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10 Jun 1943
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Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
1
Allied assaults on Pantelleria intensify amid surrender talks
Allied forces pressed operations around Pantelleria as garrison authorities refused surrender. British commandos on Lampedusa reported limited success while heavy air bombardment targeted Pantelleria and nearby Sicilian targets. In parallel, Soviet and German fronts saw intensified air battles and ground fighting near Rostov and Don River areas as the war in Europe continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pantelleria
Red Command
Rome
Bataisk
Rostov
Air Ting
Pon River
Ed Junkers
Heinkelnes
Don Basin
Volkhov
Leningrad
Smolensk
Lis- Ihansk
Donets
Iral Assembly Eyes Last Working Session This Week
The 95th Iral Assembly meets in Columbus for what may be its final working session today. If all business is finished it could adjourn in a week after a skeleton session for signing approved bills by the presiding officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Dissolution of Communist International Authorized
The executive committee announced that the dissolution of the Communist International was approved by multiple nations. In Cleveland an EST based time shift was approved to restore standard time from Sunday in September to Sunday in April, effective next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scow —(P
Cfmmunist International
Sec
Upp
Cleveland
Memorial Day Battle Ends At Attu In Heavy Losses
May 30 reports say Allied forces crushed a final Japanese counterattack at Attu near Cories Lake then routed the remaining defenders. Surviving Japanese reportedly killed themselves with grenades rather than surrender, as American forces repelled bayonet and grenade assaults and regained positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cories Lake
Attu
E. M. Landrum
WAAC Morals Defended by Secretary Stimson
Secretary of War Stimson denied rumors accusing the WAACS of immorality and said charges about contraceptives and prophylactics are false. He called such reflections a broader attack on American womanhood and defended the 65,000 WAACS as representative of the nation. In Cleveland, rumors that A gasoline ration coupons would drop to 1.5 gallons prompted motorists to rush to stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
WAACS
War Department
Cleveland
Kidnapping of Girl Hunted by Chicago Police
Police in the Kensington district pursue two armed men after a 14 year old boy reported a young blonde girl was dragged into an old car on a Far South Side street. The girl’s name wasn’t known. she appeared to be an acquaintance of Tommy Camadeca’s brother, who was to enlist in the Army today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kensington
Rocco Camadeca
Tommy
Bombers Hit Italian Ships in La Spezia Raid
The Liberators from Middle East Command damaged Littorio class battleships at La Spezia with hits and near misses. Squadron led by Col. John R. Kane bombed Gerbini and Catania airfields as fifty bombers flew two waves over Sicily, destroying hangars and storage, killing two Axis fighters and causing extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Gibraltar
Panteller
Lampedusa
Dwight D.hower
London
Lordebrook
London Daily
Panta
Little Island
Sicily
Gerbine
Catania
RAF
Aegean Sea
Cat
la Spezia
Italy
Fortress
Littorio
Vittorio Veneto
Roma
Middle East
Two Sici
Messerschmitts
Hitler Editor Calls Allied Bombing “Damned Serious”
Stockholm Tidningen's Berlin correspondent reports Nazi officials say Allied bombardment harms the Reich more than the invasion nerve war. Voelkischer Beobachter quotes Hitler describing the situation as a damned serious thing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Berlin
Stockholms Tidningen
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Big Role for U. S. Planes Is Forecast
London AP report notes the Eighth Air Force will lead daylight bomber offensives over Germany this summer with expanded strength and continued precision raids. Major General Ira Eaker says American bombers will match RAF strength and support Allied invasion efforts, with losses and gains summarized for May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States Air Force
England
Germany
Ira C. Eaker
Eaker
RAF
Baker
Britain
Europe
Fortress
Omit Rubber In Scrap Drive Ends In Ohio
Ohio ends its scrap rubber collection as the War Production Board shifts focus to scrap iron tin cans waste fats and other salvage programs. Robert O Weible state executive secretary cites large tonnage and strong volunteer and citizen support as reasons for suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Robert O. Weible
War Production Board
Fewer Ohio Motorists To Register This Year
Wartime restrictions and mobilization reduce 1943 license sales by five percent from 1942. Ohio Registrar Dylon W. Wallace said registrations for April and May totaled 1 61 003, down 134 046 from the first registration period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Dylon W. Wallace
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Wallace
Service Men Barred From Zoot-Suit Area
Los Angeles area shut to U S seamen Marines and Coast Guardsmen as Navy widens out of bounds zone to prevent clashes with zoot-suiters. Police records show most arrested youths of Mexican descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U. S
Navy
State Department
Cleveland Orchestra Names First Women Players
Erich Leinsdorf announced that the Cleveland Orchestra will hire women for next season marking the first time women are employed by the ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Erich Leinsdorf
Cleveland Orchestra
Two Sailors Beat Musicians In Philadelphia Assault
In Philadelphia witnesses report two unidentified sailors severely beat a pianist and a saxophonist from Gene Krupa's dance band who were mistaken for zoot suiters. Police investigate motive and identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Gene Krupa
Proposed anti strike bill targets walkouts across war industries
A broad anti strike bill proposes presidential power to seize mines or plants with stoppages, outlaws strikes or lockouts, creates a War Labor Board with subpoena power, requires advance dispute notices, and imposes up to $5,000 fines and one year in prison for instigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Labor
WLB
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Price Support Pledged for Hog Sales as Prices Drop
In Chicago the government will uphold its $13.75 price support for hogs despite a week of softening prices. The FHA official noted the support is an average and applies to Chicago, with other cities tied to that figure. Hog volumes in Chicago reached their heaviest June level in nine years, leaving traders unsure of potential government action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Food Distribution Administration
