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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1944

Page

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Pay Control Plan Sparks CIO Alarm Ahead of White House Talk

War Labor Board members mull relaxing wage controls after Europe victory to ease collective bargaining. CIO leaders fear plan delays broad wage increases and may undermine labor goals. discussion with AFL CIO leaders set at White House talks with President Roosevelt and labor advisory committee today.

Washington War Labor Board Roosevelt Europe CIO White House AFL William H. Davis Japan WLB WLE Davis George W. Taylor OPA Manpower Commission

Long Range Guns of Germans Battered on Cape Blanc Nez

Berlin radio reports that British forces crushed two long range German batteries on Cape Blanc Nez, ten miles southwest of Calais, from which the Germans had shelled Dover for four years, as part of ongoing coastal bombardment.

London Berlin Cape Blanc Nez Calais Dover

Around Clock Air Offensive Expands Across Europe

Allied airpower sustains a non stop assault on German targets with about 7300 planes and 48000 men over four days. U S Eighth Air Force losses stay under four percent as British and American Ninth Air Force planes strike Norway to Switzerland and raid central Germany. German radio notes weak bomber formations over the Reich for a fifth day.

London Germany U.S Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force Norway Switzerland Brunswick Reich

Warn neutrals not to harbor Axis leaders

Secretary of State Hull announced that neutral nations were warned they would lose American friendship for years if they harbor Hitler or other Axis leaders after the war. The Soviet Embassy meanwhile said Russia’s participation in postwar settlement would best guarantee that Hitler cannot escape punishment as Kaiser Wilhelm did after the first war.

Washington Hull Hitler Russia Kaiser Wilhelm

sweeping raid on philippines is unopposed

Tokyo radio reported the capture of one of three remaining forward American airfields in China as U S fleet carrier forces logged a record of ships and planes destroyed in the Pacific. The Central Philippines raid sank 25 ships, damaged about 70 surface craft, and destroyed 36 planes on Sept 23. Ten aircraft and eight airmen were lost.

Associated Press Tokyo Radio China U. S Philippines Nimitz Admiral Halsey Pacific Cebu Leyte Negtras Tanchuk Kweilin Horth Liuchow Labout Claire L. Chennault 14Th Air Force Kunming Chungking Paoching Tokyo Burma

Ten Persons Killed In Town Train Wreck

A fast freight train struck a passenger train in Missouri Valley. ten people died and about 100 were injured. Forty seven of the injured received treatment in Council Bluffs hospitals. two are in critical condition. Three soldiers were among the dead, names withheld pending kin notification.

Missouri Valley Ja—iFi Council Bluffs Fr. Crook Nebr

Legal Action To Insure Negro Vote

Columbus report says U S Attorney General Francis Biddle told the Urban League the federal government may pursue criminal action to guarantee Negroes in the South the right to vote. He cited a Supreme Court decision from April affirming Negro voting in primaries against white primary rules.

Columbus U. S Francis Biddle Urban League National Urban League Supreme Court

Lonely MPs Patrol Alsace Lorraine Amid War Traffic

Military policemen stationed at remote crossroads direct convoy traffic behind American lines in Alsace Lorraine. Most are from their own outfits and work in all weather to keep supply routes moving efficiently for U.S. forces.

Alsace Lorraine Uncle Sam

Dewey Plans Midwestern Barnstorming Campaign

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey weighs a traditional barnstorming tour through the Middle West as part of a broader campaign push. Albany reports note his promise of a Washington housecleaning and a push against Roosevelt-Truman backers, while Vice President Wallace campaigns for the Roosevelt-Truman ticket in Pennsylvania. Bricker heads a four week tour with 26 speeches across 10 days in Washington Oregon and California, then Kentucky Tennessee Illinois Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota.

NEW York Thomas E. Dewey Middle West Albany Washington Roosevelt CIG Political Action Committee Wallace Pennsylvania Scranton Dewey John W. Bricker Ohio South Middlewest West Oregon California Kentucky Tennessee Ilinois Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota

Yanks seize Mount Battaglia and three heights in Po Valley drive

Allied reports say Fifth Army troops captured Mount Battaglia near Imola and seized three ключ heights controlling the Bologna line. Weather slowed air support but gains give observation along Highway 65. Eighth Army advances in southeastern Po Valley amid German counterattacks.

Rome Fifth Army Mount Battaglia Imola Po Valley Bologna-Rimini Doughboys Bologna Adriatic Eighth Army Fiumeind Highway 65

Father Admits Drowning Son At Coshocton

Sheriff states Warren Patterson 31 of Ashland will be charged with first degree murder in the drowning of his 16 year old son Larry in Mohican Creek. Patterson allegedly planned to abandon all four boys due to housing, after two youngsters were dropped in the water he could not finish. A search found the infant body. Patterson slept in a car near the Ashland machine shop and had been drinking.

Coshocton Jay Abbott Warren Patterson Ashland Larry Mohican Creek Abbott Patterson Charles Fessler Raymond Patterson

Three Stamps Valid on Oct 1

The Office of Price Administration says three more Red Stamps totaling 30 points for meats and fats and five more blue stamps totaling 50 points for processed foods become valid Sunday October 1. Blue stamps M-5 N-5 P-5 Q-5 and R-5. Red stamps H-5 J-5 K-5. Stamps good indefinitely. no further Red stamps until October 29 and Blue stamps until November.

