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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1942
Page
1
Allied forces report Rommel's forces executing a flank around British troops in Egypt while Soviet units push on Kharkov as tank offensives shift the balance on the eastern front.
The Navy toll since the war began rose past 10000 with List No 5 showing 98 dead, 2 101 missing and 796 deaths in battle along with 930 wounded. many listed as missing were in the Manila Bay area and are believed prisoners of war.
An odd classified ad incident notes an ad for cattle led to a fatal outcome after Moore allegedly sold the cow right after the ad appeared. Authorities say the ad aroused tensions and the situation escalated on the first day the notice ran.
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Chinese dispatches report Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek’s forces captured two Japanese outposts at Kwangfeng and inflicted heavy losses, menacing the base that supplies Japanese columns moving west into Kiangsi. The action targets the Chekiang Kiangsi railway, with Japanese airpower and foreign talks cited as factors.
Akron plant workers in the General Tire & Rubber Co tire and tubes division halted production after about 60 CIO militants refused to work with 25 reinstated alien employees. The aliens, union members, returned to their jobs for the first time since Pearl Harbor as company officials cited being in the middle on the issue and awaiting union action.
Senate Appropriations Committee rejected the CCC funding request of 80.8 million dollars as a wartime economy move by a 15 to 9 vote. The House had previously moved to cut CCC funds.
Mrs. Helen Chichocki a 27 year old mother of two was shot to death on a lonely Bay County road as her children watched Police seek her husband Matthew Chichocki 31 Investigators say the children heard their father fire the fatal shot ending a quarrel and rousing nearby farmers to alert authorities
Washington reports the Navy may form a women's auxiliary service as thousands of WAAC hopefuls await officer training status. The move follows ongoing debates about integrating civilian and military roles for women in uniform.
A car nival snake charmer, Lewis C. Ringer, 42, of Glen Falls, N Y, died after a rattlesnake bite believed to have had venom removed. John Meyers, 70, of Philadelphia, was critically ill. Police connected the incident to the event in Camden New Jersey. An earthquake struck the northern island of New Zealand today.
Reports say ailing President Roberto Ortiz may resign soon, while Acting President Ramon Castillo convened with Foreign Minister Enrique Ruiz Guinazu and defense ministers after a German submarine sank an Argentine freighter. The crisis follows the ship attack about 100 miles from New York.
CHICAGO AP prices quoted today show gardens once used for exercise and savings may become wartime assets if weather remains favorable. Major garden items on the market to professional truck gardeners are up to double last year in some cases. Almost all vegetables have risen, some records being approached or surpassed.
Washington says a Dies Committee report declares Congressmen named on purge lists are targets of a deliberate effort to discredit the legislative branch and obliterate Congress. The panel, approved by five of seven members, brands the Union for Democratic Action as linked to the Communist movement and interlocking directorate.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll 48, imprisoned for draft dodging, asks Attorney General Biddle for a presidential pardon to enable enlistment in the U S Air Corps and redeem himself by serving his country.
Free French authorities report 40000 children perished on French roads in June 1940 during the mass refugee exodus ahead of the German invasion.
Navy reports 13 United Nations merchant vessels sunk in the Caribbean over 12 days, June 3 to 14, with 48 known dead and 87 missing. Attacks involved torpedoes and shell fire from Axis submarines. 635 survivors, including 126 passengers, recount suffering and shipboard photography by a German cameraman.
Ohio's Ravenna Ordnance Plant will get 30 wooden cars formerly used on elevated lines to ease worker transport. The cars, selling for 1200 dollars with motors and 600 dollars for trailers, will be shipped by flat car due to age.
London AP report says a Nigerian bow and arrow tribe chief offered to send three of his strongest sons to Germany to kill Adolf Hitler. Governor Sir Bernard Bourdillon quotes the chief promising to spare three sons to kill the man causing trouble.
In fiscal year ending March 31, the Synod of Ohio reported to members that Ohio Presbyterians contributed 169,068 dollars to national missions. Dr. E S Townsend of Marietta chaired the Synod National Missions Committee.
Drive leaders D. G. Haley and A. F. Jeutter say six days remain to collect rubber for the war effort. Citizens donate discarded boots, tires, gloves, hoses, and other rubber items from garages and basements, hoping to exceed 24 tons before the campaign ends next Tuesday.
The House unanimously passed a $42.82 billion army appropriation bill and an $8.55 billion naval construction program. The army plan aims to equip 4.5 million troops by July 1, 1943 with mechanized strength. The navy measure funds 500 plus combatant ships and 1,000 escort craft. Both await swift Senate approval amid war urgency.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands with her daughter Princess Juliana and granddaughters Beatrix and Irene arrived in Lee Mass from Ottawa and will vacation at the Lloyd summer estate in Kinderhook New York and Philadelphia.
In Cleveland the live stock market posted a 16 year high hog price, rising 15 cents per hundredweight from yesterday. Heavies sold at 14.55 to 14.65, good butchers and porkers at 14.75, roughs at 13.00, with prices for July 20, 1926.
The Office of Price Administration sets July 1 as the start of ceilings on consumer services such as shoe shines repairs piano tuning and funerals at the March 1942 highest charges. About 1 000 000 establishments are affected with exemptions for professional services like physicians dentists lawyers and barbers. Affected firms must list March prices by September 1 and may apply for relief if hardship occurs. Ceiling levels vary by shop and are not standardized.
The House Military Committee, split, backs continuing a probe that exposed lavish Waste in War Department contracts. Chairman Mayo signals consolidation into one unit while approving a majority report calling for leaner war agency structure tighter accounting and auditing supervision, tighter contract policies, and monthly contractor expense and compensation statements.
Charles O Miles, president of the First National Bank in Racine and former mayor for twenty years, died suddenly at his Racine home. He and his brother Howard ran a memorial business for forty one years and he is survived by sisters Mrs Kate B Cherrington of Denver and Miss Edith Miles of Kansas City. Funeral plans await his sisters' arrival.
E F Fisher general manager of Fisher Body Division says the Fisher plant is five months ahead of schedule on anti aircraft guns with War Department approval. The gun has a range over 30000 feet, is mobile, fires explosive shells, and can be operated by remote control.
Joseph Low ell Eli, 23, of Rushville Indiana, was arrested by Sheriff George Bateman in Trimble Township and held at Athens County Jail for deserting from Ft Dix New Jersey around April 5. He is the county’s second army deserter arrest within five days. NO VETS IN GAR PARADE Columbus The Ohio Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will hold its annual parade with no veterans marching for the second time in its 67 year history.
President Roosevelt signed the service men's pay allotment and allowance bill to aid dependents and set draft deferment rules. The act authorizes federal payments to supplement servicemen allotments and classifies dependents into two groups, A and B, with specific deductions and benefits. Administration falls to the Navy and War Department, effective June 1, 1942, with initial payments starting after that date.
The House Ways and Means committee completed its $6.64 billion tax bill with protests mounting over postwar refunds for certain corporations and a 5 percent tax on freight transportation. Lawmakers expect final votes by nightfall and floor debate to start around July 6.
About 1,000 tank wagon drivers will devote a full day to collecting scrap rubber from residents along lightly traveled highways in Ohio. The effort is reported by the Ohio petroleum industry.
Willard Hyatt of Burlington Michigan marks his 88th birthday today after buying a tombstone 23 years ago with the date 1934 inscribed to lock in his death at 80. He outlived his prediction and now enjoys the milestone.
About 330000 residents on Cleveland's east side will experience a planned blackout tonight as part of a test to assess power network resilience. The test aims to measure system response and identify potential improvements for future outages.
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