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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1945
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes the Big Three summit and U S air strikes targeting the Japanese homeland. The piece reflects wartime editorial framing and strategic implications.
The Big Three at Yalta pledged to support free elections and democratic government across liberated Europe. They acknowledged Soviet annexation in eastern Poland and agreed to include independent democratic leaders in a Red-sponsored provisional government until free polls can be held.
Nazi propagandists warned that even civilians would be mobilized to kill and poison opponents as the Big Three pursued a postwar security framework at Yalta. Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin backed crushing German militarism, erasing Nazi and Junker influence, disarming the Wehrmacht, and reparations based on manpower and goods.
Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher led a carrier strike against Tokyo and Honshu with 1,500 planes including Hellcats Helldivers and Avengers. The attack drew fierce home front fear and aimed to cripple Japanese defenses as the long campaign to seize Japan began.
Congress pursued a busy session amid postwar economic planning. Bills stripped Henry A. Wallace of RFC control and curtailed the export import bank. Bretton Woods accords sought US funding to stabilize foreign exchange and back private loans. Insurance antitrust policy faced state-led reform.
Fleet air power pounded Tokyo area targets as carriers and battleships supported a mass strike. Mitscher’s task force operated 300 miles off Honshu while other American ships and air units bombarded the Volcano and Bonin Islands, 600 miles south.
Government boosts war orders with more bombers and engine parts while ground troops gain 21.9 percent more ammunition heavy artillery and tanks. A $50 million industry expansion speeds output as special panels form in seven plants to cut delays and enforce compliance through contract cancellations and potential new legislation.
A Northwestern National Life Insurance survey finds GIs returning to civilian life prefer ready outfits, want alterations in ten minutes, favor good quality suits around $45, buy cash, go to one store, and seldom shop alone.
Washington report shows farm mortgage debt at its lowest in 20 years as 1944 figures indicate a 17 percent drop in outstanding loans. Land bank and commissioner loans total 105 million with a 4 percent interest rate set on most loans and current payment rates rising to 93.6 percent and 97.1 percent respectively.
Bendix Aviation engineers with the army and navy developed an air position indicator. The compact device records continuous longitude and latitude readings on a single dial, shows air miles since takeoff, and provides the correct compass heading to help B 29 crews plot the bomber route to Japan and back.
Dr. H. H. Bennett, chief of the Soil Conservation Service, announced that over 65,000,000 acres were under soil conservation in 1944, up from 37,500,000 acres in 1941, reflecting broader understanding of land classification by slope soil erosion and prior use.
Washington reports rising guerrilla warfare behind German lines led by French and Russian slave laborers in Berlin Breslau and Bremen. Escaped workers join saboteurs and deserters as Allied raids loosen cages, threatening Germany except the southern mountains. Over age servicemen face limited roles amid calls for manpower overhaul.
War Manpower Commission Director Paul ficNutt may launch a new ceiling based job program soon. It would cap non essential industries at a percentage of last year’s payroll, aimed at reducing labor. Chicago already tested the plan with a 10 percent cut by March 15.
Reports claim Soviet use of rocket guns and a new 100 ton Stalin tank with a 4.8 inch gun surpassing German and American armor. It supports a hard ground offensive through East Prussia as Germans seek escape routes across Europe. A Slav treaty linked Czechoslovakia and Lublin Poland under Moscow influence.
Sewing Circle Patterns presents Pattern No 1280 a button front skirtwaister with belt and figure shaping for sizes 34 to 48. A toddler frock Pattern No 1279 fits ages 2 to 6 with Peter Pan collar and ric rac trim details.
Simple advice covers bed making with secure tucked sheets and corner folds, lemony flavoring for candied sweet potatoes, stain removal with bleach and naphtha soap, drawer access with a plunger, cleaning car parts with an old toothbrush, winding a window shade spring via a keyhole, organizing laundry with personal baskets, saving water washing neckwear, and cornstarch paste for wallpaper stains.
A report describes a tree in South America whose resinous growths are adapted as candles by local natives. The candles burn slowly, providing light in forest habitats. Researchers note the practice reflects indigenous resource use and ingenuity.
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