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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1943
Page
1
Gov John W Deicke of Ohio urged open public access to U S food distribution plans. He argued Americans growing food should know how the nation distributes food abroad and claimed international influence on policy should be public.
Ohio congressmen expect a six week meeting with Gov. Bricker to discuss his possible formal bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Bricker defends international leadership and criticizes isolationism while praising wartime sacrifice.
Washington announced guaranteed higher grower prices for five protein crops to boost production. Ches ter C. Davis, new food administrator, unveiled support prices for dry beans, dry peas, peanuts, soybeans and flax seeds via the commodity credit corporation purchase and loan operations, with incentive payments for potatoes and other crops. No firm OPA ceiling changes were stated.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said after conferences in Washington he invited Secretary of State Cordell Hull to visit London. He claimed complete agreement with the United States on future policy toward France and noted a close similarity of outlook with U S authorities on postwar problems.
Washington reports a new draft order with reclassification eliminating the 3-B category and expected to start Monday. National Selective Service head Garters remained silent as unofficial reports circulated for over a week, with an official statement anticipated Monday.
Ohio House Republicans spurn Gov. Bricker’s tax reduction plan while signaling a large surplus may top $32 million by year end. They backed a $366.5 million biennial budget and rejected a Senate measure to repeal sales tax on hotel meals and medicines, warning revenue losses could swell the surplus for postwar needs.
Washington officials say a set aside order for livestock slaughterers to reserve meat for military and lend-lease uses will not increase civilian supplies. The suspension allows slaughterers to fill civilian quotas before government intake.
The Navy announced 16 casualties among naval forces: four dead, three wounded and nine missing. Fifteen previously missing men were now listed as dead, raising total Navy Marine Corps and coast guard casualties since December 7 1941 to 24 680. The grand totals stand at 7 064 dead 4 659 wounded and 12 957 missing.
A strike at the Mead Corporation plant in Chillicothe concluded today as management and United Mine Workers District 59 negotiators agreed to talks to resolve the dispute.
W Hawke, 49, was burned to death on his farm southeast of Elyria Ellsworth while attempting to rescue livestock from a blaze that consumed a barn today.
Washington AP report notes two price bills vulnerable amid farm bloc pressure and manpower reforms as the administration faced a test on labor policy versus agriculture while Navy appropriation requests dominated headlines.
Price Administrator Prentiss Brown told the Senate Agriculture Committee the Pace Bill would end price and wage stabilization and have a far reaching inflationary effect. The House approved measure to include farm labor costs in parity sparked the warning amid broader farm labor and inflation debates.
Ohio prepares for liquor rationing likely in May as 2.4 million pints monthly are allotted to state store buyers. Registration determines individual quotas, with possible one pint per month. Anti-Saloon League leader expresses no stance on registration guidance, noting the policy aims at temperance.
Representative Thomas contrasted President Roosevelt's 400 word commendation for OPA general counsel David Ginsburg with 354 words for eight war heroes. He called New Deal administrators a "morale busting" group and cited smaller tributes to the Sullivan boys, MacArthur, Doolittle, and Colin Kelly as examples.
Bolivia prepared to declare war on Germany and Italy with a presidential decree and a planned congress session. Foreign Minister Elio said the action would apply to Japan and Axis satellites, placing Bolivia beside Brazil in martial opposition. Vice President Wallace visited Cochabamba during his South American tour.
Ohio Supreme Court finds driving at 50 mph while hugging and kissing a girl constitutes wanton misconduct. The ruling denies review of a Belmont County decision awarding Jean Major $5,000 from Glenn Liggett after a car crash caused by the driver’s distraction.
Moscow monitored radio says Yugoslav guerrillas killed about 350 Axis troops in two engagements near Stolac and Klin, with 300 near Stolac and 50 near Klin. The report cites a broadcast captured by the Soviet monitor service.
Tokyo broadcasts warned of a possible new American bombing assault from the China continent or the Aleutians, recalling the Doolittle raid. In the Pacific, U.S. planes shot down 37 Japanese aircraft over the southeastern Solomon Islands with seven American losses. Allied forces hit 10 Japanese bases in the Southwest Pacific near Australia and New Guinea.
Northern Appalachian operators say further bargaining won t yield an agreement and will meet today to discuss a proposal to extend the present contract. The plan will be sent to President Roosevelt and government authorities for consideration. John L Lewis says miners will reject the proposal without a vote.
Wade Hammond of the War Manpower Commission in Ohio blasts employers for strict female hiring standards in wartime industry. He says many women face slim odds due to age and weight limits and notes morale and manpower shortages grow as discouraged applicants quit.
Ohio State University has been awarded an Army contract for a special training and reclassification school known as the STAR Unit. The university will test train classify and assign up to 600 men qualifying for university training in Army specialized programs. Candidates will be selected from high school and college tests on April 2.
Columbus Ohio draft boards were reminded by Col. C. W. Goble state selective service director that many men failing to qualify for military service due to age or disability may be eligible for essential government jobs under civil service. Registrants can inquire at their nearest first or second class post offices for appointment information.
Allied dispatches report Lieut. Gen. K A N Anderson with the British First Army advancing four to five miles toward Medjez El Bab thirty six miles from Tunis while the Eighth Army and American Second Corps push Rommel north along the coast. Eisenhower sends congratulatory message to Alexander and warns Rommel about a stormy passage if he attempts to leave Africa.
A London broadcast reported Gen. Giovanni Messe, the Italian commander who led the first Italian expeditionary force to the Russian front, is the new commander in chief in Tunisia. The Berlin spokesman said Rommel and Von Arnim are now under Messe's command.
The passage notes Rommel’s detachments trapped in a roughly 200 mile by 40 to 70 mile area. They are boxed in on land by Allied armies and menaced from the sea by the British navy’s guns.
General Eisenhower's staff reports British First Army breaks through between Medjez El Bab and Munchr, taking prisoners and gaining ground. Montgomery's forces repulse Axis counterattacks after the Wadi El Akarit breakthrough as Allied mobile units pursue northward. Italian and Axis defenses stiff in north Tunisia as U S troops join British Eighth Army on Djebel Chemsi. Allied air forces strike retreating columns. 14 enemy aircraft downed, one Allied plane lost.
Axis prisoners include six times as many Italians as Germans as Rommel withdraws troops. US Second Corps under Patton faces tough terrain and mined fields while US air power and Montgomery coordinate to pressure Rommel. Allied aerials pound targets across Tunisia and Italy as operations widen.
Peter Golas of Chicago controls six of seven meat packing firms indicted with 11 individuals by a Newark New Jersey federal grand jury. They are charged in the sale of millions of pounds of beef above ceiling prices.
Ohio Supreme Court rules automobile owners in share the ride agreements liable for injuries to passengers in accidents. Ruling states owners accept payment from workers and must provide security for workers, reversing a Cuya hoga County decision that such arrangements fall under the guest law with immunity except for gross misconduct.
Selective service directors from about 45 states told the Senate Military Committee that the pool of workers for war jobs is growing nationwide. They credited the manpower commission’s edict directing 3-A workers to take essential jobs or risk reclassification to 1-A, following a three hour briefing with Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey.
Crestrline four inch serum obtained in a rushed Toledo flight by two Mansfield civilian air patrol pilots failed to save Kenneth A Bealhet, 27, of Mansfield. He died last night from gangrenous infection in a city hospital.
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