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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1941
Page
1
The North American Aircraft plant in Inglewood California faced a military takeover as U S Army guards watched stern faced soldiers manning a formidable line of machine guns to ensure peaceful start of warplane production.
The United States awaits official details on the May 21 sinking of the American freighter Robin Moor by a possible German submarine in the South Atlantic. Eleven crewmen were rescued aboard the Brazilian Osorio, with 27 crew and 8 passengers still missing, including three women and a child.
A 20 foot wall of water from a broken city water supply dam swept away more than a score of houses in Albany Texas. Three people were trapped and recovered. six Paul Alexander family members were missing. eight Humber pipeline camp families unaccounted for. Known death toll stood at 29 over the prior three days as rivers rise. Forecasters predicted more rain and cresting streams in neighboring states.
SAN DIEGO four-sooners arching for two missing army officers unexpectedly found a Mexican customs official and his son who for five days had lain under an automobile at the bottom of a 200 foot canyon. The father Joaquin Miranda clutched a pistol in his left hand his right under the car with two bullets left to attract attention. The bullets were to stop his son’s suffering if the pain became unbearable.
A strike involving 5500 production workers at five Cleveland Alcoa plants threatens widespread delays in the defense sector. The stoppage disrupts foundry casting for aircraft engines used by Wright, Pratt Whitney, and other manufacturers, potentially delaying national defense orders.
Preliminary reports to State Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood show the current month’s welfare caseload at about 56,600, the lowest since 1983. The estimated expense stands around 1,385,000, down from April by 214,415 and 544,465 less than May 1940.
William B Morris announces an extensive drive to organize labor groups in the Hocking and Sunday Creek Valleys. Herman Theisen Athens chairs the organizing committee and Natco employees at Haydenville plant are to attend a June 12 meeting at 7 30 PM with speakers to discuss details.
Mount Vernon and Youngstown report the funeral plans for Mrs Julia Bell, 93, and her son, Lloyd Bell, 70, amid wartime distress. The elder Bell, former Centerburg treasurer and publisher, died May 21. the mother’s service will be held Thursday. Local officials note the nation’s supply lines and Mediterranean role loom over mourning and public life.
Columbus Ohio selective registrants given deferred status due to jobs were told by Col Chester W Goble that they must work or face military service Local boards were instructed to reclassify those who ceased essential defense work and revert to a work or fight footing as in World War II This move follows national orders and aims to deter strikes and walkouts by enforcing readiness through selective service authorities
Army officials announced plans to accept high school graduates into pilot training programs. The path offers new opportunities for young recruits seeking aviation careers, with select candidates to begin flight instruction as part of the armed forces.
Mussolini warnings frame American entry as a threat to democracy. He claims the United States is already at war de facto and warns that intervention would bring dictatorship. The piece notes Axis moves in Cyprus, Syria, Beirut, and Crete with German and Italian air and ground actions. In the Far East, tensions rise as Japan pressures the Dutch East Indies amid blame on Britain and the United States for Dutch refusals. Casualty figures from Mediterranean raids are reported and Irene Kerekes, 18, is noted for a separate local item.
John W. Bricker will address a large Citizenship Day celebration Thursday afternoon in Pomeroy drawing hundreds of residents. The event aims to emphasize civic participation and community involvement.
Prominent local businessman and civic leader Thomas B. Weed died at 5 AM at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after a weeklong illness. Funeral Thursday at 4:30 PM at his home with burial Beech Grove Cemetery. He owned 4 D Weed and Son grocery and co-owned Sugar Run Flour Mill. Survived by wife Bessie Ann, three sons Thomas Jr John and Charles, sister Helen Henckel of Elizabeth NJ and brother H Clifford Weed of Washington DC. He held Masonic and Eagle positions and led the Meigs County Red Cross for 16 years.
Ways and Means today voted to retain the present exemptions of 800 for singles and 2000 for couples, affecting about 16 million filers based on this year’s figures. The committee also kept the $400 dependent credit in addition to the spouse. Rates to be considered later.
Wreckage of the army bomber missing since Sunday with six men aboard was sighted west of Lyman Wyoming by United Airlines pilot Eddie P Brooks at Cheyenne Wyoming. He reported seeing the plane from an altitude of 11 000 feet and said the ship appeared intact with a possible chance the six occupants could be alive.
Los Angeles AP reports Lieut Col Charles Steinmers says 3500 workers return to North American Aviation plant to restart warplane output. Bran shaw invites 9000 workers to resume, with guards and safety claims. Roosevelt orders defense measures and production expected to accelerate. draft boards report many workers on deferred list.
A wave of labor unrest spreads across the nation. At Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego an all out strike vote is planned over pay and orders totaling hundreds of millions. In Cleveland 5,000 Aluminum Company of America workers strike, delaying $60 million in defense gear. Chicago railroad workers demand a 30 percent raise after July 15. Detroit 4,000 United Auto Workers strike at six Bohn Aluminum plants, halting defense orders worth over 25 million.
Reports describe continued government measures in defense industry disputes after military seizures and plant actions. The attorney general labels UAW leaders as following a Communist line while Selective Service chiefs push training during strikes. The House moves to blacklist noncompliant firms and workers under a new army bill. the Senate advances Chief Executive seizure legislation. Southern coal miners accept mediation terms to end a threatened second walkout affecting 400,000 miners across seven Appalachian states.
The navy leads private shipbuilders in racing to build a two ocean fleet and plans to launch the first 5,000-ton battleship the New Jersey next January, about nine months ahead of schedule. The dreadnaught costing over 90 million dollars is taking form at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, with the Wisconsin nearby in an adjacent building.
Government warns consumers they may need to defer purchases of common goods to support defense needs. A list highlights wattresses cameras woolen underwear and fire extinguishers among hundreds of items under priority control. Officials say shortages could force further government orders or restrained production while two key materials a cleaning agent and an eye wash face temporary limits due to essential use in defense related glass and optical components. The move underscores how daily life may be affected as the defense program expands.
A. E. Falloon aged 92 died at Jeane Kettering Arms Hospital after a brief illness this morning. He lived with his daughter Mr and Mrs J F Stevens Helen Falcon at Albany. He was the last of seven brothers and two sisters. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at the Stevens home Albany with burial in West Union Street Cemetery Athens.
Wilson North Carolina motorists face hubcap thefts as thieves strip parked cars of aluminum hubcaps and sell them to junk dealers at high prices, prompting police to warn drivers to secure vehicles.
Italy's entry into the war deepened its alliance with Germany as Mussolini shared in conquests at the expense of its East African empire. About 245,075 Italian losses occurred in the first year, with 167,000 captured or missing, as Hitler pressed Nazi arms into the balance.
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