15 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1943
Page
1
A weekly analysis notes U S payments to aid the poor amid economic strain. Tunisia faces a tightening trap as Axis armies retreat. Allied air raids destroy Axis shipping lines. Truman groups consider hoarding charges and policy responses.
Fragmented text reports Axis efforts in North Africa with references to delays and Allied counterattacks. Mentions of French ports, German and Italian logistics, and air and naval activity near Tunis, with mentions of Dunkirk era comparisons and ships damaged or sunk. Ambiguous OCR yields limited clear entities.
The Truman committee announced inquiries into government food hoarding and military needs. It seeks to determine how much food is held by agencies and to ensure adequate civilian supplies while preventing government stockpiling.
Roy Hendrickson, head of Food Distribution, argues government pay special allowances to help low income groups buy food. He says the plan would aid farmers by raising purchasing power while costs rise, and suggests subsidies for seed and handicapped individuals alongside the needy.
Poland voices firm resistance to any ceding of sovereignty as Allied talks press for postwar peace. Sikorski, Poland’s leader, warns against loss of Polish borders while urging continued unity with Western powers. He also suggests Allied air support shift toward the Russian front if Berlin’s forces threaten the Soviet Union.
Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board, said in Chicago that the U S will produce more war goods this year than in peacetime while maintaining civilian living standards He forecast war output exceeding 20 million dollars and noted postwar figures climbing from 1942 levels as Axis powers face increasing pressure The chief asserted that rising production signals eventual Allied victory despite Axis threats.
Canada announces meat rationing of two pounds per person per week with meatless days in restaurants and public eating places as Dominion Price Board plans finish. May election not stated. Roosevelt expands Navy roster with two rear admirals nominees for sea command. Redman and Low named to use depots and staff roles in prior assignments.
Yards rather than miles measure gains on the Smolensk front as central forces slow by heavy rains. In the Northwest Caucasus Soviet forces threaten the German bridgehead near Novorossisk by capturing Anastasevskaia, 38 miles northwest. German tank assaults east of Kharkov repelled by Red defense. In the north a reported retreat near Staraya Russa, between Moscow and Leningrad, to prepared positions. Two events signal progress in rubber self sufficiency with William Jeers testifying on synthetic tire advances and reduced guayule planting from 93,000 to 13,000―20,000 acres. Jeers cautions the rubber supply remains critical.
Bombs hit multiple Pacific front zones including Aleutians, Solomons, Salamaua. MacArthur targets Wewak to Madang while Salamaua endures intensive raids. Hoover envisions UN control of air factories to curb Axis militarism. Draft questions loom as Selective Service weighs expanding calls for labor and farm workers amid war plant canvases.
Valet Service Court dominates the scene as Givized wins the M23 Kentucky Verdy at Belmont Park. The race features Reig Cou with Ite, who won Cie Daviy in 12m, drawing attention from SY and racing fans.
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