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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1943
Page
1
Herbert Dubious On Time Change Rights
Lt. Gov. Paul M. Herbert argued Ohio cannot constitutionally annul daylight saving war time as Congress declared war time essential to national defense. He warned 48 states must yield to federal policy and urged full cooperation with the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio
Senate
Congress
Herbert
Ban on gasoline credit buying by private cars ordered
The Petroleum Administration barred all credit purchases of gasoline and other petroleum products by private motor cars effective Feb. 1. Retail marketers may not grant or accept credit, with exceptions for government sales, commercial boat use, and vehicles with T ration stickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Petroleum Administration
Baby Food Rationing Planned Under New Points System
The Office of Price Administration announced that canned baby foods will be rationed under the same point system used for processed fruits and vegetables. Strained or chopped foods in sealed 4.5 to 6.5 ounce containers will be limited, while canned milk formulas and cereals are excluded from this rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Rowe
Dayton Flier Shoots Down Four Jap Zeros
Allied reports credit Staff Sergeant Donald A. Fry of Dayton Ohio with shooting down four Japanese Zero fighters in 30 minutes on June 16 during a B 25 Mitchell mission over LAE. Another Fortress over Rabaul on May 22 downed three Zeros before completing its mission. Burley tobacco prices in Kentucky dropped from 43.83 to 42.05 per hundredweight by the latest market report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
Australia
Donald A. Fry
Dayton
Fry
Lae
Rabaul
Edward G. Osborne Danville
Louisville
Kentucky
Daily casualty lists issued for Navy and Coast Guard
The Navy announced that starting immediately all naval casualties will be released in a daily list rather than periodic accumulations. The first list shows 14 killed 15 wounded and 43 missing. Notifications to next of kin and public release will continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Northern Ohio to Be Blacked Out for Test
Ohio announces a large blackout drill covering 23 Northern Ohio counties and 10,336 square miles. The test will affect more than 3,200,000 people as a prelude to a statewide blackout planned for early spring. No date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ralph H. Stone
Barracks Buildings Destroyed by Fire at Camp Carson Camp
Fire swept through 23 barracks at an internment camp near Camp Carson in Colorado Springs. Strong winds also damaged additional structures on the Army training site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Camp Carson
Cleveland Pilot Williams Missing In Africa
Second Lieut. William B. Williams, 23, son of regional OPA director Birkett L. Williams, is missing in action in Africa. He served as pilot of a pursuit ship, the adjutant general's office informed his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
William B. Williams
Birkett L. Williams
OPA
Africa
Adjutant General's Office
Williams
Barker Convoy man found guilty in induction charge
Walter I. Barker of Convoy was found guilty yesterday in federal district court of urging others to report for induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Walter I. Barker
Convoy
Federal District Court
Saying
Senate committee warns food goals may not be met
The Senate Defense Investigating Committee declares grave danger that 1943-44 food production goals will not be met. It criticizes the Office of Civilian Supply for rejecting Agriculture Department machinery recommendations and relying on a WPB fashioned formula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Office of Civilian Supply
Truman
D-Mo
OCS
War Production Board
Agriculture Department
Joseph L. Weiner
WPB
Civil@n Supply
School Children Learn About Rationing in Five States
Public schools in Ohio Kentucky Indiana West Virginia and Michigan will introduce the new point rationing system. The regional information executive Wilson G Stapleton announced the program aims to lessen confusion and help people understand the changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleveland
Office of Price Administration
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Michigan
Wilson G. Stapleton
Long Distance Charges Reduced After FCC Plan
The FCC estimates annual savings of about 22.8 million dollars for long distance callers who exceed three minutes. AT&T agreed to cut overtime rates by charging each additional minute at one quarter of the three minute rate rather than one third, while the first three minutes remain unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Pension Applicants in Ohio Show Decrease
