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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1944
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union analysis reports a German counterattack slowing Allied advances in the Rhineland. The piece warns of a hard Pacific war and frames the clash as a significant setback for Western forces.
German counterattacks and Allied advances along the Siegfried line, in Holland and the Saar basin push the war toward Cologne and the Po valley. In the Pacific, B 29s devastate Japanese plants while strategic planning for postwar Germany unfolds and butter shortages persist.
Six week old Evelyn Walls delights parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Walls of Los Angeles California. Photos show the infant standing aided by her own effort raising herself on her tummy and taking three steps while held by her mother’s hand.
Washington report details near miss of clothes rationing during wartime. Irwin Wolf and WPB officials persuaded Nelson to curb stockpiling by retailers, preventing a civilian clothing rationing scheme. Army surplus radio tubes remain scarce, with limited civilian release and testing before distribution under fair basis.
War Food Administration plans orderly surpluses disposal with priority to firms supplying government products and then others in the same trade. The survey notes women war workers expect to stay in industry after hostilities end, and a White House confidential report shows most families saved little war surpluses.
War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes defended ongoing price and wage controls to avert inflation and shortages as victory in the Pacific nears. He cited BLS figures showing 25 percent price rise since January 1941, while farm income and worker pay climbed, and urged continued restraint despite labor demands to overhaul the wage formula. AFL and CIO leaders pressed for changes noting higher living costs and seeking quick wage settlements to aid reconversion.
An old homemakers note suggests removing a room partition while keeping main supports and using a balustrade and draw curtain to maintain light and separation. It advertises a booklet MAKE YOUR OWN CURTAINS by Mrs. Spears, with curtain ideas, measurements, and step-by-step instructions.
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