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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1942
Page
2
The column reports a U S Soviet pact promising a second front and cooperation for lasting peace. It notes U S and British naval actions joining a blockade and announces a new pipeline to supply oil for the East.
President Roosevelt announced a U S Russian understanding to open a second front in Europe in 1942 while Anthony Eden and Molotov forged a 20 year Britain Russia alliance and a mutual war aid pact. The moves speeded war effort and laid groundwork for postwar economic cooperation and peace.
The War Production Board authorized immediate construction of a 24 inch pipeline from Longview Texas to the Salem area in Illinois to move oil to the East. It will cut rail and water travel distance in half and handle 250000 barrels daily but will not end East gas rationing. WPB says East shipments remain below needs and stocks are dangerously low despite rationing.
Reports say Nazi forces push from Kharkov in Ukraine siege Sevastopol in Crimea and attack Murmansk north of Finland. With December 1 completion of a 550 mile pipeline, 125000 tons of steel needed. Over 150000 men in ten German divisions strike Sevastopol, gateway to Caspian oil fields. Moscow communique claims defenders still resist.
A U S task force under Rear Admiral Robert C. Giffen joined the British home fleet to blockade German forces, guard convoys, and hunt Axis submarines. The move coincided with King George VI’s three day port visit in England as the alliance strengthens Atlantic operations against Nazi warships.
In reprisal for Reinhard Heydrich’s death, Nazi Gestapo agents in Liditz slaughtered about 150 of the village’s men, banished women and children to camps, and set the town ablaze near Prague. The 483 resident community lay a few miles west of the city where Heydrich was wounded.
Navy officials deny Axis claims of Japanese footholds in the Aleutians as Admiral Nimitz reports heavy losses for Japan at Midway. He notes a top invasion fleet of over 30 vessels likely suffered many casualties and thousands of enemy personnel killed. Tokyo media cautions that not all battle news will be favorable.
Donald M. Nelson, head of the War Production Board, told the University of Missouri class that America will exceed estimates. He predicted 60,000 airplanes this year and faster production later, noting wartime gains in technique and industrial capacity. He argued poverty could become avoidable with the expanded postwar output.
The piece contrasts Britain's dependence on American food with transport limits at sea. It notes Britain sacrifices grazing land for crops, the need for protein, and hopes for new ships and small submarine chasers. It also discusses Mercator maps, air power, and Washington’s role amid global war mobilization.
A Long Island Army officer Caleb Carlton helped spark the habit of rising and removing hats during the Star Spangled Banner. His 1914 letter revealed efforts from Fort Meade to Fort Meade and Washington to establish the national anthem in military and civilian life, culminating in 1931 when Congress designated the song as the national anthem.
Omaha reports that rich high quality beef steaks could disappear from American tables this fall due to price ceiling regulations. Guy Scudder, secretary of the National Live Stock Advisory Council, says unregulated feed prices prevent producers from finishing cattle to top quality.
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill announce two combined boards to coordinate Anglo American arms production and food distribution. The move speeds war manufacturing, streamlines shipping, and plans a postwar world with fair food distribution while using US resources in peace time.
The agriculture department reports progress toward record U S farm production. Weather could push records beyond prior highs as crops, including winter wheat forecast at 646,931,000 bushels and spring wheat at 221,128,000 bushels, vastly boosting food stockpiles for war and peace planning.
Ambassador William D. Leahy in the United States argues that the Vichy government merits continuing relations. He says Laval, not Petain, is viewed by many as the real pro Axis puppet, though most Americans see Laval as traitorous.
BRIEFS report Farm storage lumber can be ordered under an amendment to the WPB lumber freezing order. American poultrymen hatched 19 percent more chickens in the first four months of the year than last, per agriculture department reports. Norwegian ships supply England with a third of food and half of its oil. Canton New York high school students join the farm cadet victory service, to be certified by the U S employment service and paid prevailing wages.
The question asks for a Scots meaning of the term mickle. Mickle in Scots usage means much or large in amount, equivalent to much or great. The answer clarifies its usage as a synonym for large or plentiful.
The Victoria River Downs ranch in northwestern Australia spans about 10,800 square miles. It associates with Rome and Carthage in the list and contrasts continual versus continuous. Lincoln is referenced in the mix of items. A horse pushes in his harness is noted in the notes.
The quotation states that the body of true religion lies in obedience to the Sovereign of the world, in confidence in His declarations, and in imitation of His perfections as declared by Burke.
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