20 Oct 1943
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1943
Page
1
Moscow reports heavy fighting along the Dnieper as German forces rush new troops tanks and artillery to stem the Red Army westward advance. Allied dispatches describe harassed commanders recapturing positions and delaying the Soviet push while sustaining mounting losses.
Swedish correspondents report Berlin endured a new black day as the Red Army penetrated the Dnieper bend and pressed toward Kiev and Zaporozhye. German losses mounted with thousands of officers killed and civilians forced toward slave camps under demolition drives.
A small German force bombed scattered East England targets last night, marking a fourth night of raids on London. Four people were killed when a bomb hit a central suburb and 12 more were buried by debris but later rescued. Burns fatal to Margar Hebel, 67, as she prepared a meal.
Allied report says Mitchell bombers destroyed about 60 Japanese planes and sank two warships at Rabaul in a two hour raid. Japanese forces counterattacked at Finschhafen New Guinea while MacArthur’s troops held near New Britain.
Wendell L. Willkie intends to tour New York New Jersey and Massachusetts in coming weeks while delaying formal entry into the Republican presidential race until after the new year. He spoke at a freshman congressmen meeting and faced over an hour of questions on policy. He will speak tomorrow in Syracuse at a rally for Joe Hanley a lieutenant governor candidate. GOP Club executives say the appearance carries no political weight and future talks may invite Gov. John Bricker and Gov. Thomas Dewey to address events.
Ben Bernie, famed stage, screen and radio maestro, died at his Beverly Hills apartment after a long pulmonary infection with heart complications. The entertainer, 68, had been ill for months and was widely mourned by peers in entertainment.
Columbus report states synthetic tires tested on 60 patrol cars over 60 days show defects. Col. Lynn Black says treads loosen and other flaws appear long before wear, making tires unsuitable for hard usage though usable for private, low speed driving.
The army air forces are declared co equal with ground troops by order of Gen George C Marshall. A new manual governs command and employment of air power and emphasizes interdependence rather than subordination to land forces.
The United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Soviet Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov opened daily wartime and postwar talks in Moscow after a two hour and 15 minute first session deemed satisfactory. They planned frank exchanges and progress updates as leaders aim to lay foundations for postwar cooperation and future conferences.
In Birmingham Alabama the United Mine Workers district headquarters called a mass meeting of local presidents and mine committeemen to push a back to work movement amid a week long unauthorized strike. James H. Terry said unnamed parties were persuading miners to stay out after voting to return. The strike has cost about 290000 tons of coal and closed seven blast furnaces and seven open hearth furnaces, threatening regional supplies.
The Office of Price Administration set when four brown stamp sets in War Ration Book No. 3 become valid for meats fats oils and dairy. Stamps G Oct 24 H Oct 31 J Nov 7 and K Nov 14 expire Dec 4 with all stamps expiring on that date.
A Swiss report claims Mussolini, head of the Fascist Republican government, indicated plans to quit his post in Italy. The claim centers on his alleged intention to resign amid ongoing political turmoil in London dispatches.
Washington The Office of Price Administration will invite public input through an opinion survey to gauge nationwide views on price control and rationing. Results will guide possible regulation revisions and inform new orders.
House Republicans balk at tax increases amid calls for more revenue. They argue any further taxation could harm business solvency and the middle class, urging cuts in war and regular government spending while some still support channeling up to about five billion dollars to the treasury.
Washington debate over a Treasury bill to spend 30 million dollars a year on paid newspaper advertising to promote War Bond sales. Senator Tobey backs the measure while opponents urge safeguards against political propaganda and restrictions on ad content including balanced political quotes.
Ohio state head of selective service reports 3385 federal workers deferred as essential to the war effort on September 15. Deferments include 1725 Army, 819 Navy, and 841 others across 69 agencies and departments under 2 A and 2 B classifications.
The Office of the Coordinator of Fisheries forecast a large herring catch in the Great Lakes region next month. Typically about 22 million pounds are landed and frozen for future markets, but this season limited freezer space may force more fish into the market sooner.
Fortified base in England. Clark Gable and his film crew pack up after filming six months of a Fortress combat picture. He says the fliers are boys and America may well be proud of them. Departure orders expected in London to return to Hollywood and finish editing. He hopes for another aerial camera assignment.
American Fifth Army forces Germans into scorched earth retreat from Venafro to Mondragone. Three towns Dragoni Pignataro Roccaromana destroyed. British Eighth Army advances to Petacciato, Adriatic. Liberator bombers cripple rail link Ancona Pescara. Civilians killed and homes burned as retreat deepens.
American forces move north from Capua toward Capua, forming a bridge to the Appian Way and Casilina routes toward Rome. German mines and sporadic fire slow the withdrawal as Allied air forces pound Viterbo Tarquinia and other targets, with no Allied losses and one enemy aircraft down.
Frederick C. Crawford president of the National Association of Manufacturers says members plan to hire up to 1,000,000 men medically discharged from the armed forces in 1944 after consulting with selective service officials. He adds the Army will not discharge them until industry has suitable openings and veterans will be rehired by seniority after the war. If a worker is 200th on the list and 200 jobs exist, he gets a job. if only 199, he does not.
The War Department invites Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio and 10 Midwestern governors, plus 400 war production leaders, to Fort Knox Kentucky for a two day conference on October 28 and 29 to hear a military situation analysis.
General Motors president Dc E Wilson says the company will build 25 to 50 percent more cars postwar. He notes GM, a leading armaments maker, can shift to peacetime production in 60 days after war tools are removed and auto equipment restored. He predicts higher general industrial output and living standards due to postwar employment.
Washington leaders clash over absentee ballots for millions of servicemen overseas. States rights advocates oppose federal control while Postmaster General Walker and military officials push federal guidance to ensure reliable voting for troops abroad. Rankin argues federal involvement would intrude on state authority.
President Roosevelt signals resolve to defend federal food subsidies and curb price rises, planning a food message to Congress. He asserts subsidies have operated successfully and cost little compared with wartime outlays while hinting at broader inflation concerns.
Hundreds of congressmen gathered in a guarded congressional library auditorium to view war-action films and hear progress reports from Army leaders. The War Department organized the early briefing in response to lawmakers demands for inside information similar to recent Senate tours of the war fronts.
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