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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1943
Page
2
The week’s analysis notes the U S pledge of intensified bombing against Japan while Allied forces push through Axis mountain defenses in North Africa and accelerate campaigns toward Tunis and Bizerte. It also highlights ongoing Caucasus fighting between Soviet forces and German troops.
Roosevelt vowed stern action against those involved in the executions of American fliers after the Tokyo raid. Air Forces chief Arnold urged destroying Japan's air force and production to answer Japanese threats. Doolittle added that future bombers would strike the empire until it crumbles. The rubber dispute intensified as Jeffers clashed with Patterson and Ickes over fuel for synthetic rubber versus air strength. OWI director Elmer Davis remained at odds with Jeffers over publicity releases, prompting calls for an investigation to reveal the facts.
U S fliers operate from the Aleutians to New Guinea in persistent raids on Jap airfields ships and ground sites. Liberators Mitchells Lightnings and Warhawks conduct 15 assaults on Kiska bringing the month’s forays to over 100. In the Solomons Yankee planes hit Tonei harbor Kieta Kahili and Munda. From Australia Allied aircraft execute 10 forays destroying enemy planes and strafing base installations and villages at Rabaul Ubili New Britain Saidor area and Laga on Timor.
The Allied advance tightens around Tunis as British First Army repels assaults in Medjez el Bab and destroys over a third of Nazi tanks. Montgomerys Eighth Army gains in the Enfidia ville hill country, bringing forces closer to Tunis while Allied air forces strike remaining Axis airfields.
The Caucasus front saw intensified German attacks against Russian positions near the Novorossisk bridgehead with both sides escalating air operations. German plans reportedly aimed to relieve Soviet pressure and seed a wider Axis spring offensive as Luftwaffe strikes hit Red supply bases on the Black Sea coast.
Congress votes to extend two years the President authority over the 2 billion currency stabilization fund and blocks use of funds for a 5 billion postwar international banking fund. Senate had withdrawn dollar devaluation power while approving fund continuance. Reed of Illinois leads House amendment giving Congress control over both funds.
A Truman committee report declares submarine losses are heavy but not disastrous, estimating about 1,000,000 tons sunk monthly last year. It calls for increased 1943 merchant and escort vessel construction, faster ships with Victory models and Liberty redesigns to reach 15 to 17 knots, and expects 10 to 19 million deadweight tons built this year.
The Office of Defense Transportation ruled that no extra summer train service with Pullman sleeping cars would be authorized. Rail officials say normal services can handle travelers if the public spreads travel through the week and cooperates, with few exceptions for certain coach trains using idle commuter equipment on weekends and near termini.
The selective service ruled federal workers cannot be deferred for occupational reasons without individual review by a presidential committee. Thousands of workers had been deemed essential, and by May 16, 6500 local boards must report monthly to Major General Hershey the names and numbers of federal employees classified as 2-A or 2-B for occupational deferments.
Prime Minister Churchill warned Hitler that Britain would retaliate immediately if poison gas is used on any front. He said reports claim Hitler plans to deploy gas on the Russian front and indicated Allied centers and ports across Germany would be targeted. The warning comes as Allied air superiority grows and Britain tightens chemical warfare preparations.
Washington readers learn that about 50 000 soldiers move daily on American rails, with total troop shifts reaching 1.75 million per month. The piece outlines troop transport patterns, impact on civilian travel, and ongoing efforts to reduce nonessential passenger trips amid wartime strain.
Summaries of wartime topics include mail losses due to U boats, urging ongoing letter writing. the Hobby rose joke between Cols Hobby and Slater. the first synthetic rubber from converted oil refineries with cost savings and output projections. and a British admiral's song duet with American servicemen highlighting democracy.
Pattern 45 provides hat and purse stitching directions with material lists. Demand is high due to wartime conditions, delaying fulfillment of popular numbers. customers are urged to send orders promptly for priority processing.
A device automatically radios the performance of seventy different plane parts during a test flight to a ground machine that records data on sound film and disks and makes graphs for quick study. It lets ground crews warn pilots of trouble and provides records that supplement pilot reports and are not lost in a crash, Collier's notes.
The Commerce Department reports a major shift from building to armament production as construction slows. New work in early 1943 falls 82 percent from late 1942, totaling 2.2 million dollars in the first quarter.
A Moscow report states Siberia will supply vast crop yields and large volumes of material for synthetic rubber this year, signaling a major boost to wartime material production. Spokesmen for a Bermuda conference on European refugees deem large-scale Nazi rescues unlikely, while 6000 German naval personnel travel to Italian ports for assignments. Mexican Foreign Secretary Padilla argues for a federation of American nations as a pressing duty.
Bankdage Four Series E War Savings bonds totaling 300 dollars finance a navy life float with a 60 person capacity. Nazi propaganda mobilizes girls as front line sellers of Nazi books in occupied areas. Liberty ships carry twenty tons of food for crews of 62 over six months. In Nazi Norway children are taught a Nazi variant of the Fourth Commandment praising the Fuehrer.
In Cairo Fred Winant, younger brother of Ambassador John Winant, serves as American representative in the Middle East Supply Center. The piece notes a plane shortage for transporting officials to Africa and delays for some men awaiting seats. Secretary Byrnes questions Senate committee bickering, joking about two fronts.
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