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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1943

Page

1

Vague Fragments From Local Notice Show Names and Dates

Fragmentary OCR text mentions Alfred Roy Aus, Mrs De, and John Rage with unclear roles. Centered on a local notice, details are unreadable and cannot determine event, place, or outcome.

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Reading the fragment shows unclear names and places. The readable bits mention a person Mr and a Richard with implied dialogue or address. No clear event, date, or organization is established for a coherent summary.

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Readable fragments indicate a local notice referencing individuals named Anna and Mrs Va and a date or day Mon. Details are incomplete but point to a civic or social alert involving named persons.

Invasion Fleet Alleged as Mediterranean Onslaught Looms

Allied and Axis broadcasts claim invasion forces massing in the eastern Mediterranean and off Sicily. Reports say landing craft moved into position in Africa and a large Allied naval buildup near Gibraltar. Axis and Italian accounts describe heavy raids on Naples Foggia Sicily and other targets with air and sea actions continuing across the region.

Associated Press Africa Gib Mediterranean Sicily Stockholm Rome North Berto Pietro Badog Vittorio Emanuele Messina Comunique Castelvetrano Borizzo Milo King Naples Foggia Spinazzola Bari Adriatic Insula Reggio Calabria Giovanni Porto Empedocle Licata d Syracuse North African Syran Aegean Crete Australia Darwin Rabaul Mbs Russia Sevsk Orel Red Nlanet Aes Bryansk Karev Tman

French Leaders Split On Power Distribution

ALGIERS The French Committee of National Liberation reportedly failed to agree on the division of military powers between Gen Charles De Gaulle and Gen Henri Giraud. Thirteen members met in a plenary session under the threat De Gaulle might press for his proposals for organizing French military affairs.

Algiers National Liberation Charles de Gaulle Henri Giraud de Gaulle

Communists Right To Citizenship Upheld By Court

The Supreme Court reversed a federal appeal and ordered cancellation of United States citizenship for a person linked to the Communist Party. In Cincinnati, Mrs. Ethel Behrman, 62, known as Story Lady on WSAI, has died. In Portsmouth, Pvt. Jay V. McGlothin was killed in a fall from a roller coaster at Coney Island.

Washington Sa- Teme Federal Circuit Court Sanrancisco United States Cincinnati Ethellot Behrman Story Lady Lictren Ation Wsai P. Toller Coney Island Jay V. McGlothin Portsmouth

Blame Placed For Confusion In Washington

Delegates at the National Editorial Association war time conference blamed a new group of policy makers for causing confusion in Washington. William L. Daley said newcomers from business, posing as experts, hinder industry government cooperation while seasoned business leaders in government service act with real experience.

Cincinnati National Editorial Association Washington William L. Daley N.E.A Daley

Gilbert Island Airfield Bombed in Tarawa Raids

Navy reports heavy bombing raids on the Japanese airfield at Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands with a number of hits scored during today’s operations.

Washington Tarawa Gilbert Islands Navy

RAF Attacks on Germany and Le Creusot Wrecks Reported

Berlin said British raids hit southwest and north Germany while a Swiss dispatch described heavy bombing near Lake Constance. Le Creusot munitions works were described as a mountain of debris with 184 dead and most of the town homeless amid 40 minutes of incendiaries. Three killed and one injured in Kuemmershausen as bombs fell in Thurgau.

London Berlin Germany Reich Lake Constance Switzerland European Kalundborg Denmark Friedrichshafen der Bund Bern le Creusot Paris Schneider Armaments Thurgau Kuemmershausen

Meat Prices Cut Again Under OPA Subsidies

An average three cent per pound reduction in retail meat prices took effect as the second OPA price rollback under subsidies. Excludes cured and processed pork for now. butter fell ten percent earlier in July. Coffee prices to follow with date not set. Columbus report: James P. Mc Reynolds, 34, Ohio State University chemistry professor, is dead.

Washington Office of Price Administration OPA Columbus James P. McReynolds Ohio State University

Japan and Russia edge toward decisive clash in Far East

War dispatches suggest tension stays high between Japan and Russia. Japan keeps a massive Manchuria Chosen force ready and fears a possible strike before United States and Britain mobilize next year. Russia asserts a strong Siberian frontier presence and weighs options around Vladivostok and Arctic routes.

Moscow Tokyo Japan Siberian Manchuria Chosen Korea Far Eastern Germany Diet Russia United States Great Britain America Vladivostok Maritime Canada Alaska Arctic Siberia Far East United Nations

States Retain Powers Highlight Governors Conference

At the 35th annual governors conference in Columbus, Maryland Governor Herbert R. O Connor urged preserving state sovereignty as closest to the people. California's Earl Warren called for federal state and local governments to work as a team with grass roots unity. New York's Thomas E Dewey urged states to handle farm labor issues locally to avoid federal failures.

Columbus Herbert R. O’conor Maryland Earl Warren California Washington D. C Thomas E. Dewey New York

Pomeroy Soldier Dies In Jap Prison Camp

War Department reports via Red Cross that more than 300 American soldiers have died in Japanese prison camps since Bataan and Corregidor. Among the Ohioans listed is PFC Philip E. Killinger of Pomeroy, with next of kin Kathryn Kilnger, mother, 2031-2 Rock St. Fomeroy.

