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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1944
Page
1
Third Army advances along the Moselle to widen the bridgehead as allied forces press the line around strongpoints near Ormoc. Journal notes slow progress with American units tightening control while facing stiff resistance from Japanese defenders.
Allied forces on Leyte Island push from three directions against entrenched Japanese positions. In heavy fighting near Ormoc, the 24th Division and supporting units seize Mt Catebaran and threaten supply lines. Japanese losses include destroyers and transports in multiple actions as air and sea actions continue around the Philippines.
Atkinson reports rough inquiries from many buyers in southeastern area after selling his tea store. He notes interest from business men and plans to consider selling more items at market prices. The garbled notice mentions a local store and potential contracts and ads.
Reported broadcast in which Heinrich Himmler read a proclamation on Hitler's behalf urged Germans to fight to the death. Officials say Hitler remains busy guiding the Reich, but observers note the manifesto echoes previous Nazi rhetoric and calls for loyalty despite setbacks on the Don front and collapsing Axis forces.
A Burma field dispatch notes Jap supply center near Kalemyo and Kabaw Valley as British and Indian forces push forward. Action highlights include a proposed state conservation department with a bi partisan board and a chief of wildlife division funded at thirteen thousand per year, expanding focus beyond hunting to forestry and parks under a larger conservation program led by F Atwood and Ray Miller.
Ninety German men, to be first trained in democracy, study at a school under military government officials. Capt. John J. Knecht of Philadelphia teaches them English and German legal principles at a campus led by Capt. Ulrich C. Urton of Lancaster, Ohio.
The chart shows Germany's V-2 rockets reaching 60 to 70 miles high then descending at 1000 mph, faster than sound. They travel noiselessly, reducing psychological impact versus V-1 shots, and England suspects launches could originate from up to 1300 miles away, likely near Utrecht, Holland.
Russian forces push toward the Hungarian capital from the south and east as 700 enemy troops are reported killed or captured. Mezőkövesd and a 25 mile railway advance near Miskolc are cited, with German positions faltering along the Belgrade Athens corridor.
Milwaukee reports the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers AFL and Marquette University have launched a six week training program for 500 workers from across the nation. Attendees will study electronics through intensive classroom and lab work, eight hours daily, five days a week, with wages and tuition covered by their employers. Only room and board are paid by the students.
Presidential Secretary Stephen Early disclosed at a news conference that Vena norte emer William I Davis informed President Roosevelt last August 29 he wished to be relieved of War Labor Board duties. Early said the President asked Davis to “hang on by your eyelids a little longer” and there have been no further developments.
Columbus report cites Central Ohio Office of Price Administration enforcement chief Willard D Campbell saying Ohio faces cigarette scarcity. He blames hoarding by non-smokers and warns rationing could curb favoritism at retailers. In Washington, veterans' official notes many doughboys prefer staying in service for pay.
Allied forces under Lt General George S. Patton drive a widening bridgehead across the Moselle north of Metz, threatening the Saar railway and sealing pincers around Thionville. Spearheads move along a 20 mile front while wedges bypass villages west of Dieuze and push toward Dieuze’s Vosges south flank and Mothange, with Germans reportedly pulling back under flood and dam threats.
US forces press toward Metz and the Saar as two armored columns close the gap between northern and southern lines. Patton’s advance runs northeast past Boulay toward the Moselle with urging moves to seal the Metz corridor while Fifth and 95th divisions push through Coln Sur Surseille and Nied River fronts. American units report counterattacks repelled and bridgeheads solidifying as other columns threaten the Saar Basin.
Allied headquarters report the Eighth Army and Fourth Armored Division driving from the San Stefano area toward Ravenna and pushing near Morhange and Chateau-Salins. A new bridgehead forms below Thionville as German resistance stiffens south of Meta rd. Patton’s forces reach two miles of the Metz Saarlautern rail line while operations limit German transport east of Aachen and in the Vosges region.
Colonel Hubert Zemke of Missoula Montana reported missing in England after leading American fighters in Europe. Zemke, credited with destroying 28 planes in the air and six on the ground, is described as the fightingest American fighter pilot commander.
London reports German industry and military targets bombed by American heavy bombers from England and Africa in extensive raids through October. American air forces claim hundreds of enemy planes destroyed and thousands of tons of explosives dropped. In Manila, a Japanese broadcast cites air raids with churches and homes hit, but no military facilities confirmed.
Dr. Bgar Illman Kelley, 87, dean emeritus of composition at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and a leading American composer, teacher and author, died Sunday in New York. He shaped students and scores across decades with prolific works and writings.
A strong earthquake rattled Western Ohio with shocks felt as far as Franks, Shelby and Allen counties centering near Anna and Bots. Reports describe homes rattling, dishes shifting, and siren stations flooded as residents awoke to tremors, with no major damage yet reported.
A seismograph at John Carroll University Cleveland recorded a minor quake about one minute in duration at 7 50 a m EWT Reverend Joseph Jollat said no strong movement occurred and authorities noted residents reported tremors. The event prompted calls to police and a local crop reporting office as reports varied across neighboring towns.
A 25 year old war worker in WAUSHON-CLAIR was jailed today on a first degree murder warrant after Sheriff Irwin reported the man confessed to killing his wife. The 21 year old Mrs. Kauffman was slain the night of Oct 19. He said he killed her because he was tied down too much. He had initially claimed the death was caused by an accidental discharge while cleaning a gun.
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