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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1945
Page
9
An Pacific front report states American forces push three miles west of Okinawa as 85,000 Okinawa civilians fall under military government. Marines advance on enemy pockets in the north while operations continue through midnight.
A late president Franklin D Roosevelt estate filing dated November 12 1941 in Poughkeepsie New York outlines bequests to his widow Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and establishes separate trusts for children and grandchildren from residuary estate.
A somber royal family and Prime Minister Churchill join in a 40 minute tribute to President Roosevelt. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, with Princess Elizabeth, participate at St Paul’s Cathedral as Churchill, who called himself Roosevelt’s lieutenant, leads the ceremony with emotional remarks.
Coroner L. McCullough returned a verdict of death by own action in the death of 43 year old Mrs. Glenn Snider of Mansfield. She was killed by a Pennsylvania freight train near Lucas yesterday. Witnesses said she jumped into the train's path.
Columbus and Franklin County economic development committee predicts postwar employment will reach 172 258, about 32 365 more than 1940. The forecast assumes continued expansion but does not count on new postwar industries.
Fremont locals Norman May lum age 23 of Gibsonburg and Mrs Oscar Benge age 23 of Fremont died in a crash between an automobile and a state highway department road grader. Norman H Michel of Gibsonburg, driver, suffered minor injuries and died of heart attack. James H Johnston a Zanesville salesman was found dead in a hotel room of heart attack. William S Jack, president of Jack and Heintz Inc., to leave overseas for Army Air Force mission.
Columbus and other Ohio cities will observe a statewide memorial for President Roosevelt and a program of prayers for the San Francisco Conference. The plan was announced after Gov. Lausche met with 19 religious representatives. Date to be announced in proclamations by governor and mayors.
Allied air forces reported a record raid destroying 1013 German planes in a 16 day push. The tally over 16 days reached 2480, about half Luftwaffe strength, as German fuel shortages limited air operations. RAF bombers targeted rail hubs while U S Eighth Air Force fought in a massive Luftwaffe showdown.
Allied forces push through bitterly defended, mined terrain south of Bologna on day two of the Italian offensive. Westward, Truscott’s corps gains up to 2500 yards but faces interlaced defenses and concentrated fire. The Eighth Army moves up the Po Valley since April 9, with 5,000 prisoners taken so far.
Miami Beach police and hospital officials reported Crile General Hospital reached a record 2,615 patients, the highest in its history. The figure followed a five day period with no bullets matching earlier murder cases, part of a microscopic study of lead slug markings in slayings tied to Bernie Beat and a taxi driver and officer on Miami Beach.
Gen. Eisenhower warned there would be no V E Day proclamation until all major enemy pockets on the Western Front are wiped out. He said the war in Europe may end only after Reich occupation and described German surrenders occurring as units exhaust supplies or are trapped. He noted Hitler's death stand in Bavaria could delay any formal surrender for months.
Reports from Washington claim Marshal Stalin has agreed to a unified Polish regime as discussed at Yalta. The Moscow broadcast insisted the Kremlin backed provisional government in Warsaw be admitted to the United Nations conference opening April 25, though no confirmation yet.
Japanese forces report 1674 aircraft lost in the last month over southern approaches to Japan and Kyushu raids by B-29s and fighters. Tokyo claims 18 US ships sunk or damaged with enemy air action continuing. Findlay schedules time change to Eastern War Time from April 28 after council vote.
A poll of former governors shows Bricker Cooper and Davey oppose a plan to establish state district and county party conventions for endorsing primary candidates while White Cox and Lausche affiliates lean toward it. Davis and Donahey have not yet stated positions. Proponents argue the measure would increase party responsibility by requiring conventions to recommend the best qualified candidates.
Floodwaters threaten Arkansas and nearby tributaries as the lower Mississippi Valley battles weeks longer against failing levees. Col. George H. Hudson, district engineer in New Orleans, warned that the Arkansas, White, and St. Francis rivers could extend the flood fight by several weeks.
Federal Bureau of Investigation will conduct a state wide School of Police Administration in Columbus from June 4 to June 8. Special Agent in Charge F C Helleman of the Cincinnati division announced the program aims to improve local policing standards.
