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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1942
Page
2
United Nations hunt submarine activity off Africa continues as Allied forces press missions in the Atlantic. A wartime editorial notes U S shifts toward a youthful army concept while Washington weighs tax measures and policy.
The 1943 tax bill clears Congress with about 6.88 billion dollars in added federal revenue. Normal rates rise from 4 to 6 percent, surtaxes increase to 13 percent to 82 percent, and a Victory tax applies to all income over 624 dollars yearly. Exemptions drop for married and single filers, dependents credit falls, plus higher excise taxes on liquor, tobacco, travel, and goods. Corporate taxes rise as well.
Reports flag Buin as a key Japanese base in the northern Solomons near Guadalcanal. U S forces raid Kiska in the Aleutians while Liberian deployments hint at Axis threats in West Africa as draft policy sparks political debate.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned Britons that Nazi air raids could be heavy and require full civil defense. Goering has regrouped the Luftwaffe to boost effectiveness over England, heightening expected danger during the winter months. In another note, Marine Private Eugene Moore survived a savage assault on Gavutu in the Solomons after a tank turret grenade blast and ensuing brutality by enemy fighters.
A wartime column denounces labor racketeers and strikes in war plants, compares factory workers to armed servicemen, and argues for production over disruption. It cites labor tension, shipyard layoffs, and calls for unity, speeders, telephone access, and unconditional surrender as crucial war principles. It ends with a citizen’s pledge to support troops and buy war bonds.
More than 500 Washington officials from about a dozen departments attend the Inter-American Training center funded by the Rockefeller office to study Latin America. Dr Henry Grattan Doyle heads the program at George Washington University, with luncheon talks in Spanish and a Latin expert at each session. The piece also notes political tensions in the Byrnes advisory board and wartime toy shortages.
Pierre Laval bowed to a Nazi demand by increasing French specialists in German war plants. The Vichy regime reportedly naturalized 500 Gestapo agents to aid in rounding up workers in unoccupied France.
Russia reports a brutal push by German forces along the Volga and into the Caucasus as Hitler neglects winter defenses. The Soviet High Command says 6000 Germans were killed in a single day at Stalingrad while Red troops repel infantry and tank assaults. Northwest of Stalingrad a relief army advances. In the Black Sea region near Novorossisk fighting continues with a broken enemy highway and stiff Soviet resistance.
Acting on an order from James F. Byrnes, the Office of Economic Stabilization has given the Agriculture Department full jurisdiction over farm wage stabilization. Secretary Wickard to set up machinery to handle the issue with consideration of subsidies to raise farm laborer wages. The House Agriculture Committee warns of a looming farm labor shortage that could threaten supply of necessities within a year. Chairman Fulmer notes millions may soon demand greater appreciation for those who till the soil.
RAF four motored bombers again strike Cologne with two ton blockbusters, recalling May 30 raids that leveled large city areas. Roosevelt commits to no governor change in Puerto Rico, Tugwell to remain. Tokyo broadcasts report multiple high ranking Japanese officers killed in action at Yasukun shrine festival.
In ancient Rome the Kalends signified the first day of the month when debts accrued interest and proclamations were issued. The Greeks lacked a term, so a promise to pay by the Greek Kalends implied never.
An advertisement by Dr C M Coe on 503 Pine Street St Louis Missouri invites readers suffering from piles or fistula to write for a free valuable book that will pay them.
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