23 Mar 1944
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
1
Allied forces closed on Japanese units advancing from Burma into India as clashes intensified along the frontier. The Allied communiqué described growing ferocity but gave few specifics and noted General Sir Claude J. E. until more details were available.
Marines landed on Emirau and Elomusao Islands and secured new bases within hours. Allied forces report light resistance as Rabaul is cut off. three Japanese ships sunk in the Bismarck Sea and Wewak bombed for the ninth time in 10 days.
Syracuse N Y two oil industry representatives stated belief the world will have an adequate petroleum supply for many years at least until the year 3026 Walter L Faust vice president of Socony Vacuum Oil Company and John D Gill economist of Atlantic Refining Company spoke at an all war conference of the Empire State Petroleum Association with about 300 attendees
Brownwood Texas reports four Private Clarence W Schmidt from Massillon Ohio was among seven soldiers of the 13th Armored Division killed during gunnery practice at Camp Bowie.
Washington reports aviation manufacturers defend continued draft deferments for skilled young workers arguing over a quarter are under 27. The Army moves 36,000 air trainee candidates to ground duty to bolster ground forces while draft boards miss calls for 13 months. Congressional inquiry planned into draft use to press farmers into government programs.
Allied dispatch reports a German shell exploded in the hospital area at the Anzio beachhead killing five soldiers and injuring a dozen others. The blast hit patients and hospital staff but spared nurses. the area is clearly marked with red crosses. The fire came from a German tank probing along the coastal road.
Columbus officials announce 70.3 percent of vegetable seed for all needs through June 30 will go to Victory gardeners and civilians. War Food Administration area supervisor John P. Voegtli also says the largest seed potato supply in history is available to Ohio farmers and Victory gardeners for a record potato planting season.
A probate court suit challenges the Office of Price Administration authority to impose price ceilings at court sales The dispute centers on the sale of a farm tractor in the settlement of the estate of Robert Rugg a farmer near New Albany
Attorneys for James W. Collett, a farmer condemned to death, present arguments in Washington for a new trial. The case concerns remedies and potential grounds to overturn a conviction and sentence. The proceeding reflects ongoing efforts to delay or modify an imminent execution.
Reports indicate Adolf Hitler installed a puppet regime in Hungary with a German backed premier as part of a broader plan to deter Allied intrigues and the Bolshevik threat. Berlin said a new government formed in Budapest while Moscow and Ankara noted potential moves against Transylvania and Bulgaria.
Prime Minister Churchill will address the nation Sunday in his first broadcast since winter illness. The talk comes amid growing calls on both sides of the Atlantic for clarity on Allied war aims. The speech is set for 9 p.m. local time.
The War Food Administration reports oats stocks in the U S are at their lowest since the drought years of 1934 to 1937 due to changes in farming habits driven by a popular song. Mares and does may be affected as oats disappear faster than usual, with July 1 on hand stocks critically low.
Gov. Bricker plans a special session in the latter part of April to amend Ohio election laws. The aim is to ensure servicemen can vote in federal state and local elections and ballots can reach Ohioans in the armed forces. Legislation will cover the November election machinery. broader changes to be debated at the January regular session.
Three fliers from the Fourth Ferrying Group stationed at Memphis Tennessee were killed when their C 47 transport crashed and burned at Bowman Field. The two Ohioans named were Lt. Ferdinand L Weston of Cincinnati and Lt. Frederick D White, navigator.
Washington reports that American Airlines seeks to acquire control of Export Airlines in a move likely to trigger a major struggle among American interests for Atlantic air supremacy. The proposed transfer will heighten Washington's postwar international air transport policy activity.
Soviet forces push toward the Black Sea base of Nikolaev with Malinovsky’s troops advancing from Bograviensk and encircling the city while Romanians and Germans resist in the hills of Bessarabia. The fall of Pervomaisk signals outer defenses near Odessa loosening as Red Army overruns supply lines along the Dniester and southern Bug.
