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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1945
Page
6
Weekly News Analysis notes Allied pressure on the Reich in light of German peace bids. It highlights coordinated attacks and measures to assure civilian supply amid the war, reflecting editorial context from Western Newspaper Union.
Europe reports say Gen Eisenhower rebuffed von Rundstedt's armistice offer to move German forces beyond the Rhine and disarm them. Svenska Dagbladet notes German overtures to a British official to preserve the Reich as a bulwark against Bolshevik menace. Despite this, heavy Allied air assaults continued against Nazi industry and communications.
Britain adds a new 11 ton Town Buster bomb to its air arsenal. Carried by four engine Lancasters, it measures 2534 feet long and nearly four feet wide and can cause planes to rebound up to 500 feet after release. It complements the six ton Earthquake bomb already noted for penetrating German fortifications.
In Europe the main German front faces pressure as Soviet strength builds toward Berlin while Western Allied forces tighten around the Ruhr and Saar valleys. The brief notes U.S. and British troops advancing from Remagen and other fronts threaten key Nazi production lines. In the Pacific MacArthur’s forces push toward Luzon as B‑29 raids target Tokyo Nagoya and Osaka to curb wartime output. The FBI reports 1944 crime shifts show rising arrests among youths with notable gains versus 1941.
James F Byrnes establishes a special group to ensure civilian needs are met while evaluating Europe relief and past commitments. The Senate War Investigating Committee launches a probe into the shrinking meat supply amid lower slaughtering and reduced lend lease purchases. Pork, canned meats, and other staples show deep declines from last year as military demand rises.
The Big Three plan to test the Yalta pact again over Romania as Moscow replaces Radescu with a communist dominated government. Russians argue the new regime fails to curb fascist elements threatening Red Army supply lines, prompting a U.S. backed effort to shape a more representative regime.
With 8.4 million people in farm work the spring season will begin at the lowest seasonal level in 21 years. Of these, 6.894 million are family members many of them women or older. Shortages persist despite plans to use 30,000 German war prisoners and efforts to equal 1944 production.
Before January 3 race tracks closed and the meat shortage worsened, dressed horse carcass sales rose. Packers say buyers in Milwaukee Boston Cleveland Detroit and some New Jersey cities purchase for human consumption while Chicago bans such sales. retailers report doubling volumes since the beef famine.
With cattle hides diverted to military use, civilian footwear production for April to June will shrink to 10 to 15 percent of current allotments. Officials aim to boost fabric shoe output to reach 350 million pairs for the year, while no change in overall rationing is planned beyond delaying the next shoe stamp validation to next summer.
Hollywood studios face possible shutdown as IATSE and rival painters union clash over recognition for 70 set decorators. Producers stand between unions threatening countrywide movie delays and labor action. FAO nears adoption of its UN charter to boost global agriculture and rural living standards.
A collection of jokes about Theodore Roosevelt and other notable figures. Anecdotes include Roosevelt’s theatrical ambitions in heaven, palace life in Stockholm, Moe Schenck’s White House visit, Edison’s watchful longing, Beethoven’s piano room, Paderewski’s humility, Bea Lillie pearls, and Hawthorne’s path to The Scarlet Letter.
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