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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
2
Weekly analysis notes U S advances against Germany on two fronts while B 29s strike steel mills in Japan. Analysts from Western Newspaper Union discuss Allied progress and strategic impact amid stiff German resistance.
Allied forces drive west on a 10 mile front near Cherbourg and seize Quineville while Rommel commits about 700 tanks to the eastern sector. Eisenhower warns of fiercer counter blows as Fourth Division and 29th Airborne push toward St Lo. In Britain a wave of Nazi pilotless bombers strikes England. In Chicago the Republican convention nears with Dewey leading delegates. Bricker contests on the floor while Democrats name Kerr to keynote.
American and Allied forces launch major operations as B 29s hit Japan from China Burma India routes and Saipan landings begin. In Europe the Fifth and Eighth armies push north of Rome driving German forces into retreat with heavy prisoner gains.
An electrical device claimed to detect diseased organs in unconscious patients was shown at a Chicago gastroenterology meeting. Dr. Lester Morrison of Philadelphia described the machine and its supposed viscrogalvanic reaction process. Factory wages reach a new April hourly high of 1.057 dollars while total earnings dip 0.7 percent due to a shorter work week. average hours were 46.2.
The House extended the price control machinery and would allow processors to charge 90 percent of the OPA ceiling if parity prices for any farm commodity are not paid. Parity aims to restore purchasing power to 1909–14 levels. Cotton provisions and court challenges loom as the bill moves to the President and potential veto.
Maj. Gen. Norman Kirk reports that 97 of 100 wounded U S soldiers survive and navy likewise. World War I death rate for the wounded was 8 percent, now under 3 percent. Abdominal injuries fatal in 25 percent, chest wounds under 25 percent, head wounds death at 4 percent versus 14 in the last war.
Treasury reports that in the first two days of the Fifth War Loan drive individual buyers purchased nearly 500 million dollars in bonds. The goal is six billion dollars for individuals. Bond purchases are linked to military equipment funding, with heavy bombers now priced at 250 thousand dollars and fighter planes at 50 thousand, versus higher costs last year.
A House subcommittee on military affairs reports a second Pearl Harbor scandal. Col. Theodore Wyman Jr. faced blame for awarding $125 million in contracts to Hans Wilhelm Rohl, who planned a permanent aircraft warning system with a 1940 contract let December 7 1940.
The census bureau for the War Production Board surveyed 4,500 representative households to guide production. Among 56 household articles, satisfied buyer demand ranged from 98 percent for sewing thread to only 6 percent for wash boilers and lawn mowers, highlighting high need for some items.
The article details the U S lead in developing airborne forces from 1928 paratrooper trials at Kelly Field to modern divisions. It covers German and Russian precedents, Allied use in Sicily and New Guinea, and the role of paratroopers and glider troops in securing airstrips and supporting beachhead advances in France.
More than 2,000,000 dozen infants and children’s wear will be produced in June to August per WPB. WFA authorizes 12,000,000 more pounds of dried prunes for civilians from 1943 production. Romanian forces face clothing shortages with soldiers told to bring two changes of underwear. U S farm employment on April 1 fell about 3 percent from a year earlier.
A reader suggests replacing harsh laxatives with a daily lemon and water tonic. Sunkist lemons provide vitamin C and other nutrients while hydrating the body, boosting digestion, and helping curb fatigue. Consumer notes a 10 morning trial for wakefulness and regular bowel action.
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