23 Jan 1944
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1944
Page
1
The Democratic National Committee meeting in Washington urged President Roosevelt to continue as the great world humanitarian leader in both war and peace, turning the gathering into a strong rally in support of his leadership.
American and British forces landed along a 30 mile coast between the Tiber mouth and Nettuno south of Rome. German defenses Gustav and Adolf Hitler were outflanked with slight resistance and rapid progress reported. Nettuno reportedly in Allied hands as dawn assault achieved surprise.
Chicago reporters and GOP leaders gathered as Robert R. McCormick urged that any good Republican can beat Roosevelt in 1944. Possible nominees named include Dewey Bricker Van denburg and Taft. A resolution praised Roosevelt as world leader and urged him to continue, implying support for a fourth term.
Washington hearings on Army reclassification into unfitness charges for 24 year old Philadelphia WAC Lt. Virginia Wight ended Saturday with no decision announced by the board. She faced allegations of association with enlisted men and refusing to provide a statement of her finances.
A threatened strike by about 800 members of the United Auto Workers and related oilers and service men disrupted the Overland Jeep plant. The dispute, labeled jurisdictional, centers on Mesa local 12 CIO and company officials as talks paused.
Allied air forces drive a 26 hour assault on Magdeburg with over 2000 tons of explosives igniting widespread fires in a key German rail hub and war-industry center. Berlin and London face heavy raids as RAF losses rise to 52 bombers in the battle.
Hundreds of American troops newly arrived in Britain endured their first air raid as a major German bombing raid hit London and Southeast England. Doughboys sheltered in doorways while veterans watched from windows, with light damage and casualties reported as residents absorbed the spectacle. The last raid of comparable size occurred on Oct. 7, 1943, when 60 Nazi planes dropped 30 long tons of bombs.
The Truman Senate investigating committee reviews the new rationing tokens made in Cincinnati to determine if they disrupt slot machines, vending devices for candy and gum, and similar equipment.
Eugene F. Reasoner of New Plymouth Ohio is to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. His son Staff Sgt Robert J Reasoner of the 9th Air Force in the Middle East is reported a prisoner of war. He earned the DFC for raid over the Ploesti oil field in Romania and the other medals reflect five bomber missions each.
Col. Robert R. McCormick, editor of the Chicago Tribune, said the U S General Staff feared a British invasion after World War I. Speaking to the Detroit Athletic Club he described defense plans to shield Detroit and keep ships moving through the Detroit River tunnels. He cited tensions over naval buildup and urged Europe to liquidate holdings in this hemisphere to boost U S security.
Allied communiques report seven attacks on Paramushiro and other Japanese fortifications from Paramushiro to the Solomons and Marshall Islands to Burma. Aleutian bombers struck Paramushiro twice in the early Friday dawn, all planes completing a 1,500 mile round trip.
Allied air forces continued raids across Rabaul and Marshall atolls including Mili Jaluit and Kwajalein.) Ground troops advanced in Northern Burma along the Ledo Road while the Japanese budget faced strain from food and transport pressures in Tokyo.
A baby giraffe arrived at Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday. It stands about five feet tall and weighs roughly 110 pounds. The zoo has had seven giraffe births since 1875, with the 1941 calf previously sold to the San Antonio Zoo for $2,100.
The National Tribunal for Industry announced a new weekly wage for Britain's 700000 coal miners. Experienced underground workers will earn 20 dollars and surface workers 18 dollars, effective immediately. The move aims to quell industry unrest amid Britain’s history of strikes.
Sponsors of a Free Korea gathered Saturday in Ashland to urge recognition of a provisional government in exile, arguing that such recognition would bolster Allied unity against Japan.
The Allied landing in the Italian peninsula disrupts the Italian stalemate and pressures Hitler to decide whether to withdraw from the southern line or reinforce defenses. Berlin had moved 25 divisions into Italy after Mussolini’s fall, while Soviet offensives and Tito’s Yugoslav war efforts stretch German strength on multiple fronts.
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones removed key powers from the Commodity Credit Corporation and its president J B Hutson. The CCC loses control to a new Office of Distribution and an Office of Price, with AAA FSA and SCS restored as independent agencies reporting to Jones. Officials speculate a major shift in the food subsidy program.
Columbus attorney James W. Huffman aged 49 joined the gubernatorial contest as the fifth candidate for the Democratic nomination. He is the son in law of former Governor and U S Senator Vic Donahey. Other contenders include Clarence H. Kinsley Frazier Reams Walter Baertschi and Frank A. Dye.
T Sgt Ben Kuroki a 25 year old Japanese American from Hershey Nebraska and recipient of two Distinguished Flying Crosses and the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters smiles at the prospect of rest at the Air Force redistribution center in Santa Monica California. A turret gunner on a Liberator bomber he served 15 months overseas and flew 30 combat missions over the African theater Sicily Ploesti Italy and England before returning home now he wants another chance to strike Japan.
Robert H. Hannegan of St. Louis was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday to succeed Postmaster General Frank Walker. He resigned his federal post immediately and is 40 years old.
British escort ships along with U S and British aircraft repelled a four day Atlantic convoy assault midway between the Azores and Portugal. One U boat sunk, others damaged or believed sunk. several enemy planes shot down. Glider bombs from Heinkel 177s failed to break the defense. two convoy ships damaged. Liberator pilots noted unusual acrobatics.
Dr Hsu Pao-Chien, a prominent Chinese Christian scholar and Protestant church figure, was killed in a truck accident last Thursday. He was widely known in church circles in the United States.
Allied air and ground forces press inland along the Appian Way and roads toward Rome after a Mediterranean beach assault. Fifth Army and coastal units push from Sant Elia to secure routes, trapping much of the German Tenth Army. A strong German counterattack is anticipated.
Soviet forces reported sweeping advances below Krasnoye Selo and near Krasnogvardeysk while clearing lines along the Kurishi Mga Leningrad Railway. German losses were tallied in the thousands with many towns and rail junctions captured as Red Army units advanced across multiple sectors around Leningrad.
Washington reports commercial canners urge OPA to remove canned vegetables from rationing or cut point values as home canning booms. Officials say inventories show no basis for drastic action though February values will be set next week and may affect sales.
Gen Carl A. Spaatz announced that weather will likely permit destruction of the German air force by summer. He said American bombing is now limited only by weather, not by shortages of planes or crews, and that shuttle bombing between Britain and Italian bases may aid the campaign.
An autopsy on 45 year old B Richard Bolger failed to reveal death cause while his wife Lillian remained semi conscious after they reported eating pig tails bought in Cleveland and fell ill Coroner Robert Rowe said. Cleveland FDA director E B Buchanan traced the meat to a large Cleveland market and claimed the food could not have been poisoned when purchased.
The Navy reports that 13 men died when a B-24 Liberator crashed during takeoff from Camp Kearney naval air station. Among the dead are Lt. Philip Arthur Nelson of Euclid and Wilton Harlan Barnes, aviation machinist's mate second class, of New Philadelphia.
John Westervelt, aged 75, described by the Army as its oldest G L, was promoted Saturday from Staff Sergeant to Technical Sergeant in Santa Ana California.
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