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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1943
Page
1
The report outlines statements from leaders who urge near term peace through allied unity and international institutions. They stress wartime victories and joint action with the United Nations to ensure security, economic welfare, and the postwar order under law.
Washington reports a House plan to extend CCC life while banning government subsidies. Senate Agriculture Committee hearings suggest a subsidy ban may pass, with lawmakers urging a time limit if any compromise exists. Administration maintains a $9 million monthly miller subsidy to curb bread prices amid opposition.
The War Production Board announced further newsprint reductions for the first quarter of 1944, about 23 percent below 1941 tonnage. Exemptions apply to papers using 25 tons or less per quarter. those over 1,000 tons face cuts near 28 percent. Appeals for extra tonnage remain possible.
In Newark Ohio Gail Shoults 18 was killed today when his bicycle collided with a truck. The Shoults family has seen eight violent deaths since 1913, including his parents and sister in a 1932 fire and other relatives in a train wreck. Only Gail’s brother Duane remains.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the state sales tax applies to purchases by residents of another state when orders are accepted and delivery occurs in Ohio. The decision clarifies tax collection on cross state transactions processed within Ohio borders.
Police seek Casselle man described as 27 years old, 145 pounds, medium fair hair and eyes. He is last known at the Casselle N camp on October 31. Unclear spelling of details. authorities request information leading to his whereabouts.
The United Steelworkers local at Republic Steel Corp in Massillon opposes shutting four of nine open hearth furnaces and urges the government to keep them producing carbon steels. A company spokesman denied union claims and said open hearths are being shut nationwide and that the government has more steel than it needs.
Senator Scrugham and Senator George declare bonded whiskey warehouses hold enough supply to provide each American with over 12 quarts. They suggest taxes may curb scarcity, while the Office of Price Administration calls the issue complicated by a growing gangster element.
Rep. Dan de Mo says a large majority of the House supports a government financed program to advertise War Bond sales in small papers. He urged prompt action on legislation to spend up to 25 million dollars for that purpose.
In Washington last night twenty Ohio Republican House members pledged active support for Gov. John W. Bricker for the presidential nomination. Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins chaired a meeting that urged undivided party effort to secure Bricker’s nomination and later election. The group praised Bricker as a capable leader advancing honest government, declaring the New Deal dead.
Ohio schools face a shortage of 801 teachers with 1,858 more needed as drafted fathers enter the armed forces. Harold J. Bowers, superintendent, warned some schools may close and noted the drain to the military and industry raises salaries elsewhere. Wives of service members accompany their husbands to training camps.
In a Waldorf forum message read at the Herald Tribune, President Roosevelt says the United Nations now lead the war efforts and must keep the initiative. Vice President Wallace and Wendell Willkie spoke. Churchill and Eden sent messages. De Gaulle was represented by a French National Liberation official.
The Ohio Small Businessmen's Commission will hold informal discussions in 15 cities including Athens to develop ways to assist small businesses. Created by the legislature this year, dates for the meetings have not been fixed, said Executive Secretary John B. Conklin.
Italians prosper as shopkeepers in areas under Italian government collect high profits from American soldiers and British troops, while poor workers face rising prices and hardship. AMG controls price guidance, but profiteering persists amid postwar chaos and shifting political authority.
Perry L. Green, head of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, urged that people demonstrate they do not need federal aid to gain freedom from government controls. He said by proving farmers can handle functions now done by bureaucracies, government roles could be reduced and regulated away. He warned farmers have requested the government perform many current services.
Brig general James B Simmons, chief of the Army preventive medicine division, predicted war born controls could banish malaria in the United States if wartime measures by the armed forces and the Public Health Service are coordinated into a single national program for continuation after the war.
OPA regional official Charles Schreiber advised that needy families receiving Christmas food baskets must surrender ration coupons. Agencies should issue families an order for rationed items at a convenient store so the family can pick up goods and surrender points, aligning with rationing regulations.
American heavy bombers struck German industries in Norway and attacked the Gilbert and Marshall Islands. Allied and Russian actions included the Fifth Army advancing toward Rome while German forces fortify the winter line along the Garig Hano River.
Reports describe German attacks on Samos and Dalmatia while Yugoslav Partisans resisted in Eastern Bosnia. British papers faulted Allied leadership over Leros losses as Ludwigshafen suffered major bombing. RAF casualties cited as one plane. Allied targets included Berlin and several global sites. France urged resilience against London radio. Moscow viewed Zhitomir retreat as strategic withdrawal. German counterattacks pressed Kiev flank as Soviets recaptured villages at heavy cost.
Refugees flood into capitals as Russians near Kiev and Turks and Swiss issue visas to escape. Bucharest reports 30 000 seeking Turkey and 35 000 Switzerland. housing strains rise amid a looming government shift toward democracy. In the Pacific, Gilberts Marshalls attacks recall Nimitz’s plan for a later major assault on Japan as Japanese ships suffer heavy losses.
A Navy doctor told the Southern Medical Association that cancer deaths rose 35 percent from 1930 to 1940 despite only a seven percent population increase. Comdr Edward J. Bortz of Philadelphia warned that in 1941 about 21 World War I veterans entered veterans hospitals daily with cancer, predicting 30,000 to 85,000 annual cases among future veterans if trends continue.
Cleveland report: to prevent a serious shortage of Great Lakes seamen when the lake season opens next spring, the Office of Defense Transportation the War Shipping Administration and the War Manpower Commission plan to give 16,000 seamen war jobs during the winter months.
An employee of the Twin Coach Company resumes duties after company officials and the CIO United Automobile Workers reach a settlement over inspector duties amid a Wednesday strike action.
Hearings opened before the House Appropriations Committee as Republicans demanded proof of need for a $35 million request to recruit farmhands in labor shortage areas. War Food Administrator Marvin Jones faces cuts or denial unless he shows necessity. The funds, requested early this month, would stay available through 1944 and fund programs with state agricultural extension services.
Ohio liquor stores anticipate higher holiday sales as patronage rises from about 60 percent to 99 percent of 2,250,000 ration registrants. The surge in demand may make liquor harder to obtain despite greater availability.
Classified notice shows a Baby Bathinette sold for $3.50 with contact 20782. It asks if Athens homes have unused items to sell for cash, urging readers to call 0242 to place an ad and help others shop patriotically.
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