17 Mar 1943
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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1943
Page
1
In wartime dispatches the Reds gain a victory in the Donets River basin while new Burma operations flare. Japs reinforce bases north of Australia as dim prospects for postwar planning loom in Washington. House Naval panel approves a measure to curb absenteeism among war plant workers by a 19 to 7 vote.
Soviet forces claim victory in a giant Donets River valley tank battle below Kharkov and press north toward Smolensk. Red Army drives into over 32 towns and villages as Timoshenko forces push toward Staraya Russa, Iowa?
Harold Larimer Jr. writes from overseas that two earlier letters did not reach maple street family at 148 Maple. Cpl Henry Jack N Acker will celebrate his 26th birthday this Wednesday and his mother at 497 West Front Street bakes a birthday cake for him though he cannot share it. The family keeps him in mind on St Patrick’s Day while he is away.
Frank G Brown Logan postmaster announced a modification to the January 7 overseas shipment rule. Sealed parcels up to eight ounces with prepaid first class postage may be sent to Army personnel at APOs without an approved request, with Navy Marine and Coast Guard excluded. Renewals of Army overseas subscriptions may be paid by others, not require the soldier’s request, and apply to second class matter.
William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, today denounced the Austin-Wadsworth bill to draft civilian workers as a conflict between free labor and slave labor, calling it an imposition on the nation's manpower.
Washington dispatch reports the heaviest air assault on Japanese held Kiska island in a single day. American planes conducted six raids on the Aleutians base from dawn to dusk, marking the latest in ongoing air operations.
British reports 30 hours of fighting along Mayu River 12 miles north of Rathedaung as Japanese forces counter. American air forces strike wide Japanese lines hitting railway bridges roads and convoys with no losses. MacArthur bombers hit Dobo base in the Aru islands 500 miles north of Australia and sweep enemy ships advancing toward the archipelago.
U S submarines report 199 ships hit in Pacific war zone with 138 sunk 23 probably sunk and 38 damaged. Navy communique says seven enemy vessels attacked yesterday four sunk three damaged. Sunk were a destroyer a large cargo ship a large transport and a medium cargo vessel. Damaged include a medium cargo carrier a medium tanker and a small cargo ship.
In Los Angeles on March 17 Rosa Lind Keith testified she lived in the same house with her husband Leo Jacobson, 41, financier, though she had sued for divorce. She said she moved into the same bedroom to argue more freely and explained she grew tired of walking between rooms while formulating her answers at the alimony hearing.
Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood criticized U S penalties totaling 3890 for excess 1941 wheat production by Ohio institution farms. He said the farms operated as a unit, quotas were county based, and only 12 of 17 farms grew wheat while plans matched land suitability. He vowed Ohio would not pay.
Tass reports from Cairo that workers in Athens went on general strike in protest to the dispatch of workers to Germany.
Hollywood police guarded Mickey Rooney after his father reported a call claiming the actor’s life. Rooney’s mother and a studio spokesman suspected a prank, while detectives said a youthful voice threatened to murder Rooney at midnight.
The Rome radio said in a broadcast heard here today that more than a million Polish workers have been transferred to work benches in Germany. The report from London on March 17 notes the large labor shift amid wartime mobilization.
Republican leaders in the Ohio Senate faced a revolt against a female labor bill that would raise working hours for women and minors. A caucus was called before the session to resolve disputes, as sponsors warned dissension could jeopardize passage.
The University of Toledo board of directors voted last night to eliminate athletics for the duration of the war, affecting practices and competitions. The decision reflects wartime constraints and aims to redirect resources toward national efforts.
The article analyzes the Kharkov push as a costly but potentially decisive German effort to secure a Donets line and protect Rostov on the Don. It notes heavy manpower, tanks, and air power, with the Wehrmacht as the main obstacle to Allied victory, while questioning the timing of Allied invasion and the gamble of withdrawing Western European forces.
Slightly cooler weather arrived Thursday night with heavy rains. A near spring pattern persisted with a warm sun early Wednesday morning. The official thermometer at the state highway garage recorded 35 degrees at 8 AM Wednesday, while Tuesday afternoon reached the second highest mark of the season at 4:30 PM.
In New York City a 19 year old, John Cammarota, was arrested after staging a one man block party in Times Square. A mounted patrolman stopped him as he stood on a chair by a keg shouting to the crowd to drink especially Army Navy and Marine men. He presented a slip noting his Army induction due this morning and was released with sentence suspended.
A three member Ohio Veterans Commission would aid veterans in rehabilitation and employment. Governor appoints one veteran from Spanish American War World War I and World War II. Members would earn 3600 dollars yearly and handle pension claims back pay and employment surveys. The Joint Veterans Commission of Cuyahoga County plans to seek legislative introduction soon.
Washington reports the congressional farm bloc may authorize the sale of 100 million bushels of reserve wheat for live stock feed at below parity prices. Edward A. O Neil of the American Farm Bureau Federation said the need for feed was so great a compromise with the administration was best. In the corn belt the price would align with local corn parity, above corn prices under a government ceiling near 92 percent of parity.
The Dayton Board of Education called a negotiation meeting with union agents to resume operation of 49 public schools halted by a strike of 140 maintenance employees seeking wage increases. Board President Paul Schenck announced the action after a five hour meeting, with 30,000 pupils out on unscheduled vacation since Monday.
Lake Erie's 1943 commercial fishing season began today in Cleveland with anticipation that the catch may ease meat shortages. Officials cautioned it is uncertain how much supply will be available this year.
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