Ohio’s backlog for old age assistance hit its lowest in eight years. Karl R. Babb, head of the Division of Aid for the Aged, attributed the drop to wartime employment boosting job intake for older workers and relatives. New applications fell from 1 780 in January to 835 in December, and pending cases declined from 21 053 January 31 1939 to 46 2 867 December 31 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Karl R. Babb
Division of Aid For
Miners Return To Jobs Ahead Of Roosevelt Deadline
Joseph E. Davies recounts a 1940 New York meeting where Nazi spokesmen proposed peace terms to retire Hitler but let Germany retain its conquests. Davies said civic and business leaders arranged the conference and failed to see the danger, while he called the peace plan impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Hitler
Germany
Europe
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
Davies
New York
LaGuardia To Testify in Flynn Fitness Probe
Washington AP reports a Senate inquiry into Edward J. Flynn's fitness for a posting to Australia resumes with six New York witnesses, amid perjury accusations. Flynn denies wrongdoing during his Bronx sheriff and NYC comptroller years as a grand jury probes use of city materials on his Putnam County farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Edward J. Flynn
Australia
New York
rPieremuo
Fl. Lawua
Flynn
Bronx
New York City
Connally
D-Tex
Sidney Barron
Brooklyn
Baron
Lon
Putnam County
N. Y
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Station Closing Economy Move
Washington Ralph Davies deputy petroleum administrator said an order limits most service stations to a 72 hour week to cut costs amid declining business. The Office of Petroleum Administration requires stations stay open no more than 12 hours daily with a 72 hour weekly cap, except 24/7 stations serving common carrier trucks and T card holders. The order takes effect Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralph Davies
Office of Petroleum Administration
Manpower Control Takes Effect in Dayton
Dayton implements a manpower control plan covering hiring restrictions job transfer rules seniority protection and in migration limits. Walter L McDonald director of the Dayton War Manpower Commission Office says the plan is not a freeze but aims to curb job shopping absenteeism and labor piracy in essential industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Walter L. McDonald
Dayton War Manpower Commission Office
Army Replaces Marine Corps on Solomons
Undersecretary of War Robert Patterson said Army ground troops have replaced the Marines in the Solomons. Major General Alexander Patch now commands from Guadalcanal, with Admiral Halsey still in overall control. Patterson noted the Marines will rest as Japanese efforts to reinforce Guadalcanal are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Patterson
Solomons
Alexander Patch
New Caledonia
Guadalcanal
Patterson
Patch
Alexander A. Vandegrift
Millard F. Harmon
South Pacific
William F. Halsey
Wildcat Pennsylvanian coal strike ends as miners return
About 3,000 idle miners in four locals resume work before a Roosevelt deadline. Rejoin at South Wilkes-Barre Woodward Huber Lance collieries of Glen Alden and Prospect Henry collieries of Lehigh Valley. Some locals plan back-to-work votes amid government pressure and wage dues disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
South Wilkes-Barre
Woodward, Huber and Lance
Glen Alden Company
Prospect Henry
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
David Cummings
United Mine Workers’ Lance Colliery
Exeter
Payne Coal Company
Old Washington
Westmoreland
Lehigh Valley Company
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Solid Fuels
Ickes
UMW
John L. Lewis
More Foods Are Placed On List for Rationing
Washington 4 Secretary of Agriculture Wickard signed an order delegating authority to the Office of Price Administration to ration evaporated and condensed milk jams jellies preserves fruit butters pickles relishes processed fish and shellfish and other meat containing products. Officials said condensed and evaporated milk would not be included in the initial rationing of canned foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Office of Price Administration
Glouster Youth Reported Missing in Africa Front
Mr and Mrs Healey received a telegram from the War Department stating their son Thomas Micky Healey is missing in action on the North African front. He enlisted five years ago and has not been home for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
M. A. Healey
War Department
Thomas
Micky
43 Set Goal of 18 Million Victory Gardens in 1943
Washington confirms a 1943 goal of 18 million Victory Gardens to boost food supply. The plan allocates 12 million on city town and suburban plots and 6 million on farms. Secretary Wickard urges every willing family to plant and preserve vegetables and fruits to support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Wickard
H. W. Hochbaum
Department
Committee On
Victory Gardens
Wickard: Canned Foods Not Exhausted
