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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1942
Page
2
Analysis warns that a Nazi push toward the Don River sector risks Caucasus oil fields while inflation dangers loom as President FDR suggests seizure remains possible. The opinion column reflects editor notes from the Western Newspaper Union.
Nazi armor drove 100 miles into the Don basin east of Kursk and Kharkov as Hitler seeks fuel for mechanized forces. Rommel’s offensive toward Alexandria was checked at El Alamein by Auchinleck with RAF and American air support. Jesse James warned Americans about inflation while inflationary risks loom in 1943. Civil aviation craft flew 5,000,000 miles delivering war materiel to the Pacific.
President Roosevelt told reporters that if war conditions worsen the government may confiscate every automobile tire in the country. He hopes gasoline rationing can be avoided while saving the nation, not gasoline or rubber. East coast motorists were urged to curb unnecessary use to aid war workers and production.
The article compares eight Nazi saboteurs trialed in Washington to the 1865 Lincoln assassination case. Both featured eight defendants and secret proceedings, with verdicts potentially leading to death. Observers note that only five Lincoln conspirators were executed, including Mary Surratt.
War Production Chief Donald M. Nelson reorients WPB strategy after a shakeup, focusing on conversion and upgrading smaller plants. William L. Batt becomes vice chairman and James S. Knowlson joins as other vice chairman as China fights on against Japan. Chiang Kai-shek touts eventual Japanese collapse while air power inflicts heavy losses on Japanese forces. China relies on limited resources and peasant troops to continue resistance.
A veteran aviation advocate outlines how wartime air transport accelerates rural access. He cites the Air-Pick up Service delivering mail to 150 towns, the Civil Air Patrol’s courier role, and plans for civilian air reserves, glider training, and high school aviation courses, predicting door to door air delivery and decentralization after peace.
The article notes that separation from parents during emergencies increases children’s distress more than the danger itself. It cites Maj. C. A. Hinds on peptic ulcers among British troops, found in over half of 800 cases in a military hospital, especially among Reservists and new recruits, with regular soldiers less affected. It concludes treatment should address fear to ensure lasting results.
A study by Drs. Willis M. Fowler and Ade laide P. Barer reports on 200 donors who gave 636 transfusions. It finds iron restoration to normal takes about 49 days, with faster recovery after smaller donations and slightly quicker return for men, with subsequent donations possible once hemoglobin normalizes.
A government report says a northern Australia highway capable of carrying heavy military traffic was completed in a little more than a year. The route is designed so army vehicles won’t be halted during the rainy season and civilian crews, including several US engineers, worked on the project.
A Soviet submarine crippled the Tirpitz with two torpedoes, forcing the Nazi battleship to seek cover. The Red communique said the strike saved a major Allied convoy to northern Russia and allowed merchant ships to reach a safe port intact.
Brig. Gen. Frank J. McSherry of the War Manpower Commission predicts 19,900,000 people must be drawn into war production and military service in 1942 and 1943. He says 10,500,000 mustwork in war industries this year with 2,500,000 more in 1943, and 3,400,000 to be inducted in 1942 and 3,500,000 in 1943.
An official report describes Canada shifting from a peaceful farm economy to a major war production nation. Men, aircraft, tanks, guns and food are being shipped across the Atlantic to Britain and other fronts, illustrating the Dominion’s industrial progress.
Private Americas Liberator drawn as a symbol of commitment as he helps move steel bins through the Commodity Credit Corporation from Iowa and Illinois to the wheat belt. Farmers in Ipswich list machinery for sale or trade. The Oregon Victory Garden program channels retired citizens into wartime service.
Question and answer column notes the new vitamin for gray hair is vitamin B complex. Physicians doubt its power to prevent graying. The piece also addresses rheumatic leg pains in an eight year old, stating such pains can arise from infections in teeth, tonsils, bowels, sinuses, or ears.
Pattern 7308 includes directions for a hat and purse with illustrations and stitches. Lists materials needed to crochet the set and instructs how to obtain the pattern by sending an order to the specified address.
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