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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1942
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union reports a renewed Nazi push threatens Kharkov as Soviet lines retreat. Rommel’s forces press southward, endangering Middle East routes while the United States names a leader for the European zone.
On the Kharkov front Marshal Timoshenko reports Russian forces repelling a German attempt to swing toward Rostov while absorbing losses and yielding Kupyansk. Britain launches a record Bremen air raid with over 1,000 planes and 52 planes lost. A US tax bill would raise the gross revenue to nearly 5.92 billion dollars with higher rates, reduced personal exemptions, and no joint filing mandate.
Federal Reserve chairman Marriner S. Eccles warned in a radio address that national income would peak at 117 billion dollars during the war years. He urged strict curtailment of nonessential purchases, higher personal savings, and ongoing government bond buying to prevent inflation. He projected 1942 income around 110 billion, about 30 billion more than 1939.
The War Department creates a European theater for US forces led by Maj. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to coordinate Allied efforts with Britain. In Egypt Rommel presses, Sidi Barrani fallen and Tobruk aftershock leaves British forces retreating toward Matruh as Tobruk surrenders.
President Roosevelt signed a law delaying married draft inductees until single men are exhausted. The measure fixes family men as the last called and sets allowances for dependents. Deferment applies only to those married before December 8 1941 with monthly benefits of 50 62 or 72 dollars.
The Office of Price Administration reimposed fixed ceilings on consumer services including shoe shines, half soles, funerals, pants pressing, and permanent waving to revert to March 1 rates. The rule covers about a million establishments with five billion dollars in yearly business to curb inflation and stabilize family budgets. Laundry charges, previously raised from 12 to 15 cents, must return to 12 cents, with many services like clothing alterations, hat cleaning, and watch repairs affected.
President Roberto M. Ortiz resigns amid pressure over Argentina's prudence neutrality after the Nazi submarine sinks the freighter Rio Tercero. Acting President Ramon Castillo inherits control as public anger and a harsh note to Berlin intensify calls for sterner action.
Reading from a Chicago World's Fair display in the medical building, experts compare the cow, man, and dog digestive tracts. The cow's lengthy small intestine supports bulky, roughage foods, while the dog relies on meat due to a short gut. Man sits between, advocating a balanced diet of meat and starches.
The piece argues that the lend-lease program could fuel a postwar peace plan by restoring production and liberalizing trade under reciprocal terms. It notes the goal of using wartime aid to build a practical peace machine and mentions Atlantic Charter principles and a White House Flag Day address to enemy publics. It also profiles Rags II, the new army newspaper mascot, and his planned travels with YANK across fronts.
Virginia Vale reports Kay Kyser Kate Smith and Gene Autry head a drive to collect phonograph records for soldiers, with celebrities endorsing the effort. The piece surveys film projects at Columbia and RKO, noting Bruce Smith and Frankie Albert in upcoming biopics, and highlights castings for Manhattan at Midnight and other Metro and Paramount projects, plus a tale of Evelyn Scott’s screen test.
Prague reports 26 Czechs shot in reprisal for Reinhard Heydrich’s killing. U S lawmakers push higher third class mail rates to fund the post office. Rome notes Pope Pius health improvement, no audiences but meetings with close aides, with a possible St. Peter’s tomb visit on St. Peter’s Eve.
Roosevelt and Churchill seek ships for a new frontline against Axis subs as a 12 day Caribbean sinking spree is disclosed. Navy confirms convoy protection along the Atlantic coast and buys two large Miami airports to base air operations against submarines in southern waters.
Brig. Gen. Hugh Casey of the U S engineers corps says at least 100 Australian airdromes have been completed in recent months. He notes 1,500 war construction projects are in hand despite labor and material shortages, including an airdrome costing 9.6 million dollars finished in 71 days.
The House approved a bill authorizing nearly 43 billion dollars for the army for the next fiscal year. The figure surpasses World War I costs by over a billion and boosts total army and navy funding since Pearl Harbor to more than 129 billion dollars.
The reply notes a nose ulcer can become cancer in some cases with age factors. It says cancer presents as a persistent sore unlike a simple ulcer that heals quickly. Recurring scabs are attributed to ongoing irritation maintaining a new scale.
The drive aims to promote safer military aviation by creating ten regional safety zones with directors to educate pilots in safe flying practices. Other notes cite 86 million vehicles produced over 42 years and a war bond push plus a training goal of 2.5 million people for production jobs.
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