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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1943
Page
1
The report notes Lewis Mion of United Mine Workers return to the American Federation of Labor shocks labor insiders. His readmission proposal follows AFL inquiry into organizing F Ci0 and signals possible shifts in miners’ union alignment, with internal reactions described as unpredictable yet cautiously favorable.
In a rapid shift, United Mine Workers leader Lewis appears set to rejoin the AFL CIO federation, aiming to unite miners and boost labor power despite internal limits. Observers note political maneuvering links to AFL leadership and 1944 presidential dynamics as potential leverage.
The Maumee River flood reaches crest under heavy rain and lingering damp conditions. Readers note damaged sections and delayed planting as storms continue to affect towns along the Ohio watershed.
A group from Athens and Hocking Counties studied a six county water conservation and flood control program at Oakley and Oakley office. Speakers urged a careful, fully filed application for postwar planning, noting upcoming rationing and unemployment shifts. The wave of wartime adjustment would require a coordinated plan including lakes, reservoirs, and flood control for the region.
Unionized miners in Eastern Ohio walked out of the Willow Grove and Netts mines amid contract disputes. UMW District 6 Vice President Adolph Pacifico warned of spreading strikes as workers express disgust at political interference and threaten further walkouts in other pits. A UMW spokesman in Columbus reported growing unrest among miners hallmarked by talk of ending work until demands are met.
Ohio offenders convicted in federal court faced sentences totaling 402 years for violations of the Selective Service Act. Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis X. Peighan said sentences ranged from five years to 14 months, averaging three years and three months. Sub-Normal Rainfall Predicted for Ohio forecast notes lower than average rainfall in 1943 across Ohio and neighboring states. Moseley previously claimed a grand rise of rain this spring.
Washington report says Chairman George D. Air of the Senate Finance Committee warned that unless a joint Senate-House conference can agree on a tax bill within three days he will push pay as you go legislation this session. House Republican Tender Martin of Massachusetts opposes a compromise and will insist on a plan akin to the Rumkip-acyear variant.
Norwegians accused of preparing to join Allied forces were executed by German authorities. Oslo and Swedish press claim seven more Norwegians were seized as hostages due to escapes by relatives. The killings are described as a retaliation measure to deter resistance.
Washington reports a vast naval outlay totaling tens of billions of dollars as Congress weighs a trillion dollar war budget. Debate centers on the origin of funds to buy 2400 pints of liquor for a Hot Springs conference drawing scrutiny over naval spending and direct control of the funds.
A Tokyo radio broadcast recorded by The Associated Press admitted that American planes and warships blasted Japanese troops from ridge positions and killed more than one third of a Japanese force. The Navy secretary said American losses were lighter than expected, while the broadcast aimed to sow doubt in the U.S. public despite no corroboration from American sources.
Secretary of War Stimson reports Yan 5 units in action near Holtz and Massacre Bays and in the Koepang area, with American strikes causing fires and damage. U.S. 10th Air Force drops heavy bombs along the Irrawaddy corridor between Mandalay and Rangoon. British HQ notes no change on Arakan front as Tokyo claims gains near the Burma frontier.
Allied airpower battered Germany and occupied territories for a ninth straight day. RAF planes struck Berlin airfields and railways, canals, and other targets from Holland to occupied southern France before dawn, intensifying the sweeping offensive.
Reports warn levees along the Mississippi and tributaries face potential breach as floodwaters surge through Missouri Arkansas and Illinois. Red Cross aid and emergency crews rush to protect towns from Cape Girardeau to St Louis while thousands flee homes and farms amid rising rivers and damaged infrastructure. The Weather Bureau tracks stages near critical levels, with thousands displaced and worrisome spillover toward Indiana Oklahoma and Kansas.
The bill to empower the state defense council to direct supervise and coordinate Tor fal defense councils went to a House vote today. The Senate previously refused to appoint a second conference committee, a move seen as pressuring probate judges by abolishing their inheritance tax fees.
The speech to Congress raised questions about a possible shift in Allied aims. Churchill urged urgent aid to China while weighing air power against Germany and Italy. He stressed not abandoning the European campaign and keeping heavy pressure on Axis forces while relieving Russia and preparing for a potential invasion of the European continent.
Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio charged at the 54th annual congress of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution that the postwar program of the National Resources Planning Board would abolish local self government and move to state control of industry. He warned of administrative boards with sweeping powers and a socialist economy. The Cincinnati Republican spoke during the New York event.
Herschel C. Atkinson of the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reported today that jobless benefit payments in April fell to a new record. The figure, $136,375.54, shows a 35 percent reduction from the previous 30 days.
West Virginia and the District of Columbia joined eastern states in enforcing a pleasure driving ban. Violators face gasoline rationing for the duration. The OPA scrapped the honor system and announced the policy change amid fuel shortages and a harsh energy climate.
Rep Thomas Jenkin on a nationwide food program overhaul. He wants to abolish the Office of Food Administrator and place all food problems under the Secretary of Agriculture. He cites multiple federal agencies influencing production distribution and pricing.
Rep. Wale er Brehm urges Interior Secretary Tekes to locate a proposed petroleum products plant from coal in Southeastern Ohio. He suggests counties Hocking Perry or Athens could gain economic and social improvements, noting a nearby 24 inch Seaboard pipeline would ease transport of finished oil products.
Marietta Manufacturing Co. announced yesterday receipt of a War Department contract to build eight ocean-going tugs. Officials also said the keel for the first of two tow boats for the Philadelphia Office of Army Engineers was laid yesterday.
City leaders and aviation figures gathered at the municipal airport to dedicate the government's $18,000,000 Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory. The facility tests warplane engines at speeds approaching 400 to 500 miles per hour.
Large wartime notice from WWII period detailing anticipated air growth and capacity, allied bombings and naval actions across Europe, with references to U S aircraft production, Mediterranean and German targets, claims of cargo ship movements, and Soviet advances in the Caucasus and near Kursk. Mentions Prime Minister Churchill Eden and bomber command pledges, plus a separate warehouse fire in Sandusky.
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