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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1942
Page
1
A Saturday report shows ship shortages hindering delivery of war supplies as crates sit in U S ports while shipbuilding speeds toward two launches daily. Admiral Land said efforts to avoid further shortages and labor disputes are underway as the army navy supply bill moves through Congress.
Steubenville coroner Ray Slee ruled grief and shock helped cause the death of John Kala, 63, after two telegrams near the body claimed his son Albin, a gunner on a warship, had been killed in action then later said to be alive and well.
Fremont dispatch notes wartime shortages with the War Action Board permitting only half the tin cans needed to pack the 1941 crop and promising no cans for 1942. locals joke about eating spare ribs sans sauerkraut as a result.
Washington AP The Office of Price Administration announces that farmers defense workers taxi operators and essential travelling salesmen may buy new cars under rationing starting March 2. Also included are physicians nurses firefighters and policemen. Local boards must verify need and community conditions with less than 10 percent of last year’s production available.
President William Green stated the American Federation of Labor seeks no deferment from military service for union representatives. He affirmed that all citizens share the duty to bear arms and urged equal application of selective service laws with no special privileges. Earlier reports note selective service HQ advised boards that union and government labor reserve men could be essential to national war production.
Bowling Green State University survey shows about two dozen Ohio colleges have lost nearly 10 percent of their students since last year. A university official notes that prewar declines were small, but losses surged after Pearl Harbor and have risen significantly.
President Roosevelt spent Saturday in the White House study preparing a radio speech to be delivered Monday night. He will outline the war situation confronting the United States.
In Columbus a suit filed Saturday in the state supreme court seeks reimbursement from the State Industrial Commission. Clinton Ramsey provided 60 square inches of skin for grafting on his son John Ramsey after a severe burn on November 7, 1940, at Porter Chevrolet Co in Springfield during work duties.
Nine year old Billy Jackson in Ohio voiced faith that his mother Mrs Leona Jackson, one of five navy nurses captured during Guam action, is alive. The Navy identified the group including Virginia Fogarty of Akron, with ties to Great Lakes and Guam service and Kobe, Japan.
Washington reports General MacArthur has access to four inch naval guns for the defense of the Bataan Peninsula. Civilians resist more intensely, with informers disappearing and a Fighters For Freedom group forming to aid resistance. Cavite guns salvaged by US forces from Cavite Naval Base are now with Bataan defenders along with several gun types and ammunition. Japanese raids press Fort Frank and forts around Manila Bay as a possible shift toward reducing outer fortifications.
Brigadier General Lewis B. Hershey said the National Selective Service Headquarters will advise local draft boards that press and radio are officially viewed as essential to the national interest. He noted similar views already apply to motion pictures and organized labor. Local boards decide if an individual is a key man eligible for draft deferral as indispensable to an industry treated essential.
The Vatican radio station will begin twice weekly broadcasts in English about war prisoners and internees. Programs air Sundays and Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. Eastern War Time on 31.4 meters.
London report quotes J T C Moore-Brabazon promising British aircraft work ahead with engines and machines to “astound the Nazis” as work progresses. The interview highlights expected surprises from Britain’s aircraft industry for Germany. Washington notes price administrator Leon Henderson will freeze fertilizer retail prices at February 16 to 20 levels.
Mr. Weygandt chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court will speak Monday morning at 10 25 o clock in Memorial Auditorium at the university Founders' Day convocation. The event honors the 138th anniversary of the Midwest's oldest higher learning institution.
Burr Oak Dam Association leaders C F Wallace M M Bryson and C E Handley traveled to Washington to attend a Rivers and Harbors Commission hearing on the proposed dam. They will meet with Ohio Conservation Department chief engineer William Owens and the association’s legal team to present two months of project data and seek support with limited local funds. The commission’s decision is not expected soon.
Thirteen-year-old Paul Yoakum sobbed Dont worry about me Get my best bud dy he s under the ice as rescuers worked on Olentangy River ice near the King Avenue bridge Paul was pulled to shore and rushed to University Hospital Half an hour later firefighters recovered Paul s companion 12 year old Jerry Albanese both boys are sons of local families in Columbus Ohio.
The Maritime Commission announced the launch of five U.S. cargo ships totaling over 50,000 deadweight tons on Saturday. The week also saw 14 keels laid, with officials predicting a two-ship daily launch pace by late April or early May.
Soviet front reports describe heavy Red Army advances on multiple fronts with thousands of German casualties. Berlin notes claimed gains at Leningrad while troops threaten key cities such as Novgorod and Vyazma. Missioned successes include a Crimea landing and Dunkerque sailing to Toulon.
The Agriculture Department reported Saturday that prices received by farmers for meat animals and livestock products rose 27 percent in 1941 versus 1940, with hogs leading the gain. The rise came despite a substantial increase in livestock, poultry, eggs, and milk production and marketing.
EAST HEMPSTEAD NY Master Sergeant John Dolan 64 will rejoin active duty after requesting reinstatement he has served in four wars and first enlisted after Pearl Harbor his old uniform was retrieved Saturday signaling his return to service despite age and retirement status.
State Selective Service officials warned Saturday that men who fail to report changes in address work dependents or physical condition risk quicker induction. Officials said fewer than 20 percent keep boards fully informed and urged timely updates to avoid delays.
Federal agents detained about two hundred enemy aliens in raids across Northern California and Arizona. Among detainees were Italians linked to a Rome based organization with a Fascist program, Germans connected to a Ley linked Nazi group, and Japanese nationals aiding funds for the Imperial Japanese Army.
Representatives of the Ohio Retail Grocers Association will confer with Eric Ferguson on a program to purchase sugar from consumers with more than two pounds per person under the rationing program. Retail stores are authorized to pay up to seven cents a pound for hoarded sugar.
Capt Robert E Christie reports off southeast coast a torpedoed oil tanker with 100000 barrels of gasoline and oil aboard. Flames enveloped the sea as 20 crewmen died. A rescue ship bravely saved survivors despite fires and dangers.
United States and Dutch defenders of the East Indies faced a Japanese offensive that pushed onto Java. The dramatic clash unfolded Saturday as Allied forces resisted the surge and blasted at the invaders amid the ongoing struggle for control of the region.
The U S Army reports the Douglas A 24 dive bomber saw its first baptism of fire in Bali as part of a combined Allied assault on Japanese invasion forces. The action included Dutch cruisers six American destroyers fortress bombers dive bombers and P 40 fighters with Japanese ships damaged including a cruiser and two destroyers amid battles near Bali and Bana Strait while Burma air actions and Brazilian protests add to the Pacific theater context.
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