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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1942
Page
1
Washington leaders forecast intense public push for laws to lengthen the work week curb profits and cut waste in the war effort following the military defeat on Bataan.
Soviet vice commissar for foreign affairs Lozovsky told a press conference that the Red Army will liquidate the German army in Russia in 1942. He said United States supplies are reaching Soviet forces and are being used to "make Nazi corpses." He declined to specify quantities.
The War Department announced full mechanization of ten cavalry regiments including the 107th Ohio National Guard unit now on active federal duty. The move converts horse mounted units to complete mechanization as part of wartime reorganization.
Austin Griff aged 34 of Kirkersville Licking County was fatally injured yesterday when a passenger train hit his egg truck at a crossing.
President Roosevelt said the government weighs voluntary registration of women aged 18 to 65 as part of mobilizing war industry manpower. A decision is expected within a week, with practical registration logistics and possible use of existing agencies or a new central supervisory body under review.
The Ohio Supreme Court voided last year’s state senatorial redistricting based on the 1940 census and ordered the decennial apportionment board to redraw. The ruling effectively restores the old districts with minor changes, amid arguments about combining fixed districts from 1851. The controversial plan was created by Ferguson and Sweeney with Gov. Bricker’s initial sign-off, drawing party control shifts anticipated by both sides.
Secretary Morgenthau announced the Treasury's 7.6 billion tax program will remain unchanged until the President publicly directs a change. He said no White House instructions have been received to alter the program and declined to comment on reports of a possible drastic expansion to curb inflation.
Gallipolis staff reports 58 year old Harry Johnson, a carpenter at the Marietta boatbuilding plant in Point Pleasant, died in Holzer Hospital from injuries after falling 45 feet from a scaffold last Saturday. He was married and lived near West Columbia between Point Pleasant and Mason City.
The Senate announced the confirmation of Ohio postmasters including Dora H. McGonagle of Junction City Perry and Marjorie M. Bankes of Malta, Mor ey.
Columbus AP report says a 40 mph maximum speed limit for all state owned motor vehicles will be enforced immediately with possible suspension or discharge for violations. Governors will limit state cars to 50 mph.
General Douglas MacArthur praised the Bataan defenders saying no army has ever done so much with so little. He called their sacrifice the last hour of trial and agony and told grieving mothers that God will receive their sons.
Columbus AP says consolidated rural schools struggle to operate as war industries draw families away. O E Hill of the State Department of Education cites a 37.8 percent enrollment drop over seven years and a 15 to 20 percent fall expected next year. Daily county attendance fell from 400 231 in 1937 38 to 385 940 last year. The department favors continuing schools with strong educational programs.
Henry E Cragg a 19 year old discharged lineman for South Central Rural Electrical Cooperative sues for 1 608 480 alleging underpayment and missing overtime wages He files on behalf of himself and 50 other employees Cragg was discharged March 30 by General Manager Darwin Kindler sparking a 14 man strike refunding his reinstatement request.
Port Clinton AP report says about 28 Ottawa County soldiers from a tank company formed in 1920 and now part of the 37th Division are in Bataan with General Wainwright. Capt Burhoilt and others wrote home promising they are still OK. Port Clinton relatives recall ongoing danger and a local son Edward E. Gregg is listed as killed February 15 in Philippine action.
Hollywood AP reports Babe Ruth shows improvement after pneumonia hospitalization at Hollywood Presbyterian. Nurse updates say he is progressing exceptionally well and remains under care two days after admission.
An informed naval observer warns the Axis powers are narrowing the naval gap as battles in the next three months determine control of sea lanes. He cites Bataan and Manila Bay as pivotal, and warns German, Italian, and Japanese fleets may already hold numerical superiority against Britain and the United States.
The State Emergency Board allocated $10,000 to the State Division of Forestry for forest protection in 18 counties of the Muskingum Conservancy District after reports of recurring fires in the last 10 days.
A wartime dispatch recounts how the Japanese crippled U S air power in the Philippines on December 8 with massed air raids on Clark Field and Iba Field. Japanese bombers and fighters destroyed grounded planes and hangars, followed by attacks on Nichols and Cavite, signaling a decisive blow as operations shifted to Java and the fleet withdrew.
Corregidor remains defiant as General Wainwright reports communications cut between Bataan and Corregidor. Japanese forces sink a cruiser off Cebu amid bombardment of Corregidor and ongoing heavy aerial attacks over Manila Bay.
Washington studies possible Japanese moves after Yamashita forces freed in the Philippines. Potential actions include a surprise attack on Siberia a drive into India and Burma a push toward China an invasion of Australia and a grand assault on Hawaii.
A survey of 1,486 Ohio manufacturers employing 673000 shows four of five in war production. Wade Hammond says 678 firms with 50+ workers need 113000 more by Aug 31 while 54 plan 5000 layoffs from non war activity. Most hires expected in Akron Cleveland and Cincinnati.
J. H. Steward aged 78 died in an Athens hospital after a long illness. Funeral services are set for two o'clock Sunday at Albany Baptist Church with interment at Hebbardsville Cemetery. He was a prominent farmer near Carpenter and is survived by his wife Ella Burt Steward.
New Delhi India prime minister Nehru urged citizens to serve and defend India as negotiations with Sir Stafford Cripps draw toward a dominion status compromise after the war. He spoke as talks with British envoys and a meeting with Louis Johnson the US emissary raised prospects of a national government with an Indian defense minister and later dominion status.
In Columbus Ohio 29 of 32 men convicted of mail fraud and conspiracy in cemetery lot sales received stiff prison terms and fines in federal court. Judge Robert R Nevin granted leniency to three defendants over 70 years old after a six month trial.
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