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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1943
Page
1
Allied bombers raided the southwest Pacific dropping 224 tons on Vila Salamaua Bairoko and Amboina. No enemy interception occurred as strong attacks targeted the abaul New Britain objective for a two pronged thrust.
Elmer Davis of the Office of War Information says final victory requires decisively beating the German army, not just mass air pounding. Allied sorties target Salamaua Vila airfields Bairoko harbor and Amboina as heavy raids and ground actions continue in New Guinea and surrounding areas.
Ohio Legion delegates welcome Gov Bricker as war workers are urged to curb horseplay that could ruin production. Lee Pennington of the FBI warns workers would stop if the impact is understood. Brig Gen Robert L Denig cautions against complacency saying the home stretch belief risks prolonging the war. Denig hails from Sandusky Ohio.
President Roosevelt convened a conference with State Department advisers to map postwar strategy. Attendees include Secretary Hull Deputy Undersecretary Welles Norman Davis of the Red Cross Isaiah Bowman Johns Hopkins and Leo Pasvolsky in charge of postwar planning.
The nation’s class 1 steam railroads carried about 38.5 million passengers in coaches in April. Revenue totaled 75,606,082 dollars, up 142.2 percent from April 1942 when coach travelers paid 31,220,346 dollars and 74.1 percent more than the 22 million carried in April 1942.
NEW DELHI United States Army communique says medium bombers struck Burma targeting internal communications and port rail links. Mitchell bombers hit Katha and Bamo on the Trawaddy River, with heavy damage at Katha. all aircraft returned.
Regional Director Robert C. Goodwin of the War Manpower Commission announced that the new state WMC office supervising the Federal Employment Service in Ohio will be located in Columbus. A new state WMC director will be designated next week as administration shifts from regional to state offices.
Vice President Wallace said he would keep hands off price and food administration issues despite reports he might be asked by President Roosevelt to take general control over agricultural production pricing and rationing.
A four state milk producers delegation from Ohio Michigan Indiana and West Virginia planned talks in Washington with the War Food Administration to secure authorization for a 25 percent increase in farm milk prices. They said the OPSA could approve only if prices fall below production costs and warned they would stay in Washington until a direct answer is found.
Dispatches from Madrid based on Berlin sources indicate German officials believe Italy will remain in the war with German reinforcements. Badoglio is said to have abandoned hope of peace, while Ribbentrop’s talks and a potential conference with Guariglia are not confirmed. Submarine flotillas are dispersed and some crews travel solo as Italy faces internal agitation for peace with the Allies.
Republican chairmen from 14 Midwestern states and other officials met at Hungry Jack Lake to discuss a farm plank for the 1944 convention. Dr. R. C. Radabaugh of Hastings said farmers are turning from Democrats and GOP strength is rising, with a plan to preserve wartime farm programs while adapting to new conditions.
The War Department announced that the Portage Army ordnance depot at Ravenna Ohio will be operated by Atlas Powder Company on a cost plus fixed fee basis. It is the second depot placed under private control after Procter and Gamble took Milan Tennessee depot. The change aims to boost efficiency in wartime prosecution.
A crowd of over 200 servicemen near city hall threatened to harm a city policeman involved in a scuffle with a Marine. Military police and Navy shore patrol dispersed the crowd.
Stars and Stripes dispatch from northern Sicily details local reactions to Allied presence. Pvt Gino Taglieri reports Sicilians entertained by propaganda reels but distrustful of Mussolini era messaging. Soldiers note historical ties, youth on streets, and general hospitality with evolving attitudes toward Americans.
AP dispatch reports Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey saying too many imponderables prevent predictions on a fathers draft. He notes timing depends on global events and that non fathers will still exist in labor areas as officials avoid pushing the minimum productive level. Rep. Costello asks about interstate drafting order. Hershey says they are studying the issue.
Tiny Judith Gurney, kidnaped from Albany Hospital last Tuesday, was found alive and healthy. Police investigate the case as 26-year-old Army wife Catherine Wright is charged after feigned pregnancy claims were disproved by nurses and doctors. Judith, eight ounces heavier, was returned to her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Gurney as the neighborhood expresses relief.
In Bern Switzerland the Voelkischer Beobachter appealed for civilian loyalty amid heavy bombings and Axis reverses in Russia and Sicily. It praised evacuees from air raid zones and urged continued confidence to support the inner front, calling home attitudes the decisive factor.
Food Administrator Marvin Jones praised Ohio as a model for unified effort in expanding food production. He cited statewide farm groups the Extension Service the Agricultural Adjustment Agency and vocational agriculture as collaborating without differences. Funeral services for Charles Ebersbach will be Thursday at Simpson Methodist Church Beech Grove Cemetery burial.
Col. Edward Calvert, commandant, said Columbus army service forces depot will cut about 12.5 percent of its staff within a month, affecting 1,100 to 1,200 workers. He cited national economy measures and expect absorption by private industry and federal jobs. Also reports on U S Soviet war plant comparisons and ongoing sun spot disruptions impairing short wave radio in the United States.
A committee report on the United Mine Workers reinstatement in the AFL was ready for submission to the AFL executive council. An informed source predicted the council would refer the subject to the October convention.
Cleveland reports a covered wagon journey as 66-year-old George Martin departs from Painesville with a three-percheron team for a 1200 mile trek to Minnesota timber lands. He plans to clear land near International Falls and build a home, sending for his family.
The Eighth Air Force announced that American medium bombers raiding Europe from England since May have been B 26 Martin Marauders. The first two raids in May were at tree top altitude with no losses on the first raid and ten planes lost on the second raid.
London report via Morocco radio quoted a German clandestine station saying the foreign ministry has left Berlin. The AP recorded the broadcast noting evacuation of German officials from the capital.
BELLAIRE DIstrict 6 UMW vice president Adolph Pacifico said Hanna Coal Co failed to adopt two safety measures at Willow Grove Mine keeping about 600 men from returning to work after a 1940 explosion that killed 72. He cited 200000 cubic feet of methane gas daily, contending the shaft was gaseous and exempt from certain safeguards. He compared Willow Grove to Stewarts and Big Run Mines and planned to prove his claims from company records and federal inspector reports. Workers quit Friday after the company started blasting in two rooms with permissible powder instead of carbon dioxide explosive used previously.
President Roosevelt spent a pre week fishing holiday at Manitoulin Island Ontario the largest inland island and a popular peace time resort. His party traveled by a 10 car private train from the United States through Ontario to Birch Island in Georgian Bay. In the first afternoon he caught five bass with a light trout rod. No further catches were reported.
Chairman Fly of the Communications Commission said Ohio has the poorest radio coverage among populous states and urged improvement. He replied to a question about moving Station WJW from Akron to Cleveland, noting a survey would be needed first.
Washington weighs reports on Hitler and a possible shift of power to a military group led by Hermann Goering. Officials debate whether Mussolini’s collapse signals change or if Hitler remains in control while destruction and reverses mount.
Surging Red Army menaced Kharkov with a Stalingrad trap as Soviet forces closed on Nikit’eva and Stalino. In Sicily, Allied troops pressed a slow advance along the Messina line amid heavy fighting and air strikes on German positions.
London newspapers urged a renewed bombing of Rome as the Sicilian campaign neared a climax. Premier Badoglio’s government showed no sign of meeting Allied surrender demands. The press called for tightly coordinated British American action with the Russian eastern front.
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