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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1945
Page
1
The report details renewed assaults on Kyushu and Okinawa with 368 enemy warplanes downed and 9,108 Japanese killed through midnight Friday. About 85,000 Okinawa civilians have fallen under American military government as battle lines push toward the island’s northern tip.
In Poughkeepsie New York the Dutchess County surrogate's court filed last yesterday details on the Roosevelt estate with no valuation attached. Franklin D Roosevelt left Ninesteniths of 7anet estate of 1 089872 upon death and his widow Anna Eleanor Roosevelt receives all income from a trust from the residuary estate. On her death the children or their heirs inherit equally one half of the remaining principal with any accumulations. Separate trusts will be created from the other half for the benefit of the children and grandchildren.
Britain’s King and Queen joined Prime Minister Churchill in a 40 minute service at St Pauls to honor President Roosevelt. Princess Elizabeth accompanied the royal couple, with Churchill referencing Roosevelt as his leader. Sarah, Churchill’s daughter, stood with the group during the tribute to the late president.
Coroner L Bie MecCullough ruled death by own action in the case of 43 year old Mrs Glenn Snider who was killed by a Pennsylvania freight train near Lucas yesterday. Witnesses said she stepped into the train's path rather than be struck.
Columbus and Franklin County economic development panel reports postwar job potential of 172000 plus workers, about 32 thousand more than 1946 figures, after Japan war ends. Committee cautions prediction excludes new postwar industries and shifts in employment.
Norman May Jum 33 of Gibsonburg and Mrs Oscar Benge 23 of Fremont were killed in a collision between an automobile and a state highway department road grader. Norman H Michel of Gibsonburg, driver of the car, suffered minor injuries. Also reported: James H Johnston a Zanesville salesman died of a heart attack in his hotel room. William S Tack president of Jack and Heintz Inc will depart Monday for overseas service with the Army Air Forces.
Columbus Ohio and statewide memorial services were announced following Gov Frank J Lausche meeting with religious leaders. Date to be set in proclamations by the governor and mayors to honor the late President Roosevelt and to pray for the success of the San Francisco conference.
Allied air forces report a record tally of 1013 German planes shot down in a single day as strategic bombers and fighters hit southern Germany. Total enemy losses in 10 days rise to about 2490, with April totals surpassing 3121. Luftwaffe fuel shortages and reserves limit German counterair efforts across Aachen and Rhine crossing areas.
General Eisenhower told American correspondents that there will be no V E Day announcement until key enemy pockets on the Western Front are wiped out. He said the war in Europe may not end for weeks or months as Allied troops aim to fully occupy the Reich and force German surrenders in stages. The commander warned Nazi units will yield individually as they exhaust supplies or are trapped, and predicted Hitler’s fortress in Bavaria could hold out longer.
Washington reports say Stalin agreed to a unified Polish government as discussed at Yalta, with Molotov to attend San Francisco. Moscow repeats insistence that the Warsaw provisional government be admitted to the United Nations conference, while Britain and the United States resist. Molotov's arrival is awaited to clarify a major issue among the Big Three.
Fifth Army units pressed through bitterly defended mined terrain south of Bologna in the broadened offensive to drive German forces from Italy. Western flank gains ranged 1 000 to 2 500 yards as Eighth Army in the Po Valley reported about 6 000 prisoners taken since starting its sweep. A Columbus UP I poll on state and local convention plans for primaries shows Bricker and Myers v Jooper Republicans and Davey Democrat oppose the measure with White and Cox favoring it and Lausche未 indicating position.
Crile General Hospital in Parma surpassed previous records with 2,805 patients registered, highest total since opening. Col. Robert D. Barden, hospital commandant, announced the five days before the facility marked its first anniversary.
Rising floods in Arkansas threaten the lower Mississippi valley as Ar kansas White and St Francis rivers rise. Col George H Hudson, U S district engineer in New Orleans, warned waters could prolong the months long fight against the Jevess land disaster._
Police conclude the murder bullets used on Miami Beach March 24 show no similarity to those recovered from a bus line operator’s body in South Lebanon Ohio. Capt Barker and Ohio officials compared slug markings after a photoscopic study linking Bern ie Beal and Cabbie David Newman and special officer Harold Burgoyne cases. FBI holds school on police administration in Columbus June 4-5 announced by Holloman.
