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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1943
Page
1
A senior official announces that final victory is on track while warning Japan and allied nations will feel the war's reach. He notes steps to train equip and mobilize forces and cites congressional efforts to wind down current operations.
Washington conferees reached a tentative compromise on the Farm Security program amid Senate and House disputes over loan and conservation payment limits. The agreement would set administrative funds at 80 million dollars for the farm rehabilitation program and cap certain borrowing and housing loan authorities.
The Price Administration decided to keep meat and butter prices in effect amid debate in Congress over food price controls. In the Appalachian mining regions a broad return-to-work movement led by the United Mine Workers resumed operations in soft coal mines, with widespread activity in West Virginia and neighboring states. Some Ohio mines remained idle as portions of the industry did not reopen, though many expect full resumption soon as union leaders urge workers to stay loyal and return to work.
The War Department plans a compromise proposal to raise allowances for dependents of armed forces personnel. Senate committee hearings opened with Brig. Gen. White questioned about delaying action for a department analysis. Secretary of War argues rising living costs justify favored consideration for certain dependent categories.
War Department notes list U S prisoners of war held by Germany including Batten Pfe Wilburn K Batten Bond Wilbur L and others. House committee heard government has no plan to nationalize coal mines and aims to restore mines to private owners at earliest feasible time with条件 safeguards for workers and operators.
Washington report says General Eisenhower will back actions to secure Allied communications and French bases in Africa. He insisted General Giraud retain command while De Gaulle’s push to replace officers is halted, warning against interference amid Anglo American policy.
Former President Herbert Hoover calls on Congress to pass the Fuller Bill to consolidate conflicting agencies into one adequate food administration. He says inflation in food prices cannot be stopped without a single responsible head over production distribution prices and related functions.
Turbulence followed passage of naval appropriation and related bills. Reports describe shelling and a blaze near Capitol Hill during the dispute on the Resources Plan. Firemen aided efforts as the rail siding board debates ended with legislation.
Reuters reports from Stockholm quote the Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau saying United States battleships have reached the Mediterranean and joined the British fleet as Italy’s fleet sails into the open sea possibly seeking refuge from Allied bombing. The report cites a Stockholm dispatch.
Greek guerrillas attacked Italian troops causing heavy casualties near Trikkal in northern Thessaly and blocked the Salonika Athens railway line, according to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Bricker will speak at Miami University July 17 during the mid summer commencement and dedicate the school’s new 300 acre airfield. Dr A H Upham Miami President announced the event and Bricker’s address.
Thomas Jann Seitz, 23, aviation machinist mate third class from Sandusky Ohio, was among 13 killed when a Navy PBY bomber crashed in the St Johns River near here. Bolin, 29, of Cordele, USN, was decorated with the Air Medal for helping rescue 13 survivors from a life raft in the South Atlantic last year.
American bombers blasted Kiska in seven raids as heavy and medium bombers escorted by fighters struck Japanese camps and emplacements on the Aleutians. The Navy said the attacks brought Kiska’s total strikes to sixteen in three core operations and noted six aerial attacks in the South Pacific on Kanth Rekata Bay Munda Vila and Ballale.
Detroit ends emergency restrictions after a week in effect. Governor Harry F. Kelly says riot duties by U S arms troops are lifted, though troops will stay in the city as a precautionary measure.
LaraYerre Ind former Purdue University deans Dr Stanley E Coulter aged 90 and Dr Gilbert A Young aged 71 died within a week. Coulter retired from both positions in 1926 after shaping the institution from a minor school to a major university and died after a fractured hip. Young died in Pontiac Michigan from a paralytic stroke.
Allied air observers forecast further bombing of German railways as a key follow-up to the recent infantry and air campaign. Reports say daily raids on lines and repair yards disrupt locomotives and facilities, with fighter and bomber operations along invasion routes intensifying to pressure Nazi defenses.
Allied air raids devastate Messina over 36 hours with extensive ruins and water shortages feared for Sicily’s 4 million inhabitants. North African airmen report heavy Fortresses targeting the port, while Naples industrial sites and dock areas suffer damage. Axis losses include six ships sunk or crippled and seven enemy aircraft downed by Fortress gunners.
Cleveland 14 percent says a plan to mobilize over 800 manufacturers across Ohio Kentucky West Virginia and western Pennsylvania to boost third and fourth quarter steel production. J B French WEB deputy regional director calls the effort the Share the steel campaign aiming to secure 200 000 tons of steel for each of the next two quarters.
The Department announced the arrest of Ernest Frederick Lehmitz in New York City on charges of gathering espionage information for Germany. FBI Director Edgar Hoover said Lehmitz wrote letters to German intelligence describing New York harbor trooping and convoy movements. A separate report notes a plane crash near Lexington injuring Roy Smith of Columbus.
Six Ohioans died in drowning incidents on Sunday during cooling off excursions. Victims include Temes Wyant and his cousin Eugene Wyant in Columbus, Nelda Rae Whitt, Delores Tavlsky, Nicholas Schakler and his sister Charlotte, and others as listed with their ages and connections. Coroner Coppock noted the deaths from river and lake drownings near Akron and Cleveland areas.
A U S Steel statement reports a record output of seamless steel pipe for the 1.212 mile Texas to East Coast pipeline. A 41-foot big-inch steel pipe sections were produced at six miles per day, with a train of 43 cars en route from Nort City to Phoenixville and a capacity of 300000 barrels.
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson announced a late year examination uncovered a 34 shortage in the Neill Sparks office, Adama County clerk of courts, amid wartime strain and broad concerns over officials and response to the Yangtze push losses.
American heavy bombers struck two airfields near Athens and Naples in Mediterranean air offensives. RAF Mosquitos raided railways and airports in France as the war widens across Europe, with ongoing raids reported in the Balkans, Italy, and the Pacific theater.
OPA investigators charged five motorists for exceeding the monthly pleasure driving limit after checking Cedar Point and Lake Erie. license numbers of 500 others were taken for investigation. Brown, 17, son of Luther and Mrs Brown of Middletown, was killed when the ice truck he drove overturned near West Alexandria.
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