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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1942
Page
1
Two French battlewagons at Martinique won't worry the United States if pledged immobilization holds. Aircraft carrier Bearn ferried American planes to the Caribbean island and cruiser Jeanne D Arc served as a training ship.
Allied reports note a surge in Japanese land based air strength with 35 planes in raids on Port Moresby and intensified opposition to Allied air bases. Japanese incursions into India near Calcutta are claimed by Vichy radio, while Stilwell's forces resist along the Burma Road.
Mrs Wm P Hobby of Houston Texas was named director of the women’s army auxiliary corps by Secretary Stimson under President Roosevelt’s cap on corps size limited to twenty five thousand members.
President Roosevelt said at a press conference that the United States must seize all available aircraft from commercial airlines as the nation ramps up fighting. He noted planes of all kinds including puddle jumpers and small ships are being taken, with no details on new fronts or U.S. participation in Madagascar.
Rescue workers pulled 16 year old James Harper from a rock tunnel after 13 hours trapped under a 1500 pound boulder. He was carried to a hospital alive but critically injured. two companions escaped earlier. The trio had explored a tunnel opening forbidden to students near the entrance.
The British submarine Thetis later renamed Thunderbolt, raised after its 1939 loss of 99 lives, has a strong war record. It returned from a cruise in which it sank two Axis submarines and five supply ships and rescued 43 merchant seamen in the Mediterranean.
In Taverner Florida a fisherman hauled a floating mine ashore near here and believed it to be a buoy. A demolition expert rendered the explosive harmless and it was towed back to sea and sunk.
Columbus notes May 16 will be Blue Star Mothers Day in Ohio honoring mothers with sons in the armed services. Gov. John W. Brigker issued the proclamation.
A full lighted Mexican oil tanker was torpedoed by an Axis submarine in a nighttime attack off the coast. Thirteen crew members, including the captain and deck officers, were killed. Mexico demanded satisfaction and reparations from Germany Italy and Japan by May 21 and warned of action to defend its honor.
Ohio unemployment compensation payments totaled 1.6 million dollars in April down 600000 from March administrator H C Atkinson reported. The average weekly claimants were 33256 with checks averaging 12.78 for totally unemployed and 7.20 for partially unemployed. Springfield led with 14.77 followed by Hamilton at 13.92.
LUBBOCK Texas AP James W Baer 24 of Oxford Ohio and Hardin J Barton 23 of Memphis Tennessee were killed when their plane and another craft collided in mid air at the Lubbock Army flying school. Additional were not available.
Nazi reports claim Kerch defense pushed back as German-Romanian columns reach gate of Kerch while Kharkov offensive drives toward the city with Soviet forces pressing forward on a 35 mile front. Red Army fronts report heavy fighting and deep penetrations despite Nazi retreats.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived unexpectedly in Miami Beach for a weekend retreat. She said Washington officials welcomed her presence to view Army Air Corps training activities underway along the beach.
Ohio officials said sugar ration coupons might be used for gasoline to conserve tires and road wear. A rationing spokesman noted no shortage, only conservation, while Rep Van Zandt predicted gasoline rationing could start in parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania within two weeks. Congress signals possible nationwide fuel limits by July 1. A caravan of war supplies moves toward the Soviet Union via Iran.
The War Production Board bans new installations of air conditioning and commercial refrigeration equipment in theaters restaurants hotels and other uses except military and essential civilian needs. After 90 days production of beer dispensers beverage dispensers bottled coolers room coolers florists boxes soda fountains and certain low temperature freezers will cease. Only Army Navy and Maritime Commissions may order these items during the permitted period.
Federal labor conciliator Charles R. Ward said he would urge the War Labor Board to act in the dispute involving the AFL Window Glass Cutters League of America and the firms Libby Owens Ford Pittsburgh Plate Glass and Fourco Glass in Pittsburgh.
New York war production chief Donald M. Nelson forecast U S factories farms and mines will vastly boost war goods output with federal spending nearing 60 billion dollars annually by November He spoke at the National Institute of Social Sciences annual dinner where he received a gold medal and warned of lean times for Americans while urging a goal of the absolute physical maximum of production.
In Portland, the Republican U. S. Senate race centers on war policy with Charles L. McNary facing Arthur M. Geary. Geary criticizes McNary for delays in preparedness before Pearl Harbor and lukewarm support for wartime measures, branding the contest MacArthurism versus McNaryism.
Francis W. Durbin of the state Democratic Central Committee assailed Ohio party leaders after a group urged Ray T. Miller, former Cleveland mayor, to run for governor. The Allen County Democratic chairman condemned endorsing a candidate as undermining the party primary and urged the rank and file to resist organizational persuasion, particularly in rural areas.
Three returned Coral Sea veterans, among casualties from the naval clash, arrive at an Australian hotel. They travel to an Allied hospital after a hard voyage, many with burns and bandages. The scene is quiet but poignant as comrades learn of the battle’s toll.
The War Department announced that the army will operate or control the nation s entire fleet of more than 300 transport planes. About 80 or more airliners will be taken over, around 70 converted to cargo carriers, with remaining planes to keep commercial schedules yet always available for emergencies. Travel will be prioritized and train travel encouraged except in real emergencies.
Senator Downey of California says he has given up hope of altering the gasoline rationing system as most Senators oppose his plan. Senate Majority Leader Barkley says Downey’s resolution will be voted on today before the agricultural appropriation debate resumes. Downey faced a two hour tirade from critics accusing him of seeking political capital from a teapot incident.
Grain belt farm group leaders rush to Washington to oppose a war measure releasing millions of bushels of stored grain for livestock feed at cut-rate prices. They plan a conference with senators handling the annual farm appropriations bill where the proposal is included.
The Swedish steamer Drottningholm arrived at Lisbon carrying Axis diplomatic and consular repatriates from the United States and the Americas. The first group was to board a train today heading home via Spain, while anti Axis passengers prepared to board for return to America.
The Chamber of Commerce announces a swap-a-ride bureau to help motorists save tires. The program aims to match car owners needing short rides with others offering rides, reducing tire wear and travel costs in the community.
Louis Johnson, Roosevelt's envoy to India, departed New Delhi by air today for the United States as part of his mission.
The CIO steel workers committee won 18 to 1 in NLRB elections at six American Steel & Wire Co. plants in Cleveland. Ballots showed 4 411 for the union and 237 against, with 4 720 of 5 836 eligible voting. Hugh Sperry, regional NLRB director, announced the results.
Charles P. Mosher, 75, a founder of the Scripps-McRea league and former editor of The Cincinnati Post, died in Cincinnati last night. He helped shape early Scripps-Howard newspaper history and led prominent roles in the chain's growth.
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