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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1941
Page
1
Secretary Morgenthau told the House Ways and Means Committee the Treasury would exhaust borrowing powers within four months and urged a rise from 49 billion to 65 billion dollars. He cited current balances leaving limited room for financing and defense needs.
In Hattiesburg Mississippi the army outlines spring exercises for about 350000 soldiers as part of the defense program. Major General R S Beightler Sr commands the Thirty Seventh Division training at Camp Shelby describing the maneuvers as the largest peacetime drills in U S history. Troops will move to army camps across southern and southwestern states and operate in June or July in a yet unnamed area.
Premier John Metaxas aged 70, Greece’s long ruling dictator, died after brief illness. King George II arranged a new government led by Alexander Coryazis, governor of the National Bank, to continue the war effort against Italy.
Lima Locomotive Works reports $1,750,000 in new orders from Chesapeake & Ohio and Pere Marquette Railway, securing capacity operations through the summer.
Joseph Hegarty father of the Fighting Hegartys is dead. He had 11 sons in the British army and four were killed in World War I.
Representative McGregor of Ohio drafts a bill to repeal the 18 month layoff rule in the WPA relief act claiming it harms project staffing. He says national defense jobs justify continuous employment and compulsory dismissals cause hardship and understaffing.
Mrs. Sarah Parker, 68, wife of Lorenzo Parker, died Tuesday at the family home in Minersville after years of illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at two, at the home, with burial in Minersville Hill Cemetery. She was a Federated Church member and leaves husband Lorenzo and children Raymond of Pomeroy Otis of Minersville Harold and Mrs. Helen Arnold of Columbus.
Secretary of War Stimson outlined the Aid-to-Britain Bill as buying time for the United States to arm and protect itself. He argued Britain could prevail with aid and noted Axis powers vulnerabilities while Senate and House committees prepared to shape the measure with two year limits and reporting requirements. Marshall predicted Britain’s resilience with lease-lead aid and warned of a possible German invasion in spring.
Ohio Senator Horace Keifer of Springfield unveiled proposals to expand unemployment benefits from 16 to 26 weeks, cut the waiting period, include strikers, scrap merit ratings, switch to a flat 2.7 percent payroll tax, and base benefits on full time earnings. Attorney Sen John Connolly urged a state labor relations act with a three-member commission and broad unfair labor practices rules.
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation said by January 11 it held 13,215,611 bushels of wheat in storage to cover premiums for more than 386,000 growers who insured their 1941 crop. Ohio storage stood at 285,000 bushels. Total storage is expected to rise before February 28 as farmers insure the new spring crop.
Des Moines AAA chief R M Evans says American agriculture is running a large scale relief program at its own expense by supporting 7 to 8 million people surplus to current farm needs. He notes one fourth to one fifth of the farm population is not needed and warns about shrinking foreign markets after the war.
At a joint convention of the Ohio Pastors Association and the Ohio Conference of Church Women in Columbus resolutions were read opposing Roosevelt's lease lead proposal for Britain aid and urging exemption from military training for conscientious objectors. Dr. Herbert Burgstahler urged a committee of church leaders to press the President and Congress to convene belligerent nations to seek a settlement. if that fails, Democratic nations should unite on an active war policy.
The Ohio House killed Rep C A Davenport’s bill to repeal dog owner absolute liability. The House Agriculture Committee backed a $6 million highway construction appropriation and sent a statewide police teletype measure to a different committee for reassignment.
Thomas Easterling statistician for the Bituminous Coal Division testified that about 1,500,000 tons of free coal remained on the docks of the upper Great Lakes posing a potential threat to coal code members. Trial Examiner Charles Fowler closed the hearing after Easterling concluded testimony regarding Indiana soft coal producers seeking a permanent 50 cent a ton reduction to compete with independent dock operators.
The Radiart Corp a maker of automobile radio aerials shut down today after a walkout by 250 mechanics employed by the firm. The Mechanics Educational Society of America organized the strike to press for higher wages.
Five Southwestern Ohio county boards held a four hour Q and A session with Major Harold L Hays and selective service experts. Venereal disease disqualifies inductees. pretextual dental extraction referrals. occupational deferments limited to six months with individual review. no blanket deferments.
Sophia K. Leslie aunt of Mrs T R Biddle died of a heart attack in Daytona Beach Florida while visiting Dr and Mrs Biddle. She had lived with her daughter and son in Columbus and is survived by her daughter and sister Ellett of Columbus. Delia Poston another sister died at the Biddle home in March 1940. The Kessinger family, prominent in Athens, traced to Park Place.
Buckeye Rural Electric Co. received a federal appropriation of 134000 to build 127 miles of transmission lines in Gallia Lawrence and Jackson Counties serving 524 patrons. Construction begins immediately.
Berlin reports the death of Franz Guertner aged 59, former Reich Minister of Justice, following a brief illness. He issued harsh decrees against Jews including a billion-mark fine in reprisal for Ernst Von Rath’s assassination in Paris in 1938.
Union leaders oppose Cleveland’s plan to close streets and alleys near national defense facilities to guard against sabotage and espionage, citing disruption to traffic and daily life.
The AFL Building Trades Unions invoked a hard no strikes policy on defense projects as 400 to 500 workers walked out at Wright Field Ohio delaying a 1.55 million Army Air Corps expansion. The walkout followed use of non union workers for electrical work.
CIO President Philip Murray urged an employer employee committee to coordinate steel production in order to raise output by 5 920 195 tons annually. The plan was presented yesterday to President Roosevelt in Washington as a step to boost industry efficiency.
Monroe police report traffic accidents doubled during Safety Week activities by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Coffins wrecked autos and beware signs were placed on downtown streets to draw attention to road safety.
Ohio farmers heard economist Dr. John D. Black warn that the current international crisis could set back progress 150 years. He urged political and economic statesmanship as crucial after the conflict. President Bevis and Gov. Bricker were on the program.
Wendell Willkie witnessed a protest of about 60 banner waving women outside a hotel where he was to lunch. The demonstrators urged against government food policy, naming Lord Woolton, the minister of food. Officials said Willkie’s Ireland visit could be postponed due to transport demands.
The United States government has initiated an aggressive drive to have American firms purge Latin American branches of all anti American or pro Axis personnel.
Washington reports that Hitler plans a spring invasion of England with about 36,000 warplanes and a four to one Luftwaffe advantage over the RAF. German air power could include new pursuit ships and torpedo planes, with potential poison gas, while U S authorities offered cautious optimism Britain could prevail with American aid under the lease law.
Fascist editor Virginio Gayda declares US aid to Britain violates neutrality and could provoke a legitimate reaction from the Axis. He cites the destroyer transfers as an illegal act and warns Washington of unintended consequences as global war intensifies with British and German actions across Africa and Europe.
The Meigs County case of attorney Ralston Russell of Pomeroy ends with the State Supreme Court upholding disbarment for moral turpitude. Russell was found guilty of converting client funds to pay his own court costs.
A blaze today wiped out the 34 room Maxwelton residence of Mrs. Howell Howard in Dayton. Fire destroyed the mansion and burned paintings and art objects of undetermined value.
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