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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Training Cooks for the World’s Best Fed Army
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WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Heavy Fighting Follows Sicily Landings
As Allied Forces Strike for Key Points;
Navy Scores Again in Pacific Battle;
Cut Dairy Product Supply for Civilians
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TELEFACT
WHY WE BOMB
THE RUHR VALLEY
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America prides Itself on producing the best fed, best clothed, best equipped army In the world. Helping
U maintain this standard are the schools for bakers and cooks. Left: At the Fort Sam Houston school
ntndents are learning to prepare coffee with a tripod and a Dixie Boiler. The men kneeling are heating de-
hydrated foods In their mess kits over the Arc. Center: A student baker is adding shortening to other Ingredi-
ents In the dough mixer. Bakers learn to operate movable and immovable equipment. Right: A typical
doughboy samples the result of the school's training. Ninety per cent of the students who become expert
nooks and bakers were not able to fry potatoes properly before entering training school.
STEEL
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jBroken Jaws Can Now Chew Steak While Healing
Skeletal fixation of fractures of the mandible—that Is the medical phrase for a new technique of setting
broken jaws so that they can be used while healing. These pictures Illustrating the method were made at a
■aval dental clinic. 1-. After the X-ray shows the line of fracture a surgeon paints a line to indicate the posi-
tion of the break. 8. A stout needle is screwed Into the face. Three such pins are set In on both sides of
the fracture line. 3. The pins are bridged by a strong steel rod which holds them tightly keeping the two
parts of the Jawbone together. 4. The patient, practically scarless, returns to his normal activities.
Why Pantelleria Surrendered
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Bombs from a Boston plane of the British Royal Air force are seen
bursting on the former Italian stronghold of Pantelleria in the Anal phase
of the battle for that Mediterranean island. Airpower was given the
credit for the subjection of Pantelleria.
Three navy nurses In training at
the Treasure Island Naval Training
station at San Francisco, Calif.,
learn to use the cargo net In the
swimming pool. Wartime nurses
must be At and ready to withstand
hardship.
Soviet Youths Study to Fight Invader Harvest Queen
Russian children are shown lined up In Moscow with rides and Axed
bayonets. As members of a youth organization they study military science
together with boxing and other sports. Modern warfare has shown the Im-
portance of the population being ready to defend the homeland in case of
•n Invasion.
Prize onions and turnips from the.
Victory gardens of residents of Bev-
erly Ilills, Calif., are displayed by
Barbara Ilale shortly after she was!
named queen of a harvest show
thera.
SICILY:
Allies Advance
As a great bridge of 3,000 ships
poured troops onto conquered beach'
heads of Sicily, American forces
drove 20 miles Inland to Join up
with the British at Bagusa, an Im-
portant communication Junction
dominating high ground in the area.
Along the eastern coast of the is-
land. the British captured the naval
base of Augusta and then made
landings to the south of the great
port of Catania. The movements
placed Gen. Bernard Montgomery’s
forces within 55 miles of Messina
terminal of the ferry route from the
toe of the Italian boot.
Only around the American beach
head of Gela did heavy early fight-
Ing develop. Here, the celebrated
Goering division teamed with an
Italian force to counter-attack, and
though the enemy drove through to
tlie sandy shore, Gen. George Pat-
ton's troops sealed the breach.
Against the 144,000 Axis troops de-
fending Sicily, the Allies were re'
puted to have put up at least 10 di-
visions of 150,000 men in the early
stages of the campaign. With air-
dromes established in the island's
picturesque olive groves of the
southeast, Allied airmen assaulted
enemy landing Aelds. shot up mo-
torized convoys and roads, and
bombed shipping to the north.
PACIFIC:
Win Another Round
Hovering in the approaches of the
Kula gulf, American naval units took
another broadside at Japanese war-
ships seeking to supply enemy
troops penned at the Munda airfield
on New Georgia island. In the ex-
change of salvos, four and probably
six Jap cruisers and destroyers
were sunk. No American losses
were announced.
Near Munda, American troops,
picking their way through the thick
jungle, encountered stiffening resist-
ance from the entrapped enemy.
Earlier, U. S. forces had wiped out
a Japanese stronghold on an inlet
to the northeast of the island.
Collaborating with the sea and
ground forces, American airmen
continued hammering at Japanese
installations throughout the 700-mile
arc of offensive. The enemy air
base at Vila above New Georgia is-
land and another in the Shortland
Islands to the northwest were raided.
In New Guinea, the Allies were
making use of the supply route from
the beach where General MacArthur
had established a base early in the
offensive, to Mubo, about 15 miles
inland and just below the Japanese
stronghold of Salamaua.
