13 Jul 1943
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1943
Page
1
A fragmented item indicates Milo reacted to a shift at Fort Big E and related events. The unreadable OCR leaves unclear players, dates, or locations but suggests a decisive change or confrontation involving Milo.
Allied forces capture the port of Augusta and land near Catania as they push along Sicily's southeast coast. They also seize Floridia Palazzolo and Ragusa, extending bridgeheads up to twenty miles inland and linking with Canadian and British units near Ragusa.
A War Department assurance confirms the Point Pleasant West Virginia Ordnance Works will continue to operate amid rumors. West Virginia and Ohio citizens seek Navy confirmation on an $8,000,000 Marietta Co. boatyard project at Point Pleasant. Senators and local officials urge ongoing operation.
Pittsburgh report says about four thousand idle coal workers in the captive region voted to return to work on the eve of a federal grand jury inquiry into the walkout. The strike had tied up pits since June in the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation mines along the Ohio River valley.
The Navy announced 12 casualties today including five dead and seven missing. Total casualties since December 7 1941 reach 27091 among Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard. 8246 dead 835 wounded 10525 missing and 85 prisoners. Alfred Matthew Anderson of Sabina Ohio listed as missing.
An accidental explosion at Eglin Field Florida killed 17 and injured 51. Two officers and 15 enlisted men died while clearing stumps late yesterday. Public relations said the cause was not yet determined and that names were withheld pending next of kin notification.
Allied reports from General MacArthur through Admiral Halsey describe a fierce night battle in the Kula Gulf near New Georgia. A Japanese cruiser and three destroyers were sunk with two more destroyers likely lost. U S forces shell Munda from offshore and continue air strikes, while Rabaul and Paramushiro are mentioned in broader Pacific operations.
Washington announces a new five cent postage stamp honoring Luxembourg will go on sale in the capital on August 10. The issue highlights Luxembourg as a commemorative tribute with postal authority backing.
Washington reports House Military Committee will hold hearings after recess on September to study the possibility of inducting fathers. Chairman May says delaying is likely, influencing calls to boost payments to dependents of drafted men. The Austin-Wadsworth National Service Bill also faces early review, amid opposition from religious groups.
General H H Arnold of the American Army Air Forces says the Luftwaffe is split by mathematics across multiple fronts. He notes routes across the oceans run both ways and mentions that over 9000 AAF personnel have been brought home to help train new airmen.
Secretary Ickes ordered 125000 tons of metallurgical coal diverted to four major steel producers Republic Weirton Jones and Laughlin and Carnegie Illinois to relieve a growing paralysis from Western Pennsylvania mine strikes. The plan directs 22500 tons daily this week to keep war vital plants in production and avert stoppages at steel furnaces affecting 18 000 miners.
Washington reports Senator Aiken of Vermont proposes borrowing Senator Gillette of Iowa as the Republican standard bearer for the 1944 campaign. He calls Gillette a rank and file candidate, the type of man the party should seek.
A reliable foreign diplomatic source claims Adolf Hitler has assumed control of the German offensive in the Kursk bulge and widened it into an expensive gamble for a breakthrough, despite his generals advising restraint.
London reports the large Canadian expeditionary force for the Sicily invasion was moved from Britain to the Mediterranean with no loss of personnel or ships. Canadian war correspondent Ross Munro provided the dispatches.
Columbus officials adopt an ordinance requiring unescorted boys and girls under 17 to stay off streets after 10 30 p m. The measure targets youth safety and evening public order.
Field Marshal Guenther Von Kluge redirected his armored columns to the southern end of the Orel Kursk Belgorod front in a major offensive aimed at widening the Belgorod wedge. The Red Army repelled the onslaught as German losses mounted and their forces were reduced to consolidation duties.
President Roosevelt signed the final supply measures totaling about 115 billion dollars. The largest bill worth 2.912 billion funds 18 war agencies for the new fiscal year beginning July 1.
Two British bomber planes of about 100 in flight over Switzerland on route to Italy crashed on Swiss mountainsides early today. The bodies of 12 aviators were recovered.
Chicago reports an improved meat outlook as 80,000 cattle arrived at the nation’s top 20 markets, including Chicago yards. Packers say farmers are unloading stock and civilian beef supply should grow, reducing the shortage from recent weeks.
Associated Press war correspondent William F. Boni was hit by nine shell splinter wounds during a Japanese air attack near Salamaua in New Guinea. He is being treated at an advanced field hospital close to the battle.
Elyria sheriff reports 53 year old Nick Goncheroff charged with first degree murder for the slaying of his wife Mary 50 during a dispute over the war. Authorities say he shot her yesterday following the argument.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower returned from North American tours praising Allied coordination. A bridgehead at Augusta was bombarded by Allied cruisers. Augusta serves as a major Mediterranean war base with a protected harbor, enabling rapid deployment of troops and materiel as counterattacks loom. American forces already supply Licata in the south.
Allied officers said losses were slight in the Augusta operation while port and harbor facilities were damaged. General Achilles Davet of the 206th Italian Coastal Division was captured, the first high ranking enemy officer taken since Sicily invasion began. Allied bombers continued fierce strikes as a fleet of over 2,000 ships aided landings and reinforcements. General Eisenhower visited the new theater of operations.
Allied forces push from Syracuse and Ragusa to tighten hold on Sicily while air forces pound southern and northern Italian targets. American Liberators attack Reggio Calabria rail yards and ferry slips. RAF bombs Turin city. 6000 Axis prisoners reported as Patton’s forces advance. Comiso Airdrome near Ragusa and Palazzolo west of Syracuse loom to fall.
Washington announces War Food Administration plan urging farmers to mobilize 380 million crop acres in 1944 with high meat dairy and egg production. The program aims for 88 million acres of wheat and meat output about 50 percent above 1936 40 averages, plus expanded fertilizer and machinery support and price stabilization to sustain future yields.
Secretary Knox warned of an expected surge in German submarine activity despite reductions in North Atlantic losses. He noted no American Navy casualties in the Sicily operation to date.
In Circleville the Farm Security administration plans to abandon its rural resettlement project spanning over 5 000 acres in Pickaway Madison Ross and Fayette counties and urges tenants to buy farms via federal loans. Cornell Copeland Pickaway Fayette County FSA administrator reported.
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