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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1944
Page
2
The column reports the U S House approving a $300 discharge bonus. It notes Allied bombers targeting Nazi supply lines while the Red Army presses the Baltic front. British press fuels peace rumors. editorials present Western Newspaper Union analysis.
The House approved a discharge muster pay bill offering 800 dollars to veterans with 60 days service and 100 dollars to those discharged earlier. About 15 million vets could benefit, with total cost near 3% billion. The measure awaits Senate action or a joint bill.
Route disruptions loom as Allied forces press toward Cassino while Canadians gain little on the Adriatic front. Hemp production cuts follow improved Caribbean imports and war needs. MacArthur’s pacific air offensives and Stimson’s retirement note frame broader war effort with Russia’s offensives and Allied air power expansion.
Government release of steel for springs signals new furniture with coils may hit factories in two to three months. National British debt stands at 77 billion dollars as of December 31 per the chancellor. Blood plasma has cut deaths among wounded to 0.3 percent in the Pacific, a naval surgeon reports. Europe will need at least 100 million homes. the US requires 15 to 20 million new housing units in the next decade.
Thousands of hogs remain unsold and a weekly quota based on 1943 volumes is set for commission firms. Farmers will be advised when to sell to fit packers capacity and cut losses. Drought hits the Great Plains with winter rains and uncertain spring storage, offset by potential late rains.
War Production Board Vice Chairman Charles E. B. Wilson urged government and industry to cooperate on a strong postwar armament program. He said the program should be national in scope with Congress backing it and some government plants held in reserve with up to date equipment. In a separate incident four youths attempted a tavern robbery in Saginaw Michigan but were thwarted when Seaman Fred Stark forced them to surrender their gun and summoned police.
Chicago dairies keep using paper containers pending a state Supreme Court rehearing on whether paper or glass bottles may be used under city ordinance. The ruling focuses on wording, not sanitary aspects, and a rewrite could legalize paper packaging. Millitary notes mention Stilwell forces advancing in western Burma with aid from U S bombers and British forces repelling Jap counter‑attacks. Army labs claim a method to dry and preserve whole milk for a year in tropical climates, with reduced water content and inert gas as preservative.
A vintage note describes the horse head as a simple hand saw and pocket knife craft. It contrasts a hobbyhorse with a toddle bike and explains Mrs. Spears provides an actual size pattern No. 257 for the hobbyhorse head and bike parts with painting stencil designs, color guide, and directions. Pattern costs 15 cents postpaid.
An unsolicited letter touts Kellogg's All-Bran as a gentle regulator for long standing constipation. It attributes cure to daily intake and water, notes it is not a purgative, and urges consuming All-Bran or muffins made with it for relief. The ad highlights Battle Creek production.
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