03 Jun 1942
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1942
Page
1
Associated Press correspondent Lochner notes signs that Hitler no longer fully commands public sentiment in Germany. He highlights the April 26 Reichstag address and its bleak reception among hotel staff, tradespeople, and refugees, foreshadowing shared fears of intensified wartime hardship.
The House voted to include Bulgaria Hungary and Rumania among nations the United States is at war with. The Senate will act next, with no opposition voiced. Separately an $8.3 billion naval expansion was drafted to build 500 ships and expand the fleet over the next two years.
Portsmouth city school board may offer C Sherman Dale a continuing contract as former Portsmouth High School principal. City Solicitor Ernest Littleton advised entitlement under state teachers tenure law. Board to review all eligible contracts at a special meeting amid court rulings on the act.
Washington June 3 a 10 000 000 ton steel expansion plan will be cut back 30 to 35 percent due to material shortages top production officials said William L Batt chairman of the PR requirements division warned of looming shortages in steel copper and war materials He said mills may idle and ammunition and copper supplies could slow work as the pool grows nearly dry and patch and pray becomes necessary
A student pilot died after a crash near Charleston Port Va Gate 3S. Authorities investigated the incident and officials released scant details as they reviewed flight records and spoke with witnesses.
Dr Hans Helmut Gros testified he served as a German intelligence captain earning 200 dollars monthly plus a 20000-mark bonus and admitted organizing sabotage ideas though he claimed no intent to act. His wife Frances and Beverly Hills dealer Albrecht Reuter faced charges of failing to register and transmitting war information.
June 3 storm in the Miami Valley injures at least six people. Lightning shattered a cornice and damaged power lines as crews assess the scene in Dayton.
Campaign update shows raised to date and balance needed with a goal of 34 025 24. Local workers push chest drive for funds and public support.
Portsmouth works and Wheeling Steel Corp employees launch a campaign to boost pledges for the War Chest drive. After a drive report, the total reached 71,180.76 dollars, two thirds of the 105,206 dollar goal, with more than a week left. A nine member United Steelworkers local plans plantwide solicitation to reach the remaining 34,025.24 dollars.
Windsor reports on riots in the Islands with reference to the war chest page. The item notes unrest and suggests further details on page 2.
The House Military Committee pushes a bill to let servicemen allot part of their pay to dependents with the government adding supplementary payments. Class A dependents include a wife and children. payments range from $20 to $10 per child, plus $20 for a divorced wife. Class B dependents such as parents or siblings receive lower, optional payments.
Portsmouth High School will hold its 74th graduation on Thursday at 8 PM at Municipal Stadium with Dr. William David Stratford of the University of Cincinnati as speaker on Your Own World of Tomorrow. Two graduates serve in the army, Paul Eugene Andrews and David Andrew Baggs, missing diplomas.
Washington June 3 Chair man Donald M Nelson of the war production board said a nationwide gasoline rationing decision may be announced before next Tuesday He said the WPB took no definite action at yesterday's meeting but reviewed the rubber shortage and discussed the proposed rationing with all interested government officials Officials noted the final decision could rest with President Roosevelt or be issued by the WPB with his approval
British desert forces renewed a 30 mile drive against the Axis in North Africa as RAF bombers, about 400 strong, pounded the Essen armaments complex for a second time in 24 hours. Fires and smoke obscured the city after a 1,036 plane assault Monday night targeting the Krupp munitions works.
The Red Star quotes the Soviet newspaper praising the British air force for its aerial operations. It frames the British successes as welcomed by the Soviet people and freedom loving nations, signaling a contentious wartime stance amid allied efforts.
German reports claim 22 RAF planes shot down while British bombers hit Essen and Cologne. The campaign began last Saturday with a 1,250 aircraft raid, leaving 93 Allied aircraft missing and Cologne death toll reaching 200 amid heavy damage to Duisburg.
Chinese dispatches report General Chiang Kai-shek forces cut a triangle from the flank of these lines in Chekian province and recaptured ee miles northwest with heavy fighting along China’s east coast as Japanese invasion presses on.
The Department of Justice release lists Ohio immigrant counts with 20 429 Hungarians 3 695 Romanians and 765 Bulgarians among aliens in the state.
The navy lists 346 fighting ships in service and 347 building while a $1.1 billion measure funds 500000 tons of auxiliary vessels. Congress and the President also authorize more than 100 long range submarines, with no battleship construction planned. The Vinson plan emphasizes carriers and protective ships for far flung aerial attacks.
The house appropriations committee approved a 1.058 billion dollar bill for the labor department and related agencies, eliminating 75.8 million for the Civilian Conservation Corps. Vote was 15 to 12 to end CCC, with CCC director J J McEntee arguing for its necessity for army cantonments and forest fire fighting. Net savings over a year total about 202.6 million.
An advertisement urging Wendell L. Willkie to run for New York governor on the Republican Democratic and American Labor tickets appeared in the Herald Tribune. Public relations counsel Sydney Baron said Mr Willkie would be approached and the draft plan was described.
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