Man Overboard Signals Sudden Firefight at Sea
A maritime incident ends with a man overboard followed by a sudden rifle blast. Red flares are reported as distress signals while authorities investigate the cause and safety measures.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1943
Page
8
A maritime incident ends with a man overboard followed by a sudden rifle blast. Red flares are reported as distress signals while authorities investigate the cause and safety measures.
Murray City hosts a busy notes column with local and visiting family and friends. Many names appear including Dugan, Worthington, Koon, Hartman, Craft, Merritt, Ferrell, Wilson, Carsner, Shunkwiler, and Brown as residents and travelers visit relatives and attend events in nearby towns and schools.
New York stocks opened the week with fractional gains as Chrysler U S Steel U S Rubber and Oliver Farm led modest advances. Analysts noted war strategy shifts affecting steel demand and industry adjustments while civilian metal releases remained unchanged with overall demand steady.
Hogs 600 head steady at 14.40 to 14.75 per cwt for various weights. 3,500 salable with bids 14.40 for 160 lb plus. Cattle 500 head and calves 300 with opened steady to weak. steers and heifers slow, bids around 15 to 15.75, cows 10.75 to 12, canners 6 to 10.50, bulls 11.5 to 14. Sheep 200 head not tested, nominally steady.
Cincinnati dispatch reports that in the first five months of 1943 the Army ferrying division increased foreign deliveries by 6,000 percent over 1942. Col. William T. Turner notes this reflects the buildup aiding Allied raids. May transatlantic deliveries are cited as part of broader war effort.
Public sale calendar lists a sale on Wednesday June 9 at 1 p.m. near Tuppers Plains with 2 geldings 2 mares cows pigs and machinery tools. Auctioneers J E B Turben Harold Goddard.
Pittsburgh reports firm eggs and poultry prices with government ceilings for farm products. Chicago market notices show unsettled butter values, eggs at 37 to 46 cents for various grades, and carrots at 85 cents per unit amid ongoing price quotes.
War Production Board chairman Donald M. Nelson reported that April munitions output rose 7 percent over March with all major categories increasing. Aircraft alone totaled 1.649 billion dollars, about one third of total munition production, though actual planes produced were not disclosed and April’s target seemed not fully met.
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