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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1941
Page
1
The Associated Press reports sharp GOP splits over the lease lend bill at Lincoln Day events nationwide. Willkie urged quick aid to Britain while Nye Taft and Dewey voiced opposition or calls for limits, and Bushfield defended a cautious Midwest stance amid wartime tensions.
Marion Rep J Parnell Thomas of the Dies Committee urged a investigation trip to Porto Rico and Panama to study Franco's Falange. He spoke after a Lincoln Day rally with Marion County Republicans and said he first encountered Falange last summer on a trip with the congressional military affairs committee.
Bad roads and competition blamed for a $42 417 drop in toll bridge revenue for 1940 across Ohio four state owned bridges. The Pomeroy bridge earned a net of 6 482, just under 100 less than 1939. Gross revenues: Sandusky 290 626 Steubenville 268 154 East Liverpool 281 316 Pomeroy 37 518.
Undersecretary Robert P. Patterson announced the creation of a balloon barrage unit at Fort Lewis Washington to test air raid defense. He cited British balloon barrages forcing German planes to fly higher as the rationale during a War Department press conference.
MAR IETTA Mrs Emma Otis 98 longtime resident former school teacher died today from injuries after a fall at her home She once taught F W Woolworth of dime store fame in Great Bend N Y her former student noted in obituary
The Ohio Oil Company announced a $12.8 million redemption plan for 117000 of its 330600 outstanding preferred shares. Redemption will occur March 15 at 110 dollars per share.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved 15 to 8 the administration's Aid to Britain measure in substantially the House form. It heads to the Senate floor for two weeks of debate starting Monday. Senators Johnson and Elender had urged limits on presidential war powers but were defeated.
National Mediation Board in Washington sought a path to avert a strike on the Rutland Railroad in Vermont after an urgent appeal by Governor William H. Wills. The line, a Montreal Boston link in receivership, could shut down if the strike begins, officials warned. Negotiations continued in related labor disputes across Akron and Youngstown involving defense orders and wage demands.
The Ohio Republican News reports Wendell L. Willkie and Ohio's GOP congressional delegation disagree on the lease-lend measure. It says all 12 Republican lawmakers, Taft, and Burton, opposed the drafted bill, contrary to Willkie's view that passage is needed to defend liberty without entering war. State Chairman Ed D. Schorr declined comment.
U S District Judge John H Druffel sentenced 10 Scioto County residents from Friendship Ohio to prison and jail terms for alleged membership in an illicit whisky ring. Shaw and Jess McGraw received 15 months each in the penitentiary. Stegall got six months, the others four months.
Sidney B. Congdon president of the National City Bank of Cleveland urged Ohio bankers at the Ohio Bankers Association midwinter meeting to prepare for rising defense loan demand. He said defense loans have not yet appeared in large numbers but will be felt increasingly.
Riots against Dutch Nazis on February 10 bring fears that 50,000 Jews in Amsterdam may be enclosed in a Ghetto. The tension follows violent clashes and heightened restrictions amid wartime measures in the city.
A night explosion and ensuing fire damaged the Roth Provision Co store in a Cleveland area suburb, with damage estimated at about 2000 dollars. Fire crews were dispatched promptly and no injuries are reported.
The federal debt limit climbed past 46 billion dollars as Congress weighs raising the ceiling. The treasury reported obligations at 46,003,095,498, with the current limit near 49 billion, while House action and a Senate committee consider a proposal to raise the limit to 65 billion.
In Columbus the Democratic minority in the Ohio Senate celebrates two rapid gains and presses for more concessions. They blocked Gov Bricker appointee Harry Hawley to the Liquor Control Board and stalled the $6 million emergency highway bill until the House backs the Senate’s $2.2 million poor relief measure. The Taxation Committee backs diverting $5 million in auto tag revenues to cities and counties to ease local finances.
Police held for questioning the driver of a car that struck and killed 12 year old Louise Lokar and narrowly missed ten other children as they crossed a street under a school guard’s care.
The article notes Mussolini's secret talks with Franco as part of Axis efforts to pressure Britain in the Mediterranean, amid Italy's blockade woes and Franco's strengthened stance under Petain. It also discusses potential Axis moves toward the Suez Canal and Gibraltar, possible peace mentions, and Japan's role in the Far East with U.S. restraint.
The Canton Real Estate Board protested Washington's 300 unit defense housing project, saying federal plans would make private building an uncertain venture. Canton was included to aid a naval ordnance plant, with contractors planning 1,200 new homes next year facing possible delays from government competition.
Patrolman Earl Rambo shot a fleeing youth who failed to surrender after responding to an early morning burglary alarm at a North Side Columbus store. A fraternity pledge pin found on the unidentified man suggested he could be a college student.
Prestonburg Kentucky Tommy Ratliff 40 tourist camp operator is charged with murder in the Tuesday night death of Ward Cross 44 road machinery salesman County Attorney Forrest D Short said Cross was a Newark Ohio native and son in law of the late James Salisbury who held mine interests in Eastern Kentucky
Thousands of brilliantly colored butterflies fluttered over Buenos Aires in an unusual invasion that scientists could not explain. The event drew wide curiosity as observers watched the vibrant swarms settle across streets and parks.
Nazi high command claimed 13 armed British merchant ships loaded with war supplies were sunk by German warships in the Atlantic. They described the attack as probably the most successful convoy strike in naval history. They also reported severe disruption to Suez traffic from aerial blows and noted new war tactics combining warships U-boats and long-range planes. Parallel warnings urged Americans in Asia to return home amid rising danger, as Australia warned of gravity in Pacific events.
The Yugoslav premier Dragila Cvetkovic left Belgrade by special train to Germany amid indications Hitler may pressure Belgrade to allow German troop passage. Germany massed about 600000 troops in Romania for a swift southeast Europe thrust, with possible routes into Greece or via Bulgaria. In Rome Mussolini and Franco reportedly reached full agreement on Axis roles and war aims while in London observers anticipated attacks on Gibraltar and the Suez Canal within 30 days. British African troops push toward Massaua and Cheren in Eritrea, while Greek forces advance along the Adriatic toward Valona and push Italians from coastal heights after heavy artillery exchanges.
Cadiz men and a posse searched for a wolf blamed for killing 50 sheep in seven miles west of Cadiz. Aviator Ralph Black and druggist George Finnical piloted a plane for four hours but found nothing after weeks of ground hunts.
Truck drivers and other AFL affiliated unions crossed picket lines at the Hotel Statler during a painters strike in Cleveland. Federation leaders had protested the painters union for not seeking aid before striking eleven days earlier.
Secretary Hull said consular officers tell American citizens to leave Far Eastern countries as a precaution amid disturbed conditions. Officials noted renewals of prior guidance urging Americans to withdraw where danger zones exist while transport remains available.
The Dutch merchant ship Tjitjalegka turned back to Manila after setting course for Hong Kong as Japanese ships appeared in the China Sea. In Sydney, deputy prime minister A. W. Fadden called the war’s Pacific situation a grave advance to Australia.
Washington area report notes John M. Carmody urged immediate defense highway work and post-emergency planning. He called for 287 million dollars to fund construction and planning benefiting several Northern Ohio army and defense centers, approved by the War Department.
Cleveland Clinic reports no change in the condition of former Gov. Martin L. Davey age 56 who is suffering from coronary thrombosis. Doctors had said Davey was in serious condition and the clinic lists him on the danger list.
Rescue workers scoured the Genoa ruins after a British naval bombardment demolished more than 1 000 buildings. Authorities faced a race against time to locate survivors and assess the destruction across the city.
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