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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1943
Page
2
Weekly News Analysis reports a 30 percent boost to farm implement quotas amid wartime mobilization. Russia accelerates Caucasus Ukraine offensive as Hitler’s disasters mount. Tripoli’s fall prompts a Tunisian drive to secure borders and resources.
The War Production Board raises farm machinery output by 30 percent and Secretary Wickard unveils a federal credit program growing from 200 million to 250 million dollars for farmers. The WPB also boosts steel allotment for farm machinery from 127000 to 187000 tons for the first quarter of 1843, with loans via the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation at five percent interest.
The article notes Tripoli's fall as the final act in Mussolini's doomed expansion dream. It marks a shift for Allied forces toward crushing remaining Axis strongholds in Tunisia and explains Rommel's retreat aimed at Tunisia rather than Tripoli. Allied air and ground pressure intensify against Afrika Korps as British and Fighting French units bolster Eisenhower's forces.
Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown signals a cautious approach as rationing and price rules tighten. He says price increases are inevitable but will be slow and well ordered, stressing the OPA’s mission to protect the American people under new leadership rather than dramatic action.
Russian offensives push forward across the front as Nazis cede ground and lose matériel. Moscow reports about 500 000 German dead and 200 000 captured since the November winter drive. Five key cities between Ukraine and the north Caucasus are highlighted as potential turning points.
The American Medical Association announced a new childbirth anesthesia method called continuous caudal anesthesia. Developed by Drs. Robert Hingson and Waldo Edwards of Staten Island Marine Hospital, the technique reportedly showed no danger to mother or baby and was corroborated by 18 clinics testing 589 patients.
Allied fliers intensified air attacks on Jop-held Lae as a prelude to MacArthur’s land movements. Operations extended beyond Lae with bombings of Finshhaven, Madang wharf and airdrome, and strafing off Willaumez Peninsula. Aircrews also struck Cape Gloucester and Gasmata in New Britain and targeted shipping off Ambon, 600 miles northwest of Darwin.
Washington reports 3,294,852 enlisted men’ dependents now receive allotments with up to January 1 total applications at 1,619,055. Of these, 193,750 were temporarily disallowed pending further information. London notes 80-year-old San Francisco captain George E Bridgett commanded a new Liberty ship aiding Malta, returning from a 15 year retirement on a vessel built in 24 hours at Kaiser yards.
About 12,000 Pennsylvania miners went back to work after a three week unauthorized walkout. President Roosevelt warned of taking necessary steps to protect the war effort if the strike continued. The dispute centered on UMW dues and wage demands amid complex labor politics and War Labor Board efforts.
Axis U boat strength remains formidable with 200 subs in service out of 500 on patrol. British estimates suggest German submarine construction outpacing experts by 15 to 20 a month. Elmer Davis notes January shipping losses exceed December. Lend Lease to Soviet grows with U S and Britain delivering 5800 tanks and 4600 aircraft by Jan 1, 1943, and more aid promised. Convoys continue despite wolfpacks.
Rubber Conservation Director William M. Jeffers takes over all rubber import programs from the Board of Economic Warfare through the Rubber Reserve company. Jesse Jones, head of RFC Rubber Reserve, will now answer to Jeffers, aiming to bolster synthetic rubber production and accelerate tire supplies for civilians.
The report notes renewed Nazi bombardments on London as aviation officials praise reprisals against the Axis. It cites 13 German planes downed in a daylight raid the largest since 1940 while Britain lost two, aided by improved anti air defenses with minimal civilian casualties.
Red Cross chairman Dwight F. Davis said Maj. Gen. James C. Magee and Rear Admiral Ross YT. McIntyre, surgeons general of the army and navy, requested the Red Cross provide 4,000,000 pints of blood in 1943, more than triple the prior year’s donations.
Manpower chief Paul McNutt told the Truman committee the armed force could not be enlarged indefinitely due to shipping limits and submarine warfare. He warned a huge home army would erode morale, discussed farm labor plans with battalion placements, and stressed submarine and shipping as the key hurdle to world beating strength.
Walter Winchell returns from overseas and notes progress in the fight against infantile paralysis. The Kenny method helps about 80 percent regain normal life though not a cure, aided by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and public donations. The piece covers carriers, history, epidemics, and the Foundation’s reach across 2,494 local chapters covering most counties.
Chester Morrison reports from Egypt on Montgomery driving German and Italian forces from the vicinity of Cairo while Coningham’s RAF and USAAF air power annihilate the Luftwaffe. Willkie’s optimistic boast contrasts with battlefield realities as Montgomery outlines a plan and the Axis flee toward Cyrenaica.
Ruth Wyeth Spears details making a colorful afghan from the best parts of old woolens and bright odds. Pieces are cut from unworn parts, washed, pressed damp, then sewn with single crochet edges. The booklet notes reusing furniture and asks readers to send for Book 7 with 32 illustrated pages.
Collier's notes only two journeys crossed the Northwest Passage. The first, a westward 1903 to 1906 voyage from King William Land to Herschel Island led by Roald Amundsen with six companions. The second, an eastward 1940 to 1942 Canadian voyage from Vancouver to Sydney, Nova Scotia with eight crew.
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