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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1943
Page
2
A collage of wartime commentary and anecdotes contrasts Allied and Axis behavior. It notes Russia’s reliability versus Germany’s unkept pledges, recounts a Tunisian encounter with a Malian POW, and relays ribbing over U S policy. It cites Food Conference moments, rumors about political alignments, and quips from Newsweek and Hollywood figures amid propaganda and morale tales.
The report notes increased transport and combat aircraft to China to support against Japan, praising Chennault and American pilots, with improved fuel and supply chains. It also details large lend lease aircraft going to Russia, shifting focus from air power to food relief as German pressure grows.
A senate and house conference committee limited use of funds to roll back retail food prices, halting butter and meat rollbacks while permitting 140 million dollars in subsidies to offset transport costs and bolster production of metals and essential goods. Approval needed for expenditures over 150 million. The CCC lending authority was raised to 3 billion dollars and the War Food Administration could repurchase farm products at a loss to spur output.
Malcolm MacDonald, Britain’s high commissioner to Canada, says Allied forces will strike Hitler’s fortress Europe soon. He envisions small forays building to a major blow and notes U boat losses in the North Atlantic. The German press admits Allied use of aircraft carriers in convoys as invasion talk rises.
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals voided six treason convictions in Chicago and ordered rehearings. It ruled that arraignment before a magistrate is required before questioning and that separate trials should be granted, finding erroneous jury instructions by Judge William J Campbell.
The Senate pushed final action on the 875 million farm bill back to a conference committee to adopt crop insurance and incentive payment provisions. It approved conference recommendations for the farm security program, appropriated 20 million for administration, and authorized 60 million for rehabilitation loans. Transfer of FSA functions to the War Food Administration was approved, with conditions on wheat and crop insurance cancellations and 400 million in soil conservation payments for incentives. The conference version sought 30 million for tenant farm purchase loans, and FSA funds may be used as needed in early fiscal year pending future legislation. The Senate passed both sections.
Vice President Henry A Wallace accuses Secretary Jesse Jones of hamstringing the Board of Economic Warfare in BEW material purchases and foreign resource development. Jones retorts that BEW initiated only five percent of the nation’s $1.6 billion in strategic material purchases, while RFC funding supported BEW operations.
In the North Pacific heavy bombers struck Kiska and hit aircraft emplacements and runways. Maj Gen Cis told Chennault he would back promised relief upon his return from Washington conferences. He noted Aleutian weather hindered operations and that 16 raids had occurred in three days. Chennault predicted a southwest Pacific offensive and said Washington conferences show US naval focus and prudent global resource use.
Rye sold at a 15 year peak on the Chicago market at 1 dollar for duty delivery. Three chemical firms National Lead, E I du Pont, and Titan indicted on three counts for alleged anti trust violations. A huge ammunition depot rises on a 26000 acre Utah desert site with isolated buildings. Life insurance in force exceeds 139 billion dollars per Consolidated Chart of Insurance Organizations.
Chester Davis resigns as War Food Administrator citing lack of authority and opposition to the subsidy program. President Roosevelt accepts the resignation and names Marvin Jones as successor, with Davis relieved of plotting the 1944 food program and authority shifted to a War Mobilization director for coordinating war agencies.
Armed reports describe US and Soviet airmen striking Nazi targets in Greece and Axis airdromes near Athens while Liberator bombers hammer positions across the region. British Wellington aircraft drop incendiaries on Naples as Italy's docks and industrial facilities are hit in ongoing raids.
Carl Elbridge Newton, 45, president of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, is named to direct the nation’s mines under government control. Secretary Ickes told Congress there is no early return to owners. Thousands of miners remain out, with many unwilling to work without a new contract. Newton, formerly an assistant U S attorney in New York, will report to Ickes and operate under his office.
President Roosevelt approves Eisenhower backing General Henri Giraud in North Africa. Giraud invited to visit the United States though unlikely before hostilities end. Eisenhower insisted on Giraud retaining command, opposing De Gaulle's push to subordinate him. The article notes Eisenhower's respect for military merit and his earlier negotiations with Admiral Darlan on Allied collaboration in 1942. Darian’s assassination led to Giraud inheriting the position and leadership of his organization.
Staten Island resident Ernest Lehmitz faces espionage charges after confessing to the FBI that he informed the German government about American troop movements convoys and arms production. He allegedly used invisible ink to signal the Nazi intelligence through letters to German acquaintances.
Practical tips cover cooking sausages, fabric care, olive handling, and cloth selection. Topics include draining fat while browning sausages, separating colored clothes, drying laundry, disposing olive liquids, preserving olives with oil, and choosing durable washcloths with sturdy weave.
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