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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1942
Page
3
Soviet forces in Ukraine press the ten day Kharkov battle led by 52 ton tanks advancing across fields strewn with German casualties. German efforts to divert the attack with a feint 80 miles south failed as pressure continued.
A wartime bulletin cites Soviet offensives driving German losses as Allied air commands plan a night bomber campaign to aid Russia. British and Russian sources detail tank losses, ship sinkings, and stalled German advances around Kharkov and Kerch Peninsula amid ongoing heavy fighting.
Washington AP reports government weighing nationwide gasoline rationing and curtailment of automobile driving to conserve rubber as a tentative starting date of July 1 is considered.
This notice encourages readers to consult today’s classified ads now as many attractive values will be gone by tomorrow. It urges traders to sell or buy and place an ad promptly for the best bargains.
The War Department disclosed that 79 officers and enlisted men led by Brig Gen James H Doolittle included Ohio lieutenants William M Bower 25 Ravenna Robert J Meder 24 Lakewood and Richard E Cole 26 Dayton Cole a former Ohio University student is noted for his role in the Tokyo raid Additional details on Cole are continued on Page 5 Dutch Nazi leader Himmler appointed to command Dutch troopers and plans to integrate the Netherlands into the Reich as Niedermark The Netherlands government in exile warns this development is likely Ohio roots and family memories highlighted by relatives in Ravenna Dayton and Cleveland as these men are celebrated for their wartime service
In Santa Fe New Mexico a man appeared before the draft board claiming a common law marriage was valid after 15 years with his partner and children. The board noted New Mexico law does not recognize such a union and suggested formalizing a marriage. the registrant admitted he had considered it but did not want people to think he wed to avoid the draft.
Washington Congress moves to cut in laws dependents from a soldier or sailor’s pay and to reallocate benefits. The House Military Committee votes to remove mothers and fathers in law plus grandchildren from dependent allowances while preserving a basic support for wives and children. Debate continues on whether to raise the monthly minimums to forty two or fifty dollars.
A damaged clipping mentions a 94 year old woman dying at her daughter's home and a Reinhart birth in Germany. It notes alimony entitlements and a soldier dependents payment scale, with references to Pomeroy funeral details and Bee Choir preaching.
Chrysler official Keller told National Association of Manufacturers that the auto industry can switch to war production quickly and increase bomber section output by 150 percent. He challenged claims by North American Aviation President J H Kine selberger that automakers lagged in arming the war effort, noting Chrysler maintains bomber section production and aims to boost it.
Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle rejects Japanese claims of American bomber losses stating all nine aircraft reached targets. Roosevelt honored him with the Medal of Honor. missions scored direct hits on Nagoya, docks and industrial sites. Doolittle praises crew valor and notes they trained weeks for the mission.
Logan Florida hosts a special civil service exam for female applicants to become air wardens for the Ohio program run under federal guidance. The notice lists age ranges and requirements with training under Cincinnati FBI oversight and a preliminary session in Dayton Ohio on a Friday morning.
Washington AP The House Ways and Means Committee finished drafting a new individual income tax plan raising the normal rate from 4 to 6 percent and steeply raising surtaxes. The first 2000 of net income could be taxed at 11 or 12 percent with a maximum near 80 to 85 percent. A married couple with two children earning 13 000 net could face 162 next year. a single man with the same salary near 447. Proposals vary on bracket levels and rates, with discussions of four equal parts for 2000 and differing surtax scopes.
Prime Minister Curtin warns the tempo of the struggle is increasing and Australian fighters face a supreme test as Japanese forces mass near Burma and northern India. MacArthur headquarters report U S and Australian troops sweeping northern islands for a new thrust while Stilwell leads Chinese forces to check the Burma front amid heavy monsoon rains.
The War Production Board is considering a sweeping plan to restrict the stocks retailers and wholesalers may hold to assure a stable supply of consumer foods. The action would parallel universal price ceilings and affect virtually all goods in retail trade.
Washington reports Captain Jamon Roosevelt, son of the president, who held a lieutenant colonel’s commission in the Marines, has been rejected for a broader promotion. The admiralty announced the decision after a nine hundred excuse focusing on advancement limits.
In Columbus AP report Dr Cloyd Justafson of National Training School urged Chisoui churches to defend educational institutions as bulwarks against a new dark age. Bishop Arthur J Moore of Atlanta called for the largest missionary effort in history. Dr Frank C Laubach warned Asia may shape the world’s future and cautioned that without effort the planet could face hell within 25 4080 years.
Senator Wheeler says a joint report from government agencies recommends bringing Mexican laborers into the United States to alleviate farm labor shortages in California and other states during wartime field labor shortages.
An article reports soldiers from the University of Missouri seeking permission from the War Department to visit coeds at a dance, proposing about 200 soldiers travel in twenty army trucks, causing urgency and cancellation of a 1p event. Delayed dispatch mentions a Bulgarian regime threat amid Communist opposition and Axis-aligned tensions.
Reported analysis traces German war production bottlenecks to scarce raw materials manpower and transport power. Estimates put aircraft output at about two to two thousand five hundred planes a month with U boats and tanks constrained by sabotage and Allied pressure.
Senate interstate commerce subcommittee heard that a patented material called Mareng might be used to fireproof wooden barges and boxcars to ship gasoline to the East Coast. Officials discussed universal gasoline rationing starting July 1 and rubber conservation as a key motive behind the plan.
Chester Pennsylvania Donald Nelson chairman of the War Production Board said United Nations war production is now greater than the Axis in every category. He spoke before receiving an honorary degree at Pennsylvania Military College and credited labor for the shift as plants built or converted to war output run beyond capacity.
Columbus reports Governor John W. Henderson lauds Mhlo’s school teachers for assisting in registrations for sugar aging. The group coordinated with the state to streamline the process and support rapid handling of inquiries. Burglars at M. B. Hyan & Sons clothing store in Lebanon netted between 330 and 400 dollars in overnight hits.
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