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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
1
A compact weekly digest outlines French Unity speeds victory plans and Allied naval and air concentrations in the Mediterranean. It notes Japanese actions on the Yangtze front and broader strategic shifts.
Amid war time tensions General Giraud and DeGe are cited as powerless before a coal miners strike. Officials report 300,000 workers back at their posts after a walkout ends, with public opinion backing government steps. The War Labor Board and President's order align to resume production as the dispute moves under federal jurisdiction.
Observers note a veiled military development in Argentina on the eve of the Conservative party national convention. The event tests whether Argentina will maintain benevolent neutrality toward the Axis or diverge from South America’s stance. The convention aimed to declare Rebastiano Patron Costes as candidate, with Costas backed by neutrality-minded President Ramon Castill e.
A wartime report from General Chiang Kai-shek's headquarters states that Japanese forces in the middle Yangtze valley suffered over 30,000 casualties in a two week period as Chinese troops pressed toward Chungking. Tokyo radio later acknowledged the report and noted the enemy’s positions were disrupted by Chinese offensives.
Allied bombers struck Pantelleria near Tunisia as Italian defenses held on. Naval actions reportedly sank two merchant vessels and an escort torpedo boat, while a burning Italian destroyer was driven ashore. Other raids hit Sicily and Sardinia as air forces attacked targets along the Italian coastline.
The Senate and House approved a two year extension of Roosevelt's reciprocal trade agreements, defeating five amendments to curb presidential authority. The policy will run until June 12, 1945, ensuring continuation beyond the next presidential inauguration.
The Treasury chief urged Americans to invest a quarter of income into wet bonds. Canace coal stocks were frozen by J McG Stewart of the War Munitions Department. Clarksdale farmer said his Shermen Jenkins’s sons aged 19 to 39 were drafted one by one. Seventy two oil executives wore fatigues for two days with Fort Belvoir troops in a war powered by air.
Soviet communique says 193 German planes shot down while 30 Soviet planes were lost as Moscow tallies a major raid on Kursk 120 miles north of Kharkov. Germans claim Red offensives in Kuban near Novorossiysk as Caucasus battles extend toward a decisive summer war outcome.
After months of wrangling the pay-as-you-go income tax plan sped through the senate and house with a July 1 start. The system would take about 20 percent above personal exemptions from paychecks for 40 million workers and raise about 16 billion dollars in the new fiscal year. The bill forgives taxes at 50 dollars and lowers the remainder by 73 percent over that amount. Meanwhile Japanese forces faced increased air power as U S aircraft attacked Attu and Kiska in the Aleutians and hit Four airfields around Wewak while Burma to China supply lines were bombed and a Shweli bridge and railroad targets attacked.
Delegates from 44 nations at the United Nations food conference in Hot Springs Virginia pledged a postwar world of plenty. They supported forming a permanent world agricultural authority as the international body to achieve the goal. Undersecretary Paul H. Appleby called the conference highly successful as he praised the agreement.
Beef supplies cited by the Office of Price Administration prompt higher ration point values. Porterhouse, sirloin, and T-bone cuts gain about three points, roasts rise two, with dried beef jumping four. Decreases in veal lamb mutton pork and other meats offer substitution options for housewives.
Secretary Henry Morgenthau announced the merger of the victory fund committee and the war savings staff into a single War Finance Committee. The new body will coordinate all war financing drives, operate on state lines, and report to state chairmen under the Treasury.
A playful dialogue features Just Etsi and Grandpa with a sundae order. A niece watches a wagon ride as a wheel wobbles and the horse humorously halts. Banter follows about hay, horses, and family mischief. Padding Betty Jane asks about the ride while Elaine describes hay as unexpectedly hard.
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