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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1942
Page
3
Chairman George of the Finance Committee told the Senate the American people would pay taxes totaling 36.537 billion dollars, or one third of the national income, in the coming year under pending legislation.
U S Marines clash with Japanese patrols and hold Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands while Australian jungle troops close in on the Owen Stanley mountains in New Guinea with advances ranging from three to six miles.
The Senate considers a new tax bill with an amendment by Senator Vandenberg that could save employers and workers at least 895.8 million dollars yearly in social security taxes. The amendment would block the automatic 1 to 2 percent increase in employer and employee contributions. The measure, part of a broader revenue plan, estimates federal levies at 26.34 billion and state local imposts at 10.2 billion, with national income around 110 billion.
Community and war chests nationwide launched a fundraising drive spurred by a presidential appeal urging Americans to give generously to prove they keep faith with democracy.
Four year old Bobby yearned for a pedal car like Jimmie’s. His father ran a Wanted To Buy ad in the Messenger offering three lines for 81c. A caller offered a maroon pedal car in good condition, and the boy soon had his gift.
News from London reports a growing resistance in Norway Denmark and Sweden against Nazi rule. Civil emergency declared in Trondheim and Danish unrest follows clashes with the Free Danish Council and Danish Free Corps leaders.
President Roosevelt commends American workers for a splendid production record and vows they can take whatever it takes to win the war. He notes workers’ willingness to undertake hard, precise, and dangerous tasks as their duty and part in the war effort.
Wendell Willkie spent six hours in conference with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek in Chungking. It was the longest such meeting with a foreigner and may have stressed making the Pacific front as important as the European front. India's status likely arose in discussions.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced a new freight car service record with 50.1 miles per car per day in August, excluding unserviceable cars, surpassing the prior high of 47.2 miles per car per day set in June this year.
Chairman May D of the House Military Committee said a nationwide probe into fees charged by unions to job applicants on army projects may be undertaken if evidence of exorbitant charges is found.
A threatened strike by employees of Cleveland’s municipally owned transit system ended when city council approved a 2 percent hourly pay increase.
The 37th Division largely from Ohio is overseas and will receive a Christmas gift package of cigarettes and articles from the AEF 37th Division Veterans Association. Col. C W Goble reported a $1 691 donation from Warren Williams to fund purchases.
Washington reports rationing of rubber boots and rubber work shoes started today after a five day freeze order by the Office of Price Administration. Ordinary civilian rubbers gaiters attics and other rubber footwear not made from reclaimed rubber remain non rationed and may be bought as usual.
The annual Ohio Welfare Conference opened in Columbus to study how social workers can meet changing wartime conditions and needs arising from the war.
In Columbus Dr Darrell S Jones of the Democratic State Committee criticized Gov John W Bricker for praising his administration s treasury surplus calling it a feeble defense of an indefensible position Bricker a Republican seeking a third term argued the state would have at least a 20 million balance by year end and that the surplus would shield against new taxes Bricker spoke via radio with Atty Gen Thomas J Herbert reading the remarks due to the governors cold He warned against spending the surplus for personal vanity and favored spending to benefit all taxpayers.
Two of Cleveland's key structures, the $25 million Public Hall and the large Stadium, will be taken over by the Army Air Force in about a month for a maintenance school as part of mobilization efforts. Col. R. J. H. Mertz announced the plan.
Soviet dispatches credit Red Army forces with repelling 22 German assaults in the 43 day siege of Stalingrad. North of the city, Soviet troops push deeper into Nazi defenses while Moscow debates a second front and Churchill cautions Parliament.
President Roosevelt suspended the eight hour work day for laborers and mechanics employed by the Civil Aeronautics Administration in building landing areas air navigation facilities and other public works tied to the war effort.
British observers note Stalin’s claim that Allied aid to Russia has been limited but defend the Soviet role. They expect a second front in France to finish Hitler, deeming it the direct but perilous route to Germany, with Anglo American resolve growing to act.
Ohio selective service director Col. C. W. Goble reports about one third of the state's 330 boards have run out of 1-A registrants. Boards are told to re examine lists for potential 1-A material and to reclassify under revised rules including unmarried men with or without dependents and certain married men, with several counties listed as out of 1-A.
A Navy spokesman asserted that North Atlantic convoys, despite heavy German air and sea attacks, are reaching Russia. Captain Leland P. Lovette said if 50 percent of shipments get through the effort is worthwhile, noting losses have been lower than anticipated. The AP tally totals 483 neutral and allied losses in the Western Atlantic since Pearl Harbor, including a recent American merchantman destroyed near South America with one life lost.
Five Japanese prisoners of war landed at a Pacific Northwest port after naval action in the Aleutians. They were handed to the Army by the Navy and taken to a pre established detention site. They are the first Japanese POWs to arrive in the Pacific Northwest and likely the first in the continental United States.
A strong force of RAF bombers attacked targets in Western Germany last night according to an authoritative source. Other formations crossed the southeast coast in a steady procession and attacked the occupied channel coast. Explosions and flashes were heard and seen along the British coast.
James Graham, Civil War veteran who claimed to light a pipe for Abraham Lincoln, died at age 105 in Ravenna. The longtime resident was noted for his memories of the Lincoln era and his long life.
Cincinnati report says United Mine Workers delegates from 26 states and Canada opened a two week convention seeking guidance from John L Lewis amid wartime wage and policy concerns. Lewis urged wage increases around two dollars and noted Roosevelt wage freezing allows correction of wage inequality and substandard pay.
New Straitsville report on Mrs. Elizabeth Orndorff age 87 dying at home. Funeral planned at Methodist Church on Wednesday at two in the afternoon. She leaves nine children living in Columbus Crooksville Lancaster and New Straitsville.
State and local authorities will hold a conference in Columbus on October 13 under the Ohio War Transportation Committee. Topics include staggered working hours to ease congestion, carpooling to save wear on vehicles and tires, and general highway safety.
An industrialist said the old steam switch engine is obsolete and no new ones are built. It will soon be replaced by a diesel powered compact locomotive, according to B. B. Williams president of Cooper Bessemer Corp in Mount Vernon.
Ruth Weir, 19, sues the Alliance Board of Education for $50,000 alleging a permanent back injury from a pyramiding exercise in a high school gym class. The suit names the district and seeks damages for medical costs and pain and suffering.
Italian high command issued a communique claiming a 33 000 ton Mississippi class U S battleship was sunk by a Barbaru go type submarine off Freetown West Africa. The report follows earlier Italian claims of sinking a Maryland class battleship.
London reports War Secretary Sir James Grige announced a newly produced British tank. A Member of Parliament claimed the vehicle is superior in performance to any other tank in use by a belligerent nation.
The health ministry reports 49,752 civilian deaths in England and Wales for the year ended March 31 from bombings fires and building collapses. The death rate stands at 11.7 per thousand, slightly above 1940 but below recent highs.
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