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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1943
Page
1
Allied forces pressed toward the sea in Tunisia as Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery’s Eighth Army repelled fierce German counterattacks in the Mareth Line salients. Long range 155 mm guns shelled Mezzouna Airfield, about 22 miles inland.
Reports said President Roosevelt plans a new wartime food agency to manage farm production and prices. Chester C. Davis was courted to head the agency, as White House officials warned the Bankhead and Pace bills would raise consumer costs by about 7.5 billion dollars yearly and end price stabilization.
Kay Kyser the bandleader known as the musical Q and A man appears in 1-A after a six month discussion between the draft board and his draft status with the Office of War Information.
Washington amid a four day House debate a tax compromise bloc forms to push a pay as you go plan. Proposals aim to abate large portions of one year’s income tax, targeting 90 percent of taxpayers for full relief or half the tax for the lower of two taxable amounts.
An ammunition plant blast at the Portage Depot in Ravenna yesterday killed ten workers and seriously injured two others. Col. Raymond A. Brown, commanding officer, said no cause would be released until an investigation. Operations continue with the normal workforce.
Washington retailers must not sell seed potatoes for any purpose other than planting under an OPA ruling. The agency calls the action a further step in its attack on the black market in seed potatoes.
The Army venereal disease rate fell by almost 50 percent in January 1943 versus January 1942, the War Department reported today.
Secretary of War Stimson says progress in Tunisia will come with heavy casualties. He credits daylight and night bombing raids on Germany for forcing Germany to deploy many fighters at home and near occupied territories. He cites raids on Vegesack and Wilhelmshaven as highly successful and notes American planes have dominated the Tunisian skies, though ground fighting remains decisive against Rommel.
Britain reports a small-scale German attack on Scotland and a raid over Northern England with four fighters shot down among about 25 aircraft. A Southeast England town suffered the heaviest blast with at least 12 dead and children rescued from a collapsing school. Allied planes targeted railways in Northern France and Northwest Germany, one Mosquito aircraft lost.
The 1943 Great Lakes season opened as ice cleared in the western Lake Erie area. The tanker North Star, operated by Cleveland Tankers, led the first transit from the Cleveland Breakwater at 9 a.m. toward Toledo. Paratex of Toledo and a Detroit oil carrier followed, with Pelee Passage reported clear and no ice west of Pelee Passage Light.
COLUMBUS Ohio farmers are expected to plant 3 493 000 acres of corn this year up two percent from 1942 and well below the national average. Oats soybeans tame hay potatoes and Burley tobacco acres rise modestly while spring wheat acreage stays level.
Des Moines reports the Iowa House passed a bill by 79 to 23 to end War Time and return the state to standard time, sending the measure to the Senate for consideration.
Brig. Gen. Newton Longfellow of the Eighth Bomber Command said the Liberator raid on Vegesack last Thursday crippled the base for a long period. He noted the Ren nes March 3 strike destroyed U boat supply centers and rail yards and reported totals from Nov. 1 to March 20 include 28 high altitude raids with over 4000 tons of bombs and enemy losses of 329 destroyed, 265 probably destroyed, and 168 damaged.
The Commerce Department estimates 1942 consumer expenditures reached 81.9 billion dollars, up 10 percent from 1941 as incomes rose to sustain living standards, but higher prices reduced the real quantity of goods purchased.
Cleveland area report says Draft Board 49 ordered 50 Euclid high school boys to study or fight after teachers complained some deferred students planned to graduate without studying. H P Lane noted the action followed the complaints and applied to 18 year olds.
Washington says diners will not surrender ration coupons for meals but restaurants face limits. Institutions must cap meat butter and dairy usage at 75 percent or less of December levels when point rationing begins Monday. Individual portions may face future limits, with the Agriculture Department evaluating such controls.
Chicago report notes meat comes from livestock not ration points and that fixed point values will not ensure ample meat. Packers cite seasonal declines in hog and cattle slaughter and warn big shortages in summer. Only reduced government buying could maintain current meat availability.
