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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1941
Page
9
President Roosevelt announced a state of war with Japan to Congress, seeking a formal declaration. The war program was approved within three hours. He urged calm, resolve, and adherence to conscience as the nation braces for total effort at home and abroad.
Vice President Wallace as chairman of the Supply Priorities and Allocation Board declares that every government action must focus on one objective, complete victory in the war. He stresses that talk of a defense program ends and victory becomes the sole aim, despite his kindly public persona.
The United States enters a new war against Japan with unity from President to people. Alfred P. Sloan Jr. of General Motors notes two duties for citizens and industry. First, maximize national service to win the war. second, ensure national security and democracy endures through free enterprise.
Senate Banking Committee hear that military and naval supplies contracted will cost 1312 billion dollars more than the 67 billion authorized. Price Administrator Henderson says inflation danger grows as wages profits and farm income rise. workers face real loss from wage gains due to higher living costs. War costs now estimated about three times earlier government figures.
In a broad survey of postwar economic trends, retail gains may soon reflect price increases rather than real buying, with buyers stocking up ahead of higher taxes and inflation. Defense production boosts strain distribution and nutrition standards, while women gain economic independence yet increase family and civic duties after the war.
The House sent to the Senate a bill to ban mass picketing and most strikes tied to organizational issues, require union registration, and empower cooling-off periods. It also disqualifies leaders with certain affiliations and narrows Wagner Act benefits. Separately, wage settlements and price actions were announced, with rail and rubber sectors affected and diplomacy notes from Hull and Roosevelt.
Director Carlum of the OPM Contract Distribution Division cites 7 percent of US manufacturing employs 20 or fewer people. About 133,390 small plants are hard to connect to defense and back to civil economy. OPM urges saving gift wrap materials this Christmas. An order curtails caseheld refrigerators for January and February by 2 to 53 percent by plant size. A 39 day order removes lead and tin foil and prompts blanket priorities for the blind institutes.
The House passed a Price Control Administration bill authorizing ceilings on all commodities and defense tents, with a price administrator and five member review board. It sets ceilings and floors for fisheries and agricultural products, with court-backed enforcement penalties. Navy Secretary Knox reports rapid shipbuilding activity: 5,334 vessels ordered since 1941, $7.35 billion spent, 33 ships launched in November, 52 keel-layings, and five new ships including the 35,000-ton Indiana. The Maritime Commission aims to ship one daily this month, rising to two daily by next summer. Labor and seamen totals are projected to double by end of 1943. A defense appropriations bill of $8.244 billion expands Army strength to 2,000,000, boosts weapon production, airports, and carrier conversions, bringing defense outlay since France’s fall to about $67.99 billion.
The Agriculture Department said farmers are closing a banner year with high production, prices, and incomes. Its farm prices index sits at 135 percent of the 1909–41 average, about 36 points above last year. The Labor Department reported its wholesale prices index reached an unspecified level.
Church schedule outlines Bible school at 9 30 Paul Johnson Sept 10 30 Morning Worship and evening services themed views from the Mount and Psalms. Young People Glee club rehearsal Tuesday 7.00. Mid week prayer Wednesday 7 30. Infant baptism December 21. Christmas dedication service December 28. Annual Sunday school officer election. Universal Week of Prayer first full week January nightly 7 30.
Milton Presbyterian Church announces Bible school for all ages at 9 16 am with classes to start. Morning worship at 10 30 am titled Going Home for Christmas. Christian Endeavor Society meets at 6 30 pm for juniors and seniors. Evening worship at 7 30 pm features The Man Who Has Seen God, 4th in the Bible Types of Modern Men series. The church promises good music and warm fellowship. Church of Christ.
The Conservative group will hold worship next Sunday morning at 10 30 o clock in the hall above Kroger Grocery store.
A Utah court ruled that a condensed fiscal report failed to meet public notice law for school board finances. The decision emphasizes that detailed statements are necessary to inform the public, ensure accountability, and safeguard taxpayer dollars. The ruling frames financial reporting as a public trust and duty.
The term waving the bloody shirt emerged in Congress around 1880 to describe zeal by a politician who invoked Civil War memories to provoke emotions. A figure labeled a bloody shirt waver used impassioned allusions to revive wartime grievances for political gain.
The First Brethren Church introduces Bible School at 9 30 led by superintendent Bro Maynard Blatter. U S S orchestra opens the service. Morning worship at 10 30 features The Fourth Message of Malachi. Evening service at 6 30 offers hymn singing and meditations on the Christian life.
The Church of God led by Rev Albert Henry announces a unified morning service from 9 30 to 11 15 with worship and a sermon The subject The Choice Before Us The Kingdom of God Sunday School runs 10 30 to 11 15 Harold Henry is superintendent Young People meet at 6 45 with topic How Others are Celebrated Christmas Evangelistic service at 7 30 with Christmas With Christ Left Out What Think Ye Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 Miss Evelyn Schaffter invites all to attend A special missionary meeting Friday Dec 12 at the S E Troxel home All members to attend for fellowship and fun Beecher Noble leads the events
The Church of the Nazarene announces Sunday School at 10 00 am, Morning worship at 11 00 am, and Evening service at 7 30 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 pm. Sunday morning sermon on Isaiah 57 20 21, Lasting Peace, and Sunday evening sermon on John 1 6 Where Dwellest Thou.
Church events at Branigan Hall led by Pastor Bill Echols include Bible School at 10 am with Kenneth Lance as superintendent Young People's meeting at 7 15 pm with Mrs L K Riggs as leader Evening worship at 7 45 pm and mid week service Wednesday at 7 45 pm Cottage sprayer meetings Friday evenings Radio broadcast Sundays at 8 30 am on WAKR Akron reported for the First Baptist Church schedule.
St Ann's Church announces Father John T Farrell will celebrate Sunday Mass at 8 a m and the high Mass at 10 a m. Parishioners are advised to attend the morning services.
For the first five months of the current fiscal year starting in July the Treasury shows about one dollar in receipts for every three spent with defense costs totaling around six and a third billion of roughly nine billion. Dow Chemical of Midland Michigan wins a trade magazine award for a magnesium extraction process from ocean water enabling over 300 million gallons of output daily at Freeport Texas. US soldiers overseas receive free juke boxes for Christmas courtesy of Rudolph Wurlitzer. 66 automatic phonographs gifted to the Army Morale division. Commerce Department sees potential nondefense building activity in 1942, potentially nearing 1941’s record ten and a half billion dollars. Donald Nelson urges manufacturers to remove gadgetry and frills and let streamlined products stand on their own to support defense.
A noted psychology authority argues that lack of common sense impedes bridge play. He attributes this to careless mental habits, failing to pay attention and analyze all the facts in each situation.
A condensed note explains the phrase Achilles heel as a single vulnerability in Achilles myth, noting the heel was the sole body part that could be found or damaged. The definition traces to Greek mythology and its emblematic weakness.
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