17 May 1943
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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1943
Page
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Local notices report two Cult Two Victory eggs laid by Ralph Owings in Logan Route 1 with a V inscription. N Turner plans to move to rove City Pa to join sons Raymond Clifford and Paul in a strip mine project. Clifford may be drafted soon.
Portsmouth Ohio May 17 authorities hunted today for a 2 fryne man last seen with Charles C Addis 37 an Ironton garage operator whose body was found near Otway with a bullet wound Sheriff Earl Brandel said Addis was killed in the farm outbuilding where the body lay Found no weapon Addis had been missing since Wednesday when he left his garage with an overall clad man offering farm machinery Prosecutor Marvin Kelly noted Addis carried about 250 in his possession
The Associated Press reports RAF bombers shattered two major German dams before dawn, flooding the Ruhr and Eder valleys and causing civilian casualties. British authorities call it a decisive strike against Hitler’s war industry, with Mohne and Eder dams cited as targets.
Gov. Bricker announces Charles L. Sherwood, state welfare director since 1939, will join the Pardon and Parole Commission for six years starting June 15 with a 6000 dollar yearly salary. Sherwood replaces Judge Harrison W. Jewel of Delaware whose term expires.
The War Labor Board ordered a parley with UMW President John L. Lewis who defiantly questioned federal sovereignty saying the issue is whether he is above the United States government and its authority. The pronouncement frames a standoff over labor actions and national governance.
In Washington on May 14 the Senate voted 50 to 32 against an administration amendment to the new revenue bill. The proposal would have allowed cancellation of only 75 percent of a full year's levies, a change backed by bipartisan supporters of the skip a year tax abatement plan.
United Mine Workers chief James L. Lewis denounced the War Labor Board and warned of possible production stoppages as the 15 day truce expires. He said miners would not obey a WLB meeting directive and claimed government seizure of the mines remains in effect amid ongoing labor dispute with soft coal operators.
Dr James Ewing a leading cancer expert and radium treatment pioneer died at Memorial Hospital aged 76 He was professor of oncology at Cornell Medical College and served as a consulting pathologist at several New York City hospitals
At Hot Springs Virginia on May 17 representatives from 43 governments begin the United Nations Food Conference focusing on postwar needs. Experts note only 11 percent of earth land is cultivatable while 4 billion acres must feed 2 billion people. US delegates seek higher domestic output of milk eggs poultry vegetables and fruits to improve diets amid poverty and supply gaps.
Lima congressman Robert F. Jones discloses letters showing a clash with lend-lease administrator E. R. Stettinius Jr over whether a member of Congress should receive certain lend-lease operation information. Jones cites a May 4 letter denying 68 questions as costly and potentially aiding enemies, insisting the information is not forbidden by hearings.
Ohio started issuing ration cards to liquor purchasers today at 203 retail stores and 31 agencies, in alphabetical order. Registrants with names starting A and B receive cards, and must show their ration book No 2. a hole will be punched in covers of the federal book to prevent reuse.
James Roosevelt eldest son of the President and a Marine lieutenant colonel will enter a San Diego hospital this week for malaria treatment a reliable source said today.
The three day old son of Prosecuting Attorney and Mrs. Harley Meyer died Monday morning at Grant Hospital in Columbus. Interment services will be private.
In a jewel toned Autumn fur show at Henri Furs the staff bustle among models as spotlights blaze and a string quartet swells. Henri proclaims the event magnificent while fitting a blue eyed model named Jean in a chinchilla cape and sapphire gown amid whispers of a troubling telegram.
Proclaiming a three pronged offensive, Tokyo radio reports Sea-borne U S reinforcements landing on Attu Island in the Aleutians as heavy fighting rages along the north coast. Japanese counterattacks stiffen defense while Maj Gen Nakao Yahagi claims U S landings on the east coast were annihilated despite a south coast advance. A third U S landing occurred on the north coast as a pitched battle unfolds. poison gas allegations are raised by the Japanese spokesman.
The House Appropriations Committee proposed a 60 percent cut to Interior Department funds for the next fiscal year, recommending a total of 72,861,316 dollars, down from this year by 119,999,475. It trimmed most activities except grazing, which rose by 50,000 to transfer work from the Civilian Conservation Corps. It criticized the War Production Board for halting irrigation and power projects and urged rescinding orders that paused 23 reclamation projects to boost food production.
William P. Glendenning, chief investigator for the Regional Office of Price Administration, says surprise checks to see how Ohio motorists use their gasoline ration allotments may come at any time.
Reports from neutral Switzerland say Mussolini steps up defensive measures as Allied control of the Mediterranean tightens. Rumors swirl of King Victor Emmanuel’s abdication, cabinet resignations, and mass Italian exodus to Rome, with London skeptical and press noting German repositioning near Brenner Pass.
American submarines operating in Pacific waters have sunk six enemy ships including one destroyer and damaged another Japanese vessel, the Navy reports today.
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