Washington War Department International Red Cross Japan Bataan Corregidor Philippine Islands Killinger Philip E Kathryn Killinger Rock St Fomeroy

Five Ohio Soldiers Die as Texas Truck Slams Group

A dust blinded driver crashed a truck into a group of soldiers at Camp Hood Texas killing seven and wounding fifteen. The dead include five Ohioans: Frederick J Ubic T D Anderzejeswski Arthur J Schmeiler all of Cleveland Donald H Voorhis of Middletown and Harold R Aldinger of Vermilion.

Camp Hood Tex Camp Public Relations Office Frederick J. Ubic T. D. Anderzejeswski Arthur J. Schmeiler Cleveland Donald H. Voorhis Middletown Harold R. Aldinger Vermilion

Grilling of Elmer Davis Planned by Senator Bridges

Senator Bridges plans to press OWI chief Elmer Davis for answers when he appears before the Senate this week to restore appropriation cuts voted by the House. The House previously voted to abolish OWI's domestic branch.

Elmer Davis Washington Office of War Information OWI Bridges Senate House

Six Die as Detroit Race Riots Erupt

Six Negroes die and about 200 are injured as Detroit riots flare after an incident at Belle Isle Bridge. Governor Kelley mobilizes 1,000 state troops and 3,500 police to restore order amid street violence, gunfire, and widespread arrests.

Detroit Michigan Donald S. Leonard Harry Kelley Belle Isle Bridge Leonard Upper Peninsula Kelly Columbus

Meigs Pastor Dies Suddenly at 65 in Ohio

The Rev. W. W. Crabtree, 65, pastor of the Carpenter and Rutland Baptist Churches, died early this morning in an ambulance en route to Holzer Hospital from his Rutland home. Officials suspect a heart attack after a strenuous Sunday. He is survived by his wife, a son the Rev. M. W. Crabtree of Marion, and a daughter Mrs. Clarence Bushong. Funeral plans pending.

Pomeroy W. W. Crabtree Carpenter and Rutland Holzer Hospital M. W. Crabtree Marion Clarence Bushong

German Radio Reports Earthquake in Turkey

Berlin radio reported a violent earthquake struck northwest Anatolia in Turkey. Unconfirmed figures claimed Adapazar suffered about 15,000 deaths, roughly half the city’s population, with reports tied to Transocean News Agency.

London Berlin Anatolia Turkey Adapazar Transocean

Post-War Highway Plans To Be Drawn In Ohio Conference

Ohio will draw a blueprint for postwar highway construction at a Thursday conference. About 400 Buckeye public and civic officials will attend, including county commissioners, township trustees, city service directors, engineers, planners and chamber of commerce representatives.

Columbus Ohio Buckeye Hal G. Sours Chambers of Commerce

False riot reports trigger deadly shootings at Fort Bliss El Paso

Military authorities trace false rioting rumors in El Paso to a camp clash that left Private Paul V. Brown severely wounded and Private Otis Carrier dead. Negro soldiers reportedly tried to seize weapons from white sentries after hearing rumors. investigations continue into origin of the false calls.

EL Paso Tex Fort Bliss Paul V. Brown Brown Army Otis Carrier 394Th Coast Artillery Fort. Bliss

Convoys Beat Nazi U Boats in Fierce Five Day Battle

Allied forces report a five day running battle against German U boat packs last month in the Atlantic. Three percent of Allied vessels were lost with two U boats destroyed and three probably sunk. Escort carrier planes and heavy bombers aided by warships carried the assault, with about 50 U-boats reportedly destroyed in two months, totaling 250 since the war began.

London Atlantic Admiralty Air Ministry Deily Express W. A. Crumley

Ohioan Joins Foes of World Peace Machinery

Washington reports Representative Frederick C. Smith of Ohio has joined opponents of a postwar world peace machinery resolution. He warns adoption would cede U S sovereignty to a world super state and undermine American independence after the war.

Washington Frederick C. Smith Rohio Congress United States House Foreign Affairs Committee

Italians Hope for Separate Peace Amid War Hardships

Stockholm dispatch reports Italians crave exit from the conflict due to Allied bombings, food shortages, and air raids. Many seek peace while fearing German retaliation, with Pope Pius XII seen as a pivotal figure and Rome crowded with evacuees and black market trading thriving. Marshal Badoglio gains popularity amid the turmoil.

Stockholm Italy Mussolini Sion Pius XII Vatican City Rome Pietro Badoglio

Half Million Miners Idle Third Time

The United Mine Workers refuse a War Labor Board plan and declare no work without a contract for a third time in two months. About 64,000 miners quit, triggering production losses and raising fears of wider steel shutdowns while Ickes governs mining policy and Roosevelt weighs anti strike legislation.

Washington War Labor Board John L. Lewis United Mine Workers UMW Mlinois AFL Progressive PMW Inters Ickes Columbus Ohio Roosevelt Mine Workers’ Policy Committee Lewis United Mine Workers of America Secretary of the Interior Office of War Information Joe O'Grady Willow Grove Birmingham Ala Carnegie-Ilinois Corporation Pittsbigh

Free Enterprise Stand Questioned By Industry Leaders

Wilfred Sykes, president of Inland Steel Co.,said government should declare its party stance on free enterprise before the next election. Speaking at the Southern Ohio Post War conference in Cincinnati he warned that removing wartime controls could threaten free enterprise if the government chose to do so.

Cincinnati UPI Chicago Southern Ohio National Association of Manufacturers Wilfred Sykes Inland Steel Co

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