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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1941
Page
1
President Roosevelt delivered a third appeal to CIO leader John L. Lewis demanding a swift end to the captive coal mine strike. He stated the nation must speak from every assembly line and coal mine as part of the industrial effort.
In Washington Senator Bailey proposed an amendment to label labor strikes as sabotage when aimed at hindering defense production. Senator Byrd urged presidential action to end strikes in defense industries, noting three humble letters to United Mine Workers head Lewis. UMWA and steel-industry actions sparked fears of new labor laws, while miners at Bethlehem Steel's Rosedale Mine faced mixed compliance and rising tension.
The supply administration announced that the sale of wheat flour and bread to adults will be suspended during November in Helsinki Finland.
Atlanta tax committee approves an $82.10 refund to Janie L. Bell after determining she owned a house in the city long ago and paid taxes, though the structure did not exist since 1934 when it was razed and burned for firewood by neighbors in distress.
The war reports say Nazi leaders dismissed Roosevelt’s claim of documentary evidence of plans to abolish religious belief as fantasy. Hitler has been softening Nazism’s anti religious stance to align spiritual faith with the total war effort while avoiding domestic religious strife. The piece notes suppression of clerical arrests and synagogue destruction was kept quiet to placate other European nations and aid Germany’s New Order.
The Office of Civilian Defense has printed one thousand identification tags for air raid victims. Cards from the Government Printing Office include spaces for victim and notifier names and addresses, casualty diagnosis, treatment details, and whether morphine or a tourniquet was used.
Freezing temperatures hit Ohio today for the first time this season. The weather bureau reported the mercury tumbled to 31 at Toledo and that it probably registered around 30 in many rural sections. Columbus and Dayton reported 34, Cleveland 37 and Cincinnati 38.
The State Board of Control released 5000 for the purchase of about 100 acres of Cedar Swamp south of Urbana in Champaign County. The arborvitae bog holds rare plant life and will be developed into a state memorial.
President Roosevelt denounces hamstringing provisions in the Neutrality Act and backs Senate and House actions to remove bans on merchant ships sailing into combat zones and to arm ships. Opponents gain some support but supporters say they have at least 52 votes.
German troops pressed toward Rostov near the Caucasus oil fields as Britain weighs a new front. London reports place front lines close to Rostov while Moscow holds Kharkov. Luftwaffe raids sink ships off Britain's coast amid a broader war turning point in the south and east.
CAMP SHELBY MISS as many as 250 men a day will be released from duty with the 37th Ohio Division next week Major General Robert S Beightler division commander announced 396 enlisted men released and a total of 2519 would be sent home by Jan 1
DANIEL BOONE Ky. 15 miners killed in a gas explosion at Stirling Coal Company mine were removed from the mine by rescue teams today. The Bureau of Mines said an investigation into yesterday’s blast, which left 38 men rescued, would begin likely tomorrow. Cause of the explosion remains undetermined.
The State Division of Mines mandated uniform filing of maps showing Ohio underground coal diggings to assist rescue workers in cases of trapped miners.
Allied and Axis outlets voiced starkly opposing takes on Roosevelt's shooting has started address. Britain greeted it with optimism while official circles held Churchill as the key speaker, Berlin mocked the map and forecast war, Tokyo offered cautious silence amid Japan's anti US stance.
James R. Horwell, ex Logan High School Band director, is appointed Mentor High School Band director. He resigned to enter military service and returns after recent army discharge, moving to Mentor near Cleveland tomorrow.
President Roosevelt requested drafting plans to consolidate the Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Youth Administration. He proposed transferring CCC administrative duties from the War Department to the federal security agency led by Paul V. McNutt.
An editor's note from the Baltimore News-Post argues against the current U S conscription system as unjust and inefficient. It urges adopting a democratic, universal training model similar to Switzerland to ensure robust defense without war-time strain. The piece frames reform as essential for future security and national trust.
Huntington police report Marcus Duty of Mercerville Ohio was robbed at the city market after being forced into a boxcar by two youths. Duty freed himself and police detained the suspects as they tried to cross the Big Sandy River into Kentucky.
Ohio state registrar Dylon W. Wallace said steel priorities could limit the 1943 automobile license plates. To save steel, officials suggest using one tag per vehicle and adding a small metal strip to old tags to show the current year.
David R. Morgan age 24 honor graduate of Wake Forest College refused to fill out his draft questionnaire objecting to war or mass physical violence. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months in the Federal Reformatory at Chillicothe Ohio.
Authorities today could not verify reports of a border clash between Russia and Japan and deem any incident as of minimal significance until confirmed.
A musical tea at the Governor's Mansion in Columbus opened the 52nd annual convention of the Order of the Eastern Star today.
President Roosevelt vowed the destruction of Hitlerism and urged full speed ahead as shooting began. He declared America had been attacked in a Navy Day radio address reaching worldwide audiences.
President Roosevelt in a naval Day speech pledges to deliver military supplies to Hitler's foes despite Nazi threats. He cites Farragut and declares the forward march of Hitlerism can be stopped. He orders the navy to fire on sight against Axis raiders and denounces labor obstruction.
Ohio NYA director Leo B. Jacobs announced changes in eight Ohio cities. Tilford Jewell of Zanesville shifts to direct the Portsmouth office, while his assistant Robert J. Cavanaugh becomes area director.
Harrison Williams, once a circus coach driver for Tom Thumb, died yesterday at the county home at age 92.
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