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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
2
Edward Wayne outlines U S wartime strategy as Australia faces threats from a Japanese army invasion of vital island outposts. Nelson accelerates U S war production while editorials comment on shifting public opinion and the war’s broader global impact.
President Roosevelt outlined a global battle blueprint amid wartime production, with Allied forces coordinated across continents. American aviators fought in the Singapore area and the Philippines as Dutch and British units joined campaigns in the East Indies. He noted strong progress in strengthening Pacific defenses while Japan pressed advances, with new invasions unfolding in New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Burma's frontier, threatening Rangoon and Moulmein as Burma eyes Japan.
The OPM ended as Donald Nelson created the War Production Board. Nelson formed five divisions led by former OPM and SPAB leaders. Leon Henderson led civilian supply, Hillman kept labor, Stacy May became progress reporter, and Knudsen was named to speed up general factory production for Army procurement. Ernest Kunzler emerged as automobile production czar.
The report claims continued American Filipino resistance on Mindanao near Davar. Japanese attempts to turn the right flank were repelled with heavy losses. Tokyo allegedly reports 400,000 troops entering the Bata peninsula front, signaling a large escalation.
The text critiques a set of reports including a “Trastad” and a “Vangie” repert, noting limited press progress and accusing Congress of exaggerated war predictions. It suggests profits could push beyond limits, foreseeing clampdown on the “Wd dewywis” and a broad bulge in spending within two years.
Alma F. Borgmeyer, a clerk at the White House mail room, opens mail bags stuffed with March of Dimes letters addressed to President Roosevelt. The letters aim to aid the fight against infantile paralysis and arrive just before the President’s Diamond Jubilee on January 30.
Reports say intensified submarine activity off the U S coast prompts strong counter measures from the Navy while authorities insist the service remains highly active. A Japanese cruiser was sunk by bombing planes and PT boats under Lt Bulkeley claim heroic action near the Philippines. Price controls and farm relief debates stall progress as sugar hoarding and shortages provoke widespread concern.
Lieut John Bulkeley commander of a mosquito boat that dived into Binnage Bay and torpedoed a 5,006 ton enemy vessel in a night attack. He was wounded by bullets and recommended by the navy department for bravery and action.
Fragmentary notes describe rationing limits across sectors, with references to women and men affected by wartime controls. A German soldier’s execution near a paving crew is mentioned amid unsettled war updates. The piece hints at treaty negotiations and shifts in influence as American, Canadian, and British actions aim to restore production in the postwar context.
President selects Donald Nelson to head the War Production Board, replacing the Priorities Board and asserting final authority over wartime production priorities and policy. Nelson, named by the President, assumes ultimate control over production decisions.
Noted quotation attributed to George Eliot on judging others by outcomes rather than the process. The line emphasizes results as the measure of merit, challenging readers to consider how judgments are formed.
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