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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1943
Page
3
International reports indicate escalating tensions as government sanctions and fines threaten miners amid wage disputes and walkout threats. Union leaders decry penalties as illegal while negotiations continue, with potential impacts on production and regional economies.
The Italian fortress Pantelleria surrendered after 19 days of air and sea bombardment. Allied troops began occupying the strategic island 60 miles from Sicily, signaling a key victory in the Mediterranean and prompting President Roosevelt to urge Italy toward quitting the war.
The report describes General Dwight D. Eisenhower aboard a British cruiser near shore batteries during the North Africa operation. Allied naval forces backed landings as observers, including Sir Andrew Browne Dun, noted the island’s surrender after 22 minutes of ashore action with a white flag seen atop the defenses.
Allied forces press deep in the Mediterranean as heavy bombardments target Pantelleria and Cap Bon. Planes clash over southern defenses with RAF and US crews shooting down multiple Axis interceptors, while bombers degrade enemy morale and fortifications. Capt. Ralph G. Taylor Jr. boasts a victorious dogfight, adding to a day of intensified air combat.
A New York photographer Roy Pinney wins first prize in Art in Rectors Club contest with a candid image of a baby peeking from behind a bonnet. The playful moment earned top honors in the competition.
EW ORLEANS and W F Williamson secretary manager of the National Coffee Association said the proposed roll back of coffee prices was a deliberate disguised publicity stunt. He spoke at a New Orleans meeting of all branches of the local coffee trade criticizing Prentiss Brown for the announcement and questioning knowledge of U S coffee usage and pricing.
Treasury set in motion a pay go tax system collecting 29 percent after exemptions with July 1 start. Withholding rules to meet war financing begin affecting most taxpayers by July 8 to July 10, as forms and procedures were dispatched nationwide. In Columbus, Ohio a $360 million state parks appropriation faces delay amid disputes over land purchase and park funding, while fire control and unemployment insurance measures proceed.
The Union Milk Producers Federation warned rationing would begin in the state unless dairymen gain a sizable revenue increase. After an emergency meeting with major fluid markets, the group cited rising production costs, lower milk output, and stalled prices as factors threatening shortages and prewar wartime shifts to peacetime markets.
Congress debated the Farm Security Administration slicing funds with amendments voting $160 million for the FSA though total farm measures total $820 million. Rural Electrification Authority loan authority of $30 million eyed as part of the broader farm program. St Joseph's Provine announced the election of Very Rev Charles Smutzinger a native of Somerset.
Dan M. Rugg, Koppers vice president, announced the new synthetic rubber plant near here will begin late this month with butadiene production. After that, styrene production will start, with both products shipped to Akron, Ohio for conversion into synthetic rubber.
Berlin correspondent for Svenska Dagbladet reports whole districts in western Germany swept by flood from the Eder and Moehne breaches. Graveyards show mass casualties as families search for relatives. Descriptions are withheld due to the scale of devastation and limited access.
The International executive board of the United Automobile Workers of America discussed organizing a labor region for returning U S soldiers. President Fr Thomas said labor does not differ from the Legion rank and file, though Legion leaders have acted as a stooge for reactionary interests misaligned with ordinary soldiers.
Virgil Hite, 43, longtime Gore resident and former superintendent of the County Infirmary, died today at Logansport University Hospital after admission on Wednesday for treatment. A World War I veteran, he served in an early tank corps and was once deputy sealer of weights and measures. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and three sons. Funeral arrangements have been made.
A spokesman for the livestock and packing industry said a subsidy plan to stabilize meat prices would be rolled out, with operations overseen by Hack.market and a rollout approved despite high federal official opposition. Judge Joe Montague of Fort Worth Texas issued the statement after talks including a session with President Roosevelt. the subsidy plan becomes effective in retail stores on June 21.
Investigators from the Cleveland District Office of Price Administration checked out-of-town fans who motored to the Cleveland Stadium for the Cleveland St. Louis baseball game as part of a drive against misusing band Faseline ration books. Secretary of State Hull announced U S recognition of Argentina's new government led by President Pedro Ramirez.
Lt. Col. James W. Fraser warned lumbermen that Japanese origin balloons used inland in a 1944 Pacific timber campaign could recur this season. He said balloons released from submarines might be timed to drop fire bombs over forests, with possible air bombing, submarine shelling, and sabotage. Details on specific attacks or damages were not disclosed.
In testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Emil Ladisrig, a German biographer, said Hitler will be assassinated soon by his own men likely involving the Junkers, who he claims have betrayed their kings.
Berlin reports describe Hitler’s massive 2 000 000 troop push as ready for summer offen sive while Soviet sources claim crushing two more German thrusts and air supremacy in the Caucasus. Soviet communiques claim failures to find weak spots along the 1500 mile battlefront as new German attacks continue near Sevsk Kursk Lskhansk Kharkov. Rostov fighting cited with German advances repelled.
Testimony from former Poston Relocation Center official to a Dies committee transcript reveals evacuees discussed aiding invading Japanese forces. Townsend testified of stolen camp food, secret cellars with emergency rations, and plans for eventual U.S. overthrow by enemy troops. The claim includes accounts of Japanese soldiers in camp and alleged organized theft feeding invasion logistics.
A party of 150 to 200 government officials and industrial leaders, led by William Jeffers and Jesse Jones, arrived in Charleston by special train from Washington and New York to inspect the Towesses synthetic Ubber plant in the war era facility.
West Virginia, the nation s largest bituminous coal producer, may equal or exceed its record output despite current contract difficulties. Miners in West Virginia produced 3 252 032 tons from January to April, compared with 0 381 418 tons in the corresponding period of 1912 when 196 752 309 tons were produced, a peak in state history.
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