10 May 1945
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1945
Page
1
Analysis notes hard Nazi resistance shaping postwar Europe with Allied divisions over policy. U S plans a massive fleet to project power after victory. This column cites unnamed analysts and speculative outcomes from the wartime press.
Allied forces press toward Berlin as German pockets along the North Sea and Bavarian fronts slow the advance. Russians push from the east with over two million troops, while U S and British columns threaten Munich and Nuernberg. Coal output figures for 1844 show mechanization increasing productivity despite fewer workers.
U S losses in the Okinawa campaign surpass army and marine figures for the first time, amid fierce ground fighting near Naha and heavy enemy air attacks. Ernie Pyle among the fallen as MacArthur expands footholds in Luzon Mindanao and northern Mindanao operations continue.
The House Appropriations Committee's testimony outlines tentative postwar Navy plans for 5,850 vessels with 6,094 to be scrapped or used as targets. Of 5,930 ships, 1,191 are combat and 4,638 auxiliaries, with 482 combat vessels active and 1,704 auxiliaries kept. The total includes 66,000 other craft awaiting demobilization, some retained, others disposed by the maritime commission.
Congress moved to bar total draft boards from weighing agriculture against other occupations when deferring farm workers. Final passage hinged on house approval of senate amendments, ensuring appeals boards could not compare values, and that deferments would not block voluntary enlistments. The measure aims to prevent rapid army or navy manpower directives that favored farm labor in deferment rulings.
Corporal Richard A. Shingler of Pittsburgh Pa wins a Distinguished Service Medal for resourcefulness and efficiency in dropping supplies and medical gear to isolated air crash survivors. In 1944 he traveled over 10 000 miles in China by various means including foot and horseback, contributing to lifesaving efforts.
Congress braces for a fierce fight as Republican leaders press to defeat the three year extension of the reciprocal trade treaty program. Originating with Roosevelt and embraced by Truman, the plan allows tariff cuts up to 50 percent from January 1945 levels, alarming supporters who warn of collapsing markets abroad unless barriers fall. Cordell Hull and William Clayton lead administration defense from Bethesda Naval Hospital and State Department. Republican critics, led by Harold Knutson, argue the bill fails to ensure world prosperity or prevent wartime economic shocks.
New York topped states with 900 563 in the army, as total U S military strength reached 8 050 011 on December 31 the War Department showed. Pennsylvania ranked second with 663 606 and minors at 507 233, reflecting inductees and enrollments since 1940.
The army air force halves output for 1948 at the Ford Willow Run plant outside Detroit, ending B-24 production by next August as German Luftwaffe collapse and Pacific needs drive a shift to heavier bombers like the B-29s and jet ships. The 462 monthly peak factory output will be redirected to tractors after the war, with Henry Ford suing to acquire the property for non airplane use.
President Truman praised the constructive proposal as the U S Senate ratified a treaty dividing Colorado and Rio Grande waters with Mexico. The United States guarantees Mexico 1 500 000 acre feet annually from the Colorado river, with possible cuts in drought, and splits Rio Grande waters below Fort Quitman Texas. A study of Tijuana river flows and flood control is included. Some California and Nevada lawmakers oppose, others praise it as essential for orderly regional development.
Nearly 150000 Americans died of cancer last year and about 6000 were aged 20 to 29. While higher tolls appear in over 40 groups, cancer can strike any age. Authorities note early treatment improves curability, as infants have also died from the disease.
The letter to Woodrow Wilson details Roosevelt’s insistence he cannot leave his war-related duties for political office. It notes his reluctance to accept a nomination during wartime and recalls anecdotes from the White House about his family, colleagues, and the political climate following Roosevelt’s death. The piece ends urging loyalty to Truman as Commander in Chief amid a democracy challenge.
The piece portrays Harry S Truman as modest and reluctant to become president. It recounts his premonitions about Roosevelt's health, Rayburn's push for readiness, and Truman's first hours as president. It highlights his courage on the Truman Committee and his battles against war-time delays and military procurement.
The piece weighs Roosevelt’s death, its impact on U S leadership and policy. It contrasts Truman’s approach with Roosevelt’s era, noting continuity in war plans, possible shifts in peace strategy, and the challenge of replacing a dominant leadership style. It cites Stettinius and Basil O’Connor while musing on personal continuity versus change.
Dr George N Hoffer of the American Potash Institute explains that corn roots must have well drained ventilated soils rich in oxygen to function and absorb nutrients. He notes plow under fertilizers can fail when soil oxygen is limited and soil organisms outcompete roots for the scarce oxygen.
A hinged feed box idea makes cleaning easier by aligning the top with the manger and adding a hook to hold the box stationary. This prevents animals from dumping the box by nosing, creating a neater floatroot box.
A new cure for coccidiosis in poultry uses the sulfa drug sulfadiazine. Scarce and costly due to high military demand, five days of feeding may clear an infected flock but cannot reverse advanced illness or avert deaths in birds already heavily affected.
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