Cambridge reports the arrival of two hundred war casualties, mostly from the Italian front, at the Army Fletcher General Hospital last night after transfer from Newport News Virginia.
A Superior Wisconsin woman Marjorie Vettendahl is pictured on the nose of Capt. Richard I Bong’s P 38 as his crew notes his 25th enemy plane. The feature highlights Bong as the Army’s leading fighter ace with the tally displayed beside her photo.
Washington notes a potential U S move to sever diplomatic ties with Finland as peace talks with Russia show no clear progress. Finland was informed of Washington reconsidering relations, with implied threat rather than outright cancellation.
Washington report notes Congress moves to extend lend lease for another year beyond June 30 as House Foreign Affairs Committee led by Bloom signals approval before nightfall. U S disbursed 19 billion dollars to Allies. House approves UNRRA participation by a 285 to 58 vote.
Mrs. Lillie Mae Hartley, previously acquitted of second degree murder in Corp. Jack Nathanson’s death, was charged with assault with intent to kill her sister Mrs. Genoba Pack. An affidavit in common pleas court states Hartley allegedly threatened Pack with a butcher knife during an argument.
John H. Summers, Columbus district OPA director, unveils a strict overhaul of gasoline rationing across 34 counties to curb counterfeit coupons and bootlegging. New serial numbered coupons, tighter farm and non highway rules, and a dedicated enforcement unit will suspend stations, seek injunctions, or prosecute. Users warned to surrender valid coupons and stations forbidden to accept substitutes. A small enforcement staff will soon begin tracing fraudulent tickets and counterfeits.
London reports violent air combats as 1500 American bombers and fighters attack German air bases in Brunswick Werl Achmer Handorf and Berlin in daylight. Thunderbolts Mustangs and Lightnings fly in strong escort as Berlin remains ablaze and communications cut. Creil rail center and two airfields hit in France.
A Stockholm dispatch to the London Daily Herald says the American bomber fleet flashed a radio warning en route to Berlin. The message declares We are coming targets will be in the northern and wedding district of Berlin and orders evacution of those areas at once.
Allied air forces pressed night operations over Germany with heavy raids on Frankfurt and Berlin. The RAF losses totalled 33 missing aircraft, while U S bombers dumped about 1 500 tons of explosives. German defenses were intense but largely ineffective as radar and clouds shaped results. Maj James Stewart led a Liberator wing on his 11th mission including his first visit to Berlin. Escorts from the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces backed Mustang Thunderbolt and Lightning fighters as they attacked targets across Germany and along the coast di D a.
Randolph Paul resigns as Morgenthau's chief tax advisor and treasury general counsel after leaving private practice to join the Roosevelt administration. The move ends a bid to secure $8 billion in wartime revenue amid a turbulent tax scene.
Secretary Claude Wickard spoke in Detroit about using air transport to develop a new and improved method of marketing perishable farm products. He described a very real prospect for a expanded air industry serving the nation.
A Wabash passenger train struck an automobile three miles north of Edgerton last night, killing Walter E. Kinnison 48 of Eden and his wife Osia 46 along with their two sons John 13 and James 10. The crash occurred on Ohio Route 49.
Present estimates indicate housewives will receive about the same amount of sugar this year as they received in 1943 and that the commodity will remain on the ration list for some time at least through the year.
A five day training class in job placement for war veterans will start Monday in Cincinnati under War Manpower Commission sponsorship. It is the first of 11 classes to be established across the state.
Mount Vesuvius continued to spew ash and cinders over Pompei area. Reports indicated crop damage greater than first thought as authorities expected the eruption to climax within five or six days after it began Saturday.
Washington reports the Fifth War Loan will open in early June with a target of 14 billion dollars, matching the prior drive’s goal though the January February effort exceeded it by 2.73 billion.
Four thousand pounds of explosives dropped from a Flying Fortress broke an ice jam in the Yellowstone River. The blast churned the five mile ice gorge and cleared Miles City of a flood threat as the bomber from Rapid City airbase conducted its run.
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