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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1941
Page
1
A federal order deferring 28 year olds from induction will remove about 9 000 Ohio men from 1-A classification. Local boards will likely substitute men aged 21 to 27 from the new class. About 42 000 Ohioans registered yesterday for possible military training.
Tokyo reports that the government has chosen a crisis coping policy amid the Russia Germany war. Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka warned of a grave state of emergency developing worldwide, especially in East Asia. Domei notes the empire will reveal its course by action, not words.
Pine Grove West Virginia police questioned six persons about the disappearance of ten year old Rosie Guilloran whose clothing was found near a swimming hole. Volunteers with drag hooks combed a ten foot pool without results and the search would move to a wooded area north of Pine Grove.
Pear Boster, 50, a native of Gallia County and a grocery store operator, shot himself at his Huntington home on Tuesday night. He was widely related in Gallia County.
Cleveland reports that the Lake Superior Ore Association notes a new June total for iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes. The update highlights ongoing activity in Lake Superior loading and transport.
The War Department awarded a $9,252,911 supplemental contract to E. B. Badger & Sons Co. for Plum Brook ordnance plant additions at Sandusky Ohio, boosting total plant costs to $22,000,000. A separate $4,405,407 contract went to Hankin Conkey Construction Co. for Ravenna loading facilities, bringing total defense project spending to over $57,000,000 with Atlas Powder Co. to operate.
Treasury reports the last fiscal year spent 12.71 billion dollars with 6.048 billion for defense and a 5.103 billion deficit. An official review shows large increases in expenditures and revenues from the prior year and outlines a defense driven plan forecasting 22.269 billion dollars in anticipated spending for the new year.
Oakland probate filing reveals Catherine C. Seston of Berkeley bequeathing 25,000 for a Middleport high school. The fund named the Mary Watkins Endowment Fund in honor of her mother. she was widow of Louis Seston and born in Middleport.
Authorities pursue two prison escapees from the Junction City brick plant. The search narrows to near Somerset in Perry County, seven miles north of the prison camp, after a guard fires on the fugitives.
Washington reports Russia signaled a long war by starting preliminary talks in the United States to buy vital materials. Officials say Moscow is confident it can sustain a long program despite Nazi advances and expects delivery delays on purchases.
War dispatch notes frantic close combat in the Minsk region near Bialystok as German and Soviet forces clash along the main road to Moscow. The outcome hinges on whether Soviet defense can halt the Nazi advance and prevent a total collapse of leadership. Russia seeks vital supplies from the United States signaling a prolonged conflict.
Secretary Knox stated that American Atlantic patrol vessels have not engaged in convoying or combat nor suffered crew or equipment losses. He avoided questions about Congress criticism of his wartime demand to sweep the German menace from the Atlantic. Senator Wheeler called for his removal over the speech.
State Fisheries Warden John Stevens described the 44 foot motorboat Don as overcrowded and top heavy. He noted it carried 150 gallons of gasoline and lacked adequate life preservers for the Rumford and Mexico party headed to Monhegan Island.
Athens retailers will stay open Thursday afternoon July 3 due to Independence Day closures on Friday. Secretary John W. Bolin of the Retail Merchants Association explains stores will not close Thursday afternoon.
Mario Liberatore age 20 of Geneva New York and two other Marines were captured after an 85 mile an hour chase by highway patrolmen near Findlay Ohio. Liberatore and companions Joseph Sacilotto and Joseph Campisi pleaded guilty to auto theft and shooting with intent to kill and were held to the grand jury on $12 500 bonds.
The first heat wave death in Cleveland was Minnie Webber, 62, who collapsed while hanging laundry at home. Police reported seven heat prostrations as temperatures hit 95 degrees for the second straight day.
On the eve of his first birthday Richard Robert Farin fell from his crib and struck his head on a missing bottle. He died from the resulting cuts, according to a Cleveland report.
President Roosevelt announced the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood would resume private operation after the government took over on June 9 to prevent war plane production delays. He warned against any future interference and signed an executive order ending control. Meanwhile CIO-UAW and North American officials finalized a seven million dollar annual wage contract for 9,000 workers, amid ongoing union tensions and broader labor actions nationwide.
Dallas report says Governor W Lee O Daniel may go to the US Senate soon unless an official tally changes his apparent special election win. The note recalls his earlier flour sale scheme on a radio program with hillbilly songs and his own compositions.
President Roosevelt expressed hope the United States could avoid entering the war, while detailing a defense and aid spending package near 40 billion dollars. He noted his stance as hopeful rather than definite and cited recent appropriations across relief, labor, agriculture, and district funding in the new fiscal year.
In Cleveland two Martin Orban run flower shops two miles apart were bombed within five minutes. Police estimate $7,000 damage and detained two men for lie detector tests. A rival florist connected to a February bombing at one shop was arrested earlier but freed on extortion charges.
Lieut. Mike Murphy, manager of Findlay Airport and three time Freddie Lund Trophy winner for stunt flying, has been called for active service in the Army Air Corps.
Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio warned that national defense measures will shrink state revenues. He cited a 1.5 billion dollar tax increase reducing Ohio’s real purchasing power by over 90 million dollars. He warned liquor revenues could fall if a per gallon tax is added, and gasless Sundays would cost Ohio 5 to 10 million dollars. He said Ohio must raise gross business by 6 million dollars in 1941 to offset the impact.
Canton summer program enrolls 500 students as McKinley and Timken High Schools run 23 courses and stay open 24 hours daily to train workers on day and night shifts. Westinghouse pays trainees for positions at the new 16 million naval ordnance plant.
A biennial report by E N Dietrich Ohio state director of education urges district reorganization to save funds and warns the defense draft will deepen teacher shortages. Harold J Bowers notes 552 teachers deferred and 1000 men needed to fill vacancies by Sept 1, with a falling share of male instructors from 61 percent in 1937 to 28 percent in 1940.
Allied dispatches describe a massive German advance across the USSR with 400,000 Soviet troops encircled near Bialystok and 100,000 captured. German losses included 400 tanks and 300 field guns, while Russian forces retreat along multiple fronts toward Lwow Minsk and Estonia.
Agriculture Department reports farm product prices rose six points from mid May to mid June reaching 118 percent of the 1909 14 base. The mid June level was 23 points higher than a year ago and reflects broader gains in farm commodity values.
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