million dollars. They will incur no profit on the initial order and must draft factory plans for mass production if the tests succeed. Completion target spans 15 to 25 months with expectations of 18 months.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey national draft director says more than 10,000,000 men will be under arms by year end 1943. He explains that single men will be exhausted first, then married men without children, then those with children if needed, with precise start windows set for December or January and October 1 1943 for calls on men with children.
A. V. Alexander notes Britain replaced all four battleships four aircraft carriers and 22 cruisers lost in 27 months of war. London estimates show about 200 destroyers added since start. Britain may hold 15 battleships five carriers and 78 cruisers with more under construction.
A U S Rubber Co new synthetic rubber plant in New England Connecticut begins operations. The photo shows the butadiene storage tank fully wetted by water spray to cool and prevent unwanted polymerization and shield against external fire.
Lieut. Gen. Ben Lear, commander of the Second Army, told the 24th American Legion convention in Kansas City that U S losses could reach three million men. He urged steadfast resolve and warned against talks of stalemate.
Patterson argues that capital and labor are essential partners in industry and must share responsibility. He cites unions seeking higher pay and shorter hours, plus examples from railroads and meatpacking showing labor's brains and muscle being used in production. He predicts a shift toward practical partnership over paternalism and a coming industrial millennium.
The column recalls Donald Nelson pressing the justice department to fire Guy Holcomb, head of the small business bureau, provoking backlash and Holcomb's resignation. It notes Holcomb’s achievements aiding small business and mentions Alaska defense briefings and a rumor about a yacht given to the navy by a Freuhauf brother, plus a political economy anecdote about Rep. John H. Folger.
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