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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1942
Page
1
U S parachutists and tank units moved toward the Gulf of Gabes as Axis troops were rushed by transport and glider to counter the Tunisian front. The operation aimed to strike 150 miles south of Tebour front as the campaign widened.
Allied headquarters report a heavy enemy tank and infantry assault near Medjez el Bab about 35 miles southwest of Tebourba. German losses were heavier than Allied losses as American and French forces, supported by Edson Raff’s unit, repelled the attack and pushed back Axis advances toward the Gulf of Gabes.
Allied forces in New Guinea reported a night Japanese counterattack near Buna village was repelled with heavy fire. Australian troops cleared Gona to the north and advanced toward Cape Killerton while air support continued. A separate enemy force on the Soputa Track remained active as P 40s bombed and strafed positions.
Ohio State Liquor Director Jacob Taylor announced a card system to ration liquor for every qualified individual and permit holder by January 1 if feasible. The program will not start before Christmas and will likely allow less than the earlier tentative quota to curb panic buying.
Senators brace for a third filibuster of the silver sale bill as 77th Congress negotiates adjournment. Senator McCarran refreshed by rest says he will resume marathon speech to block Senator Green's plan to let the treasury sell unpledged silver stocks for industrial use at 50 cents an ounce.
On the anniversary of Germany and Italy declaring war on the United States, Axis leaders exchanged victory wishes per Axis broadcasts. The tone reflects wartime propaganda media messages as frontline powers mark the event.
The Anthracite Industry's Committee of Twelve announced a tentative six day week plan with time and a half pay for the sixth day. Secretary John Boylan said the accord awaits government approval of higher coal ceiling prices.
Elyria report says Mayor Joseph Q. Petro jailed Dwight Wagner and Carl Huber both 18 for siphoning gasoline from a car tank in a war plant parking lot. Each received three month terms and $100 fines.
The Jack & Heintz Co in Cleveland sends 11 couples every two weeks to Ft Lauderdale apartments for four days of travel and 10 days seaside improvement to keep 200 workers fit for 12 hour shifts at the war plant. President William B Jack notes the program boosts efficiency amid wartime labor needs and plans to expand next summer with 30 men traveling north for similar stays.
War Production Board approved priorities for materials to upgrade Ohio University Airport in Athens. Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins said the action followed consultations with the War Department and Civil Aeronautic Authority. Contracts to speed the improvements are expected this month, funded by a $72,283 state appropriation. The field will support Army and Navy pilot training for students in the university ground school program.
In Washington the Army worries over Wickard's broad power to issue food procurement policies for all federal agencies. Senators, speaking off the record, suggest the secretary could dictate soldiers diets by selecting excess crops, though no such plan is claimed. The dispute centers on who controls the Army's diet under Roosevelt's food program.
John Owens of United Mine Workers District 6 warned that current policies create a manpower and economic squeeze that could prevent the coal industry from meeting rising production goals. He noted 70,000 of 600,000 members were in the armed services and argued miners and operators should have a voice in planning production.
Columbus report notes ongoing need for volunteers for officer commissions ages 35 to 60. candidates should have backgrounds in specialized training areas such as store management, restaurant leadership, optical work, radio engineering, bacteriology, highway construction, clothing cleaning, and related fields.
The War Production Board prohibits using steel and tin next year in canning many important civilian foods. Canners must develop substitutes or many popular products will disappear from grocers shelves.
A blaze at a Dayton fire department repair shop destroyed 1900 feet of new hose loaned by the office of civilian defense for emergency use by auxiliary firefighters.
RAF bombers based in North Africa attack Naples, a major Italian port city. The raid underscores Naples as a priority target in the Mediterranean offensive.
Sheriff Earl Brandel held Jay Wilson and his brother Truman Wilson of West Virginia after residents queried their absence from the Army. The pair were captured on a local farm near Portsmouth and Truman admitted he suspected he had robbed every business in Gallipolis.
In cooperation with the National Tuberculosis Association and the Ohio Public Health Association, Kent C. Ray director of the Ohio Department of Education declared today as School Health Day. Athens County schools present the lesson plan on Recreation for Better Living with materials sent to all schools.
Massillon Ohio reports Howard Houston 16 brother of OSU athlete Lynn Houston to undergo surgery today for amputation below the knee of both legs after injuries suffered on a hitchhiking trip last June.
The Office of Price Administration announced a moderate rise in wholesale beef ceilings to improve distribution to retailers. Effective Dec. 16, the change sets dollar and cent ceilings for meat packers in 10 zones, with high ceilings adjusted back to maximum and low ceilings allowed to compete for live cattle. Retail beef prices remain unchanged and live cattle prices stay at parity with no control.
Railroad and military authorities investigated a collision between a 20 coach troop train and a standing freight on a Camden siding yesterday. Five people were injured none seriously including three soldiers and the engineers. Sheriff Malcolm Clear said the passenger train tried to enter the siding to let a third train pass but could not stop in time.
London reports that American soldiers will dine with British families this Christmas with baskets carrying more than one man could eat. The Army provides food including bacon coffee milk fruit toffee juice butter lard tea and rice to prevent being a burden on hosts.
President Roosevelt told Congress that American forces overseas will total more than one million by month end. In his lend-lease update he said Axis forces have temporarily lost the initiative and urged uniting Allied strength, production, and resources under a single world strategy.
The Ohio State Grange at its annual convention urged placing Ohio on Central Time, classifying ice cream as a food, and revising school bus regulations. It noted ice cream as a confection and that no tires are granted trucks delivering it. A reduction in ice cream sales would affect dairymen. Officials were urged to modify rules requiring short-distance students to walk to school.
Irving S. Olds middle executive of U S Steel says the 289 million dollar plant expansion program in the Pittsburgh District should be in operation during the first half of 1943.
Pearl Harbor AP dispatch outlines key Japanese bases in the Southwest Pacific. Ponape and Palau rank with Truk as vital fleet hubs ringed by fortifications and airfields. Kusaiu Ualan Island also hosts strong harbor facilities and an airfield as American moves press toward the island chain.
A young Army officer at Fort Lewis Washington is arrested on sedition charges for allegedly vilifying President Roosevelt and sending seditious materials to the American First Committee and Pelleys Silvershirts. He reportedly sought to organize a subversive group within the Army.
Washington reports that Chairman Byrd urged liquidating the Farm Security Administration and the National Youth Administrations after a joint committee hearing on nonessential expenditures found the government loses about 1.6 million dollars yearly on resettlement projects. Rep. Thomas said the House appropriations subcommittee may refuse further NYA funds.
A Flying Fortress piloted by Lieut. Melville Ehlers of New Orleans limped to base at dusk after destroying five enemy aircraft in a battle off New Britain. Fortresses and Liberators accounted for ten Zeros in the clash with Japanese fighters.
The Duke of Windsor and his duchess rest in Palm Beach Florida with the Bahamas governor and his wife visiting unannounced. Herbert Pulitzer will host them until Tuesday as the only American flying officer from Nassau. In Teheran a British battalion arrives to guard oil pipelines and property.
The Census Bureau reported October birth rate at 23.8 per 1,000, the highest since February 1924, indicating a notable rise in births.
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