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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1944
Page
4
Editor notes increased Pacific activity with U S blows on Japanese bases and heavy fighting in Burma and India. The column discusses manpower shortages and strategic shifts, framed by Western Newspaper Union analysts.
OPA details expanded fuel and food coupons with 100 extra miles for B card holders and no time limits on red and blue food stamps. Certain meats and fats drop in points while others stay restricted. Draft policy shifts include 4-Fs being drafted or assigned to essential occupations, with 1Fs in nonessential work moved to reserves or labor battalions. Meanwhile Allied forces press Japanese in India and the Pacific, notably around Imphal and Palau as Stilwell advances in Burma.
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones ordered the Commodity Credit Corporation to spend up to 3 billion dollars to subsidize food prices and to buy sell store and move farm products tied to price support and lend lease programs. The program could cost CCC 650 to 800 million dollars with farm bloc backing. Agriculture department reports show price gains across meats feeds hay oil and fruit cutting offset losses in grains truck crops milk and eggs. Parity based prices rose to 115 while several staples remained below fair value per Congress standards.
London observers report a three power occupation scheme after Germany's collapse. Britain would hold western and north central Germany while the United States controls the south and south central regions and the Soviet Union governs the east. Berlin would be jointly occupied by the three powers. Austria would be first occupied before any union with Germany is discussed. The Baltic states and parts of eastern Poland and the Balkans would fall under Moscow influence.
National Co operative Milk Producers federation secretary Charles Holman told a senate committee subsidies on dairy products should be increased by 200 million dollars annually to assure farmers a fair return. He opposed the overall dairy subsidy program. Savings in war years up more than 50 percent, reaching 91 billion dollars in bonds bank deposits and life insurance by January 1, as per the Institute of Life Insurance.
U S agencies handling surplus war goods will work with the War Production Board’s 750 industry advisory committees to set normal outlets for materials. Members include manufacturers wholesalers and retailers who will help decide distribution amounts bidding or auction options. Rep Wright Patman pushes for retail voice alongside larger firms in disposal bill.
Germany, in a wartime push, cuts locomotive models from 119 to 13, dehydrats foods to save space, and boosts steel copper and aluminum output while reducing man hours. Women are kept at work by organizing domestic task groups and stocking mends. seniors 65 to 70 enlist to aid railway depots alongside servicemen.
Duke the Irish setter wandered 1200 miles from St. Petersburg Florida where he was with his master to Roann Indiana in search of his old home. Rev. Robert Collins found the exhausted bloodied dog who was then aided by funds wired by his master to care for him until return.
Congress and war department details show furloughs granted individually due to shipping limits and campaign prep. Sen Guy Gillette and other Midwest lawmakers pressed for possible fur loughing of the 34th division, comprising Minnesota South Dakota North Dakota Nebraska and Iowa troops overseas over two years. Navy seeks 11.5 billion for West Coast shore facilities including piers depots bases and repairs with hospital expansion from 60 000 to 80 000 beds and malaria recuperation centers.
The house passed a bill to bar men who fled the United States to avoid the draft from reentering. The measure goes to the senate. Immigration officials note many evaders have crossed into Mexico, with over 800 known between El Paso and the border.
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes Roosevelt faces GOP governors over soldier voting plans. Governors push for state distribution with military cooperation, while leaders delay a bill. Debate hints at broader policy shifts from individual spending to government-led programs and tax incentives.
War policy debates split on how to repurpose army and navy camps after the armistice. Marvin Jones and Hancock back turning camps into veteran farms while Will Clayton urges selling to former owners, risking concentration of land in big syndicates. Also notes deferment row and Tarawa tale with Howland Smith and a fresh Alaskan rotation proposal.
Ruth Wyeth Spears presents an actual size pattern for three curved corner shelves. The design suits weighty items and uses glue for rigidity. Pattern No. 253 includes cutting and joining directions and a larger spool shelf set. send 15 cents.
In the tiny Chinese village of Choni monks mold butter into colored figures that are believed to rule one night each year. The ritual blends artistry with a seasonal harvest belief, drawing villagers to witness the edible deities during the annual ceremony.
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