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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1944
Page
2
Germany acknowledges a grave situation as Allied forces press forward across Europe. The analysis notes intensified Allied advances and strategic shifts impacting the war’s trajectory and supply lines in early actions of the campaign.
In Normandy dangers and heroism shape the war story as hedgerows shelter German guns while Allied forces press toward Caen and Montgomery leads British and Canadian units. Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. dies of a heart attack in an army tent. U.S. and British air forces target German lines. Russians push toward Germany. Pacific fights shift to northern New Guinea and Saipan as Japanese defense stiffens.
Franklin D. Roosevelt told about 200 newspaper men he would be willing to serve a fourth term if the people vote him in. He framed the offer as a duty to end the war quickly, secure peace, and sustain a strong economy. British and Russian papers carried the news broadly. Berlin dismissed any impact from the U S presidential decision.
Secretary Hull and Mexican Foreign Minister Padilla led talks on transport facilities for goods to Mexico and close economic cooperation in peace and war. The U S promised to sustain shipments, provide technicians, and bolster Mexico's railway system while discouraging trade barriers. An international oil administration conference with Britain will address world oil development amid wartime depletion and a proposed private pipeline across Arabia to the Mediterranean.
The column reports a faint revival of the bustle in New York fashion week with hints of bows and fishtail ruffles on afternoon gowns and cocktail wear. Separately cocoa supplies promise relief as 667000 bags from Africa and a Brazilian crop arrive and factories resume full grinding after prior cuts.
The Department of Agriculture reports record grain prospects for 1944 with wheat outlook at 1.128 billion bushels and corn near 2.98 billion. Harvested area 355 million acres, largest since 1932, despite wartime manpower and rail car shortages delaying grain shipments from 11 southwestern points.
Selective Service Director Lewis Hershey said future inductions depend entirely on the war's course. He described policies to draft all able-bodied men under 26 and those 26 to 29 not needed in essential industries, noting 4 217 000 deferments and that about one third of the population is unfit. He urged civilian health clinics linked with private doctors to boost public health while maintaining current army strength unless military conditions change.
Migration between 1940 and 1943 moved over 4 million people to the south and west while the north centered states lost about 2 million. Arizona Florida Nevada and California saw 20 percent gains. New York had the largest numerical drop. War Food Administration reserves birds for army navy purchases to ensure Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year supplies.
The United States and Mexico advance joint agricultural projects through the United States Mexican commission and the Inter-American Conference on Agriculture. Notable efforts include pink bollworm eradication and fruit fly control using sterile insects, with technical exchanges and shared facilities in Monterey. The program aims for lasting peace time collaboration alongside war efforts.
The national tuberculosis control program was launched under the Public Health Service act signed July 3. A Vichy radio network seeks fluent English speakers for on-air positions. Germany area air weakness commented as mysterious, while Romania plans five hundred delousing stations to fight typhus.
Quick method to turn garments into rugs using ¾ inch rag strips and ⅜ inch needles. Start with an oval center, cast on four stitches, increase to four inches depth, knit ten more inches, then reduce to five stitches. Bands and color patterns shown, with crochet edging.
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