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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1942
Page
6
Analysis credits Japanese victories in the Java Sea to numerical superiority. The piece notes coastwise shipping losses offset by increased shipyard output and production.
The press summarises a decisive naval clash off Java showing 13 ships lost by the United Nations, including the US Houston and Pope, Britain’s Exeter, the Dutch De Ruyter, and Australians Perth and Yarda, with Japan claiming eight vessels. Roosevelt then urged governors to cut highway speed limits to 40 mph to conserve tires.
Reports state General Douglas MacArthur assumed supreme command of all United Nations forces in Australia after transfer from the Philippines. The move came at President Roosevelt's orders and followed rumors amid wartime tensions.
A Washington cabinet member urged study of postwar conditions and a return to free enterprise. He warned war production has become a national enterprise and stressed planning to restore competitive, individual enterprise after the conflict ends.
The article outlines U S and British convoy efforts to keep supply lines while coastwise shipping suffers heavy losses. It profiles William Shepherdson of the Department of Commerce guiding small manufacturers toward war production and preserving free enterprise, with plans for a large wartime corporation to coordinate contracts for small firms.
The author contrasts WWI slow marching with modern rapid warfare noting caissons rolling on rubber tires at 40 mph. He recalls earlier logistics, doughboy life, and the enduring valor of American youth amid rising debt and defense bonds as war escalates toward victory.
Reports from London claim Hitler offered a world empire to his top allies if the Axis wins the war including all India parts of the Middle East and East Africa. The fate of Italy remains unclear. Washington says the WPB ordered a stop to washing machine and ironer production effective May 25.
In Detroit the Michigan department of the American Legion considered resolutions urging President Roosevelt to remove Secretaries Hall Stimpson Knox and Perkins from his cabinet. In London the Duchess of Kent, wife of the king’s younger brother, expected a third child. she is Princess Marina of Greece.
The war is costing Great Britain 58 million dollars daily. Farmers are urged to plant over 9 million acres of soy beans this year, higher than last season’s output. Last year’s soy production records were broken. The U.S. Office of Education renames its publication School Life to Education for Victory.
A 32 page booklet outlines manners for men and women at dances movies games and dating. It also discusses the petting problem and urges readers to follow simple etiquette rules. Send your order to address provided.
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