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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union reports Allied forces press Nazi lines while Hitler readies for a final push. U S plans surplus land sales as strategic measures influence wartime policy and resources.
Allied forces push on at Normandy and Italy as American and British troops penetrate hedgerows and Gothic line defenses. U S land disposal policy favors quick sale of surplus war properties in family-sized tracts with appraisals by community members. Guam Tinian and Saipan face renewed bombardment while Poland and Silesia see changing Nazi positions. Civilian marriage seeks rise as wartime service expands, and U S oil output remains strong with renewed refinery capacity and tire allocation for tanks and transport.
The OPA imposes price controls on pears with a ceiling near 15 cents a pound until September 10 and 17 cents by next April. Officials say the policy should cut current retail prices by about 20 percent in most areas. James Ware, once a railroad waiter in 1894, received a 50 years of service button last week after a long summer stint.
The National Council of Poland is organized in liberated eastern territory under Soviet aid. It accuses the London exile government of using an unlawful 1935 constitution and seeks compensation by annexing parts of eastern Germany and East Prussia. It pledges unification of Polish fighting forces under Russian control.
Perry Hayden of Tecumseh Michigan plants a cubic inch of wheat each year with one tenth going to the Friends church and nine tenths returned to seed on land loaned by Henry Ford. The 1944 harvest drew Henry Ford to witness an historic threshing display as the project aims for a 1946 yield of about 90 000 bushels from 3 000 acres all for the church.
A local hen owned by Mr and Mrs R R Maxwell in Oregon City Oregon produced enormous eggs nine inches long and eight inches wide after months of normal laying Then after seven days of high output the bird died leaving residents puzzled about the extraordinary eggs likely a farm curiosity or oddity report.
Beardsley Ruml and H. Christian Sonne urge postwar tax simplification including abolition of corporate income tax to lower prices and boost wages. They advocate a graduated personal income tax from 16 percent to 50 percent and a balanced budget with debt retirement after economic revival.
USDA data show Chicago yards handled 43 percent fewer choice and prime steers in early July than a year ago while good grades rose 1.9 percent and mediums 75 percent. Black market activity and OPA ceilings blamed for the drop. short feds supplying mediums reap most money.
Washington dispatch analyzes 1944 election prospects with Dewey favored in the East and farm states Republican. Oregon and California are pivotal on the Pacific, while New York and Pennsylvania remain doubtful. Groundwork shows Roosevelt’s hold on power through war policies and media, with Dewey needing unity among Republicans and anti-Roosevelt forces.
Washington dispatch outlines Congress passage of a soldier vote law and Title Five penalties, battles over Stars and Stripes coverage, and Army fears of political controversy. Col. Egbert White’s ouster and shifts at Stars and Stripes provoke calls to clarify what counts as propaganda for elections. Institutional tensions across Taft, Stimson, and Lucas frame the issue.
Bradley Dewey, head of the Rubber program, resigns and recommends discontinuing the office with functions turned over to the War Production board. Synthetic plants now run at 836000 tons annually, enough for 22000000 tires planned for 1944. about 6000 experienced tire makers are needed to meet that goal.
The Japanese Domei agency said about 30,000 school children were evacuated from Tokyo to rural districts since July 8. Radio Cherbourg opens its daily program with From the liberated soil of France, Radio Cherbourg speaks to you. A British Information Service document titled Liberating a Continent Index to Invasion emphasizes maps as foundation stones for operations. Maps for the Allied North African landing filled an entire warehouse at the embarkation post, the British revealed.
Home living spaces are repurposed with multifunction furniture projections. A caster box hides bed gear under a cot to create a sofa look with fitted slipcovers and cushions. An improvised table from odds and ends completes a daytime couch setup as shown in Book 6 homemaking booklet offer.
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