Sister of Ohio Hero To Receive His Medal
Edith Hall Price of Obetz says she is summoned to Washington to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Roosevelt for her brother Corporal Lewis Hall who died in battle on Guadalcanal January 10. The sister has a wartime record as a wife of a World War I veteran, mother of two current-war soldiers, and former nurse in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Edith Hall Price
Obetz
Washington
Roosevelt
Corp
Lewis Hall
Guadalcanal
Hall
Vetera
Slacks Order Enforced For Girls in Detroit
Detroit Ford Highland Park plant workers report for duty in dresses despite a company rule requiring women near machinery to wear slacks. The dispute centers on whether dress code permits dresses for three consecutive days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Highland Park
Ration Book Requests Must Be Mailed Today
Cleveland dispatch notes the Office of Price Administration sets today as the deadline for War Ration Book No. 3 applications. Blank forms were distributed to consumers and must be mailed by midnight. those missing the deadline must wait until August 1 to apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Office of Price Administration
Carved Seaman Wounded In Los Angeles Assault
A 20 year old seaman Donald Jackson lies in an emergency hospital after a five inch knife wound inflicted during an attack by roving pleaters near Los Angeles. His three mates were also involved in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Jackson
Los Angeles
Subsidy Prices Trigger Senate Fight Over Agricultural Payments
In Washington the Senate Banking Committee moves to scrutinize subsidies and price rollbacks for major farm products. OPA officials are being summoned as lawmakers anticipate a lengthy food price list and explore halting payments without congressional approval. The row, once limited to committees, spills onto the Senate floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Senate Banking Committee
Milk rationing likely this year announced by federal authority
In Sacramento the War Food Administration and the Office of Price Administration, with the dairy industry, study methods to curb civilian milk consumption as supplies are expected to fall later this year. T. G. Stitts, WFA dairy chief, spoke in prepared remarks before the California Dairy Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
War Food Administration
Office of Price Administration
Dairy Industry
T. G. Stitts
WFA
California Dairy Council
House Demands Control Of Sale Of Surpluses
Washington officials report the House passed a bill to create a machinery for selling fifty billion dollars worth of surplus war material. The measure goes to the Senate with the aim of ensuring congressional control to protect the economy, despite administration opposition. President Roosevelt favored postwar handling by the budget bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Budget Bureau
Congress
Weather Still Holds Up Work In Farm Areas
Weather conditions hindered planting and crop development across many regions. Unseasonably low temperatures and excessive rainfall slowed corn planting in Ohio Indiana Illinois and Iowa while persistent dryness damaged other areas. Local freezing and snowfall touched the Northwestern Plains as warm sunshine was urgently needed from the Ohio and Lower Missouri Valleys northward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
Northwestern Plains
Ohio
Missouri
Southern Plains
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Curtin Signals Shift in South West Pacific War Plan
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin announced a potential shift from defensive to limited and possibly full scale attacks on Japan as Allied strategy in the South West Pacific evolves. The statement follows Curtin’s June 7 discussions in Sydney with General Douglas MacArthur on war strategy and troop deployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
John Curtin
Southwest
Pacific
Sydney
Douglas MacArthur
Three Ohio Counties Get Uniform Ceilings
The Office of Price Administration set new maximum prices on over 1,000 food items in Stark Summit and Mahoning Counties, creating uniform ceilings across four store classifications. A butter price rollback of five to six cents per pound for all grades was also announced, effective today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Stark
Summit
Mahoning
Office of
OPA
Trimble Soldier Reported Killed in War Department Notice
The War Department announced Corp. John E. Smith of Trimble Ohio as killed after previously being listed as missing in the casualty list for June 10. His mother Mrs. Annie Smith, Route 1, Trimble, Ohio, is named in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Corp
John E. Smith
Annie Smith
Route 1
Trimble, O
Induction Odds For Draft Age Fathers Reported At 17 Percent
Washington estimates show draft age fathers have about 17 out of 100 chances of induction before 1944. Deferrals for farmers and occupational reasons affect outcomes as manpower projections assume 1.5 million total inductees from Aug 1 to Jan 1, 1944 with 150000derives from childless men and 350000 from 18 year olds aging into service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Manpower Commission
Armed Services
Coal Operators Reach Separate Pact With United Mine Workers
A split among Appalachian coal operators led Central Pennsylvania Producers Association to strike a separate wage deal with the United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis. The agreement calls for a $1.30 per day boost for underground travel time, with Lewis seeking $2. The War Labor Board held a public hearing as the broader wage negotiations remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Central Pennsylvania Producers Association
U.M.W
Lewis
War Labor Board
Appalachian
Central Pennsylvania
WLB
Edward R. Burke
Charles O'Neill
Clearfield Belt
Pennsylvania
O'Neill
West Virginia
D. W. Martin
Wyatt Coal Company
Kanawha
UMW
D. Holmes Morton
Winifrede Collieries
OPA
Morton
Slacks Adopted by Capital Workers in Summer Garb
Washington government offices announce summer attire of shirts and slacks for male workers as zoot suits gain popularity elsewhere in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Bibles Steel-Jacketed for War Use Approved
The War Production Board approved the use of waste steel plate for steel jacketed Bibles, but warned manufacturers not to imply they will stop bullets. Small Bibles are sold in Army post exchanges and elsewhere, often bought by relatives for servicemen to carry in their breast pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
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General Assembly
India
Assam
Irene Paganetti
Bernadine Martin
Marjorie Tubbs
Mildred Clemson
DIE
WAAC
Hitler
Ing
NEA Telephoto
Trimble
THE
Associated Press
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