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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1941

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Red Army reports annihilation of German motorized division

The Soviet bulletin claims destruction of a German motorized division with 12 000 to 14 000 men on the Baltic front near Leningrad and Tallinn. Soviet forces also report heavy losses to German units in the Borisov and Lepel regions while Berlin notes fighting remains intense on multiple fronts. British and French actions in the Middle East and Sicily feature raids and brief captures as air war rages from England to Egypt.

Europe Viches Mos Leningrad Ifi Rid Middle East Arench Vichy France Syria Henri Dentz Lebanon Cairo Beirut Damour Reuters England Egypt Hitler Suez Canal Mussolini Sicily Syracuse Naples Germany Tallinn Estonia Russia Gulf of Finland Moscow Red Borisov Berlin Murmansk Britain Luftwaffe RAF

Case School to Open 17-Foot Telescope This Fall

Ohio residents will gain a new view of the universe as Case School of Applied Science plans a 17 foot telescope to open this fall. Prof J J Massau, head of the astronomy department, said the instrument offers direct vision and a grandstand view surpassing the 200 inch shaft then being completed at Calomar in California.

Cleveland Case School of Applied Science J. J. Massau Case School

Limited Use of Trainees Likely To Be Continued

Washington reports say the selective service ban on using trainees outside the Western Hemisphere will stay in place for now despite Army General Staff recommendations. Congressional leaders told President Roosevelt they cannot push new legislation now, though plans to extend some trainee terms are under consideration. Action before July 17, when the lottery sets call order for 750000 registrants, seems unlikely.

Washington Western Hemisphere Army General Staff Roosevelt Selective Service Headquarters General Marshall

CIO Workers Strike Drags Detroit Auto Plants Idle

About 18 500 Chrysler workers were idled as CIO members walked out at National Automotive Fibres in Detroit causing four Chrysler plants to halt production. The strike targets higher wages as the current contract nears August 1.

Detroit Chrysler Automobile Chrysler CIO National Automotive Fibres, Inc Wickes Boiler Company Saginaw, Mich Steel Workers Organizing Committee James F. Dewey

Cincinnati Doctor Builds Bomb Shelter Under Home

Cincinnati physician Dr. Carroll Decourcy plans a reinforced concrete bomb shelter beneath his new riverside home. Architect George McDonald notes it will be a sub basement accessible from inside the house and from a garden slope, measuring 12 by 12 feet with an 8 foot ceiling and thickened 20 inch base.

Cincinnati Carroll Decourcy Ohio River George McDonald

Accommodating Boys These Southern Police

In Albemarle North Carolina a police officer stopped a vacationing Charlotte woman and found her baby crying. A relative had telephoned to inform that specially prepared milk would arrive in another car, and the officer arranged delivery.

Southern Police Albemarle N. C Charlotte

Long Distance Rates Cut 14 Percent Nationwide

A 14 percent reduction in U S long distance telephone rates took effect today after FCC ordered an investigation that estimated toll savings at 14 million dollars annually. The move followed negotiations with major carriers to lower nationwide long distance charges.

New York Federal Communications Commission

No Shortage Of Steel Seen

Chicago report quotes Walter S. Tower president of the American Iron and Steel Institute saying there is no factual basis for a steel shortage for essential use. He warns of possible acute conditions from rising demand for early delivery at the 19th annual meeting of the purchases and stores division of the Association of American Railroads.

Chicago Walter S. Tower American Iron Jand Steel Institute Tower The Association of American Railroads

Benson Ford Weds Edith McNaughton in Christ Church

Benson Ford, 21, grandson of Henry Ford, married Edith McNaughton, 21, daughter of Detroit families, at Christ Church of Grosse Pointe in an intimate ceremony. Henry Ford II served as best man while the couple heads to California for their honeymoon.

