06 Jun 1942
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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1942
Page
1
June 6 report notes Germans urge Belgian commissioned and non commissioned officers and sergeants to register within three days under threat of severe punishment. The move aims to curb guerrilla activity after the assassination of Heydrich. Prague and Brussels recount retaliatory executions and Gestapo hunts as part of the crackdown.
The Lebanon plant of Indiana Condensed Milk Co was picketed by labor sympathizers this morning yet production continued inside. Sheridan plant, processing about 600000 pounds daily, shut down Friday and put 131 workers out of work, hurting farmers with milk unsold. Pickets distributed AF of L cards, a slogan claimed the company is unfair to organized labor. Delays affected only certain feeder plants and deliveries, with trucks for milk and finished products largely unimpeded. Continued Our Page Four.
Elwood Illinois May 6 32 workers remain missing from the shell loading building after a blast at the 30 000 000 ordnance plant. Nineteen bodies had been recovered and 13 others are in critical condition. An Army Board of investigators in Washington was to start an inquiry while the FBI was not indicated.
Jane and UPI report a citywide blackout affecting 8,000,000 people with only eight hours notice. Subways and elevated trains paused while air raid procedures and lights-off rules were observed. Mayor LaGuardia vowed action after the glow from a power plant yard lit the night.
A Japanese submarine reportedly sank a merchantman off the New South Wales coast near Sydney as part of an undersea campaign. The stricken vessel broke in two and went down in 30 seconds, with about 20 men in the mess hall thought lost. An allied plane attacked the sub, believed sunk, while survivors were rescued by a nearby ship. The incident followed others in Sydney Harbor as more submarines were sunk.
A group of 49 Girl Scouts departed for Camp Friendly Me at Caymiice Creek State Park morning. They were accompanied by leaders and instructors. The roster names Jever ey Joa and Jean Paxson, Majorie Hollingsworth, Martha Chris, Sarah Haw, Doranie Martin, Mary Ann Stoop, Marcia Edwards, Suzanne alt, Barbara Livingston, and others.
Maxwell Percer, active in the biology and genetics fields, returns from a visit to Mrs. Alvin as he attends the June graduation events. He has taught at the pool and graduate assistant levels for years, studying with Prof. Alexander. Power holds an M A from the University of Oklahoma, an A B from Indiana University in 1936, and has been named to Phi Sigma and Gamma Alpha, Sigma Xi, and the Oklahoma Academy of Science, recently winning the Meullwupt Fellowship.
The Alfalfa Royalty program, led by Boone County figures including 1042 Alfalfa King, featured speakers Caleb O. Brown and Floyd Woody. Brown spoke on thirty-five years of alfalfa experience and fertilizer’s role in boosting yield and farm income with lower operating costs. Woody discussed Sugar Creek township contributions and program progress.
Homewood State near Lebanon hosts a horse show on State Road OH featuring anticipated entries from 25 to 11 clubs. The event includes grand entries, food stalls, shade trees, free parking, and prizes paid in cash and war stamps. Officials and committees from Homewood Stables and Rushville Indianapolis coordinate ring, admissions, parking, and gate duties.
Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and tonight with little change in temperature.
London reports Britain based four engined bombers, over 300 aircraft, hit the Ruhr industrial district in a night raid as part of a sustained offensive. The Air Ministry said 13 British planes are missing, with prior raids over Essen and Cologne cited amid heavy German defenses.
A Tokyo radio commentator questions President Roosevelt's promised retaliation if Japan uses poison gas against the Chinese. The speaker alleges the United States would retaliate only if Japan’s forces actually use chemical warfare. The broadcast discusses potential, unnamed American responses and references DuPont gas reportedly held by Japanese captors at Guam.
A three alarm blaze at the National Starch Products Company plant in Indianapolis injured at least seven workers and caused heavy damage. Firefighters, aided by 73 defense squad members, battled the flames as plant workers resumed operations amid smoke.
Indianapolis June 6 UP An imminent reopening of Indiana deep shaft coal mines possibly by the first of next week was indicated in a statement by Thomas R Hutson state labor commissioner The wage dispute has idled about 7000 miners since May 25 negotiations toward adjustments are reportedly proceeding satisfactorily The strike by 400 drillers and shooters erupted after they did not receive a 40 cent daily wage increase urged by a federal conciliator and shut down the field Hutson did not specify whether talks included operators and District 1 United Mine Workers officials or both sides
Mayonanley F. E. Jones and Clarence Ridgway, head of the city water works, issued a joint plea for residents to curb water use this summer. The city pumps 700,000 gallons daily, with Lebanon defense plants consuming 200,000. Private wells will be brought online to ease pressure. lawns should not be sprinkled and the municipal pool will rely on a new Memorial Park well.
Indiana leaders debate a state permit system for movement and storage of 1942 wheat. Farmers face critical transportation and storage shortages as representatives from AAA and AMA clash over individual vs pool permits for elevators. Discussions aim to ease Hoosier farm constraints and decide on a plan at the next session.
Admiral Nimitz announced a major Japanese fleet withdrawing under relentless American attack. He described heavy damage across carriers, battleships, cruisers, and transports, signaling a decisive U.S. victory and continued defense of the Midway area as plans for further operations were reviewed.
Frontline dispatches report a British push in the Libyan Desort southwest of Tobruk has achieved its initial objectives amid an imminent tank battle with Axis forces. Nearby updates note a new airline stop authorization for Terre Haute due to war industries, and Gulf port landings recover 46 survivors from three UN merchant ships sunk by Axis subs with ten dead. In California, 14 bodies identified from a heavy bomber crash near Hamilton Field include Tech Sgt Loren Var Kirk Deuver.
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