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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
6
Weekly analysis notes U S bombers reduce Rabaul defenses and threaten Hitler's Black Sea bases as Red Army advances in Ukraine. British strikes slow war production amid editorial notes from Western Newspaper Union analysts.
Allied air fleets bomb Berlin and targets across European industry as Axis defenses brace for a possible invasion. In Italy, German armor presses at Anzio and Cassino sees renewed brutal house to house fighting amid heavy snow and stalled progress.
About 87 000 Welsh coal miners left 156 pits citing inadequate compensation after minimum wage rise to 20.00. Thousands joined protests in England and Scotland while government weighs national takeover. War demands and wage disputes fuel tensions.
U S bombers and fighters pound Rabaul reducing its usefulness to Japan. Ships avoid the port as air and sea superiority grow. U S troops in Admiralty Islands are supplied directly under warship protection. A 21 member congressional panel and London talks shape America postwar Pacific strategy with Australia and New Zealand framing defensive positions and air routes.
Russians push deeper into Nazi lines in the Ukraine as Finns led by Vaino Tanner resist ejecting German troops. Talks favor restoring prewar borders and negotiating with Germany to move troops via Norway or Sweden to avoid civil strife.
In Italy American soldiers favor orchids for Easter gifts to wives and mothers, with Red Cross workers arranging purchase and delivery. Retired Bishop Thomas N Nicholson of Mount Vernon Iowa died at 88, former Chicago bishop 1916 to 1924 and Detroit bishop 1924 to 1932, ex-president of the Anti Saloon League.
Admiral Emory S. Land told a congressional committee that the U S merchant marine outshines Allied shipping and urged storing idle vessels after the war He cited Japan Germany and Italy export shares and noted 42 percent of outbound cargo last year was lend lease material TVA criticism and proposed funding reforms by McKellar Russell pushed for direct congressional funding for semipermanent federal agencies
An 18 month old girl Veronica De Vore was found waist deep in swamp mud, 14 miles from home, after a five hour search by 50 local schoolboys and townspeople. Her dog Tippy stayed by her side during the ordeal.
The International Harvester Company with 15 000 veterans among its staff announced a comprehensive vets reemployment program for its 21 plants and 187 sales branches. The plan seeks to restore vets to their old jobs or comparable roles, offers special training for the handicapped, reviews training pay monthly, and provides lighter duties and mechanical aids for more severely disabled workers.
War casualty totals reach 162 282 with 37 853 dead and 35 565 missing and 57 000 wounded. Army losses 20 592 dead 47 318 wounded. Navy 17 261 dead 9 910 wounded. Mediterranean region bears heaviest army losses with 9 271 dead and 29 278 wounded. London psychiatrist Col Lloyd J Thompson cites 75 percent cure and return to duty among mental cases.
The War Food Administration launches a support program to spur production across 50 crops. With surplus food, the agency will dehydrate potatoes for munitions alcohol or stock feed and donate portions to schools and lend-lease institutions.
A series of home cleaning and maintenance tips tackle acid stains on wood floors and rug cleaning with carbon tetrachloride. Advice covers oxalic acid bleaching for deep stains, rinsing and refinishing. cautions on chemical fumes and professional cleaners for whole rugs. paraffin coating for window grooves. and waffle iron cleaning with a wire brush plus butter in batter to reduce sticking.
Expert advises widening and patching large cracks with patching plaster then dampening old surfaces to prevent shrinkage and points to three parts boiled linseed oil one part turpentine paste for hairline cracks. He notes wallcloth is a good covering for walls and ceilings and should be sized before application.
Obtain the cutting pattern and appliques for Pinafore Pattern No 5534 in sizes 2 3 and 4 by sending 16 cents, name, address and pattern number. High demand and wartime delays affect some patterns. Send orders to the specified address.
The word admiral derives from amiral meaning commander of. Camel cigarettes are described as the top choice among Navy Army Marines and Coast Guard personnel based on service store sales. The ad notes Camel as a popular gift and mentions post office restrictions on overseas shipments.
An unsolicited letter from 75 year old E. Zook of Fairbury Illinois praises Kellogg s All Bran for regular bowel movements after six weeks of daily use. Scientists attribute relief to cellulose rich components aiding colonic flora. Kellogg s All Bran is marketed as a gentle regulating food not a purgative.
An American soldier consumes about 1 percent as much food as the average civilian, reflecting smaller overall rations or energy needs in military life.
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