Detroit Benson Ford Edith McNaughton California Benson Edsel Ford Henry Ford Miss McNaughton Christ Church of Grosse Pointe Henry II

Resolution exempts armed forces from dues at Odd Fellows encampment

Delegates at the International Order of Odd Fellows annual encampment approved a resolution granting military members exemption from dues. The action reflects welfare measures within the fraternal organization as delegates convene in Columbus.

Columbus International Order of Odd Fellows

Logan Plants idle awaiting contract talks with CIO

Both Godman Shoe Co. plants in Logan were idle as a CIO executive traveled to meet with union officials and company leaders on a new contract. Picketing occurred without disorder. A state union official from Cincinnati was to speak as spokesman about the workers' refusal to enter.

LOGAN H. C. Godman Shoe Co CIO Gallagher Ave South Logan United Shoe Workers of America Paul Martin Cincinnati

State Troopers Move to Halt Mine Violence in Pennsylvania

In Pottsville area a detachment of at least 150 state troopers took to the lower anthracite region as power shovel operators briefly resumed coal stripping. Rioting miners battled 2,000 men with clubs, stones, and shotguns at three strip operations, wounding 13 and injuring 20. A Winston Colliery air compressor was fired and a $75,000 steam shovel toppled. at Morgan Coal another $4,000 shovel was disabled and dynamited.

Pottsville Coal Company Winston Susquehanna Coal Company Morgan Coal Company

British Fliers Praise U S Built Planes

American built warplanes receive high praise from British test pilots at an English airfield. The B17C Boeing bomber outperforms the British Sterling and Halifax in size class, speeds up to 305 mph with a four ton bomb load, while the Douglas DB7 is described as the heaviest armed night fighter and among the fastest big planes. Consolidated, Martin, Douglas, and Vought Sikorsky bombers and dive bombers also rate favorably against British offerings.

England Boeing Douglas

Strike Control Battle in House Over Labor Provisions

Administration forces in the House push to defeat strict strike control sections of a pending bill and back milder Senate provisions. They favor allowing government takeover of struck defense plants where production is blocked, with conciliation services optional and powers to order resumed production.

Washington House Senate

Bus Driver Held After Collision With Auto

Sherman Townsend a 46 year old Greyhound bus driver was ordered to appear in Squire J W Strimple s court at Wilhiamsville July 17 to answer charges of reckless driving arising from a bus auto collision near Batavia Ohio last night State Highway Patrolman Carl Whipple said Townsend tried to steer the bus carrying 29 passengers around a car on a hill the bus struck the auto but no serious injuries were reported

Batavia Sherman Townsend Greyhound Squire J. W. Strimple Wilhiamsville Here Carl Whipple Townsend Whipple

Train derails near Lakeside Buckeye Lake. no injuries reported

A 25-car New York Central freight train derailed today near Lakeside on Buckeye Lake. There were no injuries and damage was not serious.

Newark New York Central Lakeside Buckeye Lake

Nazis Renew Attacks Near Leningrad As Syria Drive Ends

In the invasion of Russia the German forces renew assaults on the northern front toward Leningrad, seeking a weak spot in the Stalin Line. A success would sever Russia from the Baltic, secure a Baltic port and railhead, and turn the line’s northern end. In Syria French terms seek an armistice with Britain, a move that could shift control of a strategic pivot and influence the war’s outcome.

Hitler Russia Stalin Leningrad Baltic Sea Baltic France Syria London Britain Egypt Suez Canal Near East Mediterranean

U S Seeks To Free Citizens Held by Nazis

The United States seeks immediate repatriation of Americans held prisoner by the Nazis or detained in Germany and Axis territories. Washington warns Germany and Italy that no Axis nationals may leave the U S until Americans held abroad are freed. About 660,000 Italians and 330,000 Germans live in the United States. few Americans remain in Axis lands.

Washington United States Germany Italy Europe State Department Nazi Europe Roosevelt

Lear Rebuked For Severity In Memphis Penance March

In Memphis Tennessee Lieutenant General Ben Lear rejects congressional criticism of a punishment march. He vows soldierly conduct and defends disciplining about 350 troops who yelled at golfers as they passed through the city. Rep Dirksen derides the incident describing the general as grouchy.

