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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1944
Page
1
Russian forces advanced toward Sevastopol after breaking German and Romanian lines on the Crimean Peninsula. About 20 000 Nazis were captured. thousands reportedly killed. Allied control of sea routes hindered by dive bombers and naval units.
A German broadcast rumor of an invasion led by Canadians caused a brief stir in North American and British reports. London dismissed the claim as entirely untrue, while Allied air forces continued a major bombing campaign across Germany and occupied territories.
Miss Marion E. Martin, assistant chairman of the Republican National Committee, flayed President Roosevelt in Bangor Maine accusing him of proven lack of foresight in the past. She challenged the party convention to question why they should give him the benefit of the doubt and believe he would show any more.
Bangor based former state senator Miss Martin assailed the President for weak defense prep and delayed two ocean navy buildup before Pearl Harbor. She argued military leaders run wartime actions and urged frank talk with Allies and people while predicting postwar peace needs.
AP report notes a Republican and a Democratic senator floated Douglas MacArthur for secretary of war. MacArthur hinted at no pledge but did not rule out a nomination, signaling possible support for a draft movement despite Dewey’s delegate lead. Senator Thomas urged MacArthur to return home to replace Stimson.
Four babies, all sons of servicemen, died after boric acid powder was substituted for dextrose at Lawrence and Memorial Hospitals in New London Conn. Seventeen other infants remained ill but stable. Coast Guard officer Fred Thomasula, whose six day old son died, questioned whether any wilful neglect occurred and an inquest is planned Wednesday.
Columbus report says 41 year old Widdoes, last of the Massillon Greats, appointed head coach as Paul Brown enters Navy service. Athletic Director L W St John announced the move one day after Brown left for Great Lakes. Widdoes helped perfect Brown era backfields and the 1942 Big Ten champions.
The H. D. Collier torpedoed and sunk in the Arabian Sea a month ago, with 44 officers and men lost, was reported by the 12th Naval District and Standard Oil. Ten rescued from the tanker crew and 16 Navy armed guards survived. A taxi strike in Columbus ended with workers returning to work as they plan to present a fare ordinance to the city council next Monday.
Lou C Wallick 72 president and general manager of Deshler Wallick Hotel Co and Martha Obetz 48 head of the hotel business department for 17 years were married here yesterday.
Ohio air borne troops arrive in strength in the European theater. Buckeye State soldiers trained at Fort Benning or Camp Mackall have fought in Sicily and Italy and endured brutal drills including long marches and live fire. Individual and unit fighting abilities are emphasized. many have witnessed comrades captured and suffered through harsh trials.
Gov John W Bricker will address the Ohio Society in New York on April 25 as part of a broader push for Republican delegates to the national convention He plans further speeches on international relations agriculture and labor management focusing on postwar issues to rally support and outline views for the Chicago convention season
Ohio Governor John Bricker, a Republican presidential aspirant, called for complete subjugation of Japan and Germany. He criticized the New Deal for expropriating congressional powers and cited defenders of Bataan still watching the sky from Japanese prison camps, urging liberation and revenge.
The Office of Price Administration announced that new factory seconds will be available to motorists previously limited to used tires starting next Monday. Eligible drivers include B ration holders for non preferred occupational driving. New passenger tube factory seconds are also released from rationing without a certificate.
Robert Wickham, 48, a Marion County bank robber who escaped from London Prison Farm three years ago, is back in the penal institution after being captured in California.
A Standard Oil Co executive proposed using wartime oil pipelines to convert natural gas for postwar utilitarian needs. The idea aims to repurpose emergency infrastructure for peacetime energy supply.
Sidney A. Swensrud, vice president of Standard Oil Co. (Ohio) and Cleveland, told the American Petroleum Institute wartime conference in Columbus that postwar fears of oil shortages are unfounded. He cited 1943 discoveries that left reserves roughly equal to year end 1942 levels.
Lieutenant Jack D. Sturm of Dayton Ohio was among U S airmen from the Eighth Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces credited with downing at least 134 Nazi planes in a single day.
Allied Fifth Air Force crews hammered Hollandia in Dutch New Guinea leaving ships and planes burning after a large coordinated attack. A Japanese freighter sank, nine small craft burned, and the assault boosted U S fighter ace Maj. Richard Bong to 27 victories.
A federal grand jury in Columbus indicted eight Belmont County men on charges of urging or coercing a strike at two M. A. Hanna Coal Company mines in December 1945. The 800-strong stoppage affected Piney Fork Mine No. 1 and the Dun Glen Mine amid broader government labor disputes.
A mother Mrs. Charles Brown 21 and her sons Virgil 3 and Curtis 6 months perished when their home burned near Washington. The husband was at a war plant. The War Department reported March V mail set records with 61,252,856 letters handled by the Army postal service.
Washington: a postwar navy bill unlike anything seen before is set to become the largest naval supply appropriation for the upcoming fiscal year starting July 1. The House approved 50 to 0 in a near unanimous vote, with Patman forcing a formal roll call to record support for the crucial measure.
London reports U S air forces lost 203 bombers and 70 other planes in the six day offensive that began last Saturday. In the same period U S gunners and pilots from Britain and Italy destroyed 555 German planes, official communiques say.
A joint American British and Soviet Allied military government will govern postwar Germany with Eisenhower as supreme commander. He will control all land sea and air forces and influence civilian life. France will be governed by De Gaulle's Committee of National Liberation with military recognition but no diplomatic status.
An American volunteer crew led by Sgt. George Morrow of Gallipolis E Ohio completed an air strip in Northern Burma under shell fire in 14 hours. The site stood a few hundred feet from enemy positions with shell fragments striking gear but no injuries reported.
Admiral Mountbatten held a briefing with Imphal garrison after a flying visit and reported Japanese incursions near Bishenpore Silchar track southwest of Imphal. Tokyo described attempts to cut the Imphal basin supply route while Kohima area actions showed Allied progress on the Imphal Dimapur road corridor.
In Greenville farmers criticize the Agricultural Adjustment Agency for hindering Darke County food production. They state farmers are doing their best but could improve with more cooperative AAA support. The plea follows coercion charges against the AAA and reports of record destruction in three Darke County township offices.
Secretary of War Stimson reported total American casualties through March 23 at 178 681. Through March 23 134 632 Army casualties included 23 322 killed 55 066 wounded 28 014 missing and 28 230 prisoners. Of the wounded 28 977 have returned to duty and 1 677 prisoners were reported by the enemy to have died of disease in prison camps.
One man was killed and eight injured when a gas water heater exploded in the cellar of a Cincinnati hotel used by railroad workers. Local authorities investigated the blast and warned of possible additional hazards in the building.
Mrs. Mary Scheverman, aged 100 and city’s oldest resident, died last night. She would have turned 102 on May 1.
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