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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1941
Page
1
Berlin reports U boats stepped up attacks in the Atlantic sinking 19 merchant ships totaling 116,500 tons yesterday and last night in a transatlantic convoy raid. A destroyer and a escort protecting the convoy were also sunk, with war materials aimed at England aboard.
Washington report notes secretary of the navy testified a destroyer captain dropped three depth bombs off Greenland amid suspected submarine danger. Concurrent war fronts include Moscow battles, Smolensk defenses, and Britain bracing for possible invasion, with Churchill warning and Eden predicting an impending peace offer.
Ohio selective service officials forecast first calls would come after at least two months. About 40,500 Ohioans registered for the July 1 draft. questionnaires will be mailed. Induction requires 10 days board review, 10 days for physicals, and 22 days between exams and induction.
Columbus reports a civilian home guard of the air will be formed from Ohio's 1610 licensed pilots to defend airports and flying facilities. The Civil Air Defense will include aviation mechanics radio operators and airport personnel to work with military aviation and home guard efforts. Registration fingerprinting photographing and birth record checks for pilots will be planned along with air defense units at 109 airports and cross country training to map home terrain.
Former North Dakota congressman and 1936 presidential candidate William Lemke urged a return of government control to the American people. Speaking to 2,000 farmers in Ottawa he opposed extending the one year military training limit for selectees and attacked perceived government control over bankers industrialists and farmers.
Celina authorities report Betty Hank a 17 year old Celina High School senior was kidnapped and assaulted early today by a man who tied her escort Urban Kaup 18 of Coldwater and dumped him in a corn crib. The girl was released about four hours later two blocks from her home after the encounter on a highway near Grand Reservoir in Celina.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hannah Roberts age 73 who died Monday night at her daughter’s home in Syracuse will be held at Clarks Chapel Wednesday at 2 30 PM conducted by Rev Koester. Interment follows at Clarks Chapel. Widow of Robert Roberts she leaves one daughter and one brother William Hunter of Peach Fork Albens County.
Columbus report cites heavy preemptive buying that kept prices lower and filled a 50 000 square foot state warehouse with 250 000 worth of food. State purchasing agent C J Stark said the policy will continue as long as prices rise and noted this as the largest supply on hand in state history.
Catholic churches in the Cleveland Diocese are dropping the Wedding March from Lohengrin as it has no part in the marriage ritual. Most churches have discontinued the number and are replacing it with other religiously themed music.
Florida and New York strike actions disrupt naval defense projects as 800 Florida laborers seek settlement through talks amid patrols by state police and defense forces. In New York City 8000 IBEW members affected by an industry wide electrical workers walkout halt city construction and risk defense work at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and related sites. In Hamilton Ontario 600 Steel Workers vote to strike after conflict over bargaining representation and plant negotiations with a government controller.
River boat operators in Meigs County Ohio and Greenup Kentucky oppose replacing movable locks with high lift dams near Letart and Greenup. They fear navigation hazards from long pools, windstorms, and ice passage. A public hearing by the Army Engineers is set for August in Washington.
Petrol Economy Coordinator Harold L. Ickes warns voluntary curtailment failed and fuel use may be limited on the eastern seaboard. He notes seven large eastern oil firms sold over 1.5 million gallons more than the prior week, despite an appeal to cut consumption.
Henry Ford says a person can start at any age and succeed if they face forward and that a new, very different world is being born. He made the remark on the eve of his 78th birthday while aboard a lake freighter.
Doubles air service from Los Angeles to Honolulu announced by Pan American Airways with operations starting August 10. The move expands route capacity and connects major west coast hub to Hawaii.
Washington lawmakers clash over hemispheric policy with Senator Clark urging the United States to seize influence in the Americas and to install puppet governments if needed. Senator Taft cautions against long term aid and rejects military action while acknowledging limited success of the good neighbor policy.
About 400 wheat growers from the Great Plains will visit Dayton on Friday as guests of Dayton farmers. Ohio secretary-treasurer Ralph O. Brown says the informal visit aims to build goodwill and discuss the 49 cents a bushel penalty on excess wheat sales under the AAA program. The day ends with a picnic at Eaton fairgrounds before a Saturday trip to Indiana.
Manila prepares air raid shelters as the city plans its first civilian evacuation drill amid tensions in the Far East. officials said the drill aims to test routes, coordination, and shelter readiness for residents in potential emergency.
Washington reports say both houses backed the administration plan to extend military training for selectees National Guardsmen and reserves. The House Military Committee favored a provision ensuring Guard members could be retained beyond one year while Senate leaders foresee swift passage. The measure also allows presidential control of defense plants if production halts.
A half hour radio show by soldiers of Ohio's 37th Division will air at 9 30 p m Wednesday on Station WHAS Louisville. The program will feature interviews with the soldiers.
John Doe, earning about $3 000 a year, calculates his federal tax burden would rise sharply under House Ways and Means Committee proposals. He estimates higher income tax, surcharges, and new levies on goods from coats to cars, drinks to radios, with several items seeing increased taxation.
Administration leaders marshalled forces to force the 3.529 billion tax bill to the House floor under a rarely used rule designed to curb amendments. Critics call it a gag rule but indications were the House would sanction it and send the bill to the Senate in nearly the Ways and Means Committee form. The rule would permit three days of debate and bar all amendments except those approved by the committee.
Buenos Aires reports a congressional committee surrendered a portable radio transmitter sent to the German embassy and other confiscated items including documents in code after protest from Berlin. The panel will file a report with a federal judge to determine if crimes or infractions against Argentine law were involved.
The Duke of Kent arrived in Ottawa to inspect air training facilities and other war effort aspects. He was met at Rockcliffe airport by the Earl of Athlone the prime minister and the UK high commissioner.
Funeral services for Richard Karr, who died in an automobile accident Sunday, will be held Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock at Minersville Church instead of the previously announced two o'clock time.
The Chicago Weather Bureau forecast a break in the lethal heat as a high pressure system moves from Canada into the midlands. Forecaster G. L. Canaday said rising pressure would expand and bring cooling breezes, with possible accompanying showers.
Heat across the upper Ohio Valley and Midwest remains deadly with 273 lives lost nationwide from heat and drownings. Springfield hits 101 while Canton breaks a five year high. Cleveland cools to 75 as storms spark fires and outages. Several drownings and prostrations are reported in Ohio Michigan Illinois and Pennsylvania.
AUBURN Calif neighbors warned H W Flower 70 against neck stretching exercises. He was found dead hanging from a tree by a rope attached to a strap. Pamphlets describing the exercises were found near his body as Sheriff Silva investigated.
Lucasville farmer Clifford Slavens, 50, was acquitted of first degree murder in the shotgun death of his wife found July 18 1940 in the family home with the doors barred from inside. The case follows an earlier conviction and a retrial granted after the initial verdict.
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