Memphis Tenn Ben Lear Lear Rep Kilday D.tex Special House Dirksen R.-Ill Mufti Buddy

Ohio Democrats reunite under unified program in Columbus

In Columbus, after a long split, Ohio's rival Democratic factions reached an agreement on major issues. A three member committee will oversee federal patronage not allocated to Democratic representatives, and a single headquarters will centralize offices previously run by state and national units.

Columbus Ohio

Christian Leader Proposes Prohibition Campaign

Dr. Daniel A. Poling of Philadelphia, president of the Christian Endeavor Society, urged a nationwide push for immediate and decisive action to restore prohibition amid the present national emergency in Atlantic City last night.

Atlantic City Daniel A. Poling Philadelphia Christian Endeavor Society

Roosevelt seeks 4.76 billion in new army funding

President Roosevelt will ask Congress for 4.76 billion dollars in a first instalment of a 15 billion defense and lend lease program. Sources say rest of the 15 billion requests may be delayed, while the Senate Naval Committee weighs reports of clashes between U S patrols and Nazi raiders.

Washington Roosevelt Congress Maritime Commission Navy

Wheeler Defends Defense Material Plan Amid Forecast Clash

In Washington Wheeler attacked the defense materiel program as poorly coordinated and needing a single head. Taft and Pepper clashed over Wheeler’s Iceland expedition forecast and whether he deserved rebuke for disclosing official plans.

Willkie Taft Ohio Pepper Fla Wheeler United States Iceland

Willkie Favors Iceland Move and Bases in Britain’s Near Shore

Willkie after meeting with FDR avoided talk of shooting and endorsed Iceland occupation as a step to keep sea lanes open. He urged bases in Northern Ireland and Scotland to form a chain across the North Atlantic to aid Britain, while Taft criticized the Iceland landing as an overreach without Congress approval.

Senate Naval Committee U. S Wendell L. Willkie Scotland Northern Ireland Capitol Hill Wheeler Dmont Iceland Britain Winston Churchill Knox Atlantic United States Willkie Walsh D.-Mass White House North Atlantic Taft Senate Today Great Britain Wendell Willkie Ireland England Portugal Congress

Hold Services Tonight For Rose Lee Swyers

Funeral services for Rose Lee Swyers a 14 year old former Ath ens County resident who died after taking poison will be held at 8 o clock tonight at the Murgatroyd Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery Friday at 1 pm. Dr Edward E Smith Franklin County coroner said the death appears self inflicted during a period of despondency. She was a ninth grade pupil at Mound St Junior High and would have been mayor on her return to classes in the fall. Surviving are her mother Mrs Zennitty Swyers of Chicago two sisters and two brothers.

Rose Lee Swyers Athens County Columbus Murgatroyd Greenlawn Edward E. Smith Franklin County Mound St Zennitty Swyers Chicago

Wheat Storage Space Missing In Kansas City

Halfway through harvest Kansas wheat farmers face a second threat of storing part of the 1941 crop in open fields. The Kansas City Board of Trade announced elevators could accept no more grain for storage or loan without prior arrangement, following a prior boxcar relief effort.

Kansas City Kansas Kansas City Board of Trade

Plane Production Rises in June to 1 476 Aircraft

The Office of Production Management announced 1 476 military aircraft delivered in June. May deliveries were 1 334, though earlier figures listed 1 339. Details on plane types and destinations to Britain or U S forces were not disclosed.

Washington Office of Production Management OPM Great Britain United States Army Navy

Redfield Miner Killed in Fultonham Mine Rock Fall

A rock fall at the Holbein Coal Company mine near Fultonham killed Joseph Pace, 59, of Redfield Perry County. Pace died in the October incident, as reported by local officials.

Redfield Zanesville Holbein Coal Company Fultonham Joseph Pace Perry

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