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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1943
Page
1
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Allied forces broke through final Japanese defenses after a steady advance of up to 1200 yards. The engagement pushes toward the strategic airfield near New Georgia as U.S. troops close in on Japanese positions.
Allied forces push through Sicily breaking the Mt Etna line and capturing towns as Axis defenses crumble. Italian bulletin notes continued southern attacks while DNB cites a Roosevelt seven point armistice offer including ceasefire, disarmament, and war crime arrests.
A British wartime tally reports heavy fighting over weeks with plans and ships sinking several U boats while Allied air and sea forces attacked targets in Salamaua and New Britain. The update details ground advances, air battles, and destruction of enemy vessels and fortifications.
COLUMBUS. Dr. R. H. State health director hopes to have information on a federal program for providing maternity care for wives of servicemen by the time the State Medical Association prepares an acceptable plan for Ohio. The health director had declined to administer the program in Ohio last month after the Medical Association council disapproved it on grounds it would socialize medicine and limit patients to physicians chosen by the government.
Churchill to the House explains that 150 to 200 American ships will be turned over to Great Britain. The program begins work immediately and the handing over will be spread over a ten month period as President Roosevelt promised.
Nine men of a section gang were killed when a westbound New York Central passenger train struck the workers near Ohiman Illinois. The incident occurred yesterday as the crew labored on rails. Authorities investigate the cause.
The War Meat Board and Livestock and Meat Council push back consumer support for rationing and price ceilings as industry leaders forecast at least two more years of rationing postwar. Army demand rises from 7.5 to 14 percent of food production in 1943 with over 10 million soldiers expected by December.
The RAF launched a large bomber force against Hamburg last night, delivering an eighth successive pounding in 10 days. Thirty bombers were reported lost in the raid, with attacks on other targets in Northwest Germany. Neutral reports say Hamburg is a ruin and evacuation orders were issued as the city’s civilian population deserts.
Harlem returned to calm after yesterday’s rioting and looting. Police and patrols remained on alert as 5 people were killed, 545 injured, 509 arrests, and about 5 million dollars in property damage reported. Isolated disturbances ended with 6,000 officers and 1,500 patrol members patrolling the streets.
A blast at the Ferro Enamel Corp plant in Cleveland yesterday killed seven war workers and injured eight. An Army chemical warfare service captain said the cause was undetermined and details would await the ongoing investigation.
The will of Charles B. Shaffer pioneer oil operator was admitted to probate in Chicago. It leaves Kenyon College a $20 000 bequest.
Atty. Gen. Thomas J. Herbert criticized Roosevelt postwar aid program before the Marion County Young Republican Club. He urged striking bureaucratic shackles to let industry expand and create jobs for returning soldiers who seek decent wages.
An American test pilot shattered records by diving a P-38 Lightning to 25 000 feet and reaching speeds over 780 miles per hour near the speed of sound. Aviation experts study the feat and its implications for future flight.
The Wet Food Administration requests a 23 percent increase in peanut butter production this year to supplement shortages of other high protein foods, especially meats. It aims to help civilians amid limited supplies and urges the food industry to expand output.
Mrs. Teressa Larkin Snite gave birth today to a second daughter for Fred Snite Jr. The 33 year old infantile paralysis victim has lived in an iron lung for more than seven years in Chicago.
Washington AP report notes Selective Service lifted the ban on induction of fathers with children born before Sept 15, 1942. Local boards urged calls only as absolutely needed to meet October quotas, with an estimated 300,000 family men to be inducted this year. States listed as bottom of the barrel include Tennessee Alabama Oklahoma Maryland Arkansas Nebraska Utah and Maine.
Washington reports say War Manpower Commission leaders and national chiefs opened a conference on labor shortages that could revive Chairman Paul V. McNutt's push for national service. McNutt called a labor draft inevitable but only said he has definite ideas for timing. WMC officials warn the manpower barrel will be bottomed by month’s end as volunteers fill jobs while draftees leave for military service.
Sen. Harold Burton and Robert Ramspeck urged postwar policy plan for peace not partisan. The bipartisan pair spoke in Indianapolis at a meeting of the Indiana Committee for Victory during a nationwide summer tour.
Columbus reports George J. O Brien was named acting secretary of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. He will serve until trustees meet in mid September to select Dixon's successor after his resignation.
