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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1944
Page
2
Native women of Curacao wash in the ocean due to scarce rain and parched landscape. They hang clothes to dry on cactus plants or reef prongs along the shore.
Maryland holds the record for giving its popular vote to the successful presidential candidate in 13 consecutive elections from 1892 to 1940, marking a notable trend in its electoral history.
Allies continue bombardment of rail networks in occupied Europe as part of pre invasion strategy. Lend lease aid reaches 30 billion dollars while Stilwell leads advances in northern Burma. Western Newspaper Union editorials note opinions reflect analysts rather than the paper.
Headlines describe Nazi preparations along the Atlantic Wall to flood lowlands and slow invasion, while U S and British air forces bomb rail lines inland. Congress debates wartime executive authority after seizure of Montgomery Ward plant, and OPA trims meat rationing as hog supplies rise amid corn embargo and flowing grain for industry.
Stilwell's mixed U S Chinese and Burmese units push the Japs back in northern Burma to clear a supply road to China. British and Indian forces slow Jap effort to sever the Assam Bengal line feeding Stilwell's army. In Dutch New Guinea U S troops tighten hold on Hollandia and bombers hit Jop bases. Jap drive targets Bose propaganda to rally Hindu rebellion.
Senate figures show lend-lease and related special assistance reaching 30,362,687,362 dollars. Of this 8.5 billion is special assistance mainly from the army and navy, while ordinary lend-lease totals 21,794,237,819. Britain leads recipients with 19,700,297,674 dollars.
War surplus sales reach 12 to 15 million monthly while civilian goods production faces limits. Readiness to convert raw materials and scrap to civilian use is constrained by manpower shortages and policy. Some consumer items are slated for 1944 delivery, but overall demand outstrips supply.
The War Department enforced strict impartiality for soldiers during the 1944 national elections. Doughboys may read magazines or newspapers, but radio broadcasts and service publications must provide equal time or space to both sides. Commanding officers must prevent any partial material in scripts and entertainment.
senate postal committee debates a plan to issue postal notes for sums under ten dollars at a five cent fee. The house has approved, and notes would supplement money orders. Designer Poiret dies in Paris impoverished at 64. War Production board allows more rayon hose and less heavy grades amid weak demand for heavy stockings.
The piece outlines a heated dispute over whether government irrigation benefits should favor big landowners in California’s Central Valley or small farmers. It notes Ickes testimony in Congress over a rider pushed by Elliott and Carter to extend low-cost irrigation to large holdings, reversing the 160-acre limit. It also covers wartime labor policy friction and the Merry-Go-Round on a railroad workers vacation timing.
The piece discusses early postwar policy ideas for veterans including a $100 to $300 discharge bonus, home and business loans up to $1,000, education tuition support, and employment services. It contrasts congressional plans with RFC loans urged by Jesse Jones, arguing small business loans curb inflation and aid recovery while warnings about inflation from broad bonuses persist. It also notes RFC loan cases for veterans and critiques wartime policy motives, referencing Montgomery Ward seizure as context.
The article promotes a morning ritual of mixing the juice of one Sunkist lemon with water on an empty stomach to stimulate regular bowel action. It claims lemons boost vitamin C and other nutrients, aid digestion, and support overall health, urging readers to try it for ten mornings.
A Netherlands pilot submits a report from occupied Netherlands East Indies stating the airstrip has lost face after a bombing raid. The brief message characterizes the mission as successful in the wartime air operations.
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