President Truman stated his foreign and domestic policy positions at his first press conference. He would meet Prime Minister Churchill and hopes to see Molotov before the San Francisco UN conference. Domestically he backs Roosevelt’s Bretton Woods monetary plan, reciprocal trade, curfew and brownout measures, and keeps the horse racing ban.
MSgt. Francis XX Falvey of Norfolk Virginia, veteran of 28 years in the Army, is the sole transportation corps member allowed to wear the corps patch on his right shoulder despite regulations. His left sleeve displays six sergeant stripes, six World War II chevrons, six World War II chevrons, and nine enlistment hash marks.
President Truman signed the lend-lease extension bill calling it a mighty instrument for victory. He said the measure stands as a growing monument to boldness and statesmanship and will continue until Germany and Japan surrender or are defeated. Witnessed by Secretary of State Stettinius and Senator Connally of Texas.
President Truman nominated George Smith Patton Jr and Courtney Hicks Hodges to be full generals. The lend lease extension to the United Nations was signed to last another year ending June 30 1946. Delegates to the San Francisco United Nations conference watched as Stettinius and lawmakers observed the historic note of a president who previously served as vice president signing a bill he once supported as VP.
Senate investigators received a recommendation for true parity prices for all farm products. A Swift and Company executive told a House food inquiry that meat supplies for the April to June quarter would be about 35 percent lower than a year earlier. An agriculture commission committee from 17 states urged a simple parity formula including labor costs.
Ohio State University honors five former students for long service at a dinner. The event recognized Prof. Robert B. Tom, Prof. Burrell B. Spohn, Prof. Victor A. Ketcham, Prof. Frederick C. Landsitter, and Mr. Clarence E. Rowland for 25 to 32 years with the university. The Foreign Minister announced Spain would end censorship of foreign correspondents.
WAR AT A GLANCE WESTERN FRONT: American advances capture Plauen rail center near the Czechoslovak border. Ninth Army enlarges Elbe bridgehead 43 miles from Berlin. British push south of Bremen. Canadians trap German escape route in Holland. RUSSIAN FRONT: Nazi lines breached 33 miles east of Berlin. airborne Russians land 23 miles from the capital. Red Army advances in Austria and Czechoslovakia. ITALIAN FRONT: Americans gain yard by yard in new offensive. British drive up the IoValley. PACIFIC FRONT: Six waves of B 29s hit Kyushu airfields. Okinawa front clashes. Americans tighten hold on Baguio. Chinese recapture Liangyang and Icheng in Hupeh with heavy casualties.
The Ohio State Highway Department seeks county engineers and commissioners to help pick farm-to-market and feeder roads for a secondary federal aid system. The plan aims to spend about 28 million dollars over three postwar years, funded by a 120 million dollar state program with 20 million dollars yearly federal aid.
Akron plants moved toward normal operation as workers returned after short walkouts. Goodrich Synthetic Corp aimed for full production after a one day stoppage over transfer of finishing department workers. Firestone No 2 plant mill room workers came back after a Thursday walkout over seniority. General Tire and Rubber workers ended a three day stoppage and voted to return pending wage talks.
The body of Harvey F. Kinnel age 60 assistant general manager of the Gustav Hirsch organization was found in the Scioto River in Columbus yesterday. Coroner John B. Gravis withheld verdict.
Robert Robinson aged 42 pleaded guilty to first degree murder of Mrs. Alice Reed on January 5. Yesterday three common pleas judges sentenced him to life in the Ohio Penitentiary.
The House appropriations committee disclosed postwar plans for 1,191 combatant ships plus 4,639 auxiliaries and minor craft. Of these, 2,276 would be active and 3,554 inactive, with the latter kept ready for quick activation. About 6,000 vessels are to be disposed of after the war.
The U S Third Army seized Plauen near the Czechoslovak border and drove toward the Russian lines, splitting the Reich in two. Patton’s forces pressed into Saxony while Ninth Army extended its Elbe bridgehead, as Soviet and Allied offensives surged across multiple fronts toward Berlin and Austria.
The Ohio Board of Liquor Control extended the midnight curfew for liquor establishments "the end of the present emergency." The six day curfew adopted Feb. 96 would have expired April 27 in Columbus.
Five Muskingum Conservancy District high schools will plant about 171,200 trees this month as part of a school reforestation project. The effort involves students from five institutions in New Philadelphia area.
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