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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1941
Page
1
Italy ordered the immediate registration and blocking of all American property in Italy including bank accounts in retaliation for U.S. credit freezes. The move targets Americans and firms with Italian holdings, while Americans and the embassy hold extraterritorial status and await further measures.
The Golden Eagle, last of the famed Mississippi River packet steamers, struck a hidden obstruction and sank Saturday night near Chester Ill. One crewman of 58 died while the remaining crew and 55 passengers were rescued.
William Holmes McGuffey, who taught and wrote the first four readers at Miami University 115 years ago, is commemorated with a bronze and granite statue. Ernest Heswell of Cincinnati presented the contest-winning sculpture to Oxford officials during a memorial program attended by nearly 1,000 people. Gov. John W. Bricker recalled McGuffey reading in a Madison County one room school and urged a return to the old educational formulas that aided millions in the 1800s.
Senate leaders discussed overhauling the war department property seizure bill to target hoarding of defense materials rather than granting blanket authority. The measure would allow the president to requisition or take over any property for national defense, drawing opposition. President Roosevelt said he had not seen the bill and felt it broader than necessary.
Three Ohioans died in boating mishaps over the weekend. In Perrysburg on the Maumee River Daniel Becker aged 17 and Donald Bateson aged 16 perished when a rowboat overturned. In Summit Lake South Akron Marian Varga aged 19 drowned after an attempted kiss caused their canoe to overturn. her 23-year-old escort was jailed after being rescued by other canoeists.
Pat Harrison 59 year old Mississippi Democrat and Senate president pro tempore and finance committee chair enters Emergency Hospital for an operation on an intestinal obstruction. He arrived in good spirits after an illness dating to a 1939 influenza bout and aides reported his condition not alarming.
An automobile truck collision near Marietta killed Dwain Williams 14 and Annis Williams 1 of Parkersburg W V The mother Mrs R L Williams 44 and sister Margaret 3 were critically hurt Brother Paul Williams 21 the driver was slightly injured
The National Mediation Board prepares recommendations after failed talks to settle a San Francisco Bay area machinists strike involving 11 shipyards. AFL and CIO members demand 1.15 an hour and overtime pay. the board offered 1.12. The strike halts a 500 million shipbuilding program while CIO locals in Atlantic shipyards ratify a two year pact.
London readers weighed signs of a possible German Soviet break against beliefs the moves were a feint to strike Britain. Reports of troop concentrations on both sides were analyzed with caution, while Ankara dispatches noted Germany might invade Russia within a fortnight.
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of Ohio renews his bid to force payment of 1,338,000 held by the Social Security Board since 1938. The dispute with former Gov. Martin Davey concerns Ohio old age pension administration. A vetoed bill previously would have paid the sum.
Sen George W Norris urged Americans to aid England now even at the risk of war. He told Wooster College commencements audience that supplying air planes food and military material could enable Britain to win and end the war.
Henry G. Brunner state manager of the Home Owners Loan Corp announced the Ohio state office in Columbus would close within 60 to 90 days. Functions would be assumed by the Cincinnati regional office with a field station to remain in Columbus.
Irene Franklin former stage and screen actress who gained fame and fortune worldwide died today in Englewood Hospital after a long career ending in a theatrical home in Englewood New Jersey.
Ambassador Joseph C. Grew delivered a personal protest to Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka about Japan's bombing of Chungking and the Yangtze raid that brought bombs within 75 yards of the U S gunboat Tutuila and within 50 yards of the American embassy.
About 800 Ohio youths voted for offices at the American Legion Boys State on the state fairgrounds encampment. Federalists and Nationalists campaigned as candidates were nominated for leadership roles in the week long government study.
The State Department announces the withdrawal of all German consulates and tied agencies from U S soil, with German Library of Information Railway and Tourist Bureau and Trans Ocean News Service to close by July 10. German staff and offices to depart. relations not severed.
The administration backed plan to raise the draft age to 27 faces opposition in the House where the Military Committee signals a slow approach. Some members oppose easing duty for older draftees while the Senate bill awaits further action as Brig. Gen Hershey cites 52 percent rejection due to physical disabilities among 31 to 35 year olds.
Columbus welfare director Charles L. Sherwood urged rapid start on a state hospital expansion plan to care for 2000 more patients. He would seek a $250,000 loan from the State Board of Control until a $4,375,000 legislative appropriation for additions and betterments, subject to a referendum, becomes available in October.
A 35 member survivor group arrived in Capetown detailing the Robin Moor sinking after being halted by a U boats blink signal at 6 o clock GMT May 21. The ship stood south of the Cape Verde Islands between Brazil and West Africa. eight people were aboard, four Americans. The chief officer met the submarine, papers were requested, and 20 minutes were granted for evacuation before torpedoing and shelling the wreck.
Lancaster officials pursue clues after coroner ruled Grace Wilson not drowned though her body was found in a water filled gravel pit. Sheriff Crider notes her husband Grover is missing from a local hotel and had not been seen since Tuesday. Coroner Dupler cites four to five marks on the body and possible head injury as cause. Neighbors last saw Wilson Tuesday at the Lancaster apartment she occupied alone.
James Leahy aged 60 shot himself Saturday in Walbridge Park while two priests a friend and several children watched. He died today at County Hospital after telephoning a priest about ending his life. Coroner Frank Kreft reported the fatal self inflicted act.
United States sources in London report Captain James Roosevelt will not remain as a Marine Corps observer. The Presidents eldest son intends to return home by a set date, making continued duties in London impossible.
Governor-General A W L Tjarda Van Starkeborgh Stachouwere in Batavia announced that the Dutch Indies government rejects any notion of joining Japan’s East Asia order. He warned axis victory would ruin the Netherlands and pledged to guard against war materials leaking to Germany while denying Japan concessions and signaling firm independence.
The State Civil Service Commission named nearly 900 applicants to eligible lists for Aid for the Aged investigators positions paying 1200 to 1600 dollars yearly. Chief Tom McCaw said about 350 would receive jobs. Notable enrollees include Athens Marie Morgan, Gladys Bannon, Blanche Moorehead, Carlos Ruth, Winifred Healy, Fannye Wood King, Ralph Clark, Betty McAfoos.
Thirty five survivors from the torpedoed American ship Robin Moor arrived in South Africa aboard a British vessel. The rescue completed the 46 aboard after a May 21 submarine strike and torpedo attack. Eleven survivors who reached Recife Brazil head home to the United States.
Charles A. Lindbergh has been granted permission to address the public in Hollywood Bowl next Friday under the auspices of the America First Committee.
British forces push into Libya and strike near Bardia while Damascus Beirut and Sidon face pressure in Syria Lebanon. Luftwaffe claims and French naval actions mix with intensified Allied air raids on Germany as the war widens.
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