08 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1943
Page
1
U S troops push forward in Tunisia amid reports of gains as a new food czar vows swift action to ease acute farm production problems. Soviet offensives around Smolensk wane as pressures ease on the Eastern Front.
Chester C. Davis, named chief of the new Administration of Food Production and Distribution, replaces Wickard to handle escalating farm issues. Observers predict renewed friction as policy shifts occur, with wartime bombing and air power cited as context for the broader food production outlook and military needs.
Allied pressure around Tunisia tightens as Rommel fights back. British Eighth Army breaches Mareth line while American forces under George S Patton hold gains at El Guettar and advance toward the coast. The struggle grows tougher before any clear breakthrough, with ongoing counterattacks signaling continued Axis resistance.
The American Medical Association warns that medical officers for the army and navy are lagging as many young physicians in big cities do not volunteer. The Journal of the AMA cites a need to draw 4 000 officers from civilian life this year, highlighting a rural eastern seaboard shortfall and broader supply concerns. The report follows a Washington conference with military authorities.
Russian forces press toward Smolensk amid grinding spring mud as German efforts to hold the upper Donets valley slow. Soviet reports say sharp Russian thrusts north of Dukhovschino and a column advancing toward Dorogobuzh while Germans launch heavy counterattacks and push into the Donets basin but face strong repulses on the east bank.
In San Juan Vice Admiral Hoover says expenditures on U S naval installations in Puerto Rico will total more than 100 million by year end with more than three fourths already spent locally. Near Rivas workmen uncover primitive idols and ceramic objects believed to illuminate early Central American civilizations to be housed in Managua's natural history museum.
A lull in Pacific action gave way to renewed air and sea raids across the Solomon Islands and nearby theaters. American bombers hit Rekata Bay while Japanese forces endured damage at Guadalcanal. a US submarine sank a Japanese sub. In Burma, attacks targeted the Mandalay-Leshie viaduct and nearby rail junctions as RAF bombers struck Donbait. A National Industrial Conference Board report finds women wartime workers show higher absenteeism than men, with personal reasons driving most losses.
William J. Batt, vice chairman of the Tear Production board, announced that the United Nations have achieved solvency in raw materials and are assured of sufficient supplies to meet any military needs for the war. He credited the combined raw materials board created by Roosevelt and Churchill in 1941.
William Green of the AFL and Philip Murray of CIO testified before the Truman committee and pledged to reopen talks to end union raiding after jurisdictional disputes delayed production.
The Treasury launches its second War Loan drive on April 12 with a goal of 13 billion dollars from government security sales. Financial experts note ample liquidity in the United States, about 44 billion dollars, available for purchase, with ordinary citizens expected to contribute a large share of the funding.
Americans dipped into the war swollen pocketbook to spend 41.5 billion dollars in 1942 surpassing all records. Commerce Department officials warned that without stricter price control rationing and fiscal policies the spree would continue in 1943.
Mrs. Paul D. Brown of Orange New Mexico admires a portrait of her air corps major husband. She sought confirmation after rumors of his death and learned that Major Brown commanded 4 Flying Fortresses that took part in a mission over Bremen the day before Veiled reports say U S planes destroyed 19 buildings during the raid.
A photo diagram details a 4000 pound super block buster built in the United States and dropped on Germany in night and day raids by American fliers and RAF men. About 2208 Ryans of the one ton bomb carry TNT and secret charges while the remainder are shell and fuses. It is released from 20000 feet and strikes ground at tremendous speed.
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