23 Oct 1942
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1942
Page
1
Saturday parade begins at 10 30 AM on Carpenter Street and proceeds up Carpenter to Court Street. The procession continues down Court Street to its planned destination along the route.
Mu Nan Whipple Ashley and Alpha Gamma Delta June Hill from Detroit Michigan are among home coming candidates with Theta Chi Don Larson leading a list of candidates for the event at Ohio.
The Bobcats fought to a scoreless tie in a bruising matchup. The narrative hints the outcome favored the Bobcats in most other segments of the event, with continuation noted on Page Eight.
Special to The Messenger from Delaware Ohio reports Ohio Wesleyan plans a revenge game against Ohio University after a 21-0 defeat last Centennial Homecoming. Both teams carry one loss. Bishops aim to improve after a recent setback to Bald.
British heavy bombers launched a dawn assault over the Alps and returned 1,500 miles, targeting Genoa and the Turin royal arsenal. Italian authorities reported heavy damage to Genoa facilities and fires in Turin.
Eleanor Roosevelt lands in Britain invited by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to study British women's war work and visit U S forces. She travels by undisclosed route and plans a two to three week stay. RAF bombers strike Italy and Genoa with heavy casualties reported.
Washington reports the War Labor Board bans an employer from hiring workers for pay above the standard rate for the job. In Columbus Ohio, Harry E. Kramm of Marietta is elected grand master of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Ohio succeeding Charles B. Hoffman of Dayton.
National Selective Service System officials said local boards were told school superintendents are eligible for occupational deferment under certain conditions. Also eligible are presidents deans registrars in higher education and full time instructors in 20 specified subjects.
Gov. John W. Bricker urged adoption of a share the ride plan to bring voters to the polls on November 3. He warned apathy and gasoline and rubber fears may keep citizens from voting. Taft, in East Liverpool, predicted a federal sales tax and a 10 percent price rise yearly due to wartime finance, estimating the debt reaching 200 billions by mid 1944.
Chicago reports butter consumption outpacing supply with cold storage stocks near depletion. Dairy trade reps warn rationing may emerge and winter production will unlikely fill the gap, making Christmas a likely milestone for potential rationing.
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announces a ceiling on all common cuts and types of pork at the packers and wholesalers level. The move aims to distribute pork supplies more equitably nationwide and relieve pressure for higher retail prices.
Ohio officials project the State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation will have a 300 million dollar benefit fund next year to aid returning servicemen. Wage records for workers in service are frozen until after the war, with benefits ranging from 5 to 16 dollars weekly for 18 weeks. The bureau seeks to compile names and social security numbers of about 56,000 eligible workers from employers.
R. C. McBride, 65, a New York Central Railroad conductor who retired two years ago due to ill health after 36 years of service, died at his Middleport home on Fifth Ave. Funeral plans pending. He leaves his widow Cora and a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Hayes of Magdalena, New Mexico. He belonged to the Sons of American War Veterans Masons B A R T and the Presbyterian Church.
New York reports a wide spread coffee shortage as processors seek substitutes. Roasters consider adding toasted bran to stretch supplies while rationing looms. National leaders note some coffee compounds may include rye or beans and remain legal if properly described. Importers expect shipments to rise with fewer Atlantic ship sinkings and anticipate rationing by year end.
Leigh S. Plummer of the OPA announced that nationwide gasoline rationing will require 8 billion printed pieces, 15 million pounds of paper, and cost about 3 million dollars to launch next month. He predicted price controls would end within a reasonable time after the war.
Senator Reynolds proposes raising the standard work week to 57 hours and ending overtime pay to address labor shortages. He cites Britain and Germany as examples and opposes alien labor imports while warning national service could harm worker morale.
President Roosevelt informed New York Attorney General John J. Bennett Jr. that he endorses Bennett over Thomas E. Dewey for governor. He says Bennett would prevent repeal of liberal legislation and challenges Dewey as the next governor.
Ohio women increasingly fill industrial jobs in war plants. Wade Hammond of the Federal Employment Service in Ohio reports 17 794 placements in September, up from 15 203 in August and 11 267 in July, with 16 665 in non agricultural positions.
The Ohio Farm Bureau urged induction deferment for full time farm workers citing agricultural labor shortages in a resolution adopted by its trustees.
Britain has dispatched a powerful battle squadron to the Indian Ocean including three battleships, the carrier Illustrious, and cruisers under Admiral Somerville. Observers see it as a move to draw Japanese forces from the Pacific and resume the Burma campaign to reopen the Burma road to China and aid Allied efforts in the region.
The Senate sent back to military committee an amendment banning alcohol sales in military areas with a 49 to 25 vote while leaders sought to push the lower draft age bill forward. Debate opened on six pending amendments including a year of training and possible halving proposals.
Evanston police and Cook County authorities investigated the slaying of Mrs. Lillian Galvin, 45, wife of radio firm president Paul V. Galvin, and Edna Sibilski, 30, a farmer's daughter, whose bodies were found in the living room of the couple's exclusive residence. Galvin was reportedly returning from government business in Washington.
The Tea Bureau forecasts a 35 percent reduction in U S tea consumption next year. Benjamin Wood, managing director, announced that 65 000 000 pounds would be allocated to the United States for the year under a pact with Britain.
President Roosevelt said defense priorities shift toward power and range, cutting tanks and planes production toward 1942 goals. He noted tanks may miss the 45 000 target while steel use remains similar, and 60 000 planes for the year likely will not be reached. He urged reducing luxury goods to free materials for munitions.
The War Production Board released large quantities of dried prunes and raisins for civilian consumption, signaling efforts to regulate food supplies during wartime.
Reports show MacArthur's HQ says 10 tons of bombs hit Japanese ships at Buin as Allies press Guadalcanal. Navy notes sinking or damage to four cruisers, nine destroyers, six transports since Oct 13. Farther, New Guinea forces near Kokoda and an Egyptian desert air task force scoring direct hits on Axis airfields. Japan vows court martial of Bomb Japan pilots provoking British India broadcast urging civilian evacuation from major cities.
German war prisoners at Bowmanville Ontario attempted to resist reprisal shacklings on October 10 and only surrendered after serious disorders in which prisoners and guards were injured. Some barricaded themselves in barracks and refused orders until guards chopped a hole in the roof and sprayed them with a fire hose.
The Navy plans a rigidly controlled program to supply serviceable replacement tires to motorists with A gasoline rationing cards. It relies on reclaimed rubber casings, with projected output of up to 25 million tires in the year ending Oct 31, 1943, plus additional holdings and new casings. Manufacturers forecast 250,000 victory casings this month, rising to 1,000,000 in November and reaching 25,000,000 by next October.
Lieutenant John Edward Blickle of Columbus Ohio, assigned to the Navy pre flight training school in Iowa City, was killed in an automobile truck collision. A former Ohio State football and basketball coach, Blickle had coached at Huntington Central High and Russell High in Kentucky, and later starred at Ohio Wesleyan University. He was 37.
Patrolmen Henry Mackey and Albert Dreyer captured two young war plant workers who supposedly stole draft records from a selective service board. Classified 1-A, they aimed to change to 4-F by tampering with documents. The men were held for investigation.
A federal jury convicted Alva E. Siefert of Rockbridge Hocking County for violating the Selective Service Act by refusing induction on May 12. Siefert claimed Jehovah's Witness membership. Judge Mell Underwood postponed sentencing.
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