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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1943
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union reports a major shift in World War II strategy as Allied forces intensify non stop bombing in the Solomons and Europe. RAF and U S air forces coordinate new sustained attacks aimed at breaking enemy positions and accelerating campaigns across the Pacific and European theaters.
American forces pressed the Solomons with landings on Rendova and New Georgia and shelling of Munda air base. In New Guinea they moved toward Salamaua while occupying Woodlark and Trobriand islands. More than 100 Japanese planes were shot down. U.S. losses reached 17 killed and 7,000 ton transport damaged.
Congress extends the Commodity Credit Corporation for two years and adds 750 million dollars in lending while outlawing subsidy payments except as producer incentives. The move ends recent meat and butter rollbacks, keeping payments only for prior commitments as War Labor Board urged cuts to wage gains. Meanwhile in China, American air forces support Chinese counterattacks along the Yangtze, recapturing Owchihkow and pressuring Japanese positions near Shanghai and Swatow.
Allied air forces hammer Axis targets across Europe and the Mediterranean. British bombers strike German industries in the Ruhr while American Fortresses hit Sicily and Greek air fields as Allied plans hint at a Balkans drive. Hog prices fall amid large slaughterhouse supplies. Ickes warns of tight gasoline amid rising military demand and a midwest oil pipeline completion freeing tank cars but shifting shortages to the east.
The piece details plasma as a key blood transfusion agent, its storage and transport benefits, and its role alongside Red Cross efforts. It notes labor strikes delaying mining and war production limits, with Somervell warning of morale and training impacts from reduced army supply and a projected 75 billion dollar output versus a planned 95 billion.
In a wartime speech Prime Minister Churchill urged continued US Britain cooperation for security and peace. He warned of heavy fighting before autumn and noted seven to one ship loss recovery, while reporting WPA funds returning 130 million dollars and eight million employed since 1935.
The column compares Goebbels remarks on the Ruhr with R S Damon’s forecast that Germany could be defeated by end of 1943. It highlights Allied air power gains, OWI predictions for postwar aviation growth, and a shrinking world view that urges global unity beyond victory.
Capt Edward Rickenbacker toured the Russian front on an official mission to Moscow for the secretary of war. Synthetic milk made from vegetable oils is deemed unsatisfactory as a growth substitute by two government experts in feed tests. Corn refineries face shutdowns due to corn shortages with only about 5 million bushels available for the year. Rep. Wadsworth of New York urges a wartime service bill covering nearly all adult men and women.
Feud between Vice President Wallace and Secretary Jones resurges as Wallace accuses Jones of slow BEW funding for strategic materials abroad. Jones counters that BEW purchases were limited, while Wallace claims BEW operations seek separate funds after an agreed congress inquiry.
The Office of War Information says Tokyo propaganda seeks to woo India with promises of independence as Subhas Chandra Bose arrives in Japan involvement grows in the Axis camp. Also noted, Polish cemetery lights must go dark during blackouts per a German paper report. Rhode Island trash and scrap collections run about 3,000 tons weekly, over 9 pounds per person.
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