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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1942
Page
1
British claims say RAF set Hamburg docks ablaze and bombed St Nazaire while German reports say a 10,000 ton British cruiser was sunk and six ships of a convoy were sunk. Heavier Allied and Axis air actions spanned Marseille Toulon Exeter and northern fronts with raids and counterattacks.
Cabinets offered in set of three Mullins white steel overhead units for about 10 dollars each or 12 dollars for the complete set. Cabinets unused with minor scuffs. Also seeking Maytag or similar gas engine. Contact 97 May Ave, phone 20462.
Tornadoes battered four midwestern states late Saturday leaving 24 dead or missing and more than 100 injured. Northeast Oklahoma was hardest hit with about 20 dead or missing and over 100 injured in a tornado area about 100 by 50 miles near Pawhuska. Earlier Pryor killed 61 and caused heavy property loss. eastern Kansas reported three more deaths, Missouri one death, and Illinois injuries totaled 11.
A Tokyo government spokesman announced via DNB dispatch that the Japanese designation for the greater empire will be Dai Nippon This term meaning Great Sun-Origin has long been used by Japan to refer to its homeland and empire.
The 51st annual convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution affiliate began in Philadelphia with 100 delegates attending. Mrs. George E. Parker Jr of Baltimore was slated for president as debates over membership rules split the organizing committee.
Cleveland Indians announce that all pass holders must buy a 25 cent war stamp for admission to all home games, a fundraising move to support Uncle Sam's war effort. The policy targets non paying customers by requiring stamps for entry.
Springfield AP reports John L. Zimmerman Sr., former president of the Wittenberg College board of directors and a prominent Ohio trial lawyer, died yesterday at age 86.
Two four motor Army bombers crashed in the Pacific Northwest killing nine fliers and wounding three. A third bomber on a training flight crashed near McChord Field killing three and injuring one. A fourth bomber disappeared after leaving Gowen Field Boise with fuel for only until 10 p.m. last night.
The Iranian minister to Tokyo was ordered to leave Japan after Iran severed relations on April 14. Japanese officials cited Axis propaganda concerns as the reason, with the minister and staff having departed nine days after the break.
The Ohio department American Legion will hold its convention in Canton from August 16 to 18. The executive committee announced the event will skip usual contests and lavish entertainments due to the war, but will feature a parade highlighting Ohio's war effort.
The Stark County sheriff's patrol found Lawrence A. Millison's body in a car at a skeet shooting range near Alliance. Coroner E. C. Reno ruled death by own action due to carbon monoxide gas.
Washington AP reports Americans seeking their first sugar war ration books face a milder hardship than during 1939, but Price Administrator Leon Henderson warns shortages will grow. By year end 1942 per capita output could fall to 1935 levels, with 1943 near 1932, threatening broader rationing and continued limits on nonessentials.
Two New Jersey men were charged with assault robbery and kidnaping of Brooklyn research chemist Samuel B. Sklar who said he had perfected a synthetic rubber process. Sklar escaped after being lured into a car and struck. he claimed the formula was missing.
Dr. T. C. Holy of the Ohio State University reports that 66 of 97 recommended changes in educational recreational and disciplinary practices at the Boys Industrial School at Lancaster have been made in the last two years. 26 improvements are complete and 40 are partially completed based on a 1939-40 vs current practices survey.
A quartet of destroyers named Fletcher Radford Mervine and Quick slid down the ways into the Hackensack River in 50 minutes. The 90 per cent finished ships will be turned over to the Navy soon as American seapower aids the United Nations war effort against the Axis.
The Brazilian freighter Parnahyba was torpedoed and sunk near Trinidad. A Spanish liner rescued 23 survivors from one lifeboat. The ship marks Brazil’s sixth loss in three months attributed to Axis action.
Air Minister Arthur S. Drakeford said RAAF pilots are in Iceland under United States command. He stated Australians protect British and Russian supply lines, destroy enemy raiders, and contribute valuably to Allied efforts.
The Lake Superior Iron Ore Association reports April iron ore moved on the Great Lakes rose 12.6 percent to 7,789,182 tons, surpassing the prior April record of 6,918,914 tons set last year.
An all clear was announced at 12 02 a m Pacific War Time ending a 48 minute blackout that affected most of the San Francisco Bay area according to AP reports.
United States war spending in 1940s exceeds the WWI total by 1921. Officials note WWI cost about 25.7 billion plus 1930s bonuses bringing near 45 billion, while current efforts since 1940 total about 160 billion with 28 billion forecast for the current year and 70 billion for next.
Official sources deny reports that General Henri Honore Giraud has been handed over to German authorities. A Reuters dispatch claimed he was visiting relatives in Lyon, but officials say he remains in unoccupied France.
Admiral Harold R. Stark, commander of U S naval forces in European waters, said the United States looks forward to the time it can take the offensive and keep going, but warned that reckless fighting against overwhelming odds leads to defeat. He spoke to the press on the 25th anniversary of U S warship arrivals at Queenstown now Cobh in Ireland.
Marshal Semyon Timoshenko issued a proclamation dropped over occupied Ukraine urging inhabitants to carry on the battle behind German lines. He said Soviets are coming to liberate you and urged safe routes for Red Army detachments as summer offensives loom.
Richard D. McCoy of Columbus drowned after being knocked from his boat by high waves on Buckeye Lake, Newark AP reports.
The War Department resists a House amendment by Rep. Faddis to halt quickie commissions for civilians amid officer shortages. Officials warn the move could slow army expansion by tying up trained officers and forcing civilian replacements. Faddis accuses favoritism in some cases while noting most cases lack such issues.
Seven allied merchant ships were sunk by Axis submarines last week, raising the total to 157 ships sunk in the Atlantic since Pearl Harbor. Six victims occurred off the U S east coast between April 27 and May 3, pushing that area's total to 85, and one more was sunk in the Caribbean for a regional total of 38. No Canadian or South American losses were reported, with 24 and 10 vessels sunk there since December 7. Three of the seven last week were U S registered, with one each under British Panamanian Swedish and Dutch flags.
Reports from New York say fifty five French hostages were executed in Lille by German occupation troops. Details remain undisclosed. The toll rises to at least seven hundred seventy seven men ordered killed in reprisals for Allied attacks in France.
Ohio voters approved the wheat marketing program 57.6 percent in the state referendum but fell short of the required two thirds. Despite missing the threshold Ohio farmers will continue participation as the nationwide vote showed 75 percent favorability for the quota system.
Four hundred SWOC delegates adopted a resolution expressing loyalty to CIO President Philip Murray and warning against efforts to undermine his leadership. The group took no action on Roosevelt's wage stabilization plan, though Murray said both CIO and AFL oppose national wage freezing.
The nude body of a white woman about 45 years old, decomposed and bearing no marks of violence, was found in the Ohio River near Swan Creek Sunday and was held in Gallipolis for identification.
Kansas City circuit judge Emory H. Wright dismissed an indictment charging George W. Welsh Jr. with murdering his 24 year old sister Leila in her bedroom over a year ago.
First Lieutenant Robert F. Augur of Portland Oregon received the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism during a heavy artillery bombardment of the Manila Bay island fortresses. He rescued wounded men and extinguished fires under shelling, dashed from shelter to aid and then returned to extinguish fires. Four Corregidor soldiers also earned Silver Stars for rescues to restore the Stars and Stripes above Manila Bay.
Japan widens assault across Burma as Mandalay falls toward Chungking with Chinese and British forces retreating toward India. In the Pacific, Port Moresby and Rabaul are attacked as US and Australian planes engage Japanese air and sea units. Corregidor retains shelling power as Manila Bay comes under bombardment.
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