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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union analyzes a stronger Chinese campaign against Japan as part of broader World War II efforts. The note also discusses Pantelleria’s air and land actions benefiting Allied plans across the Mediterranean and notes ahead of farm output doubling.
Allied forces continued methodical bombardment and assault to capture Pantelleria, signaling a major milestone in the Mediterranean theater. The victory strengthens Allied east west shipping control and clears the way for Sicily and Sardinia operations while Rommel's continental defenses were reported tightening. The WPB announced doubled farm implement production starting July 1 to ease farmer equipment shortages, with steel and material allotments raised to 80 percent of 1940 levels. Argentina canceled Axis radio facilities to curb espionage aligning with Rio de Janeiro resolutions.
The 1943 U.S. wheat crop is forecast at 730.5 million bushels, with 501.7 million from winter wheat and 228.8 million from spring wheat. Drought and wet conditions in key regions reduced winter yields, while spring wheat benefits from ample moisture. This total matches the 1932–41 decade average but trails the past five years by about 150 million bushels.
Secretary Ickes imposed a fine of one dollar a day on 430,000 miners who walked out of government pits on June 15. He said the penalty was promised before the stoppage and enforced under existing contracts. John L. Lewis criticized the action as a brutal use of economic sanctions amid the expired-contract dispute. China reports steady gains on the Yangtze front with heavy air action against Japanese forces, including bombardment of Hongan and assaults near Itu and Hwajung as Chinese troops press toward Lake Tunting.
Public hearings will decide whether the year old renegotiation law remain in force or be repealed. Industry witnesses describe its impact on production while officials cite savings exceeding three billion dollars. A Ways and Means Committee measure would raise the contract threshold from $100,000 to $500,000.
The piece notes ongoing air battles across the Russian front as spring thaw lulls fade. Intense fights are reported from the Don River valley to near Leningrad with large Luftwaffe losses and Russian airstrikes on eastern German air bases.
The house advances an anti strike bill to keep war plants operating with penalties for violations. It allows seizure of strike bound mines and bans strikes in those facilities with a 30 day cooling off period. Baruch is named to assist Byrnes, signaling closer executive legislative cooperation. Food logistics: at least 25 percent of American production to foreign markets as U S forces consume about 5.5 pounds of food daily versus civilians three to four pounds.
The War Food Administration announces 1943 wheat loan rates at $1.22 per bushel at the farm for eligible farmers who complied with the 1943 AAA wheat and war crop program. Loan amounts depend on grade quality and storage location. 1942 average was $1.14.
Homeowner asks how to repair a failed flat roof and lay flagstones on a dirt terrace. Tips include using the same roofing material for coatings, laying a six inch concrete bed with cinders for watertight joints, and avoiding frost damage. Also covers sealing a rusty pail bottom with roofing cement and felt, drying out a new house to stop window sweating, touch-up enamel for chipped washing machine cover, and slipping slate roof leaks with roofing cement under raised slates.
A Washington writer recalls the Lewis Roosevelt feud amid the 1930s coal strike and New Deal era. He links John Lewis and Franklin Roosevelt, notes AFL CIO shifts, Wagner Act, and labor politics, and cites White House pressure, labor disputes, and public reaction to the coal crisis. The piece frames historical forces shaping wartime labor policy and ends with a warning about the Nazi slave labor society.
Morgenthau cites statistical compilations as the basis for the gain driven by a record per capita war bond purchase rate. President Roosevelt named Rear Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid to vice admiral, reflecting high command moves. Curtin proclaims Australia safe from invasion in the Southwest Pacific. Jan Valtin is declared 1-A in the draft after publishers reveal his entry must be legal.
Briefs note Bangkok radio advising Thai private business people to be well dressed clean and polite and honest. The piece adds that U S production of fighting equipment in spring 1943 outpaced Japan eightfold and quips about a bicycle shortage joke in Holland where women’s bikes are said to be kept for Scotch Highlanders when they arrive.
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