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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1942
Page
1
Washington AP report says most consumer durable goods production will halt by May 31 under war production head Donald M. Nelson. He questioned whether the pace was right as civilian industries are redirected to war effort.
President Roosevelt told a wartime conference that government will renegotiate contracts to ensure wage savings from relinquishing double time go to the nation. He warned premium pay in war slows production and aided enemies, while the program aims for a lean civilian economy as war progresses.
Ohio traffic safety chief Harry E. Neal reports that slower driving by motorists reduced fatalities on state highways outside cities. Deaths in Q1 dropped from 182 to 147 and collision deaths fell from 103 to 66, with January traffic nearly duplicating 1941.
Portland report notes the U S E Annoy minesweeper was praised by Commercial Iron Works while the next vessel, 80 percent hull complete, faced delays as its hull sections were swung into place after the Annoy entered the water.
The Diesel powered Smoky City owned by Zudik Transportation Co of Pittsburgh burned to the water line while bound for New Martinsville Virginia to load coal.
The destroyer Kearney, torpedoed near Ice 20 on October 17, has completed repairs and is now operating with the fleet, according to a Navy announcement.
Secretary of Commerce Jones asserted there is no delay in synthetic rubber development and noted domestic facilities can produce over 700000 tons annually. He said production could rise if needed, but civilians must conserve tires for military needs while the program progresses.
Wimpy a nine year old bird dog and family pet in the home of Stanley Evans was killed yesterday in a fall from the top of the observation tower in Fortification Hill Park. The dog had gone to the tower with members of the Evans family and on descending missed his footing and fell a distance of 50 feet.
COLUMBUS Ohio state dairy leaders warn Ohio is behind its wartime quota for milk products under the lease lend program due to falling prices for dairymen. Agricultural economist C G McBride of Ohio State University notes farmers now receive about 35 cents less per hundred pounds for milk used by evaporators and cheese makers. He says filling the quota will be a major conference focus as the fifth annual milk marketing conference opens.
Axis bombers struck Alexandria last night near the great British naval base, killing eight people and wounding thirty-two in the raid. Local authorities reported casualties and urged civil defense measures as the city endured in wartime.
The piece discusses Japan's bombing of Ceylon and India’s Madras coast as possible preludes to invasion. It links Tojo's threats with fear of British dominion status and Hindustan desertion, while noting Hitler’s urging of offensives against India or Russia to divide Allied resources.
War Department bulletin reports heavy casualties on both sides as fighting rages along the Bataan Peninsula front. Japanese invasion forces are said to be scoring some success in the Philippines.
The Navy reports Rear Admiral J W Wilcox Jr aged 60 died overboard at sea in heavy weather while on regular cruising duty since last November. His official residence was Atlanta Georgia. He is survived by his widow a son and a daughter.
Ray Chamberlain of the National Automobile Dealers Association predicted that the government will liberalize passenger car rationing within days. He cited word from Rolf Nugent, chief of the auto rationing section, Office of Price Administration, at a meeting of Allegheny County auto dealers and rationing board members in Pittsburgh.
United States troops in Belfast, Northern Ireland, revived baseball for the first time since the last war. Company B defeated Headquarters Company 10 to 8 in a spirited early game.
Ohio's high school athletic program faces limits after a federal tire rationing ruling restricts using school buses for sports. Former Ohio State star and rationing coordinator Inwood Smith says buses with rationed tires cannot transport teams. Officials expect major changes to fall football and spring track participation.
United Automobile Workers executive board proposed a legal limit of 25000 dollars per year on family and individual incomes for the war’s duration. In return union workers would accept non negotiable defense bonds in lieu of all overtime pay for more than 40 hours a week.
More than 2,500 men trained in Canton public schools now work in plants producing war materials. Superintendent Jesse H. Mason told the city school board last night.
Soviet aerial combat cost Germany 415 planes in eight days with 84 Soviet losses. Easter Sunday alone saw 119 German aircraft destroyed. Berlin reports Soviet advances near Lake Ilmen with 16th Army trapped and German reserves shifting lines. British raids hit Ruhr and Rhineland targets amid weather and muddy roads.
As Japanese bombers strike Indian cities, Congress leaders resist British proposals to divide India into separate states under wartime dominion rule. Nehru vows unity, while Cripps envoy signals possible postwar constitutional talks. Madras endures first air raid as Burma fronts shift and Sumatra falls to Japan.
Washington reports the Treasury renamed Defense Bonds to War Savings Bonds. The change also affects Savings Stamps, aligning them with wartime designation following Pearl Harbor. The public is urged to purchase a bond today as part of wartime financial support.
War Department informs Kellston attorney Z P Davis that his son, Lieut Ralph Davis, is missing after a flight along the Atlantic coast. The plane reportedly crashed Friday in the Great Dismal Swamp near the Virginia North Carolina border with no clue if Davis parachuted or went down with the ship.
The Shellmar Products Co. plant in Mt Vernon Ohio, with 500 workers, halted production due to a 60 percent drop in war goods output. General manager Paul M. Gilfillan blamed the CIO United Toy, Novelty and Paper Makers' union for failing to arbitrate a wage dispute and ignoring U S Labor Conciliation Board urging resumption. Harry Scott, local union president, had no immediate comment. Slowdown began April 2.
In Chicago the livestock market surged with hogs hitting fresh 16 year peaks and cattle at highs not seen since 1937. Hogs sold as high as 14.20 per hundred pounds, the top since 1926, with gains of 15 to 20 cents and swine up about 25 cents. The average hog price climbed to roughly 14.05.
In a wartime outlook from Washington, military experts say Allied air strength in Australia and India is curbing Japanese advances. They note Japan may still hold air superiority in the Western Pacific for months, while threats to Bataan and Corregidor linger and Japan eyes a possible push toward Russia to threaten the Red Army.
London sources say Pierre Laval, former Vichy official, is seen as a pivotal actor in pressuring Vichy to surrender the French fleet to Germany. The transfer of the Dunkerque to Toulon and German occupation strains are noted as strengthening Laval’s leverage amid French prisoner blackmail and rising German army pressure.
George E. Vanderman of New York sues in U S District Court asking The Saturday Evening Post to abandon isolationist policies and stop publishing articles he says stir racial feeling. He argues the stance injures Curtis Publishing Company stockholders and could dissipate the firm's goodwill.
Dayton residents face rising rents as industry workers swell the city population. The six month old Dayton Fair Rent committee, led by Fred Van Allen, urges a federal administrator to set ceilings and designate Dayton as a defense rental area, freezing rents after sixty days from notice.
Ohio auditor Joseph T. Ferguson announced his candidacy for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He criticized Gov. John W. Bricker for slow wartime action and noted his own four year state post with two years remaining if defeated. Ferguson was re-elected in 1940 to a $6 500 yearly salary. ISSUES BANK CALL WASHINGTON AP The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of condition of all national banks at close of business Saturday April 4.
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