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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1942
Page
1
Reporting from the front lines, American forces engage Nazi units in Tunisia while British troops push west through Libya, forming a widening corridor against the Axis. The article notes intensified operations and strategic advances as Allied forces coordinate efforts across the region.
Allied forces led by the British and a U S contingent engaged German and Italian troops defending Bizerte Tunisia in the opening World War II battle. Eisenhower said the Tunisian drive was advancing. Churchill reported 14 Axis submarines sunk in North African waters amidst submarine menace.
Office of Price Administration amends rules for butter eggs and fruits with exclusions for on site preparations and farm sales to consumers. Farm cooperatives and war procurement may function under higher terms. deliveries to U S or United Nations sometimes exempt. Over four weeks, more than 4000 grocers received license warnings for price violations.
General MacArthur announced that American and Australian ground troops converged on the Buna base as continuous air attacks backed a steady Allied advance in southeastern New Guinea. Australian forces moved down the Owen Stanley range west of Buna while American troops approached from the south. The enemy under Lieutenant General Horii faced the Allies with jungle and sea behind.
Australian Navy Minister Makin warned the Solomon Island battle could deter Japan's plan to invade Australia. A U S navy communique cited a determined Japanese effort to recapture Guadalcanal Tulagi positions. Makin cautioned against optimism over Allied successes and stressed the Solomons screen protecting Australia.
President Roosevelt announced that lend-lease aid to the United Nations rose by one third last month to a record 915 million dollars. Two thirds of the goods were military items, including planes and tanks aiding Egypt and Russia, while Britain received planes from Malta aboard the carrier Wasp before its loss.
Vichy and Darlan clash over authority as Toulon fleet status remains fixed amid Axis pressure. Darlan proclaims Petain backing while proclaiming Giraud’s appointment, provoking Vichy protests and British unease. Giraud faces Prohibitions from Petain loyalists and defiant notes from Marrakesh.
In New York City the National Board of Review passed a resolution urging theater owners to suspend double features to save time, materials, and manpower for the war. Lowell Mellett of the Office of War Information urged elimination of double features, arguing they dull attention to real life and hamper war readiness. He said the bureau aids public understanding of the war with newsreels and collaboration with Hollywood studios.
Washington reports Brazil through Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha quietly aided U S aims on vital Atlantic islands near Africa. The Azores and Madeiras, Portuguese territories, could host bases. Brazil sought assurances lining these islands with the United Nations in case of emergency.
The Office of Economic Stabilization announced a temporary suspension of the wage ceiling for farm labor. CES Director Byrnes said the move lasts until the Agriculture Department gauges farm production effects in shortage areas and risks to price ceilings. The Agriculture Department also released 1942 crop production estimates versus 1941, with corn 3,185,214,000 bushels vs 2,672,341,000, wheat 983,048,000 vs 945,937,000, and cotton 13,329,000 bales vs 10,800,000.
The week’s news notes a China Cuba friendship pact aiming for better postwar trade. Capt Eddie Rickenbacker and crew were rescued after three weeks missing on a Pacific airflight inspection run. Australian casualties in Egypt run about two thousand, mostly wounded, per Melbourne reports. Bombay dispatch reports police seizure of a secret All-India Congress broadcasting station.
Waldo Frank surveys Chile amid rising Nazi sentiment among German descendants and the complex Pan-American role. He describes geography, earthquakes, labor life, and politics, noting Chile's advanced democracy, united workers, and anti Nazi Catholic Democrat alliance. He profiles anti-Nazi bishop Guido Benedict Beck de Ramberga and mentions tensions with Axis embassies after Morales crackdown.
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