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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1943
Page
1
The government plans to induct fathers starting Friday, while Congress discusses easing the burden on families and adjusting payroll allowances in response to the expanding draft.
Pearl Harbor dispatch reports U S Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr claims front line soldiers resent rosy censorship and optimistic reports He says truthfulness builds confidence while propaganda aids the enemy and that Pacific fighting with Japan is a finish fight with brutal lessons for all.
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones urged Congress to extend the Commodity Credit Corporation and raise its borrowing power by 500 million dollars to guarantee higher 1944 crop prices via subsidies. He spoke to the House Banking and Currency Committee as the CCC fate drew Senate attention amid broader debates on payrolls and family allowances for drafted fathers.
Regional War Labor Board rules at Ohio Crankshaft Co plants that silk pajamas and sweaters are not permitted as working garments for women. Slacks are mandatory for female workers to reduce arterial safety concerns and masculine distraction. The decision reflects a negotiated settlement between the company and union on women’s uniforms.
President Roosevelt assigns Leo T. Crowley to direct foreign economic operations. Congress views this as ensuring effective control of funds for relief and rehabilitation of peoples under Axis yoke when appropriations are made.
Atlanta banker Henry C. Heinz 63 and former Kiwanis International president was shot dead by a masked prowler at his home. His son-in-law Dr Bryant K. Vann 40, rushed to help and was seriously wounded in a gun battle with police when both sides fired in error.
Fourth Lieut. Robert H. Knapp of Norwich New York piloted a P-47 Thunderbolt during a raid on Emden Germany and reportedly reached about 840 miles per hour in a dive. If confirmed he would likely be fastest human on record.
Coroner Edward E. Smith returned a verdict of cause unknown in the death of 32 year old Mrs. Eli Long of Delaware County. The horsewoman fell from a sixth floor hotel room in Columbus on August 25 after an argument with her husband over taking sleeping tablets.
King Peter of Yugoslavia lands in Cairo with his staff after a delayed departure from London. The visit places him in the Egyptian capital during the Sept 28 period.
The last of the major West Coast fruit ships on the Central and South American route was placed under government service today. C. D. Doswell, west coast manager of United Fruit, said there will be no rail shipments from the West Coast to the East and Middle West, and bananas will be scarce including green ones.
Washington reports most chicken will be cheaper beginning October 12 under Office of Price Administration ceilings. Reductions of 1 to 2 cents per pound for hard scaled poultry and 3 cents for quick frozen varieties. Dressed poultry rises 1 cent. Drawn poultry reduced 1 cent and quick frozen eviscerated poultry lowered 2 cents at processor levels.
Ohio motorists used 24 percent less gasoline in the Dec 1 1942 through July 31 1943 period than the previous year. State Tax Department records show highway consumption at 656 014 071 gallons versus 869 692 524 gallons, a drop of 213 678 453 gallons. War bonds.
A Cleveland Church Federation committee rejects churches using Ohio anti numbers law for charity games. In Cleveland the FBI reports four people held for arraignment on a white slave route between Youngstown Ohio and Honolulu.
Italy faces a possible independent move to join the Allies as a co belligerent or full ally. Premier Badoglio weighs war against Germany as negotiations fix Italy’s status with the United Nations. Troop sentiment and public opinion complicate acceptance, while Washington and London favour utilizing Italy’s aid against Germany.
Prosecutor Manning D. Webster who reports for duty with the armed forces next month named Dana H. Peoples to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the current term. Webster waived the salary of 112.50 monthly and an order fixing that amount was signed by Gallia County Common Pleas Judge William P. Cherrington.
The Nazi retreat in Russia continues with Capt. Ludwig Sertorius signaling a new German front beyond the Dnieper. Soviets push near Kremenchug and Kiev as Germans launch counterattacks aided by air, while Caucasus forces head toward Crimea. In the U S update, OPA sets wool price ceilings for Iceland Montevideo shipments.
A transformer failure at the Pickaway substation of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. blacked out most of Columbus for 81 minutes starting at 7 19 a m. The outage halted public transport and disrupted war production as thousands of workers could not reach their jobs.
A 76 year old unidentified woman in a blue gingham dress sent $2,000 to provide Christmas boxes for 400 soldiers in distant postings. Army chaplains helped pick gifts while she sought small frivolities like scented soap and violet talcum powder. She declined to reveal her name for publication.
A. C. Horrocks of Akron urged Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers delegates to align postwar curricula with Army and Navy programs and offer returning servicemen a condensed refresher course. Also notes Navy gift to K P prisoners, a potato peeling machine at Bainbridge Naval Training School near Baltimore.
American Fifth Army forces push from Salerno, seize Nocera, and advance to 13 miles from Naples. The victory opens routes via Pompei or an inland ascent toward the port as heavy equipment joins the advance and German demolitions set fires.
Lt. Col. William S. Gaud Jr disclosed that ten percent of 1944 lend-lease shipments are earmarked for France Belgium Norway and Greece. This year’s program totals 5.4 billion dollars for Allied nations led by Great Britain Russia and China.
Rushed repairs at Foggia base followed its capture announced yesterday as Flying Fortresses and Liberators poised to strike Southern Germany and the Balkans. Castellammare on the Naples Bay shore also fell to the Allies as German withdrawals head toward the Ventura river line north of Naples.
Fifth Army enters Pompei near Vesuvius while British Eighth Army seals a western salient. Montgomery's troops push north from Margherita di Savoia to Zappanetta, as Salerno battles rage. Allied air and sea operations press Tokyo and Tokyo sides in New Guinea and Pacific, with Marines at Nanumea.
In Buffalo Gov John W Bricker of Ohio and Gov Dwight H Greene of Illinois spoke at a Masons dinner. Bricker urged recapturing private enterprise spirit while Greene urged the government to withdraw from postwar economic regulation. Bricker is a council member. Greene to receive the 33rd degree tonight.
President Roosevelt disclosed that Lend-Lease to Allied Nations nears 15.14 billion dollars with August supplies peaking at 1.261 billion. The July total was 1.05 billion, marking a new high for wartime aid. Captain William Robb, 85, a veteran Great Lakes seacap and freighter captain, has died.
Ohio will receive about $440000 in federal funds for October to expand free maternity care for wives of non commissioned service men. U S Children’s Bureau approved an additional $18600000 for nationwide use after the original $4600000 was exhausted. October authorizations are expected to reach 5500 with a 2700 shortfall in September. The average cost per case in Ohio is about $80 for medical services and hospitalization.
John Brandt of Minneapolis urged a separate butter ration program as the only way to assure fair distribution. He criticized the Office of Price Administration's 16 point butter ration increase, saying lumping butter with meats and other commodities will always cause shortages in some areas.
Ohio and four neighboring states report 1 240 000 consumers pledging to follow ration and price rules. Cards signed nationwide declare intent to pay top legal prices and use ration stamps. TIFFIN The Rev George F Weissling of Wapakoneta is new president of the western conference of the Ohio Synod.
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