18 Nov 1943
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1943
Page
1
Both parties study election trends as higher wage scale ends coal strike. Permit system may regulate hog marketing while shipments flood packing plant plants. Wiener press and other notes appear in this Western Newspaper Union release.
Amid reports of crowded yards and potential regulation, hog packs logged 574000 head over three days, exceeding October peak. Officials consider a permit system to regulate remarketing while supplies trend toward depletion and prices approach new highs.
John L Lewis and Harold Ickes reached a wage formula boosting miners pay and extending work hours while reducing underground travel time. The agreement bypassed the War Labor Board which had approved only a $1.123 daily increase, ending a serious strike threat as pits were state controlled.
Southwest Pacific reports heavy fighting as U S forces land ashore at Rekata Bay Bougainville clearing enemy from the northern Solomons. A Jap cruiser and four destroyers were sunk in a 90 minute chase and two hours of combat with U S losses. Allied forces press inland while bombers strike Rabaul base damaging or sinking 106000 tons of enemy shipping.
Frank Berroz of Delta county nearly gave up on raising crops over waterlogged land until midsummer. A county agent proposed Canadian purple top rutabaga as a possible frost‑master. Barron raised two crops and harvested five tons per acre, valued at about $70 when at four dollars a load. refrigerators face anticipated production limits next year with civil requirements officials noting demand for several million units but actual output capped.
As of October 31 the direct federal debt of the United States stood near 165 billion dollars. This breaks down to about 1 263 dollars per person or 5 000 dollars per family of four. Interest rates are at a historic low below two percent, contrasting with 55 billion debt prewar when rates averaged 2 percent. After World War I the public debt reached 26 5 billion with over four percent interest. The current 165 billion figure excludes more than four billion in government guaranteed obligations.
War Manpower Commission requires at least 73 percent of a companys business to be essential for employees to be frozen in their jobs. Only workers in essential manufacturing may be frozen, and transfers require employer release unless workers prove full utilization of skills or part time status.
Reports describe German forces pulling back in southern Ukraine toward the Romanian border and near the old Latvian boundary in the north while Erivoi Rog remains a focal point. Soviet troops press the Black Sea coast as food stocks in Europe seem adequate for next year, though Russia faces winter shortages and potential famine in some areas.
Inside Japan reports strong public morale fueled by propaganda and loyalty to Emperor Hirohito. Early Pearl Harbor gains boosted enthusiasm while scarce transport and food shortages drive black markets, yet workers and employers alike prosper in wartime industries financed by paper money. Wages for coolie workers rise dramatically as Tojo leverages reverence to mobilize the state.
Rumors of an early peace after the Moscow conference and battlefield victories in Russia and Thrace trigger declines in war stocks including railroads. Peace stocks gain on New York and other markets. Steel, rubber, aircraft, and low grade rails drop one to two points, high grade rails and many utilities advance slightly. Wheat declines one to two cents per bushel before recovering.
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