WAR BUREAUS:
Get $2,911,697,224
After paring the OPA’s request
for funds by 22 million dollars and
the Office of War Information’s by
16 million dollars, congress appro-
priated $2,911,697,224 for the govern-
ment's war agencies in bills ap-
proved by President Roosevelt.
A total of 848 million dollars was
appropriated for the department of
agriculture. The department of the
Interior received 105 million dol-
lars, including 22 million dollars for
the irrigation of food producing
lands. Other bills provide for 100
million dollars for new war hous-
ing and 15 million dollars for flood
relief.
Also signed by the President was
legislation for authorizing the use
of government held silver for in-
dustrial purposes: for establishing
a pharmacy corps in the army; for
providing for emergency flood con-
trol work, and for settling boundary
lines between Iowa and Nebraska.
CROPS:
Prospects Down
Overall crop production for 194,7
is expected to be about 10 per cent
below last year, according to esti
mates of the department of agricul-
ture. With a tight situation in corn
already existent, it was predicted
current acreage would yield 2 bil-
lion, 70614 million bushels, 15 per
cent below the 1942 harvest.
Wheat production is expected to
approximate 790,823,000 bushels. 200
millions below 1942. Oats were ex
pected to be down 8.6 per cent at
1 billion 242*4 million bushels; bar-
ley down 17.4 per cent at 350 million
bushels, and rye down 41 per cent
at 33.562,000 bushels.
Generally good yields were ex
pected from the 15,434,000 acres of
soybeans seeded. Approximately 39
per cent less sugar beet acreage
was planted than in 1942. However
higher acreage for dry beans, peas,
peanuts, flaxseed, rice and potatoes
spelled higher production. Truck
crops were expected to drop 11 pet
cent.
In signing the $848,000,000 agricul-
tural supply bill, President Roose-
velt deprecated the elimination of
crop insurance from the measure
Congress had provided over $3,000,
000 for liquidation of the service.
RUSSIA:
Reds Counter-Attack
Bitter flghting on the Russian
front spread, with Russian units
counter-attacking flercely above
Orel, northernmost pivot of the 160
mile front bending southward to Bel-
gorod.
Announcement of the counter-at
tack was made by the Nazis after
the Russians had claimed that they
had checked the Germans in the
Orel-Belgorod region after initial
break-throughs.
In the battle of the giants, London
said, the Nazis had thrust wedges of
20 miles into Russian lines above
Belgorod, but that the Reds had
temporarily slowed the drives and
were now throwing their tanks and
artillery at the German flanks in an
effort to pinch them off from the
main forces.
Besides claiming successes around
Belgorod, the Nazis asserted they
had progressed at the northern an-
chor of Orel. Some extent of the
fighting may be gleaned from Nazi
and Russian claims, which put total
tank losses at 3,000.
U. S. WARPLANES:
| Criticize Production
Pulling no punches, the Trumar
| defense investigating eominittei
delved Into America's record air
cruft production and came up with
strong criticism of certain phases
I of the Industry.
The committee attacked the Cur-
I ;iss-Wright aeronautical company
for Improper inspection of engines;
| expressed disappointment with
Kurd’s slowness In coming Into
bomber production; declared cer-
I tain makes of fighters and bombers
had proven unsatisfactory in action,
and, in turn, praised the develop-
ment of new models, like the Grum-
| man Hellcat and Mustang 51.
Summed up, the committee's re-
J port reflected the growing pains
experienced by the American air-
craft industry in its gignntic oxpan
sion in the last few years. Where-
as one plant was assailed for sac
rlflclng quality for production, sev
oral others were criticized for their
slowness in putting out superior
| models.
MARTINIQUE:
Helps Allies
The aircraft carrier Bearn, the
light cruisers Emile Bertin and Bar
fleur, a half dozen tankers and sev
oral merchant ships were put Into
the service of the Allied cause with
the French National committee's as-
sumption of authority over the Car-
ibbean Island of Martinique, previ-
ously in the Vichy camp.
With Martinique also went control
of a cache of 300 million dollars in
gold, taken there upon the fall of
France.
In its adherence to Vichy, Marti-
nique had been considered a danger-
spot to U. S. defenses in the Carib-
bean, on the outskirts of the Atlantic
ocean and midway between Nurth
and South America. High Commis-
sioner Georges Robert's political po-
sition had resulted in a falling out
with Washington, and all U. S. food
shipments to the island were shut
off. With hunger rampant, Robert
threw in the sponge.
Sicily Rugged Island
Sticking out like a great, big
rock at the toe of the Italian boot,
Sicily is an island about the size
of Maryland, with a normal pop-
ulation of 4 million. Flanking
the straits that separate It from
North Africa, It has been a fre-
quent battleground throughout
world history, for whoever holds
it threatens the western passage
of the Mediterranean.
