09 Feb 1943
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1943
Page
1
Incomplete OCR text references a jury, a defendant named Isher and a deceased person, with scattered fragments about a trial. It mentions lay jurors, a verdict possibility, and various unreadable words suggesting a courtroom scene and pending decisions.
The German controlled station warned of a brewing big move on the Tunisia front with Allied forces concentrating near Saigon. Eisenhower and Montgomery reportedly mass large forces for assaults while Allied bombers hit Messina and Luftwaffe positions.
Axis broadcasts quote imperial headquarters announcing Japanese forces have evacuated Guadalcanal ending a six month campaign. Knox in Washington says enemy resistance on the island appears ceased with only a few Japanese survivors. Tokyo also says Buna area in New Guinea was evacuated as part of Japanese losses totaling 16 734.
NEA service report from Miami describes Army and Navy control of the area as servicemen arrive, with hotel rates capped at 3 dollars single and 5 dollars double for troops. Local policing is a joint effort, gambling and prostitution driven by wartime conditions are removed, and hotel owners gain stability amid occupation.
A blaze at Evansville State Hospital for the Insane in Indiana forced about 1 200 inmates to escape into a hospital yard stockade. Police guards and Home Guards secured the grounds with no known deaths, while many patients were unclothed or in night attire. Damages run to several thousand dollars.
Washington reports shoes return to sale on a rationed basis after a one day freeze. Price Administrator Prentiss Brown urges consumers to wear existing pairs as long as possible and buy only when necessary.
A vivid field report shows Stalingrad in total ruin with ruined walls, rubble filled streets, and heaps of German bodies. Red Army troops and civilians struggle to endure cold and hunger while mines explode and engineers recall a once thriving industrial center now reduced to debris.
Senate Hearings consider stopping new military inductions to free manpower for farming as Dies Committee seeks a two year extension. Agriculture Secretary Wickard warns 1943 food quotas depend on available manpower. Hoover proposals for 1944 war effort draw mixed reactions. Ways and Means advances pay as you go tax plan with Treasury counsel and Budget Director comments.
The Office of Price Administration plans to issue by March 1 an order ending ration board control over recapping of passenger car tires with reclaimed rubber. The move aims to conserve tires by allowing motorists to obtain recaps as needed, though it does not signal improved rubber supplies.
Washington AP says the Office of Price Administration will soon impose nationwide ceilings on the prices farmers receive for fluid milk to curb rising retail prices. An initial temporary order will peg prices at the peak levels paid last month and be replaced in 60 days by a permanent rule.
The Ohio Senate debated whether to change clocks now or in 90 days as voting on the bill continued. Proponents seek an emergency clause for immediate effect while opponents warn of growing public opposition and potential reversals by lawmakers. The Legislature also reports 614 bills in hopper, 208 new today, including cigaret tax hikes and a liquor levy to fund $50 million in armed forces bonuses.
War Shipping Administrator Emray Land said American controlled vessels completed 1745 sailings loaded with lend-lease material through October 31 1942. Of these 1375 went to Britain 304 to Russia and 66 to China. He urged continued lend-lease and predicted a sharp rise in 1943 shipments with plans to build 18 890 000 deadweight tons of new shipping.
War production at Buckeye Steel Casting Co in Columbus was described as practically stopped after a strike by about half the workforce. Company and CIO United Steelworkers issued statements citing a dispute over hours to be worked on a foundry job as the cause of the walkout.
Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown instructed OPA regional staffs and Washington officials to apply price controls with the firmest possible standards, aiming for rigorous enforcement. The directive emphasizes strict adherence to price control rules across all agencies.
Washington reports defense transportation chief Joseph B. Eastman asked state and municipal authorities to adjust traffic control methods to keep pace with changing conditions in order to save tires gasoline and time.
James C. Hart of Warren Ohio is named president of Taylorcraft Aviation Corp after Fairchild Aviation sells controlling stock to Wilmington Delaware investors Alird Bissell and Meeds. Hart was previously executive vice president of Federal Machine and Welder Co. in Warren.
The Office of War Information announced James F. Byrnes will deliver an important address on the war on inflation tonight from 10 to 10:30 p.m. Eastern War Time. Byrnes is director of economic stabilization.
In Rankin Pennsylvania 50 public school teachers staged a sit down strike today. About 1 500 pupils watched as teachers protested the school board rejection of a $250 yearly raise or cost of living bonus. Maximum salaries noted were 1600 at the high school and 1400 in the three grade schools. The board cited legal limits until state legislation from Harrisburg is forthcoming.
The $2,621,104,379 independent offices supply bill, aiming to speed the Maritime Commission to a daily output of ships, was sent to the House by the appropriations committee. Consideration was tentatively set for next Monday, with no budget recommendation for the National Resources Planning Board headed by Frederick A. Delang.
Allied forces report the Buna campaign ended with about 15 000 Japanese soldiers annihilated in the Papuan Peninsula. Guadalcanal saw 15 000 Japanese, reduced to under 4 000, after fighting since August. many survivors are sick and underfed. Air and naval actions included raids on Dobo, Buin, Babo, and Lae plus a submarine sink of a Japanese convoy off New Guinea.
About 50 representatives formed a committee to protest planned newsprint cuts they say could reach 50 percent and wipe out most newspapers. A 20 member Republican panel will urge House leaders to press WPB and OPA for full detail on the reductions and their impact on weeklies and dailies.
Columbus Ohio legislators consider forming an Ohio Agriculture Land Army to relieve farm labor shortages. Volunteers would receive a bonus of one dollar per day above current wages, funded at $100000. The program would run six months after the war ends and aims to boost agricultural production.
Greenvi lle probate Judge Harry E. Miles of Darke County convicted of soliciting a $1500 bribe to grant a $10,900 fee for estate administration. A jury of ten men and five women found him guilty after five hours of deliberation. He faces a possible sentence of one to ten years in prison. Miles has been probate judge since 1925.
British and American raids over Europe prompted a Luftwaffe attack on London suburbs. Early reports say seven people were killed as German planes dropped bombs and the air-raid sirens bore briefly.
Cleveland dispatch reports three Ohio slaughtering firms were charged with violating the OPA price ceilings after District Attorney Don C Miller labeled the activity as black market beef operations.
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