A bill in the Senate would create a State Public School Rehabilitation and Equalization Fund of about 1 million dollars to aid financially troubled districts. It would give the State Department of Education greater control to require management changes and supervise districts before aid, targeting delinquent salaries and building needs. The measure seeks to fix poor administration and prevent future trouble.
Gov. John W. Bricker and State Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood avoided confirming a rumor that Sherwood will resign next month to join the Ohio pardon and parole commission. Possible successors named include Hal Griswold, Robert Bangham, and Herbert R. Mooney.
The OPA mailbag shows many expressions on rationing as beans rise in prominence. Households rely on Blue and red coupons while grocers foresee tighter meat supplies and cooks plan main dishes around dried and canned beans. Government buys in April will take a large share of meat produced in federally inspected plants.
Both Houses moved to approve a take-it-or-leave-it measure to raise the national debt limit and repeal the President's $25,000 salary cap. The Senate and House actions aimed to avoid debt difficulties before new treasury financing, with expected presidential signature despite the repeal. A separate drive for a civilian supply boss faced potential resistance from War Manpower Chief McNutt, Agriculture Secretary Wickard, and other officials, while James Byrnes signaled behind the scenes support.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker has accepted an invitation to address the Ohio Legislature and will appear before the Assembly on the evening of April 12. The House and Senate recently adopted a resolution inviting the native Ohioan to speak to lawmakers.
Washington reports April ration stamps may rise in value next month amid hints from OPA. Officials suggest possible reductions in point values for many processed fruits and vegetables effective April 1. March stamps must be used by Wednesday. April Blue D E F stamps enter use.
In Pittston Pennsylvania a major coal mine cave in the worst in years caused widespread ground collapse. More than 150 homes and buildings cracked and sank as water and gas mains burst. Firemen report holes 20 to 25 feet deep and a sinking of two to eight feet. a $400000 high school building is badly cracked and at risk of collapse.
The regional Office of Price Administration authorizes extra meat for Middletown with 50,000 pounds to be delivered before April 1 due to hardship. Dayton receives 200,000 pounds and Franklin 2,000, enabling packers to slaughter beyond quotas and deliver the meat to these cities.
Ninth Air Force Liberator bombers attacked Messina Sicily by daylight yesterday and set railroad yards ferry terminal and naval storage tanks on fire. All planes returned safely according to a United States communique.
Elmer B. Wight, 75, president and treasurer of Wight O Rourke Co civil engineers and former city planning commissioner, was struck and killed by a bus in Cleveland.
Allied headquarters reported MacArthur’s forces conducted 44 bombing and strafing runs on Japanese positions guarding Salamaua and the New Guinea base at Mubo. Cannons and machine guns fired 30 000 rounds in daylight actions.
In Bryan Texas a wedding at the Army Air Forces Instrument Instructors School chapel was delayed when the groom forgot to obtain a pass for the bride to enter the post. The couple E M Hufford and Betty C Welker are from Lancaster Ohio.
Washington reports non agricultural employment in February at 57,995,000, up 3,000,000 from February 1942. Of the gain, 2,205,000 occurred in manufacturing, according to Secretary of Labor Perkins.
World War II dispatch reports German forces fired on 40 Italian troops surrendering to American units near Maknassy Central Tunisia. In three days of fighting, over 1,000 Italians, few Germans captured as Mareth Line battle continued with Allied patrol gains and heavy air and artillery attacks across Mareth Gabes Mezzouna and El Guetar.
Dr. Boris BERKSman of Chicago described a new milkweed crop for submarginal acres. It would supply materials for the war effort in place of Java kapok and provide a livestock feed source. He believes milkweed will endure postwar, and kapok from Japanese-held lands will not return as serious competition.
Lebanon report quotes Dr. Edward Blair Warren County health commissioner stating more than 100 Waynesville residents became ill after drinking water from a flood contaminated well.
Prepaid sales tax receipts for the week ending March 13 totaled 966099 dollars, down 2430 from the same week in 1942, reflecting a slight year over year decline in tax intake.
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