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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1943
Page
3
The article reports a wave of strikes disrupting a broad soft coal industry tieup. Leaders and unions threaten to loom over policy and plans as disruption spreads across regions, with officials weighing response options amid the unrest.
The text discusses claims about a completed Atlantic Wall and contrasting notes on whether it remains incomplete. It references French involvement in coastal fort construction, postwar funding questions, and the seizure of German assets valued at billions, with mentions of Soviet-Poland tensions and U.S. Capitol Hill debates on aid programs and food policy. The material reflects wartime reparations, confiscations, and political maneuvering surrounding Allied planning and funding.
Allied armies pushed within 23 miles of Tunis and Bizerte as German defenses cracked on high ground. The Axis withdrawal left pockets in retreat with air forces hammering lines and ditches, while British and American units advanced toward Mateur and Tebours, threatening the Tunisian gateway.
The plan addresses liquor scarcity and directs certain trips to essential use. The OPA press note mentions gas provisions for essential travel and limited service at induction stations. Ohio offices report headquarters and designation of restricted services with May 1 as a reference date.
Plant manager H. Bowen issued an explanatory letter to all General Chemical Defense Corp employees stating there is no change in the construction and operation program at West Virginia Ordnance Works. He noted rumors range from full production to imminent shutdown, but affirmed the plant will run at full capacity when conditions permit and emphasized government ownership and value of funds spent.
Federal officers moved to take 175 tons of Lyons scrap metal for the war effort in Meigs County. Captain John Lyons of Middleport resisted, claiming authorization, while the metal—stored near Pomeroy and at Lyons properties—had been sold to a junk company. The operation began before noon amid guards, with ongoing removal planned.
Columbus and Cleveland Republicans back Gov John Bricker on a vote to repeal the males tax on food served by restaurants. The six Columbus Republicans endorsed the measure as Cleveland urges the tax action committee to report out. A Civil War veteran, Leonard Brown, buys war bonds amid calls for broader war mobilization. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard seek manpower increases per McNutt remarks.
Lieutenant General Leslie J. McNair, chief of American ground forces, left a hospital bed three days after being wounded by German shelling while observing a doughboy advance in Northern Tunisia. The Purple Heart was pinned on his uniform yesterday by the Second Corps commander for these wounds.
The War Labor Board pressed union leaders to halt walkouts amid looming nationwide strikes threatening the soft coal industry. UMW leaders held a New York policy meeting with President Lewis as idle miners exceed 13,000 in Pittsburgh Birmingham and Kentucky areas. The board ordered extending suspensions of strike actions to March with retroactive wage adjustments. Ohio coal miners warned of a Saturday strike if contracts are not signed by Friday.으
Gen Douglas MacArthur's HQ disclosed Allied forces, including American and Australian troops, now command hills above Mubo and near Salamaua in New Guinea. Observers note heavy aerial pounding and daily air sweeps as a possible prelude to a new offensive toward the Japanese base at Salamaua.
British heavy bombers attacked the German inland port of Duisburg in what the air ministry called one of the heaviest raids. Communique cites highly concentrated bombing with at least 1000 tons of explosives, aiming to strike railway centers and infrastructure.
In York York and Chicago reports Somervell warned the U S Army would not be fully equipped until late 1944 as production delays and shifting military needs threaten timely supply. He noted munitions surplus rumors and Axis propaganda aimed at slowing the war effort while stressing ongoing Allied equipment deadlines and casualty figures.
Dispatches report Von Arnim’s forces showing exhaustion while Allied troops press in Tunisia and along the Med front. British and French units advance from Tunis toward El Bab and Gabes as Montgomery’s troops push Axis positions north. In the Soviet theater, Timoshenko’s armies claim control of Lake Himen area and threaten Novgorod as intensified air warfare racks the fronts.
Secretary of War Stimson opposes immediate enactment of a blanket draft exemption for fathers as senators delay action another week. Senator Johnson of Colorado delays his decision while Senator Wheeler plans an amendment to bar fathers from serving for the rest of 1943 pending further debate.
Secretary of the Navy Knox stated there is a remote chance of enemy air raids on the East or West Coast. He cited improved defenses and thin enemy reach, but warned the nation must assume air attack is possible and stay vigilant. He also addressed Japanese plans to base attacks from Kiska Island in the Aleutians.
An account describes badly wounded Americans in a northern Tunisia road convoy where German troops fired on surrendering Germans. Hidden German forces opened fire as two Germans approached with a truce flag, denying escape to the Americans and ending their chance at escape.
Allied headquarters in North Africa reported German losses rising sharply from January to April 13. The tally included 25 tanks sunk 390 vehicles 4225 guns and 34 ships sunk or captured, with German forces suffering heavy casualties and prisoners taken.
New York reports that Russian War Relief President nawara c. Zarter announces relief shipments to the Soviet Union totaling one million dollars every month during the first months of 1940. The agency plans steady funding to aid the United Soviet Union through Unioneft in the United States.
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