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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1945
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes a major operation in the Philippines as American forces push toward Manila. The piece discusses advancing lines and extended U.S. control on the home front and strategic implications for the war effort.
U S forces expand a 25 mile Lingayen Gulf beachhead while Japanese move troops to counter invasion. MacArthur lands a large force in Luzon after feints, securing base at Leyte and overrunning Mindoro and Marinduque. Nimitz blocks reinforcements as German front stabilizes in Belgium and Alsace. Russians probe Baranow on the road to Silesia.
Congress weighs a work or fight bill drafting men 18 to 45 for army labor battalions if essential jobs are not held or permitted. An $18 ceiling on live cattle through July 2 aims to curb costs while boosting low grade beef. Households are urged to lower lighting and maintain 68 degrees to save fuel as coal supplies tighten for 1945.
Boeing converts the B-29 army transport to the C-97 strato cruiser flying Seattle to Washington D C in about six hours, aiming to carry 100 passengers with 8,000 hp engines. The postwar program projects massive war spending cuts and tax changes, while the eggs program ponders large shell egg purchases for Great Britain.
In Washington the Roosevelt administration presses to involve Italian civilians more in the war and avoid a Greece-like collapse. A directive to General Wilson sought to raise ration levels to 300 grams in occupied southern Italy, but policy stalled amid shipping concerns and wartime stockpiles. The piece also notes Congressmen’ low pay, historic debt imprisonment among founders, and quirky wartime propaganda and flags.
The wartime Women Army Corps reduces female rations to 3100 calories daily, yielding an estimated 2.7 million dollars in annual savings for the War Department. Officers note WACs eat less than male soldiers yet stay adequately nourished, with meals similar to other servicemen but balanced differently.
WFA Supply and Distribution Director Lee Marshall says 1945 will bring substantial nutritious food for Americans but overall supplies below 1944. Beef similar, pork veal and lamb down. poultry up. dairy spotty with more fluid milk and evaporated supply, less butter. Fresh fruits vegetables below 1944. canned fruits juices down about 12 percent. cereals plentiful but sugar tight due to reserves and military demand.
The Association of American Colleges backs deferring compulsory peacetime military training, citing insufficient exploration of alternatives. Dr. Donald J. Cowling of Carleton College warns the issue could become a dangerous political tool if indoctrination methods are used, reflecting concern over foreign policy and sanctions failures.
Old home remedy for coughs from colds uses sugar or corn syrup with water and Pinex in a pint bottle. The mixture aims to loosen phlegm, soothe membranes, ease breathing, and aid sleep with quick action and a money back guarantee.
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