Secretary Wickard told consumers not to fear when grocery store cans thin. He said depleted stocks do not signal a national shortage and that retailers’ canned fruits vegetables and juices are replenished monthly under a distribution order to extend supplies through the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wickard
Akron dealers press for higher meat quotas
A committee from the Akron Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association asked for increased meat quotas, arguing thousands of war workers moved into the area since the census that formed the allotments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Akron Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association
Office of Price Administration
Five U Boats Sunk by U S in Past Month
Rear Admiral Jonas H Ingram announced five Axis submarines were sunk in the last month in the South Atlantic. London reports say Londoners failed to enter air raid shelters during yesterday's daylight raid because the shelters were locked to prevent misuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Rio DE Janeiro
Jonas H. Ingram
United States
South Atlantic
London
Board Ruling Denies Miners Job Insurance
The State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation board of review in Columbus denied 7 000 Ohio coal miners 120 000 in jobless benefits for 28 idle days in 1941 contract talks A two to one decision found they refused reasonably fitted work after the March 31 contract expiration reversing the administrator who had favored benefits The ruling applies to workers at 24 firms and mirrors the Powhatan Mining Co case officials said appeals to common pleas court may follow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Board of Review
State Bureau of Unemployment
Ohio
BUC
H. C. Atkinson
Believe Author Dead in Africa
A family member stated the War Department informed they believe Maj. Eric Knight, author of This Above All and The Flying Yorkshireman, died in a South American crash en route to Africa after re entering Army service. Knight was born in Yorkshire, England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Eric Knight
War Department
Knight
South America
Africa
Edward Brylawski
Yorkshire
Eng
New Economic Pact Signed by Axis Powers
Berlin Radio announced a new economic treaty between Germany Japan and Italy. The German Foreign Office said the pact would enable the Axis to exploit war potential to the full and serve as a permanent collaboration after a victorious termination of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Japan
Italy
Berlin
City council votes new taxes to tackle finances
Columbus officials approve a $4 annual garbage and refuse fee and charges on coal chutes to railroad switch tracks. The measures aim to raise revenue to cover the city’s financial shortfall and require property encroachment fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Italian labor service decree mobilizes wide age range
Madrid dispatch reports NBC indicates a new decree requiring all Italian women aged 14 to 60 and men aged 40 to 70 to be mobilized for labor service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Rome
NBC
8th Army Within 35 Miles of Tripoli in North Africa
Report by Roger Greene says Rommel hastily abandoned Tripoli as British Eighth Army advances to within 35 miles of the Axis stronghold. Montgomery's forces claim Tarhuna and Homs captured, signaling collapse of Mussolini's Libyan empire as the Axis defense falters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Greene
Mussolini
Erwin Rommel
Tripoli
Eighth Army
Italy
Eritrea
U S Flier Claims Victory Across Multiple Fronts
United States fliers bombed a Japanese destroyer off Bougainville and shot down eight aircraft near Shortland Island. Allied forces pursued Rommel’s retreating troops toward Tripoli as the Tunisian campaign eyed an April conclusion. In the Ukraine and Caucasus, Soviet forces advanced toward Kharkov and Rostov, while MacArthur reported progress on the Papuan Peninsula as Australian air power eyed Tokyo by year’s end. Wide swaths of action crossed Africa, Europe, and the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Shortland Island
Tripoli
Romemel
Zuara
Mussolini
Russia
Red Army
Ukraine
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Sea of Azov
Rostov
Caucasus
Nevinnomysskaya
Armavir
Kuban
Far Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Britain
London
Mediterranean
Eighth Army
Jacques Leclerc
Sahara Desert
Lake Chad
Equatorial Africa
Liquor Dealers Arrested in Detroit Area Tax Crackdown
More than 100 retail liquor dealers were arrested and about $125 000 worth of liquor seized in Michigan and Ohio in a drive against violators of the federal floor tax on liquor. Earl E Koehler federal alcohol tax supervisor for the two states reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Ohio
Earl E. Koehler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Erving
NEA
Dayton Flier
Army
Associated Press
New Columbus
Kuban Gateway
Michigan, Ohio
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