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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union analysis reports a widening Nazi crisis as Allied forces strike breaches in East and West defenses. The piece notes U S actions tightening controls related to New Guinea operations and emphasizes strategic shifts across theaters.
Allied forces push to breach German defenses along a 40 mile western front while heavy bombing clears the way. U S armored units ride in to exploit the breach and fighters hit retreating columns as Rommel counters to slow the British advance near Caen.
Lt Gen Lesley J McNair aged 61 was killed by enemy fire in Normandy as he watched ground forces he built up in action. Renowned for reorganizing the square division into a triangular unit and aiding mobile anti tank gun development he earned Gen George Marshall’s praise as the brains of the army. A 41 year veteran of Mexican campaign WWI he commanded U S ground forces before a secret assignment. He was wounded in North Africa in 1943 and had recently been abroad again.
The article parallels Red Army advances in central Poland with Allied preparations against Germany's Gothic Line in Italy. It notes German delays in mountainous terrain, Hungarian delays in the Carpathians, and a heavy eastern drive to break Nazi defenses as drought affects the Midwest and threatens a large wheat harvest while corn and soybeans reach critical growth stages.
U S forces press the Pacific drive on the Marianas with beachheads from Tinian to Guam and heavy naval gunfire. In New Guinea, MacArthur closes in, trapping thousands of Japanese troops as counterattacks fail and defenses tighten around the inner ring.
Washington debates the 8 million acre surplus land sale under Surplus Property Administrator William L. Clayton with RFC supervision. Farmers Union fears Real Estate Board control. CIO Political Action Committee aims to mobilize voters and aid servicemen with broad social goals ahead of 1944 campaigns.
Senate veterans Cotton Ed Smith of South Carolina and Hattie Caraway of Arkansas will exit the chamber. Smith, dean of the Senate with 36 years in power, lost renomination to Gov Olin Johnston after opposing tariffs and backing farm interests. Caraway, the chamber’s only woman, placed fourth in Arkansas Democratic primary, triggering a run-off between Fulbright and Gov. Adkins.
War Manpower Commission orders hotels to be labeled locally needed to secure workers and restricts hiring to men over 45 except special cases. In marriage by mail, Army Finance accepts validity if the state recognizes such contracts, per the Comptroller General citing older opinions.
The United States under Secretary Cordell Hull denounces Argentina for aiding Axis subcontractors and distributing newsprint to Axis papers. Washington insists on non recognition of the regime and condemns its support of Axis interests against the Allied cause.
The War Production Board sharply cut civilian quotas for heavy and small truck and bus tires for August due to army demand and labor shortages. Civilian passenger tire allocations stayed the same while the army refused to release earmarked stocks. Rubber Director Bradley Dewey announced synthetic rubber output at 836000 tons yearly and potential cost reductions to 12 cents a pound.
WPB directs manufacturers to shift about 50 million yards of cotton into affordable apparel each quarter. The board also weighs further refrigerator releases as 55,000 of 700,000 stockpiled units remain unused since 1942 and could run dry by year end. Milk output wanes as exports rise, leading to the end of July ice cream holiday and a 65 percent milk usage cap with 22 percent milk solids limit.
The war department lays out a 54 hour work week for Army service forces to boost deliveries. The order may impact about 50 000 workers at service force headquarters and arsenals with civilian staff paid overtime for hours over 40. Plants on three shifts are exempt, and surplus labor will be reassigned.
Publishers report a nationwide demand rise for mysteries and horror with average mystery book sales increasing from 3,500 to 8,500 copies and top authors selling as many as 20,000 copies. Psychologists say mystery books offer escape during strain as readers seek respite from war.
An analysis from Washington weighs Japan and Germany as the Pacific war shifts. It notes Japan preserves a large army and fleet while its air force and fuel reserves dwindle, with Saipan's capture accelerating U S air power and island bypass strategy. The piece discusses German and Japanese weaknesses and hints at a possible early end to the war in the Pacific.
The Tokyo radio highlights friendly Japan Germany relations while Japanese films show limits to Axfig pact reach. Seventy five American Red Cross Home Service scholarships in accredited schools of social work are now available. Films often end with sorrow as duty and sacrifice trump personal desire.
Create a beautiful baby bassinet at home using a market basket lined with muslin and padded with chintz or satin. Add lace or netting for frills and use a standard bed pillow as the mattress. For Pattern No. 5748, send 16 cents plus name and address to receive instructions, with possible delays due to high demand.
An estimate states that of about 30 billion people born since history began around 6,000 years ago, 2.2 billion are alive now, roughly seven out of every hundred.
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