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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1943
Page
11
Reports say Allied forces break through a central line in Sicily and advance toward Catania as Axis defenses crumble. Roosevelt allegedly proposed a seven point armistice to Italy including war material handover and a transitional military government.
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British communique says a large force of U boats failed to launch a single attack as a convoy was intercepted and possibly another submarine destroyed. In the Pacific, Adm. Halsey reports American troops near the edge of the field at Munda as flame throwers aid the advance. In Guinea, Salamaua comes under air bombardment with ground forces and naval actions listed against Japanese targets.
State health director R H With said he hopes to obtain federal funds to provide maternity care for wives of service men, via the State Medical Association. He cautioned the plan should avoid socializing medicine and must respect physicians' choice of towns.
Prime Minister Hill told the House of Commons that President Roosevelt promised to turn over between 150 and 200 American constructed ships to Great Britain. The process has already begun and will be spread over a ten year period.
A group of nine men from the 13 man section gang was struck by a westbound Central Passenger train while working tracks near Ohlman, with fatalities reported. Police and railroad officials investigated the incident and the workers were identified as part of the local section gang.
The War Meat Board and Livestock and Meat Council push consumer support for rationing and price ceilings. Industry leaders warn rationing may continue two years after victory. Officials note 1943 armed forces demand rising to about 14 percent of food production and a soldier would consume 5 1 4 pounds of food daily versus 3 3 4 pounds for civilians.
A large RAF force returned to Hamburg delivering a record eighth day of sustained raids. About thirty bombers were lost in the assault amid further Northwest Germany attacks. Neutral reports describe Hamburg as rubble with evacuation orders for remaining civilians issued after the raid.
Harlem returned to calm after rioting and looting left five dead, 545 injured, 509 arrests and about 5 million dollars in property damage. Police and patrols remained on alert amid isolated disturbances in the heavily populated Negro section.
A military inquiry into a blast at the Ferro Enante Corp plant in Cleveland killed seven workers and injured eight. Captain William N Noble of the Army chemical warfare service said the cause was undetermined and details would await the Army investigation.
The will of Charles B. Shaffer, pioneer oil operator, admitted to probate in Chicago pledges a $20,000 bequest to Kenyon College at Gambier, Ohio.
Atty. Gen. Thomas J. Herbert criticized Roosevelts postwar aid plan before Marion County Young Republican Club. He called to strike bureaucratic shackles to expand industry and create jobs for returning soldiers who want to earn a decent living rather than government largess.
An American test pilot shattered records by diving a P-38 Lightning to 25,000 feet and reaching speeds over 780 miles per hour, nearly the speed of sound, drawing aviation experts to study the feat and awarding him for the achievement.
The War Food Administration urged the food industry to raise peanut butter production about 23 percent this year to supplement shortages of other high protein foods, especially meats. In Chicago a second daughter was born to Mrs. Teressa Larkin Snite, wife of Fred Snite Jr., the 33 year old infantile paralysis victim who has been in an iron lung for over seven years.
Washington AP reports Selective Service lifted the ban on inducting fathers with pre September 15 1942 children to help meet October quotas. About 300000 married men may be drafted this year though boards will avoid civilian hardship where possible. Quotas target 275000 monthly in August and September with total armed forces goals of 8.2 million Army and 3.1 million in the sea services.
Washington reports regional directors and national chiefs of the War Manpower Commission opened a conference on a tightening labor market. They say the manpower squeeze could revive Chairman Paul V McNutt’s past support for national service. McNutt calls a labor draft inevitable but says timing is up to the President and Congress.
Sen Harold Burton and Sen Robert Ramspeck urged bipartisan effort to lift postwar foreign policy above party lines. The Ohio Republican and Georgia Democrat spoke at a meeting in Indianapolis sponsored by the Indiana Committee for Victory, stressing nations must plan for peace rather than blunder into it.
Columbus report says George J. O Brien was named acting secretary of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. He will serve until the trustees meet in mid September to select a permanent successor to Karl S. Dixon, who resigned.