Sicily is peculiar in topogra-
phy. From its sandy, coastal
plains, the land gradually rises
to a plateau of 1,600 feet. Then
from the midst of this plateau
springs a mountain chain, which
effectively divides the southern
half of the island from the north.
Chief peak of this mountainous
backbone Is Mt. Etna, 10,739 feet.
Because of its ruggedness, Sic-
ily has never been rich. Fruits,
olives, flgs and wheat are the
principal food products. Sulphur
and asphalt deposits have been
well developed.
Gallant Was the Word of
Englishman to His Queen
A pendant to the historic cloak
incident of Queen Elizabeth and
Sir Walter Raleigh is surely sup-
plied in this story, told by Arthur
Croxton, many years manager ol
the London Coliseum music hall
(in his reminiscences):
The courtly mayor of a small
town in the Midlands of England
had the honor of dancing, at some
public ceremonial, with Queen Al-
exandra-then princess of Wales.
She smilingly warned him that she
had just had measles in her house-
hold, and that she hoped that she
would not give him the disease.
Bowing low, the mayor answered.
"Your royal highness, I should
be happy to take anything from
so charming a source."
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Mother’s Tree
The white birch has been of-
ficially chosen by the American
Forestry association as the tree to
be planted as a memorial to ■
mother.
RHEUMATIC PAIN
FOOD:
/>ess Dairy Products
The 46.3 pounds of butter, cheesi-
canned and dried milk consumed by
Americans in 1942 will be cut to 31.3 i
pounds in the next 12 months follow-
ing the War Food administration's |
allocation of supplies among civil
ians, the military and lend-lease.
Of the four products, only butter j
production will drop for the period,
from 2 billion 170 million pounds to]
1 billion 670 million pounds. Undei
the allocation, every person will re
ceive 13.5 pounds of butter for the
12 months compared with 16.5 pounds
In 1942.
Cheese output is expected to soar |
to #15 million pounds, but civilian
quotas will approximate 4.1 pounds |
per person against 6.7 pounds last
year. Despite record production ol
canned and dried milk, every con- j
sumer will get 8.4 pounds less of |
canned milk for a total of 12.1
pounds and 1 pound less of dried
milk or 1.6 pounds in all.
WFA pointed out that these quotas
are subject to change, depending
upon the rate of production through-
out the next 12 months. Therefore
they may go up, or again, they may
go down.
HIGHLIGHTS
in the week’/ newt
ACTRESS: Cecilia Loflus, the
famous English and American ac-
tress of a generation ago, was found
dead in her New York hotel room.
She was 67 years old.
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POPULATION: The population of
the United States Is now 135,900,000,
as of March I, according to an esti-
mate (by ■ national advertising
agency,.
STEEL: Steel mills of the nation
are now operating at about 97 per
cent of capacity, compared with 08.4
per cent this time last year.
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STOCKS: Average prices on the
New York exchange have climbed
to the highest point In three years,
reflecting the successful invasion of
Sicily, and continued high produc-
tion
GUNDAR HAGG:
Good-Will Envoy
Seemingly, athletes are the besi
of the European ambassadors.
Paavo Nurmi, the famous Finnish
long-distance runner, set the fashion
years ago, and now the latest of the
good-will ambassadors is the equal-
ly celebrated Swedish track marvel,
Gundar Hagg.
Chief virtue of these athletes Is
their outstanding ability and suc-
cess in living up to their headlines.
Hagg is a brilliant example. In one
of his early performances here,
Gundar broke the American record
for two miles in 8:53:9,
Like most Europeans, Hagg has
come to the American cinder path
determined to win not for the sake
of winning, but to uphold Swedish
prestige. He goes about his train-
ing as naturally as you'd take a
walk. When he works out in his
native Sweden, he does so by romp-
ing over the picturesque country-
side like any boy on a lark. No
fancy or artificial hi-jlnks for him,
DADS:
Draft Delay Sought
In an effort to forestall the indue
tion of fathers, the War Manpower
commission was reported to be
studying plans for reducing list of
essential occupations for childless
married men. At the present time,
there are 35 such occupations, with
thousands of specific jobs In those
activities.
According to the same reports,
the WMC was urging the army to
reduce its demands to the mini-
mum. Recently, the agency said
the services were planning the call
of 2 million men within the next
year, exclusive of replacements. In-
sistence on drafting men for re-
placements, the WMC said, would
result in the induction of fathers.
FARM MACHINERY:
Increase Output
By increasing allocations of car-
bon steel to the farm machine in-
dustry, production of sorely needed
agricultural implements should at-
tain a volume 80 per cent of the
1941 output.
According to advices, most of the
production will be centered in the
smaller shops. Normally an 85 mil-
I lion dollar business annually, half
I of farm pnachinery output is ccjp
centrated In Illinois.
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Dismukes, Mrs. J. W. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1943, newspaper, July 22, 1943; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth747237/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.