President Truman, in his first press talk, outlined foreign policy aims with De Gaulle, Churchill, Stalin, Chiang Kai-shek, Molotov, and the U.N. charter. Domestically he backs Roosevelt’s Bretton Woods monetary pact and reciprocal trade, keeps curfew, and plans no lift on the horse racing ban.
Japanese air losses mounted as Allied raids hammered six bases on Kyushu and near the home islands. U S air forces claimed 1,674 planes down in the month with B 29s and carrier support from Iwo Jima in a broad Ryukyu and Kyushu strike. MacArthur bombers also hit along the Asiatic coast. Findlay to switch to Eastern War Time at midnight April 1.
Francis X. Falvey of Norfolk Virginia, a 28 year Army veteran, stands as the only man in the transportation corps allowed to wear its patch on the right shoulder despite regulations. His left sleeve bears sergeant stripes, six overseas chevrons for World War II, six? nine enlistment hash marks, and other service insignia.
President Truman signed the lend-lease extension bill saying it is a mighty instrument for victory and a growing monument to Roosevelt’s boldness and statesmanship. He added that lend-lease will continue until Germany and Japan surrender or are defeated, with Secretary of State Stettinius and Senator Connally witnessing the signing.
President Truman nominates George Smith Patton Jr and Courtney Hicks Hodges for full generals. The move accompanies a 12 month extension of lend lease aid to the United Nations signed after White House talks with United Nations conference delegates in San Francisco. Stettinius and lawmakers stayed to observe the approval of the legislation.
Senate food investigators heard a proposal for true parity prices for all farm products. A Swift and Company executive testified that civilian meat supplies for the April to June quarter would be about 35 percent lower than the same period last year. A committee of agriculture commissioners from 17 states urged a simple formula for parity payments including labor costs.
Foreign Minister Jose Felix Lequerica announced Spain ends censorship of foreign correspondents. Five Ohio University graduates honored by Ohio State University Board of Trustees for 25 to 32 years of service are profs Robert B. Tom Burrell B Spohn Victor A. Beecham Frederick C. Landsitter and Clarence E. Rowland. They span New Concord Junction City Corning Lowell Browns Mills and Columbus.
Third Army captures Plauen rail center near Czechoslovak border close to Berlin. British advance south of Bremen. Canadians cut German escape routes in Holland. On the Russian front Soviets breach lines near Berlin and advance toward the Austrian and Czechoslovak fronts. Italians and Americans make gains. Pacific front sees heavy air raids on Kyushu and Okinawa fighting. Luzon operations continue with renewed Chinese advances and heavy casualties.
Ohio Highway Department seeks county engineers and commissioners help to select feeder and farm to market roads for the secondary federal aid system. Nearly 28 million dollars expected to be spent over three postwar years on about 7 000 miles, within a 120 million dollar outlay funded by federal aid and state and local matching.
Akron plants faced earlier walkouts as workers returned to duties at three rubber facilities. Goodrich Synthetic Corp. expects full production after a one day stoppage over finishing department transfers. Firestone No 1 plant workers came back last night after a renewed walkout amid a seniority dispute. General Tire and Rubber employees concluded a three day stoppage as talks continue on wage rate issues.
The body of Harvey F. Kinnel aged 60 assistant general manager of the Gustav Hirsch organization was found in the Scioto River yesterday Coroner John B Gravis withheld verdict
Robert Robinson, 42, pleaded guilty to first degree murder of Mrs. Alice Reed on January 5. He was sentenced to life in the Ohio Penitentiary by three common pleas judges yesterday.
The U S Third Army captured Plauen in Saxony near the Czechoslovak border and pressed within 75 miles of Russian lines. German sources said Berlin front torn, Red Army advances continued in Austria and Czechoslovakia as Patton’s forces moved prisoners to record totals.
The Ohio Board of Liquor Control extended the midnight curfew for liquor establishments to the end of the present emergency. The 60-day curfew adopted February 26 would have expired April 27.
Navy postwar plan outlines 4,191 combatant ships plus 4,639 auxiliaries to be kept or disposed. Admiral Horne says 2,276 stay active and 3,554 inactive, with about 6,000 vessels slated for disposal. Some become scrap, others targets. specifics on future use not given. Also reports a Cincinnati man sentenced to three months for false fire alarms. a New Philadelphia item notes 173,200 trees to be planted by students in the Muskingum Conservancy District as a reforestation project.
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