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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1942
Page
2
Editor notes in weekly analysis report Soviet forces break Nazi lines near Kharkov to ease pressure on Kerch Front. U S Army assumes control of all air lines and discusses impact on lower wage brackets facing income tax.
Report from the Russian Front describes battles around the Kerch peninsula and Kharkov as Nazi forces push toward Soviet oil fields while Soviet troops counterattack. German air power, American tanks, and new aircraft are noted as the conflict tests Axis and Allied capabilities. The House Ways and Means Committee moves to lower exemptions, widening the tax base for 8 million more Americans with earned income credit retained.
The War Department tightens control of civil aviation authorizing the seizure of 55 airliners and conversion of 70 more as cargo carriers with night flying largely ended. U-boat activity rises along the Atlantic and in the St Lawrence River as the United Nations push to defend crucial routes. Jesse Jones reports RFC plans to buy tires under a new government program amid a cautious tire rationing approach. The emergency rubber outlook warns synthetic supply remains limited and rubber self sufficiency hinges on wartime victory.
Prime Minister Churchill warns Axis that Britain is better prepared for gas warfare. A ministry report notes German gas shelter capacity covers only about 40 percent in large cities and that Italy fares worse. It contrasts Britain’s universal gas mask ownership with German and Italian gaps in protection.
The pope called on world leaders to seek a peace based on justice and moderation even as he cautioned there is no immediate hope of peace. Speaking on the radio for the 25th anniversary of his bishop consecration, he urged statesmen not to miss chances to pursue a peace of justice amid danger from greater weapons.
Allied air strikes hit Amboina in the eastern Indies and Rabaul on New Britain as warships and transports gather for reinforcement. Base attacks targeted Japanese shipping, docks, and airfields to deter possible invasion and widen the Coral Sea border.
French warships at Martinique were immobilized as the United States pushed to neutralize French possessions in the Caribbean. Vichy France issued a note on the situation while American representatives said they were “doing business” with Admiral Robert, high commissioner of the French West Indies.
War Shipping Administrator Emory Land says shipyards will produce 15,000,000 tons of new vessels annually after 1943 and will maintain that rate as long as necessary. He describes round the clock operation seven days a week as standard practice, signaling strong wartime production momentum.
Enlistment of 150000 American women aged 21 to 44 for non combatant service with the regular army was authorized after the Senate passed a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. The House had approved it. WAAC units will be uniformed with pay starting at 21 dollars for four months then 30 dollars. First task expected in aircraft warning services with duties including clerks operators switchboard teletype and messengers. Other roles include pharmacists dietitians hostesses laboratory assistants laundries and stewards.
In New York the Amateur Cinema league announced Uncle Sam seeks scenic pictures taken abroad by amateurs. It has authorization to distribute 60,000 questionnaires through camera dealers and clubs asking for all personally made motion pictures and transparencies for government use.
A 62 year old man with a stomach ulcer suffered a hemorrhage and received two blood transfusions. Despite surgeon caution about age related perforations, he avoided surgery by strictly following the ulcer diet, avoiding fried foods and stimulants, and recovered weight and strength over three years.
A discussion on how emotional distress can trigger real heart and organ disease, linking mental strain to physical symptoms. It cites Prof. Cannon and Dr. Cohn, notes infections affect mind and body, and urges cultivating calmness through religion or philosophy to limit bodily upset. Q A sections address tinnitus and finger pain from nerve damage or pressure.
Washington considers the farm outlook as price ceilings and wartime needs press on. Agriculture leaders debate parity versus 110 pricing, while bottlenecks in tools, fertilizer, transport, and processing threaten harvests. farmers tap rainy day funds and urge debt reduction as Roosevelt lauds preparedness and resilience.
A 32 page booklet promises easy to make gay vanity table with red dotted swiss and ribbon beading. It offers additional patterns for a book rack side table pillow tops pot holders and other decorative items for personal use or gifts. Send your order to the supplier.
Census data show over half of Americans aged 25 plus had at least eight years of school as of April 1 1940. Families will receive five pounds of sugar per person for canning this season. Quilt making may rebound amid simplified living as material use tightens. The AAA reports nearly 10 million motor blowouts in 1941, the top motor trouble.
Reader Home Service at 635 Sixth Avenue New York solicits 15 cents in coins to receive a copy of Hand-Made Gift Novelties. The notice invites readers to request the publication by mail.
A reflection on character as a shadow that sometimes trails and sometimes leads a person. It notes that the shadow can be longer or shorter than the individual at times, illustrating how virtue or disposition mirrors one’s own presence.
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