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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1945
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analyses how determined Nazi defense pockets slow Allied collapse as parties split over occupation plans. U S outlines ambitious postwar fleet strategy, signaling a major shift in military and political priorities after the war.
European battlefront reports describe Nazi forces forming pockets along the North Sea coast and Bavarian mountains to slow advances by U S British and Soviet troops. Berlin battle rages with Red Army crossing Saxony toward a potential junction with Western forces as Axis defense centers hold in Nuernberg and Holland ports.
In the Okinawa campaign navy casualties lead over army and marine losses for the first time in the Pacific war. War correspondent Ernie Pyle is among the fallen as U S forces push toward Naha and the southern front battles intensify. MacArthur advances in the Philippines seize northern Luzon and Mindanao footholds as air attacks rage.
Testimony before the House Appropriations Committee outlines a postwar fleet of 5 830 vessels with 6 094 to be scrapped or used as targets. Of the 5 830 ships 1 191 are combat ships and 4 639 auxiliaries. 482 combat vessels would be active while 1 794 auxiliaries stay active, the rest laid up. About 66 000 other craft remain as demobilization proceeds with some retained and others disposed of by the maritime commission.
Congress moved to bar local draft boards from valuing agriculture against other occupations when judging farm worker deferments. Final passage depended on House approval of Senate amendments. Appeals boards cannot make such comparisons, and farm deferments cannot block voluntary enlistments. The measure aims to prevent boards from prioritizing army and navy needs over farm labor.
Corporal Richard A. Shingler of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania earned the Distinguished Service Medal for resourcefulness in supplying isolated airplane crash survivors. In 1944 he traveled over 10 000 miles in China by various means including 500 miles on foot and horseback, aiding 89 crew members.
Congress faces a heated clash as Republicans push to defeat the reciprocal trade treaty extension. Cordell Hull and William Clayton back the measure from Bethesda hospital, arguing tariff cuts will aid postwar trade, while GOP leaders led by Rep. Harold Knutson dispute its objectives before the current conflict.
The war department reports 8,050,011 in U S military strength as of December 31. New York tops states with 900,563 enlisted and inducted personnel from 13,479,142 population. Pennsylvania and Illinois follow with 663,666 and 507,233 respectively.
The Army Air Forces will halt B-24 output at the Ford Willow Run plant outside Detroit by August 1945 as German air power wanes and emphasis shifts to B-29s for the Pacific. The vast factory, owned by the Defense Plant Corporation, may be repurposed for tractors and farm tools after the war.
The U S senate ratified a treaty dividing Colorado and Rio Grande waters with Mexico. It guarantees Mexico 1.5 million acre feet of Colorado water annually, with reductions only in extraordinary drought, and splits Rio Grande flows below Fort Quitman Texas. A study of Tijuana river flows and flood control is included. Critics call it harmful to California and Nevada users, while others see it as essential for orderly basin development. Separately, cancer caused about 3,600 deaths among ages 20 to 29 last year, with treated early-stage cancer being potentially curable, authorities say.
Western Union summary notes Roosevelt’s death ends a defined era as Truman prepares to continue Roosevelt policies with his own approach. Stettinius is praised for realism while questions arise about who can sustain Roosevelt’s centralized leadership and methods without his personality.
Sewing circle ad offers pattern No 5400 Tulip Applique Apron and No 5291 Daf fodil Cut Work Pillowcases with transfer patterns. Requests 16 cents per pattern plus name and address, notes satin and buttonhole stitches, white or yellow designs, and suggests using pastel fabrics for the apron gifts amid wartime demand.
Practical hints for everyday life include keeping a lump of sugar in a rarely used teapot to avoid mustiness and adding a pinch of soda to cream if it may curdle. Other tips cover cleaning an oil cloth with skim milk and turpentine, storing rubber galoshes in a cool damp cellar, and making potato salad with warm potatoes and onions to enhance flavor. A soap saver bag from old pieces of soap can serve as both washcloth and soap in the bath.
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