17 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1942
Page
1
The Manpower Commission issues rules curbing draft activity while President Roosevelt halts all service enrollments. Wickard to direct the U S food program as wartime supply and policy shift. Libya front shows new axis threat, with broader strategic implications for U S allies and logistics.
President Roosevelt appoints Claude Wickard as rational food administrator with control over production processing and distribution for civilians military and allies. He coordinates with Nelson and Seabury to set price controls and plan civilian versus military allocations. The move consolidates agencies under one division for production and another for distribution to reach high agricultural goals.
Russians reported renewed vigor as counterattacks hit German lines on all fronts during winter fighting. Moscow said it destroyed 192 German planes in a week and repelled repeated counterattacks while expanding operations toward the Caucasus and Stalingrad, with thousands of German casualties and prisoners claimed.
In a sweeping wartime shift President Roosevelt suspended enlistments for all able men, moved selective service into the War Manpower Commission, and gave McNutt power to decide who serves and which civilian jobs are available. Inductions for men 38 and older were halted, with discharges planned for older service members.
War Production Board orders 26 percent reduction in ice cream manufacture in December and January to free resources for butter. London bettors move on end date of war with wagers that it could finish by June 1943. Germany directs shipment of all foreign cars in Norway to Germany amid rolling stock shortages. Germany reports a submarine that can surface shoot past most merchant ships.
Strategic study of Guadalcanal and New Guinea shows U S and Allied forces pounding Japanese footholds while planning large air and ground offensives. Admiral Nimitz says ships returning from Pearl Harbor are stronger, and a campaign toward Japanese home waters hinges on massed men, planes, ships, and materiel.
President Roosevelt orders WPA activities to end in many states by February 1 1948 and disappear nationwide by June 30 1944. Wartime private employment pickup cited as reason to halt spending via work relief program.
A compact history of Santa Claus tracing his New World rise to Clement Clarke Moore and his poem A Visit From St. Nicholas. It notes origins in Dutch legends, two origin stories for the verse, and the enduring image of Santa’s jolly appearance and lines like His eyes how they twinkle and His beard as white as the snow.
A compact guide to signing Christmas cards with formality and warmth. It covers signatures for married couples, individuals, families, and those living alone, recommending informal touches and brief personal notes to suit different relationships.
A simple method to fireproof a Christmas tree is to soak it in ammonium sulfate. Cut the trunk at an angle, weigh the tree, and mix one and a half pints of water per pound of sulfate. Soak the tree in a cool place until fully absorbed to minimize fire danger.
In England the old belief endures that a member of the household must usher in the new year by entering before anyone leaves. Family members pace the walk about ten minutes before midnight awaiting the whistle to bring good luck for another year.
A jaunty two piece model with a flattering white collar promises warmth for the new season. The basque tone length flatters the figure and helps slim the waistline.
A quotation from C Kingsley extols seeing beauty as divine handwriting. It urges welcoming beauty in all fair faces skies and flowers and thanking God as the Fountain of loveliness. The tone is pious and contemplative, urging earnest attentiveness to nature’s gifts.
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