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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1942
Page
2
Increasing U S air and naval power is shown in Pacific sea battles as editorial writers note U S strength. The piece also discusses car owners receiving extra tires and the OPA gas quota for the East Coast.
A 40 hour assault by British Commandos and Allied forces led to the surrender of the Diego Suárez naval base on Madagascar. The base’s fall secures eastern supply routes for the United Nations while French outposts hold hinterland control. The operation, planned three months in advance, contrasted with Dakar’s prior failure and signals renewed Allied aggression.
President Manuel Prado of Peru makes the first official visit by a South American leader to the United States signaling closer Pan American cooperation against Nazism. Peru’s anti-dictator stance and army control under U.S. officers accompany plans to ration civilian travel and conserve rubber for war needs.
Japanese sea and air forces mass northeast of Australia in a thrust from New Britain and the Solomon Islands. In five days American ships and planes sunk or damaged 16 Japanese vessels, the heaviest fighting since the Java Sea. Blocking this threat would stabilize Australia and strengthen a springboard for a future UN offensive to recapture the East Indies and the Philippines. Japan holds the Solomon Islands as stepping stones from Rabaul toward New Caledonia.
The Office of Price Administration limited Atlantic Seaboard fuel sales to 2 to 6 gallons weekly for non essential motorists affecting 10 million drivers in 17 states and DC. Officials said enough fuel would go to essential travel with three card types A B X defining usage. A for non essential, B for defense and public service, X for unlimited travel.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek assumes personal command as Japan extends its Burma road invasion into Yunnan. U S bombers from India strike Mingaladon airfield near Rangoon, with reports of heavy AA fire and 250 pound bomb drops on the Nipponese base.
The Federal Reserve board orders curb time payment buying across consumer goods. Key points limit 12 months for installment plans, require one third cash down, 10th of next month payment deadlines, and auto parts and various household items added to regulated list. Exceptions include autos over 15 months and furniture with 20 percent down for 12 months.
The war department creates an army specialist corps to increase flexibility. Selective Service announces nationals of Allied nations may join either American or home forces, with reciprocal arrangements for Canadians and others extending to all allies.
Moina Michael, known as The Poppy Lady, inspired the red memorial poppy to honor fallen soldiers. The idea began in Athens, Georgia, in 1918 amid Y M C A War Secretaries and spread to the American Legion and other groups. Proceeds from poppy sales exceed seven million dollars for disabled veterans and their families.
United States forces guard a global front in 1942 as American troops and leadership extend from Iceland to the South Seas. The piece notes mass mobilization, shared effort with Canada, and the push to align price controls with a northern price ceiling to sustain war production and aid Britain.
Dr James W Barton notes progress in fighting pneumonia with new sulfa drugs following the 1918 19 flu epidemic. Early medical consultation remains crucial as delays beyond the fourth to eighth day lessen survival, with younger and healthier patients benefiting most while high risk groups see limited gains. The Metropolitan Information Service warns delay often makes treatment futile.
The International Livestock Exposition in Chicago is canceled by its directors due to wartime transport limits. The event, held for 42 years, drew a record turnout of 400000 last year and relied on freight networks now strained by wartime demands.
Delegates at a federal state conference in Washington warned that local and state restrictions on manpower construction and housing are harming war production. They urged governments to act to relieve the barriers and improve mobilization.
Honolulu Hawaii becomes the first American area to suffer Axis aggression and proves its resolve by oversubscribing its May war bond quota of 250000 dollars by four times. New York rationing silver bullion for industrial needs rises with demand.
More than 200 Latin American youths receive aviation training in the United States as part of wartime efforts. At Camp Roberts California a mess hall renames a breakfast dish Free French Toast to boost morale. Chester Bryant of Knoxville Tennessee urges Americans and other United Nations to close all correspondence and use the slogan Yours for Victory.
A Journal of the American Medical Association editorial cites research showing liver protection comes from protein-rich diets. For seriously ill liver and gall bladder patients awaiting operation, 80 percent protein and 20 percent starch with no fat is advised. Edema post operation links to protein deficiency. adequate protein aids digestion and recovery.
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