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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1943
Page
11
Informed circles report Mussolini urgently appealed to Hitler for greater Nazi aid as Axis leaders met in northern Italy likely Verona. Observers say Sicily losses push defense planning to the mainland with air power decisive and Rome may become open like Paris if Rome falls.
Sheriff Potts arrested Willard Snyder 18 of Lima returning him to Putnam County jail Ottawa after he escaped Monday night with Eugene Conway 20 of Lima. Snyder was spotted by visiting acquaintances and turned in. Conway remains at large.
Columbus reports rural Ohio highway deaths fell 48 percent in the first half of 1943 from the same period in 1942. Through July 1, 141 lives were lost on state roads outside cities versus 271 last year, with officials predicting about 250 total deaths for 1943 if the trend holds.
Ensign Nald Bechtel of Amherst Ohio is named among the survivors rescued from a Japanese held island after the light cruiser USS Helena was sunk during combat near Guadalcanal.
Allied forces conducted a long range raid over Rome with Flying Fortresses and escort P 38s. The narrator watched from the bombardier’s position noting limited air opposition and the Vatican and ancient sites passing beneath as the mission proceeded. two ME 109s likely Italian flown attacked briefly but were driven off.
David Edward Rickenbacker, 18, son of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, was sworn in as a Marine Corps private and will report for basic training at Parris Island in two weeks. The ceremony continues the family’s wartime service tradition.
President William M. O'Neil of WJW announced that Wendell L. Willkie and Ohio Governor John W. Bricker are invited to speak on national issues during the August 29 opening broadcast of the Blue Network outlet in Cleveland.
John Cowles resigns from his role as special assistant to Lend-Lease Administrator E R Stettinius Jr to return as president of the Minneapolis Star Journal and Tribune.
Washington reports Senator Clark argues for paid newspaper advertising by the government to support the stabilization program and war effort. He says such ads are not subsidies or press control and compares them to profits earned by war suppliers. He cites equal pay for newspapers selling ad space to serve national interests.
Berlin radio citing Vatican circles said if Rome faces further air raids the pope may relocate from Vatican City to a papal palace in Rome. The broadcast notes he sees himself as both head of the church and bishop of Rome and will share the dangers with Rome’s people.
Cleveland police report a triple murder and death by suicide after the bodies of Joseph Schartner, 36, his wife Agnes 31 and daughters Caroline 10 and Virginia 2 were found in their home. Detective Lieut. Stephen Tozzer said Schartner hanged himself after apparently choking his wife and children several days earlier.
Russian armies push across a 400 mile front from Orel toward Voroshilovgrad, recapturing towns including Mtsensk and Malo Arkhangelsk. Soviet forces report advancing four to six miles amid heavy fighting and German counterattacks.
News from Yugoslavia reports severe fighting in eastern and central Bosnia between Axis troops and Tito’s guerrillas. The insurgents captured several towns and destroyed nearly 250 Axis supply trains on Croatian railways since spring 1942.
Columbus report states that about 7,000,000 No 3 war ration books were to be mailed to all Ohioans except errors in applications. OPA officials said delays due to worker shortages push completion to Friday, with many misfilled narration book applications still awaiting processing.
Alliance Army Air Base announced that eight of the 13 men killed when a C-47 transport crashed near Malcolm Nebraska were Ohioans. The Kraft home field identified the victims and confirmed the day of the disaster.
The Italian Fifth Army Command based in Rome has issued a state of emergency ahead of a possible Allied landing on the Italian mainland. Notices in Rome warn bells will signal invasion and citizens must remain inside homes or air raid shelters at all times.
Allied forces sank at least three Japanese warships during a pursuit in Vella Gulf west of Kolombangara. U.S. bombers destroyed a cruiser and two destroyers while Lib erators Mitchells and Avengers hit remaining ships, with four Allied planes lost.
Bishop James A. McFadden longtime Cleveland priest and first head of the Youngstown Diocese was feted at a Cleveland dinner. About 500 laymen attended as city and state leaders and laity presented a $15,000 purse to aid the creation of the new Youngstown see.
The first Allied shipping to reach Turkey directly through the Mediterranean from the United States since the North African campaign has arrived at Izmir without incident. Three medium sized freighters carried military and civilian supplies for Turkey, mostly lease lend goods, sailing from the Atlantic seaboard.
London radio quoted Berlin as saying Nazi speed boats penetrated Syracuse harbor on Sicily’s east coast and sank two British destroyers a 3 000 ton steamer and torpedoed an 8 000 ton merchant ship.
Cincinnati AP mine operators threaten to shut mines without immediate federal funds. Carl E. Newton says dozens urge payment. Ickes and he resist. He notes no dollars have been advanced and warns prolonged unrest could lead to renewed government control.
Eugene Ebert seven is killed on State Route 56 near Laurelville when he steps from behind a hay wagon into the path of a car driven by Ben Walton. Sheriff Duffy clears Walton of blame and coroner declares accidental death from a skull fracture. Survived by parents Ralph and (name unread) Ebert five brothers and three sisters. Funeral plans incomplete.
London reports Ernest Bevin the minister of labor told the Blackpool Mine Workers Federation that Britain will draft boys aged 16 to 18 into coal mines to speed up coal production for war industries. He noted only about 3000 chose mining over 50 cent a day military service.
The Army will muster out 4500 soldiers with mining skills to work in large producing mines. The transition from uniform to miner cap is voluntary. Recalled if conditions change, they become civilians outside Army jurisdiction.
Labor spokesmen say a deal to readmit the United Mine Workers to the AFL hinges on John L. Lewis gaining broad coal belt control while relinquishing organizing in other fields. The plan would make UMW the primary coal miners union and could end the AFL miners union in several states. Lewis reviews the talks with AFL vice presidents through his policy committee.
The first of four floating power plants will be commissioned into government service July 26 in Pittsburgh. Each barge can generate enough electricity for a city the size of Galveston Topeka or Madison and is built to be towed to sites where war production strains capacity or during emergencies.
In Lancaster a truck carrying Nelsonville residents to a church camp meeting in Columbus overturned after the driver swerved to avoid a collision. Three women suffered serious injuries including Mrs. Isa McCray and Mrs. Ves ta Lemon. Electa Davis, age 47, also injured. Nine others had minor injuries.
Director James N. Landis announced the Cleveland regional Office of Civilian Defense will close. The protection branch will transfer to Columbus due to reduced congressional appropriations.
Charles B. Ryan a 61 year old executive assistant to Cleveland's city finance director died late yesterday His death leaves the municipal office short handed and prompts tributes from city colleagues and officials in Cleveland Ohio.
Allied forces report Enna captured by American and Canadian troops, forcing a general Axis withdrawal from central and western Sicily. British Eighth Army presses toward Catania while air and ground operations shrink Axis resistance, with over 35,000 prisoners taken and Italian civilians feeding hostility toward German troops.
Mrs Laura Miler aged 74 died from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire from a bonfire on Tuesday. She died today after the incident and is survived by relatives in the area.
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