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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
1
Western Newspaper Union releases a weekly analysis detailing U S bombers reducing Rabaul defenses. It also notes Hitler’s Black Sea bases imperiled by Red Army advances in Ukraine and reports British strikes slowing war production. Editorial positions reflect the union’s viewpoint.
Europe faces imminent invasion while Axis defenses fortify coastlines and Berlin remains the top target. Allied bombers and fighters pound enemy industry as Italy sees heavy clashes near Anzio and Cassino. Welsh miners strike amid wage disputes as Britain boosts war production and shipping.
Pacific fronts report Rabaul weakened by heavy U S air power as ships vanish from port. Admiralty Islands operations show light cargo under escort, signaling U S superiority. In London talks, a 71 member committee probes postwar Pacific role amid Australia and New Zealand defensive declarations and future base rights.
Russians push toward German bases in the Ukraine and threaten Black Sea targets while the Finns led by Valto Tanner insist on restoring prewar borders. They refuse to eject Germans, fearing civil strife, and seek negotiations to relocate German troops via Norway or Sweden or isolate Nazis in the north.
In Italy American soldiers favor orchids over roses lilies and gardenias for Easter gifts to sweethearts and wives. Red Cross volunteers coordinating purchases report orchids are outselling traditional blooms among enlistees. Separately retired Methodist bishop Rev Thomas N Nicholson died at 88 in Mount Vernon Iowa. He led Chicago 1916 to 1924 and Detroit 1924 to 1932 and once headed the Anti Saloon League.
War Shipping Administrator Rear Admiral Emory Land argues the U S merchant fleet outpaces all Allied shipping and calls for postwar storage of idle vessels. He notes Japan Germany and Italy relied on own ships before and says U S has borne the bulk of Allied shipping while 42 percent of outbound cargo last year was lend lease material and losses fell compared with 1942.
Senator Kenneth McKellar led a bid to amend an 8.6 billion dollar appropriation for Independent offices to force TVA to turn all revenues over to the treasury and fund operations only from congress allocated money. He cited TVA profits of nearly 11 million dollars from power operations in the decade ending June 30, 1943 and charged preferential rates for Aluminum Company of America over Reynolds Metal. Senator Russell proposed that semipermanent federal agencies created by the President must seek funds from Congress if they remain after one year.
International Harvester unveils a comprehensive veterans reemployment plan for 21 plants and 187 sales branches. It aims to restore veterans to prior jobs or comparable seniority and pay, with special training for the physically handicapped and monthly reviews of training pay. Lighter duties and mechanical aids will assist seriously disabled workers, and new skills from military service will be utilized.
The release details US and Allied casualties as of February 23, with 162,282 total, 37,853 dead, 35,565 missing, and 57,000 wounded. Army losses include 20,592 dead and 47,318 wounded. Navy 17,261 dead and 9,810 wounded. In the Mediterranean the army endured its heaviest losses. Col Lloyd J. Thompson reports high cure rates for mental cases in London.
The War Food Administration aims to boost farm production by a 50 crop incentive program. With surplus, it will donate portions to schools and institutions. Potatoes from WPA stocks will be dehydrated and used for munitions alcohol or stock feed, with some consignments as food to Jend-lesse.
In Washington, Defense secretary Hull and a state department adviser blocked a Rockefeller by-line rebuttal prepared for Reader's Digest rebutting Senator Butler's charges on Good Neighbor spending. The Digest ran Butler's blast with an editor's note saying Rockefeller declined to reply.
A sweeping wartime brief notes British intelligence misgivings about Hitler, Nazi spy rings in America and Argentina, Goebbels switchboards, and how agents used propaganda and deception. It mentions Walter Morrissey turning Nazi documents to the FBI, networks in Britain and Argentina, and efforts to undermine morale through fear and misinformation.
War Food administration urges farm families to shift operations for higher egg and milk production. Farm women will lead improvements by culling flocks, buying better chicks, raising dairy herds by 2 percent, and maintaining records. Gardens expand to supply fresh and canned vegetables for the family.
Minnesota soil conservation specialist M A Thorfinnson argues farmers should not abandon mold-board plows. Field tests show the plow yielding about eight bushels more corn per acre than subsurface tillage on erosion areas. In lighter soils, the one-way disc plow protects against drift by leaving stubble above ground, while the sweep method undercuts subsurface soil.
Black mold in onions, caused by Aspergillus niger, often forms spots between outer scales and can ruin appearance and keeping quality. Do not store affected bulbs. sound bulbs should be thoroughly dried if stored. Do not confuse with smut.
During the first seven months of last year 264 million pounds of edible fats and oils were sent from the United States to Russia. Norelac, a new soybean oil coating resin, is expected to become valuable for moisture proof containers and packaging.
A reader letter praises Kellogg's All-Bran for regular bowel movements without laxatives. Scientists cite its cellulose content aiding colonic flora, describing All-Bran as a gentle regulating food rather than a purgative.
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