Weekly War Report Tells of Bumper U.S. Crops and Pacific Gains
US farmers report bumper crops as Allied forces push in the Pacific. The Red Army nears Germany, while Normandy advances continue and Saipan falls to U.S. control after fierce fighting. US naval and air power bombard Carolines Marianas and Marshall islands as MacArthur advances into New Guinea.
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U.S
Germany
Normandy
Saipan
U. S
China
Carolines
Marianas
Marshall Islands
MacArthur
New Guinea
Philippines
Dutch Indies
Farmers forecast bumper crops amid farm labor strain
Government reports predict record wheat and corn harvests for 1944 while cotton and other staples lag. Hog and cattle slaughter volumes surge in the first half of the year as the dairy and fruit sectors rise. a Connecticut woman births twins 11 days apart, a rare medical phenomenon.
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U. S
Connecticut
Chicago
Europe Front Bursts Into Widespread Head On Combat
Allied and German forces clash along Normandy hedgerows with behind line actions and counter attacks. Doughboys advance western front while British push eastern flank as dive bombers and bazookas target armored concentrations. In Italy heavy fighting continues. Russians drive toward East Prussian border with claims of nearing Germany.
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Normandy
Italy
Russia
Germany
Potato rationing seen in 1944 German harvest low
The 1944 German harvest yielded 36,000,000 bushels, a 20 year low, underscoring the need for rationing. Weekly rations include 85 oz bread 9 oz meat 8 oz sugar and 7 14 oz fats plus two pints of skimmed milk.
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Germany
Fifth Army advances near Riga and Kaunas fronts
A British style of reporting describes forces near Riga Latvia and Kaunas Lithuania as German lines bend to prevent encirclement. Fifth Army units in Italy press against defenses near Livorno while another column pushes along the Era river valley aiming to swing behind the enemy line.
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Riga
Kaunas
Poland
Fifth Army
Italy
Livorno
Leghorn
Era
FDR Announces Fourth Term Bid as War Effort Intensifies
President Franklin D Roosevelt says he would accept another four years if elected, insisting the people are the supreme authority. He frames the bid amid the Democratic convention in Chicago and outlines aims to win the war, prevent future world wars, and secure good livelihoods for veterans and all Americans. Packing industry experts anticipate higher prices for high quality beef to curb the black market, with subsidy rules tying subsidies to price ranges set by Fred Vinson.
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United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Chicago
Henry Wallace
Fred Vinson
Russia New Morals Push Birthrate With Financial Aid
The Soviet government moves to raise the birthrate by rewarding mothers of large families with payments and tax relief while tightening divorce rules. Parents receive escalating sums at birth of a third and fourth child plus monthly allowances up to age five, rising further for higher counts. Childless citizens face 6 percent income tax, one child reduces to 1 percent, and two or three children reduce further.
Reconversion plan faces military opposition in wartime shift
War Mobilization Director James Byrnes pushes Don ald Nelson's civilian production plan to reuse idle plants and materials. Military chiefs fear reduced war output while Truman argues army navy seek manpower surplus. Also reports show 19.5 million fur animals caught in 1943 44 yielding $100 million for trappers amid a $550 million fur market.
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Donald Nelson
Nelson
Harry Truman
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War Investigating Committee
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Navy
U. S
Alaska
Fish and Wildlife Service
War Dept pushes big hike in heavy artillery ammo
The War Department ordered a 200 percent rise in heavy artillery ammunition production to blast enemy defenses. About $100 million will fund machine tools presses and furnaces for expanded capacity while material and manpower priorities are set. The U S Fifth Army used 64 75 million pounds of heavy artillery ammo in one month during the Cassino advance.
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Europe
War Department
Gustav Line
Cassino
U. S. Fifth Army
Desert officer dies from heat exhaustion in desert chase
An army officer, 37, died of heat exhaustion after his car stuck in sand 45 miles southeast of Kingman Arizona. He weighed 180 pounds but shed 60 pounds through evaporation in four hours and faded from dehydration as temperatures reached 130 degrees.
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Kingman
Ariz
Dewey Campaign Signals Liberal Realism in Platform
The piece analyzes Thomas Dewey’s national campaign tactics and platform influence at the convention. It highlights Dewey’s veto on platform wording, his potential liberal shift on social policy, a realist view on international affairs, and his working relation with labor groups in New York.
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Chicago
Mary Donlin
New York
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Stassen
Taft
Ohio
Danaher
Connecticut
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Colorado
Miss Donlin
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Russia
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New York State
Midwest isolationism shapes the Democratic convention
BAUKHAGE analyzes how Midwest voters view foreign policy as Democrats meet in Chicago. He notes Republican moves to minimize issues, Bricker and Dewey’s ticket aims, and a rising isolationist current among Midwest liberals, wary of entangling alliances and war plans.
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Swing
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Harpers
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Tribune
Chicago Tribune
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Roosevelt
Pepper
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New Dealer
Volunteers Needed to Run Price Control Drive
About 90,000 more volunteers are needed to sustain the price control program. The article notes 32,500 recruited from Mexico 250 from Jamaica 5,100 from the Bahamas and 450 from Newfoundland laboring on American farms. Since the war began 15,000 trans Atlantic flights have linked the US and England. Volunteers for spare time farm and food work may apply for special gasoline rations.
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Mexico
Jamaica
The
Bahama Islands
Newfoundland
United States
England
Bedside Reading Bag From Home Craft Notes
A bedside bag idea aids bedridden readers and the visually impaired by keeping books magazines writing materials and a spectacle case at hand. Made from heavy cotton upholstery remnant in cream with red, it uses a cut down coat hanger between lining and outside and shows how to stitch the pieces together.
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