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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1942
Page
2
Heavy artillery and air power dominate week, with British actions at Rommel positions. The issue cites 1014 billion farm income for 1943 and urges Baruch to initiate a manpower study.
Navy reports confirm heavy fighting in the Solomons with the loss of the carrier Wasp and multiple Japanese ships. U S. forces damaged two carriers, two battleships and three cruisers while over 100 enemy aircraft were destroyed, providing temporary relief to Marine and Army units on Guadalcanal. Japanese efforts were diverted from their aim to seize the Solomons and threaten supply lines to Australia.
The Department of Agriculture projects net farm income for 1942 at 9.8 billion dollars, with 1943 expected near 10.5 billion. 1942 production rises about 12 percent from 1941 and 40 percent from 1918, aided by abundant feeds and strong prices. Corn may top 1920 records on 12 percent less land. livestock output to rise next year if weather cooperates. Military and lend-lease purchases in 1943 are seen 50 percent above 1942, consuming one-fifth of current output. civilian demand grows slowly and 1943 prices under ceilings will about 6 percent higher than 1942 average.
President Roosevelt says no decision yet on methods to address manpower in war industries and warns against assuming a labor draft is planned. He notes legislation would be needed for any women registration, limited to ages 18 to 65, with about 6 million men in uniform. The Chamber of Commerce backs studying man power.
Farmers may help country in wartime by plucking live geese for feathers used in flying suits and cold protection. Feathers fetch good prices as quills dry. most plucking occurs spring to fall, with limits on wing quills and timing after November 15. Feathers are briefly cured in airy sacks before shipping.
A public figure argues for enforced nationwide athletic training from ages 12 to 18. He criticizes undertrained youth and calls for broad programs in walking, running, swimming, jumping, boxing, wrestling, basketball and baseball to build stamina, skill and self confidence.
Allied forces along the Alamein line in Egypt push against German and Italian positions with British Eighth Army delivering heavy blows. Rommel’s troops counterattack as Allied infantry, protected by guns and air cover, hold gains while air power targets concentrations, tanks, and airfields. Cairo reports say Axis troops were trapped west of El Alamein near the Mediterranean.
Farmers are urged to gather 1 250 000 tons of scrap iron and steel from United States farms for the war effort. If used for battleships the scrap could build more than twice the current fleet. rural centers report steady collection but say it could be doubled with full effort.
The text notes left-handedness appears twice as often in twin births as in single births and at similar rates in fraternal twins. It also states that neither pattern is fully understood by researchers.
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