Columbus Ohio selective service headquarters ordered draft boards to begin immediate reclassification of 3-A registrants to 1-A. Col C W Globe director said the move is to ensure required induction numbers while avoiding unnecessary rapid changes. He cannot estimate how many 3- A will be reclassified or inducted and urged boards to continue selecting based on dependency and essential war needs such as agriculture and war production.
John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers goes before the War Labor Board to press wartime pay demands, proposing portal to portal pay of 1.65 dollars a day plus time and a half for extra hours, totaling about 2.75 dollars daily, with free tools and equipment. The move follows the Labor Disputes Act enabling WLW subpoenas.
Lt. Peter Krug the German airman who earlier escaped a Canadian prison camp and sparked a treason case involving Detroit restaurateur Max Stephan has escaped again. Police on both sides of the border investigate the possibility he swam across the Detroit River this morning after breaking from the Gravenhurst Ontario officers' camp.
Washington lawmakers debate a sales tax as a war funding option. Chairman Doughton returns to join discussions amid Treasury opposition and Byrd push for broader tax increases. Byrd argues sales tax is essential to raise beyond current revenue, while Doughton cautions limits on burdens.
Lt Gen Bre Hon B Somervell, chief of the army service forces, said the procurement schedule for the Army has fallen about 300 million dollars behind in the last three months. May output was five percent below forecast, June showed no improvement, and early July figures suggest a worse month. Only two fifths of the 1943 program was completed in the first half, with three fifths left. he cited shifts in production, cutbacks in munition types, and manpower shortages as key causes.
Dayton news reports six killed in a Army bomber trainer crash at Charlevoix Michigan including three Wright Field aviation lab attaches. Lt Col John F. E. Davis age 51 of Columbus Capt Wendel P. Lester age 33 of Baytown Texas and civilian technician W. W. Cummins of Solon named among the dead.
Delayed Allied War Dispatch reports a Liberator B 24 crew was shot down by Japanese planes over Ramu Valley between Madang and Bena Bena after unloading bombs. Ohio crew members include Staff Sergeant Eugene Turener of Toledo tail gunner and John Zali of Alliance waist gunner.
Monroe Weav er died yesterday at his Syracuse home. Funeral services will be held at Syracuse Methodist Church on Wednesday at two o clock with interment in Beech Grove Cemetery.
General Eisenhower announced Allied troops advancing from the Catania plain and along the northern coast toward Messina with Regalbuto Capizzi and Cerami captured while Troina and Centuripe fell. Churchill noted strong bridgehead north of the Dittaino as German dead mounted.
Firefighters in Istanbul battle a massive blaze in the Ploesti petroleum zone after a Sunday Liberator raid. Seven bombers were forced down in Turkey with one crash reported at sea. crews were interned and three landings occurred in Izmir.
Washington U TM reports possible withdrawal of the United Mine Workers application for readmission to the American Federation of Labor if action is delayed too long. John L. Lewis and associates oppose dismembering District 50 before rejoining the federation, setting up a fight over reaffiliation.
London outfacing Eden states Mussolini's fall is cause for rejoicing but must spur renewed effort against Germany and Japan. He says the axis collapse should motivate stronger Allied resolve and coordinated action.
Secretary Ickes urged building demonstration plants to extract motor fuel from coal and coal shales. He told a Senate subcommittee that U S oil reserves are about 19 to 20 billion barrels, a 14 to 15 year supply at current use, while coal could yield about 1.5 billion gallons of synthetic fuel yearly for a thousand years with remaining coal.
In a dim East Akron night club a rubber worker was stabbed to death beneath a table during a magician’s act. The victim was Wilbur E. Carney 24 a Goodyear employee. Eight stab wounds from a small penknife caused his death. Clifford Dilbeck 33 a Goodyear supervisor is charged with murder in an affidavit by Detective Wayne Pressler.
London reports Joachim von Ribbentrop, German foreign minister, seeking asylum in Switzerland by negotiating for a villa. Sir William Davison says he will ask Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden if he knew of the plan and whether neutral nations replied to Allied notes warning against asylum for Axis officials charged with war guilt.
Dr Henry L Beam professor emeritus of English Bible at Heidelberg College has died at age 78. He taught philosophy and religious studies, contributed to biblical scholarship, and served as a longtime faculty member in Tiffin. He was known for his dedication to campus life and scholastic work.
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