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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1944
Page
1
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones said civilian food stocks should mirror 1943, with milk cheese and fats possibly down. He cited record livestock, urges to plant 16 million more acres, and improved farm machinery and fertilizer outlook while noting manpower shortages.
Congress overwhelmingly approved expenditures totaling 2.35 billion dollars for UNRRA to aid occupied countries after liberation. The program will feed, clothe, and restore essential services to help restart agricultural and industrial economies, with 43 other United Nations matching about 500 million.
The report covers Allied actions in Burma and New Guinea as Japan pushes inland toward Imphal and seals routes to China. It details Allied air attacks on shipping and gun positions and advances toward Madang, while Germany plans a Balkan integration of Hungary Romania and Bulgaria to fuel a continental offensive. In Italy Cassino resists Allied pressure as western bombers strike France and Germany to disrupt railways and factories.
The War Production board released about 400 tons of balata used to cover golf balls, noting deterioration and unsuitability for war use. Ball manufacturers lack centers and windings stock, so no new balls are expected soon. The piece also notes a drop in perfect bowling scores with 44 in the season, despite more teams.
International Harvester posts 1949 fiscal year gross of 448 million with 25 million profit and war orders dominating 68 percent of business. Sears Roebuck reports 1943 sales of 862 million with 33.9 million profit amid improving goods quality. Wilson & Co. shows 1943 sales 552 million and 7.4 million profit amid new meat prep advances. Tojo urges military discipline in industry and broader student labor service in Japan. Tennessee Senator McKellar attacks TVA funding while Senator Hill defends it, seeking direct appropriations and congressional oversight of funds.
Amid Morinigo's cabinet purge Uruguay leans toward closer ties with Argentina while maintaining friendly relations with the United States. Argentina resists joining the Axis conflict, asserting sovereign control of its foreign policy. Meanwhile U S army reconstitution centers at Camp Butner Fort Sam Houston and Camp White expand to speed recovery and reassign soldiers to suitable duties.
William Jeffers, former U S rubber controller, declared that America's synthetic rubber output is now strong enough to compete with British and Dutch firms that controlled East Indian plantations before the Japanese invasion. He predicted tire makers will produce a synthetic rubber tire with the endurance of natural rubber.
Washington focus shifts to price premiums on farm products as lawmakers debate subsidy terms in the Commodity Credit bill. War Food officials warn of cattle movement risks, bankers fear market gluts, and cattlemen press for price flexibility without subsidies.
Six hundred former seamen and officers of the American merchant marine recently drafted into the U S army in the last eight months have been released to return to sea. The American Red Cross bought over 2 760 000 pocket sized books last year for servicemen. U S mints produced nearly ten times as many coins this year as in the past 152 years. Nazi interior minister Himmler ordered the registration of a new class of 12 year old German girls for labor service and ruled applications for deferment would be useless.
The WPB alcohol division blocks sawdust alcohol plans in the U S though tests at Marquette and Willamette opt for commercial plants. Delays stem from bureaucratic hurdles, lost applications, and an FBI inquiry into a key engineer. Also notes Allied air strikes and German fighter production, plus Camp Ritchie duties for Man Mountain Dean as sergeant.
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