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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1945
Page
7
Weekly news analysis reports Japan fighting to the last on two fronts as Allied Lend-Lease aid boosts Soviet assault. It notes nine thousand planes aiding the push against Nazi forces and outlines wartime developments from the Western Newspaper Union analysis.
On Iwo Jima the 20,000 Japanese defenders mounted a fierce stubborn defense as U S Marines stormed the island. In Manila Yanks battled fanatical resistance in close quarters. Japan reports tighter rationing and labor mobilization while wage and price controls face inter government wrangling with the War Labor Board.
Lend-lease receipts reach a record high in the first half of 1944 as D-Day prep and the Soviet winter offensive drive aid. Leo Crowley notes Russia has received 362,000 motor vehicles and 12,000 planes, Britain 80,000 vehicles and 8,500 planes, with India to China routes expanding. Allied airpower assaults target rail yards and enemy fronts while Soviet and German forces clash across the East and West fronts. Saxony, a key German state, anchors industry and resources as the war tightens around Königsberg and Pillau.
Mrs Beulah Hunter of Los Angeles gave birth 375 days after conception to a 6 pound 15 ounce daughter. Dr Daniel Beltz notes growth stopped between months three and six, with the closest prior case at 359 days. doctors dispute scoffers arguing over the record.
Curfews on entertainment venues go into effect under James Byrnes' fuel conservation order. Operators propose a sun day shutdown and 2 am weeknight hours to save 25 fuel hours while preserving late crowds. New York clubs lay off workers as Diamond Horseshoe owner Billy Rose warns of bankruptcy. U.S. oil reserves rise past 20 billion barrels with Texas and California leading production and reserves.
The 1945 dairy outlook projects a probable rise in total milk production but a per capita dairy supply for civilians that is lower than 1944 and near 1943 on a whole milk equivalent basis. Butter consumption may drop to about 10.5 pounds per person while fluid milk and cream intake likely reach record levels.
The War Department and WP leaders plan to maintain production through 1945 with only minor cuts, speeding Pacific victory by sending troops back with new Far Eastern gear while repurposing or rebuilding European equipment. MacArthur confronts a marine officer after a joke about his forces. The insurance lobby faces White House opposition over exemptions from the Sherman Act. Franco’s press echoes Nazi lines on the Big Three. G-2 undergoes reorganization amid war-darkened Pan American talks and Dr. Rowe’s lament for the Pan Am conference.
A wartime column recounts a Beverly Hills hotel lunch where butter was denied for lunch as a war sacrifice and a bomber pilot guest, Lieut. Francis Dolan, observes. The piece contrasts high society wartime displays with a critical note on cultural values in education and civic policy.
Army records show that men today are about two thirds of an inch taller than WWI fathers. In ages 20 to 30, 27.5 percent reach 5 feet 10 inches or more, up from 22.4 percent in 1917. six footers comprise 8.8 percent, compared with 6.5 in the last war.
A weakened labor draft bill faced stern senate scrutiny after swift house passage of a tougher measure. The Senate considered a substitute giving War Manpower Commission power to limit employment and direct excess workers to war industries, despite opposition over penalties. Nurses, too, faced a draft plan from ages 20 to 44 to fill hospital needs, with commissioned ranks and hospital service requirements amid a 240,000 nurse workforce and 60,000 already in service.
How to build a corner book shelf unit using simple tools. Describes planning, space saving use in small and large rooms, and curved shelf guidance with Pattern 271. Includes materials list and illustrated steps. Pattern 270 sections used in upper sketch. Patterns cost 15 cents postpaid.
The Supreme Court has held that the Great Lakes fall under the term high seas due to their open nature and navigability for large vessels, enabling international trade between Canada and the United States.
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