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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1945
Page
2
Fighting now with its back to the wall, Germany plans a great counter blow next year as Allied advances press on the Ruhr, Rhineland, Saar, and into Austria. Nazi forces, aided by new weapons, prepare for a counter offensive while bombings threaten supply lines.
US bombers mounted intensified attacks on Nagoya and other industrial targets as Japanese officials warned of mounting damage and civilian evacuations. In the Philippines, MacArthur forces pressed on Leyte, tightening the noose from multiple approaches and advancing in the northwestern sector.
Congress approved a 1.006 billion flood control bill for waterways with conferees to settle differences on a further 500 million in projects. The package covers food control navigation reclamation and hydro electric power, including a 400 million initial Missouri River Valley development by army engineers and the bureau of reclamation. The senate rejected an executive agreement path for the St Lawrence Seaway project.
Syracuse wife Genevieve Beleioppo, 27, wife of a tank driver in Italy, works six days a week from 7:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. on three machines and a sander at Mohican bakery, frosts cakes and ships as clerk 4:30 p. m. to 10:00 p. m. Monday to Friday, and serves as counter waitress at McCarthy’s Seafood on Saturdays and Sundays. She donates blood and spends 85 percent of earnings on war bonds.
The draft boards plan stricter evaluations of registrants essentiality as 800000 workers are sought for war industries. Deferments for those over 20 face curbs, with holders returning to prior roles or being inducted. Officials cite output gains but note shortfalls in aircraft, ships, guns, ammunition, and vehicles, while urgent needs push tenting and fabric production.
War veterans receive rehabilitation at Walter Reed Hospital Washington through occupational therapy. Pfe William L Harris improves dexterity of an artificial right arm by playing checkers with counters of varying sizes under the guidance of Occupational Therapist Susan Pohtland.
Smoke plans reflect manpower shortages and wartime limits on factory expansion. Tobacco distributors propose nationwide retail rationing to ensure even smoker stocks and adjusted deliveries to shifting populations. Col Pred C Foy testified the army expects 68 billion cigarettes by year end 1944, though front line supply moves are slowed by unloading limits and competing demand for food and fuel.
The OPA boosted cash wheat ceilings by four cents to reflect parity for producers and raised the hog ceiling to 14.75 dollars except for sows, stage and boars. The wheat increase covers all distribution levels but cannot raise bread costs. flour subsidies stay at 19 cents per bushel until year end. Hog price rise spurs corn feeding and Chicago markets, aided by scarce farm supplies due to bad weather.
A recent survey finds 18 percent of the nation’s Victory gardens grown this year. The figures indicate more than half of U S farm people reside in 13 Southern states, cultivate less than one third of crop land, and receive one fourth of farm income.
A collage of salon anecdotes and droll notes from the show business world. Joy Hodges scorns a debater at the Stork Club. Rufus Le Maire teased for his face. Harry Cohn quips about being in Washington. Wrens sign and a parade of society figures amuse readers with sly, polished humor.
Washington reports General Mark Clark will be sent to the senate for confirmation as seventh full general on active duty. The piece notes Clark’s Italy command, past troop transfers, and his role in Normandy and the French coast landings. It also surveys the roster of active duty and retired full generals, plus notes on Stilwell’s possible assignment and the Stalin de Gaulle talks on postwar Germany.
A dialogue with John Collier and Chief Loping Gazelle questions if an Indian could be US president, noting cultural views and humor about power. The piece weaves satire with wartime era OPA jingles and commentary on politics, economics, and foreign affairs, including a $75,000 presidential stipend mention and quips about governance.
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