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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1943
Page
1
Weekly analysis notes Tunisia’s upset hindering American plans while Japan launches a seven pronged offensive aimed at defeating China. Axis spokesmen issue peace feelers as efforts to end hostilities continue.
A terse timetable note describes delays attributed to Rommel affecting an area between Gassini fe ou jig Tebesse in Algeria. The fragmentary record mentions price tanks dagreover and Tad ee without clear context or dates.
Reports indicate gangsters profit from a highly illegal meat trade as officials from OPA and congressional committees discuss solutions. Proposals include government purchase of meat and a register of all sellers or handlers to curb illicit activity.
The French naval mission in the United States reports 42 warships under repair or due for delivery as part of allied bolster. Admiral Fenard says more battleships cruisers carriers destroyers submarines and auxiliary ships will join the United Nations armada soon, with Gloire and Georges Leygues already active against the Reds.
Axis spokesmen signal a peace offensive aimed at splitting Britain and the United States. Nazi Goebbels and fascist editors push the line that Russian victories threaten Allied resolve, suggesting a separate peace could avert a wider Eurasian threat.
Confused reports describe an Office of Food Administration action freezing canned meats and seafood including beef, tuna, shrimp, and red products. Households faced shortages as dealers faced stock suspensions till new guidelines. Officials warned of continued tight supplies and widespread consumer impact during the freeze.
Washington reports Madame Chiang Kai-shek calls for decisive Allied blows against Japan while a Japanese push aims to knock China from the war. The assault targets seven Chinese fronts from Shanghai to Yunnan, with emphasis on the Burma road in Southwest Yunnan. Pacifist forces reflect steady progress as allies advance in New Guinea and airbombs hit Doberi New Britain.
Washington reports Col Bernt Balchen of New York, famed for Arctic feats and now a 2nd lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, received the Soldier's Medal and Oak Leaf cluster for assisting in a rescue test of a Flying Fortress crew in Greenland. Belchen and two Navy fliers aided after a wilderness crash. Canberra also notes Australia granting the United States most favored nation tariff treatment without a formal US request, via R. V. Keane.
Nazi forces flee westward after quick Soviet advances reaching Rostov and Kharkov. Only two natural lines remain to defend, the Dnieper in central Ukraine and the Dniester by the Romanian border. Hitler’s troops race to form a winter line, while the Red Army targets Orel as part of a broader push from Moscow toward central Ukraine and the Donets basin.
Army spokesmen predicted declining draft quality as deferments for fathers of draft age would force induction of illiterates and men with venereal disease. Brig Gen Miller G White warned such moves risk expanding undesirable recruits while Maj Gen Lewis B Hershey said 26,000 men per day are being drafted into the army and navy.
March 13 Period 5 fuel-oil coupons valid until Sept 30. March 15 last date for No. TL sugar coupons three pounds. March 21 last date for Stamp No. 23 one pound coffee. March 21 last day Coupon 4 in AV gas ration pork valid. March 31 final date for first inspection of passenger car tires for A card holders and motorcycles. April 25 expiration for Period 4 fuel-oil coupons. June 15 last date for Stamp No. 17 good for one pair of shoes.
Federal Reserve chairman Marriner S. Eccles warned Congress that inflation stems from war deficits funded by borrowing rather than taxation. He criticized wartime finance as inadequate and said inflation will rise unless Congress increases revenue and trims deficits. He estimated 1943 purchasing power would exceed goods and services by about 40 billion dollars, with potential saving reducing the gap to 13 billion if the public saves similarly to 1942.
The Navy unveiled what it called the fastest airplane in the United States at a Farrford, Connecticut factory. It cites the Vought FFAL Corsair as already in service, boasting the most powerful engine among navy fighters and capabilities to outfly land based aircraft in its class, with interceptor use possible. The Corsair is linked to success against Japanese forces over Munda in the South Pacific.
The American Iron and Steel Institute says steel companies boosted output and efficiency since 1936, spending nearly a billion dollars with three quarters of the funds directed to wartime production. One third used in the first three years. after Pearl Harbor expenditures rose, totaling about 73.09 million from 1941 to 1943.
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