22 Oct 1942
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1942
Page
1
Winter snow covers the steppes north of Stalingrad as the Red Army reports a series of triumphs indicating Hitler's October offensive is near collapse. The report marks the fifth day of the siege of Stalingrad.
United States Army Air Forces report nine German fighters destroyed in raids on Lorient France, while Soviet and Allied dispatches detail major Red Army gains around Stalingrad and heavy losses in the Caucasus. Western Allied air actions target Cherbourg Holland and Hannover with Mustang and mosquito bombers.
The William Brooks Shoe Co of Nelsonville Ohio was awarded a contract for 28000 pairs of rubber tap service shoes for the Army by the Quartermaster Depot. Second Lieut Stephen Poleschuk of Youngstown Ohio earned the Army Silver Star for downing a Japanese bomber in the same report.
Copenhagen broadcast says King Christian of Denmark, injured in a horse fall, lapses into unconsciousness with condition described as worse.
Washington AP report says War Production Board chief Donald M. Nelson forecasts deeper civilian goods curtailment scheduling essential items like weapons. Office of Civilian Supply to propose list of items necessary to keep the civilian economy sound. WPB hints at possible cuts in store clerks and theater ushers without direct government edicts. Japan aims to convert a million Philippine acres to cotton to meet Nipponese shortages, per Agriculture Department.
Representatives of the Senate Tax Committee and the Treasury Department presented opposing tax plans at a Cincinnati conference. Senator Taft urged a 100 percent sales tax with food exempt to raise 6 billion for the coming year. Randolph E. Paul promoted a graduated spending levy atop the income tax to spur war production.
Ohio liquor director Jacob B. Taylor said federal tax increases effective Nov 2 will raise liquor prices by about 45 cents per quart in Ohio retail stores.
London AP reports Britain declares 18 year olds liable for military service amid anticipation of possible American action. The move raises conscription readiness as the government prepares for international tension.
Washington reports Sen. Lee seeks to bar all alcoholic drinks from military areas as part of a teen draft bill. Secretary of War Stimson warns the amendment would worsen the drink-control effort. House backs 18 year draft limit, while leaders urge caution to avoid a prohibition revival.
Secretary Stimson said the Army will not let Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays delay training or induction. Men will not be ordered to recruitment or induction on Thanksgiving Day November 26 or on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. The holiday furlough period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s will be restrictive except for three days.
German propaganda hints at repudiating the Geneva conventions as Allied actions are cited as violating humanity. Berlin quotes Deutsche Diplomatisch-Politische Korrespondenz alleging proof of enemy orders for inhumane warfare and warns those responsible will be held to account. Reuters notes Vichy Stockholm dispatches on plans to denounce the 1864 treaty citing U.N. violations.
Cincinnati engineer C H Creager who runs 168.7 miles between Cincinnati and Washington Indiana on the Baltimore and Ohio says scrap along the line is ample. He cites old rails near Addyston and rusting boats at West of town plus junk at North Bend Sedamsville and Cold Springs and urges sending scrap to steel mills.
President Roosevelt signed the wartime tax measure late yesterday, with first effects on November 1 as excise taxes on liquor cigarettes cigars and related items rise. The Treasury estimates the act will raise about 6.881 billion dollars from roughly 45 million taxpayers.
Jessie Willis of Nelsonville, a World War veteran and church member, was seriously hurt when scaffolding failed while repairing the Church of Christ chimney. He sustained head and jaw injuries, a broken arm, and back injuries, received first aid before being taken to Cherrington Hospital, Logan.
Washington reports a War Production Board order will cut tractor output by about 80 percent in 1943 to allocate critical materials for agricultural machinery. In Sackets Harbor New York Miriam Nash a selective service inductee said goodbye to his mother giving a memory momentos before his train departure.
An official from the Future Farmers of America said 49 408 of the 250 000 boys in the national organization are serving in the armed forces. The figure highlights the wartime mobilization affecting FFA membership nationwide.
Cleveland plans to act if federal action on coffee rationing stalls. Mayor Lausche’s committee will press the War Production Board for national rationing while also studying a local distribution plan so every consumer can get a cup at breakfast.
Hollywood reports a naval ensign described how a powerful Negro mess attendant swam six hours through shark infested waters towing to safety a raft of wounded sailors from a U S destroyer sunk by Japan off the Solomons. Ensign Robert N. Adrian of Ontario Oregon spoke on NBC saying he was wounded but clung to the raft as the attendant inched them toward shore.
Konstantine Konstantinov, 18, USSR Marines, defended Leningrad by manning a machine gun after his unit fell. He singlehandedly destroyed 74 German soldiers and earned the Order of the Red Banner. He later joined a ship’s gun crew bound for the United States.
Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati told a Columbus conference that housewives should not be considered for work until all other sources of labor are exhausted. He urged using older workers and unemployed Negroes first and warned that women’s place is in the home.
Washington reports two proposals to curb military manpower leakage from farms and factories. Senator Austin urges immediate halt to volunteer enlistments and commissioning of officers from civilian life. Senator Downey calls for a directive stopping inducements for men deemed too old to fight as Roosevelt meets with the AFL-CIO Labor War Board on manpower concerns.
New Castle Indiana at the 72nd annual Indiana State Grange convention Louis J Taber former National Grange master told farmers they must make clear to John L Lewis as UMW president that their organizations are of for and by farmers Taber spoke last night in Columbus C and warned against Lewis plans
American warplanes damaged Japan's sea-borne invasion force in the Solomon Islands crippling a cruiser and a destroyer. U S Navy losses were two destroyers O'Brien and Meredith with most crews saved. American air actions continued on Guadalcanal with bomb runs and dogfights as both sides pressed for advantage.
War Department surveys plans to reevaluate Army men to identify those over 40 deemed more valuable to industry and agriculture. Secretary Stimson said some may be released as replacements from younger troops become available, though a firm 40 year cutoff is not certain.
Gen Douglas MacArthur said Australian jungle fighters pierced Japa nese lines in the Owen Stanley Mountains forcing a withdrawal. U N headquarters reported heavy bombers hit Rabaul and Timor. War Secretary Stimson noted some Doolittle raid flyers may be captured after leaving Japan and that several planes were missing or interned in Russia or China. Tokyo radio claimed four airmen fell into enemy hands after the Tokyo raid and warned they would be punished under international law.
Admiral Jean Darlan head of Vichy armed forces arrived in Algiers today on the way to Dakar in French West Africa. The voyage attracts attention amid fears of a possible American move to seize the Dakar port following the Liberia landing.
Col. C. W. Goble state selective service director said working wives of draft registrants cannot extend their husbands deferment by quitting. He noted boards are reclassifying 3-A registrants and that a wife's employment status is no longer a determining factor. He urged continued support for war production and sacrifices.
In St Louis the Office of Defense Transportation faced a push from American truckers to raise the 35 mph speed limit. The group cites industry data claiming most inter city trucks are designed to run faster than 35 mph to improve efficiency in transporting war essentials.
Thomas A. Sabrey resigns as manager of the Neil House. Virgil Murphy, currently manager of the Hollenden Hotel in Cleveland, will succeed him.
War department ranks mail next to food for morale and uses micro film to speed letters to scattered bases. In Southeastern Ohio Want Ads promise small print ads with wide reach. MORRIS AVE furnished 3 room apartment over garage hot water heat Dial 22073 Mrs J D reports many rental inquiries.
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