Ohio selective service headquarters ordered immediate reclassification of 3-A registrants to 1-A to meet induction requirements. Col. C. W. Globe, director, said numbers will be unpredictable. boards should keep accepting inductees focused on agriculture, war production, and wartime activities.
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, appears before the War Labor Board to push a wartime pay package. He backs an Illinois Coal Operators Association deal for portal to portal pay of 1.65 dollars daily plus time and a half for extra hours, totaling about 2.75 dollars per day, with previously granted tools and equipment. The move follows the Labor Disputes Act expanding WLW subpoena power.
Lt. Peter Krug a German airman who fled a Gravenhurst Ontario officers' prison camp yesterday has escaped again and authorities in Windsor and Detroit are investigating a possible Detroit River swim. The prior escape led to treason charges against Detroit restaurateur Max Stephan.
Treasury opposition to a sales tax is challenged as Congress debates extra wartime revenue. Chairman Doughton returns from vacation to press for ideas while Senator Byrd urges a sales levy as a fair war tax. Doughton warns against excessive income taxes and supports only a last resort sales tax.
Florence Beasley of St. Louis appears in a Navy photo at Washington barracks as she rolls out pies for the WAVE effort. The caption highlights her skill in baking during wartime service.
Lt Gen Bre Hon B Somervell, chief of the army service forces, said the procurement plan for 1943 was $300 million behind in the last three months. May output was five percent below forecast, June showed no gain, and early July indicated a worse month. Only two fifths of the year's program were completed by midyear, with three fifths remaining.
Six people died when an Army bomber trainer crashed at Charlevoix Michigan. Among the dead were Lt Col John E Davis 51 of Columbus Ohio Capt Wendel P Lester 33 of Baytown Texas and civilian technician W W Cummins of Solon Ohio all connected to Wright Field laboratory work. Lt A H Pearson of Wright Field announced the names.
Two Ohio servicemen among B 24 crew killed when the Liberator was shot down over the Ramu Valley between Madang and Bena Bena after unloading bombs on the target. Staff Sgt. Eugene Turener of Toledo the tail gunner and John Zalic of Alliance the waist gunner were among the dead.
Monroe Weaver died yesterday at his Syracuse home. Funeral services set for Wednesday afternoon at two at the Syracuse Methodist Church. Interment in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Allied communique reports Regalbuto Capizzi and Cerami captured as American Seventh Army drives into Troina and Regalbuto area near Mt Etna. Canadian troops seize Regalbuto while a large bridgehead forms north of the Dittaino. Allied warships shell retreating Axis along Tyrrhenian coast toward Messina.
Romanian and German fire brigades battled a massive blaze at the petroleum region near Ploesti after an American Liberator bombing raid. Seven bombers were forced down in Turkey and an eighth crashed at sea. all crews were interned. Three planes landed in the Izmir district. details on others were unavailable.
Washington report says the possible withdrawal of the United Mine Workers application for readmission to the American Federation of Labor hinges on timing. John L. Lewis and allies resist dismantling District 50 as a condition of rejoining, setting the stage for a heated affiliate dispute.
London’s Anthony Eden says Mussolini’s fall is cause for rejoicing only if it spurs renewed effort against Germany and Japan. He stresses that victory must follow with intensified diplomacy and military pressure.
Secretary Ickes urged building demonstration plants to extract motor fuel from coal and coal shales. He testified that US oil reserves total 19 to 20 billion barrels, a 14 to 15 year supply, while coal reserves could yield about 1.5 billion gallons of synthetic fuel annually for 1,000 years.
In East Akron a Goodyear worker Wilbur E. Carney, 24, was stabbed eight times with a penknife and killed while a magician performed. Clifford Dilbeck, 33, Goodyear supervisor, was charged with murder after an affidavit by Detective Wayne Pressler.
London reports Joachim Von Ribbentrop German foreign minister is trying to gain a villa in Switzerland. Sir William Davison MP said he would 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 A L Beam professor emeritus of English Bible at Heidelberg College has died at age 78. Services are pending with the Heidelberg community. He was a noted scholar and longtime faculty member.
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