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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1943
Page
2
Weekly news analysis notes OES opposition to farm parity increase, previews North Africa showdown, cites UN invasion of Europe as a prelude, and reports Reds widening ground gains.
The article notes Allied preparations for a decisive Tunisian offensive as Eisenhower's elevation to general and supreme commander signals centralized command. Stimson warns of heavy casualties while Axis forces are cleared from Tripolitania and British Eighth Army advances into southern Tunisia along the coastal road. Rommel counters with renewed defense as Montgomery's forces brace for engagement.
Russian forces press a wide advance from Orel to Rostov regaining much of spring losses. Novocherkassk fall signals gateways recaptured. gains threaten Crimea and Caucasus. Nazi morale collapses as retreating detachments surrender while Ukrainas granaries loom ahead.
Senate agriculture committee moves to report a Bankhead sponsored bill to raise the parity formula while the administration’s James Byrnes defends current farm price policy. Byrnes says changes would not serve farmers and pledges to meet extra production costs.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill presented a Parliament report praising U boat developments and Allied progress. He said Britain and the United States are holding their own, with 500000 troops in Africa and shipbuilding surpassing U boat losses by over 1 25 million tons in six months.
The American public supported continuing the Dies committee with a 302 to 84 vote to extend its work for two years. Congressman Dies noted 138,000 information requests from federal agencies and 1,600 agents consulting the committee’s files.
In Los Angeles Robert Taylor, long known for film hero roles, has entered the naval air forces as lieutenant junior grade. A seasoned private pilot, he is assigned to a Corpus Christi Texas training course as a ferry pilot or instructor. He took the oath under his legal name Spangee Arlington Brush. In London Churchill Roosevelt Chiang Kai-shek and Wavell agreed to intensify offensive plans against Japan during meetings in India.
The article details U S and Allied advances in the southwest Pacific as Guadalcanal is cleared of Japanese forces. It cites enemy losses totaling about 90,000 killed, 200 ships sunk or damaged, and 2,000 planes destroyed, mainly in the southern Solomons. Allied raids hit Japanese positions on Kolombangara and Munda as a Salamaua drive begins near Wau Mubo, with skirmishes signaling a shift to the offensive.
Asplana moves to enlarge the armed forces and public estimates show one million draft age men deferred on occupational grounds. Local boards are told to review deferments after granting them to eliminate unnecessary ones so industrial slots can be filled by women or others. Of the deferred, 370,000 are 2-A essential civilian workers, 570,000 are 2-B in essential industrial jobs, and 150,000 are 2-C agricultural workers.
The piece argues victory alone in the Pacific fails to deter future aggression. It advocates a chain of air and naval bases across the Pacific, funded via lend-lease and negotiated through the Navy. Secretary Knox backs the plan, noting bases could sit in territories of France, Holland, and Japan.
Senate agriculture committee orders an investigation into food production transportation and distribution amid threatened shortages worsened by executive policies. Chairman Smith of South Carolina says the inquiry will inform the American people and seek public opinion to correct inequities.
Economic Stabilization Director James F Byrnes rejects United Mine Workers call for a two day raise for bituminous miners and railroad unions demand for a 30 percent raise. He insists other wage requests beyond the Little Steel formula 15 percent cap are rejected as inflationary.
In Washington, the debate over draft eligibility highlights higher Navy mental tests versus lower Army standards. General Hershey criticizes the mismatch, urging uniformity to ease married men’s induction, while naval leaders defend tougher screening. Navy leadership, including Vice Admiral Horne, faces questions from Congress after the Savo Island and Guadalcanal actions, with mixed assessments of performance, and optimism about Allied advances in the Aleutians amid a strong submarine campaign.
Three autos stalled on Colorado desert sands all failed as engines died. A truck driver connected a chain to the ground, grounding the vehicles, and each car then started when the chain completed the circuit. He explained extreme dry sand builds static charge, halting spark ignition, and grounding restores normal spark.
Genial Dwight McCormick, 44 year old dentist and buck private in training at Camp Berkel ey Texas, says he handed out cokes and bent pennies to every inductee from his Madison Indiana hometown as trains departed. He related that the lucky pennies, saved from ships Lexington and Quincy and another destroyer, would bring luck aboard ship. He passed the bent penny habit to another townsman when he left.
The framers gave Congress power to declare war but practice shows enemies often provoke first. The President as Commander in Chief can strike back before Congress declares a state of war. Many U S wars began this way according to historians.
Police and judicial authorities across the nation declare that fat people are good citizens. The piece quotes Dr. Christopher Howard praising fat bodies for laughter, temper, sociability, and enjoyment of food and company.
A parish church clock in Rye England began in 1515 and finished in 1560. It has run almost continuously with a few repairs and is now under a renowned clock maker for ongoing maintenance. The clock claims a pendulum swinging through the roof into the church body. For years a two inch rusty nail supported a 1500 pound weight above the choir before the true support was found.
More than 30 topflight photographers on the coast were rejected by the Marine Corps for color blindness, a defect more pronounced among photographers than average recruits. The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery explains photographers focus on tones rather than colors, making red and green hard to distinguish after years of tone conditioning. Some use color eliminating glasses or train for negative color perception while working.
A Royal Geographical Society report by Thomas Hay described stones appearing at the surface from depths in England. By freezing groundwater via capillary action, ice carried stones upward, leaving a layer on melting. The observer noted stones seemingly grew from soil, challenging the belief they never grow.
Article notes leather could come from sea sources such as whale stomach lining, young shark skin, manatee hide used for footwear, beluga skin for waterproofing, and rays for feather. It warns fish skins are thin and delicate to process and tanning demands care.
A self description declares a rush mindset that disregards preparation and accuracy. The speaker admits costly fatigue, mistakes, and accidents from overwork and lack of planning, asserting constant presence in every department and a relation to the phrase haste makes waste.
The passage debunks the belief that hair and nails grow after death, explaining the perception stems from dried scalp skin and tightened skull covering. It notes hair does not actually disintegrate with body tissues rapidly and explains why lifelike features appear due to evaporation and skin contraction.
A reflective piece questions society's approach to hunger and aid, noting the rush to feed the hungry while neglecting systemic solutions. It critiques public conversation, child inquiry, and the use of grand language in addressing social issues.
A collection of quips about belief in grand claims and cautious scrutiny. It notes how bold numbers persuade, while simple signs invite doubt, and jokes about children and language contrast with adult remedies and cheer from doctors.
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