11 Feb 1943
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1943
Page
1
In weekly news analysis the Allied command plans intensified operations in Africa as Mediterranean control is sought. Nazi decrees pressure manpower and sacrifices rise, with efforts to bolster faltering ranks amid global conflict.
Readable fragments report Allied raids on ships and industrial targets in Europe and North Africa. It notes RAF strikes on Copenhagen shipyards and U boat engine factories, Soviet advances nearing Rostov and Kursk, and Allied leadership optimism from Roosevelt and Churchill. Damage details are fragmented and readings vary across lines.
The decree enforces general conscription for all German men aged 16 to 65 and women 17 to 40 with hints of the death penalty for slackers. Observers note the move aims to mobilize the population for renewed fighting on the Russia front and meet Allied estimates that Germany must recruit at least 10,000 more troops to aid its army.
A draft call analysis notes that if 10,000,000 or more are to be drawn, men with children may be drafted around October. Foreseeable postponements hinge on age deferments and supply of eligible married men, with Hershey forecasting limited 32-year-olds. Roosevelt’s Africa conference and Allied unity altered chances for a new German peace offensive.
A wartime summary notes Australian and allied losses, with figures totaling 52 148 across all combat zones. It lists 6 026 killed, 23 692 missing, 1 273 taken prisoner, and 4 148 wounded, tracing back to North Africa operations under General Wavell and referencing broader Allied casualties and strategic fears voiced in New York about fascist influence and world order. Buck, reflecting on Independence Day, speaks of international thinking toward world organization and peace.
General MacArthur announced that American casualties in the Papuan campaign were less than half the Japanese losses, with earlier figures suggesting 15 000 Japanese wiped out. He prepared for further attacks on Lae as part of the New Guinea push while bombing raids continued. The navy said Japanese forces on Balikpapan island were hit and Wake Island air battles saw several Zeroes shot down with all U S planes returning safely.
A preliminary U S Department of Agriculture report shows corn belt and western wheat growers will share about 595.5 million dollars in subsidies for meeting last year’s crop control programs. Southern cotton farmers get the smallest share as prices improve. Cotton payments total about 78.8 million, far below corn and other crops in prior years.
Claude R. Wickard secretary of agriculture disclosed that American food shipments to Russia rose sharply during the winter offensive and for December were larger than combined shipments to the United Kingdom and other British destinations. He said our armed forces and those of our Allies will require almost a quarter of all the food we produce.
In a wartime measure the house and its committees ordered an investigation into charges by Rubber Administrator William M. Jeffers that army and navy loafers slowed production. WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson said 58 percent of the synthetic rubber program would be carried through as quickly as possible while reassurances were given that other stage production would not be unduly impeded. Jeffers had pressed for 3 in 76 percent of the original Baruch plan as a right of way.
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