15 Feb 1945
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1945
Page
1
Soviet forces push toward East Prussia and Silesia as Nazi defenses buckle. Red artillery and armor cross the Oder while Germany fights to slow the eastern tide. The U S Army’s Manila drive continues amid global battles shaping the war’s momentum.
U S forces and the 40th division moved through mountainous Bataan toward Clark Field near Manila. American units faced limited resistance on the front while stiff enemy fire pressed on the northern flank. Warships supported the assault with heavy bombardment on entrenched positions.
The piece covers German resistance and civilian evacuations as the eastern front shifts. It notes Himmler expanding Volkssturm powers for military and labor mobilization, while Allied actions press in the west near Aachen. The War Manpower Commission tests a voluntary plan to move nonessential workers toward essential industries in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, balancing work with possible draft transfer if refused. It details the work or fight policy shaping, penalties for noncompliance, and the call to shift labor to critical roles amid ongoing mobilization.
Economists note that official 1944 farm income near 12.4 billion dollars counts more than net earnings. Real farm income is what remains after business expenses, not the total sales value of crops and livestock and farm inputs.
The War Production Board will grant priority to manufacturers of essential apparel such as work clothes children’s wear and underwear using cotton wool and rayon. The Office of Price Administration plans to cut clothing prices from eight to seven percent by setting costs at mid 1943 levels. OPA cites the rising clothing bill from 1939 to 1943 as a threat to anti inflation. Luxury clothing will be eliminated while essential and mid priced items continue with quality controls on cheaper garments to maximize serviceability.
The absence of seasonal adjustments in ceiling prices suggests dairy prices to farmers may fall less than usual in the coming months. Production payments stay at record levels at least through the first quarter of 1945, with period payments announced. Milk output in late 1944 is expected to hold at a record rate of 120 billion pounds in October and November.
President Roosevelt asked Jesse Jones to resign as Secretary of Commerce to clear the way for Henry Wallace amidst Senate debate on separating multi billion dollar lending operations from the department. Jones, longtime head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, argued for a businesslike use of government credit to support factory expansion and national employment.
Government agents uncovered 60,000,000 fake red meat coupons worth 500,000,000 points in a Chicago west side apartment, tied to a nationwide counterfeit ring. Gaetano Polito, his wife, and two sons were held on bail. the hoard valued at 2,000,000,000 points could have toppled rationing.
Examination of a German V-2 rocket captured in Belgium shows the weapon mirrors early U S research by Robert H. Goddard begun in 1910. The project aimed to strike targets over long distances, with tests suggesting operations well above the atmosphere.
Washington draft analysis links labor battles to a rising veteran bloc. The piece predicts a powerful postwar political force as World War II veterans, including Legion members, gain numbers and political influence, shaping any national service bill and future U.N. policy while recounting a father’s pride over a paratrooper son’s first jump.
Former Representative Norrie Poulson of California disclosed a discreet discussion about British aid to the U S against Japan with two British MPs. He questioned promised assistance while a Briton joked of 7,000,000 Indians and support from Australians and New Zealanders, signaling likely pullout by colonial forces.
A satirical sketch notes Italian Boy Scouts rallying after 20 years and questions what constitutes a good deed under Fascist influence. It mentions Fala the White House dog and a proposed Roosevelt family marriage, then reports egg prices in Jap-occupied Shanghai and shell abundance in Tokyo. It ends with a quip about the CPA and Pullman berth rates and a sly remark on honest work.
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