29 Dec 1943
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1943
Page
1
British warships and aircraft sank three German destroyers and a blockade runner in the Bay of Biscay, an official London announcement said today. A fourth Nazi vessel was also sent to the bottom.
Allied leaders approved a final western invasion plan after a Roosevelt Churchill meeting led by Gen Dwight D Eisenhower and Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder. Soviet and German actions continued with defeats of German ships, bombings of Rome, and widening Ukrainian advances west of Kiev amid Balkan fighting.
Charles E. Wilson of the War Production Board said the current shipment volume for the North African and Italian invasions is insignificant next to the work ahead. He told WPB officials that the coming year will be the war’s hardest, with civilian goods needing increases but dwarfed by arming the forces.
An old Messenger Want Ad offers a three room furnished apartment for rent. Contact Frank Cone at the Buick Co. by phone 650 for quick response. rental ads advertised with Messenger Want Ads and a result number.
Cincinnati faced a four and a half inch snowfall, the heaviest of the season, with traffic moving slowly as the temperature fell to 22 degrees. A notable incident involved a motorist mistaken for a streetcar trestle in Eden Park, while Cleveland logged 15 degrees and officials warned of slick roads across southern and central Ohio.
Maj. Gen. Frederick Anderson Jr. announces new U S Air Force navigational aids allowing accurate bombing of targets hidden by up to 25 000 feet of cloud. He calls the secret weapon of tremendous importance to the aerial assault on Germany.
Mrs. Madge Wilson intends to contest her father Nicholas Ziegar’s will of Mt. Orab Ohio which cut her from the estate unless she attended the funeral held Monday She says she knew nothing of such a provision and has not heard from him since she was adopted at age three
Dr Carlton H Schlesman of Socony Vacuum predicts postwar cars will use less fuel as new models with efficiency and economy features roll out after the war. He foresees 1953 heat fuel shifting toward affordable electric power via radiant panel heaters.
The Examiner reports Spanish government observers found internees in the United States treated civilly as they are en route to Japan. The inquiry, arranged by Japan and cleared through the Spanish Embassy in Washington, covers relocation centers including Tule Lake in California where 16,000 disloyal internees rioted on November 1 and control was later assumed by the Army.
New York reports that American housewives have salvaged over 120 000 000 pounds of waste cooking fat since July 1942. The Bureau of Advertising says 1944 asks households to double contributions to meet a 230 000 000 pound quota set by the large committee.
Thousands of American soldiers rehearse for Western Europe invasion under Eisenhower in Britain. Naval and Army units including amphibious infantry artillery armor air forces engineers and supply outfits take part in a massive dress rehearsal with live fire and simulated German opposition. Casualties occur as troops practice beach landings inland operations and defenses.
Secretary of War Stimson said three remaining unions chiefs refused to grant Roosevelt wage-arbitration powers but would defer action on a strike after a conference with Army leaders Somervell and Stimson. About 150000 railroad workers were still ordered to strike unless conditions change.
A winter storm sweeping from Missouri through the Midwest to the Atlantic Coast drops temperatures sharply. Springfield Illinois falls from 32 to 0 while Waynoka Oklahoma slides to 6 below, and many locations report subzero readings in the Northeast. Cold persists with freezing temps reaching toward the Rio Grande Valley.
London reports Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsey named naval commander-in-chief under Eisenhower as Roosevelt assigns Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle to command the Eighth Air Force in Britain. Lt. Gen. Jacob L. Devers to command American forces in the Mediterranean, Maj. Gen. Nathan F. Twining to head the Fifteenth Air Force.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Roger G. Powell, longtime river engineering leader and author of the Powell plan, must retire at 62 after reaching the statutory age limit. Powell served on the board of engineers for rivers and harbors and was former U S Division engineer in Cincinnati. His plan called for a half billion flood control program and postwar navigation improvements.
The Columbus Hospital Council limited visiting hours and restricted visits to patients immediate families. No more than two visitors may call on a patient at a time, a wartime conditions rationale cited.
Pittsburgh reports steel production returning toward normal as more than 170000 workers resume work. The CIO union United Steelworkers continues contract negotiations with major producers.
Ohio educators at Columbus urged state action to end the wartime teacher shortage. A 500 delegate assembly delegated authority to the executive committee to seek a special legislative session with Gov. Bricker and to work with the Ohio School Survey Commission on the public schools financial needs. The group cited 1000 vacancies from wage lure and urged a minimum teacher salary schedule and changes in the school foundation law to finance it.
Huntington West Virginia reports Captain Billy Bryant plans to abandon his show boat, selling the vessel to serve as a wharfboat in Cincinnati while he starts a touring tent show next spring. He intends to continue trooping despite the move.
A Madrid dispatch to the London Daily Mail cites a diplomatic source stating Benito Mussolini died ten days earlier in a German hospital.
President Roosevelt announces Maj. Gen. James Doolittle will lead the Eighth Air Force in Great Britain and Lt. Gen. Jacob Devers will command all American forces in the Mediterranean theater, reflecting a major shift in Allied command structure during World War II.
A Sandusky woman Mrs James C Blackwood, 69, and her four grandchildren Richard 18 Betty Jane 15 James 12 and John 10 were killed when their automobile skidded on an icy Kenton street and was struck by a passenger train. The mother's death had occurred last February.
Allied forces report heavy losses for Japanese air power at New Britain with more than 250 planes shot down in two weeks and only 30 Allied aircraft losses. Despite targets at Arawe and Cape Gloucester, enemy air attacks remained limited, suggesting faulty reconnaissance or reluctance to engage, as 80 Japanese planes were confirmed shot down near Arawe.
Allied naval forces claim 1538 Japanese ships sunk or damaged as a combined result of surface, air, and submarine operations in the Southwest Pacific. The Cape Gloucester invasion force is described as the largest yet assembled, with coordinated Allied air and sea actions timed to coincide with enemy activity.
American Thunderbolt fighters shot down 30 planes from 75 Japanese bombers and fighters over Arawe as ground fire wings three dive bombers. Marines push toward Cape Gloucester, while Australians seize a key point in the Ramu Valley. Nimitz reports Bougainville air sorties and heavy raids on Wotje Islet with 50 tons dropped. one destroyer sunk during landing.
German reports say two British Commandos struck Sark in three days as invasion preparations loom from the west. Axis radios also claim heavy troop movements at Gibraltar and renewed boasts of German coastal defenses in France during Christmas amid pre invasion rhetoric.
President Roosevelt dodges a direct answer on a fourth term and promotes expanding the economy over isolationism after the war. He says the New Deal is cured the nation’s ills and asks critics which laws they would ignore if internal sickness returns.
Washington reports a small point boost for fresh hams on the new January meat chart, with February expected price rises. Bowles notes overall pork and other staples hold, butter stays at 16 points, and several beef items show declines in dried meat and tongue values.
The Wage stabilization program bars wage increases in wholesale, retail and service trades to match war industry pay. The War Labor Board denied raises for 24 trucking and warehouse workers at Sandy Valley Grocery Co in Ashland Kentucky and Charleston Grocery Co in Charleston West Virginia. The workers belong to the AFL Teamsters Union.
The joint Allied chiefs of staff say the ratio of American to British troops in the European invasion is a military secret. Senator Johnson reports the United States will provide 73 percent and Great Britain 27 percent of the troops for the attack on Germany.
Columbus Akron liquor permit holders seek an out of whiskey shortage. A group filed papers with the secretary of state to form a firm to purchase a Kentucky distillery to supply spirits rationed in Ohio.
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