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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
1
U S forces land on Mindoro driving with little opposition to establish air bases for land based bombers. Carrier planes attack shipping while General MacArthur maintains a triple prong offensive on Leyte, squeezing Japanese forces toward a final corner.
The piece contrasts von Rundstedt s 1944 drive with Ludendorff s 1918 gamble, noting U S reserves stiffening the Allied response. It details early actions around Monschau Stavelot St Vith and Echternach, Patton s First Army fighting near the Saar, and Himmler assuming command in the Colmar pocket to bolster home guard resistance.
The Senate confirmed President Roosevelt's picks William L. Clayton and Nelson Rockefeller as assistants to Secretary Stettinius amid charges that the State Department reorganization favors Wall Street power. Senators Pepper and Guffey led the attack as Connally defended the policy, while Roosevelt noted the Atlantic Charter is a guiding statement, not a formal treaty. The USDA reported near record crop outputs with grains and corn leading, reflecting high production despite drought pressures.
Mrs Catherine Ingrae\u00dessa of Detroit Michigan obtains a divorce amid testimony that her husband refused to work while Franklin D Roosevelt was president. In Urbana Illinois 24 year old Howard Hoy dies in a barnyard plane crash after buying his own plane. Premature twin birth surprises James Snodgrass of Forest Park Illinois as wife delivers a two pound baby boy following a back ache complaint.
Senate and House committees outline postwar programs for full employment balancing labor and agriculture. Senator Murray leads a plan for annual expenditure estimates and private investment offsets funded by federal investment, aiming to curb private capital flow when possible. Hearings in Chicago focus on farm credit needs, surplus disposal, and lower trade barriers with Farm Bureau support for marketings tied to costs.
The War Department announced a new pricing program using expert teams to review contracts before award. Col. Fred C. Foy said lower prices boost manpower and material use, noting contractors with prices near costs have incentive to cut costs to raise profits. Firms enforcing close pricing may gain higher returns if excessive profits are reviewed amidst production adjustments.
A biochemist Ezra Levin solvent process extracts oil from sunflowers and prevents rancidity. A new combine lowers harvesting costs. In Winds' Piat county tests, 1,600 pounds of seed per acre yielded oil at 14 percent, with 53 percent protein. Rows are 40 inches apart, cultivated twice. Potential crops expand with high protein seed and versatile oil for cooking and salads.
Nine American steamship lines earned 26.8 million dollars in profits on 31.4 million dollars of business from April to September on lend-lease runs to the Middle East. The U.S. Maritime Commission filed suits against seven operators for excess income, with average profits around 800 thousand dollars per vessel and 9 to 10 percent of book value. Some companies refunded 300 thousand dollars, others say they charged prevailing British‑recognized rates. TIRES supply tighten demands for 1945. no passenger tires for card holders in first quarter. heavy truck tires at record low since 1941. release of seasoned workers from the army proposed.
A stream of entertainment mentions Morton Downey, Tony Martin, Eileen Barton, Tad Brice, Wendell Corey, Margaret O'Brien, and Ethel Barrymore with radio and stage updates. Highlights include radio record profits, promotions by H G Wells and Oscar Wilde misattributions, press critiques of The Story Tellers and The Story, plus previews of Winged Victory and Hollywood Canteen with star names and wartime morale themes.
Allied strategists highlight Hitler’s reserves on the western front as Germany boosts strength to 75 divisions from D-day 65. Volksgrenadier units of youths and older men, with weak training and arms, supplement regular troops, while Balkan and Finnish reinforcements shift lines. Total German forces near 6 million. western gains rely on aging conscripts and recent transfers.
In a satirical take, Yamashita and top Allied leaders joke about a snore based weapon in World War II style banter. The piece mocks military bravado as Washington and generals volley quips on sneezes and yawns becoming strategic tools, reflecting wartime propaganda humor.
Fragmented dialogue mixes a boxing bout reference with a distant war note and casual quips about pets. Characters Blake and Jasper discuss family quarrels, a teacher and a dentist exchange jests, and a friend’s letter mentions a broken nose in three places.
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