Washington Office of Price Administration OPA

Sub Standard Service Men Are Being Freed

The World Department announced that soldiers below minimum induction standards with no suitable positions will be released as rapidly as the medical department certifies them.

Washington World Department Medical

Republican nominee defends labor record in Ohio rally

Major James Garfield Stewart of Cincinnati, the Republican candidate for governor, told a Springfield audience that the GOP will continue to enact progressive legislation for workers. He responded to Cleveland mayor Frank Lausche who blamed Ed D. Schorr for Ohio's mine safety gaps, noting the General Assembly passed strong mine safety codes.

Columbus James Garfield Stewart Cincinnati Clark County Springfield GOP Stewart Grouster Frank J. Lausche Cleveland Lausche B Ed D. Schorr Ohio Republican Party Republican General Assembly United States

Security Planners Agree on Red Phase at Dumbarton Oaks

The Dum barton Oaks security conferees announced they had reached a large measure of agreement on plans for a world organization during the Russian phase. The six week talks concluded yesterday with speeches by the British American and Soviet delegation chairmen.

Washington Dumbarton Oaks

V-3 Long Range German Weapon Details Leaked

UPI report from Sept. 23 describes Hitler’s V-3 as a 14 ton long range rocket nearly 60 feet long and 5 ft 5 in in diameter. It is fired from a platform, propelled by liquid air and alcohol, then controlled by radio. No launch has been recorded against Allies, but its potential blast radius nears two miles.

France UPI Hitler England Third Army Germany

Long Wait for New Passenger Cars Forecast

Detroit reports the nation’s auto leaders agree that if World War II ends before January 1 production of a new passenger car will require six to eight months. Partial war-work reduction won’t hasten peacetime output and removal of controls could spark a near term depression. Henry Ford says his company would build a low priced postwar model if there is market demand.

Detroit Europe Henry Ford

German Breakthroughs Stopped As Allied Forces Press On

Allied forces push across multiple fronts with three to five mile advances and heavy losses to German armor. Patton’s troops reach Parroy Forest near Nancy and advance toward the Belfort Gap, while Montgomery’s units near Hertogenbosch push back counterattacks. Soviet forces widen offensives toward Hungary and reach toward Szeged, with Yugoslavia’s Partisans approaching Belgrade.

U.S Nancy Vosges Rhine Reich Holland Belgium Antwerp-Turnhout Calais Hodges First Army Remich Luxembourg Cologne Patton Red Army Parroy Moselle Metz Port-Sur-Seille Pont-Amousson Seventh Army Belfort Gap Saar Berlin Third Army Partoy Forest Sir Bernard L. Montgomery Hertogenbosch Maas Meuse Kleve Aachen U. S. First Army Heaviy Hurtgen Hungary Romania Yugoslavia Lupkow Poland Czechoslovakia Marshal Tito Belgrade East Beskid Frantisek Nemec Europe Budapest Rodion Y. Malinovsky Szeged Riga Lode Estonia Leonid A. Govorox Vitisu

Lift Ban Ends on Farm Machinery in Ohio

The War Food Administration will release farm machinery and equipment from rationing control except corn pickers. Ohio AAA and Ohio Farm Bureau say sales won’t rise. 10,000 tractor applications filed but only 8,000 available through July 1. Release means farmers no longer need rationing certificates to buy implements.

Columbus Wari |Food Administration Ohio Agricultural Adjustment Administration Ohio Farm Bureau Ohio Aaa

Death of Evangelist To Be Investigated

Pathological tests to determine the cause of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson's death began today after an autopsy failed to reveal a reason. The report notes the autopsy completed yesterday did not identify the cause.

Oakland Calif Aimee Semple McPherson Columbus Louis Brom Peetyacion Bromfield

Ohio extends maternity program to infants of servicemen wives

State Health Director James Bauman T said about 2000 new Ohio babies monthly will benefit from extending the emergency maternity program to include health supervision for infants during their first year. The plan covers children of servicemen’s wives.

Columbius Ohio James Bauman T

New Construction To Start at TNT Plant

Howard Ferrell says E. B. Badger & Sons has opened an office at the TNT plant in Point Pleasant to supervise a new unit. The project will employ 200 to 300 workers, with labor drawn locally and supervision by the Army Engineering Corps.

Point Pleasant Howard Ferrell General Chemical Defense Corporation E. B. Badger & Sons Boston Army Engineering Corps

British Fleet Moves Into Pacific Waters

Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that much of the British Fleet is already in waters off Southeast Asia and the remainder will follow when no longer needed in Europe.

London Churchill House of Commons Southeast Asia Europe

Shoe Ration Rule To Continue Into Next Year

The Office of Price Administration announced a new shoe ration stamp will be validated Nov 1 and remain valid indefinitely with existing Arplane stamps in Ration Book Three. The stamp number will be designated later.

Washington J.F Office of Price Administration

CIO Officials Fired for Refusing Red Direction

Two Local 1150 officials of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers were ousted from leadership at Chicago Flexible Shaft Co for resisting political activity and Communist leadership. Harry Morgan and Elmer Henry Churchill testified before a Dies subcommittee that they opposed dictation in union politics and the Abraham Lincoln School.

Washington CIO Dies United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Cicago Flexible Shaft Co Harry Morgan Abraham Lincoln School Dies Committee Morgan Elmer Henry Churchill Loral

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Blasts Robert E. Stripling C. I Nise Lonely Alameda County Mark L. Emerson Armee Semple McPherson Famou Evangelst Hael Jpur TNT New York Central Railroad Joseph Buerckel
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