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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1945
Page
17
Third Marine Division veterans flood Iwo Jima action as fighting stalls and costs mount in a grim Philippines theater with U S cavalrymen fighting room by room for the Manila Hotel while countervailing reports carry a lighter note of victory from other fronts.
U S Pacific Fleet units near Iwo Jima sustain damage from Japanese air attacks. Seven enemy planes shot down as Marine divisions push across minefields toward Corregidor. MacArthur reports recapture of Bataan, extensive fighting in Manila and surrounding areas with heavy casualties and stalled advances. Relations note Japanese claims of sunk ships and minefield actions.
COLUMBUS Ohio. Substitution of the office ballot for the party ballot is recommended for passage by the Senate Elections Committee and likely will be voted on within two weeks. The change would require voters to mark an X beside each preferred candidate rather than a single X for a straight party ticket. Proponents say it could raise standards, while critics note it may narrow access for minor candidates.
Ohio Gov. Lausche says he will issue an emergency regulation to force bars to stop liquor sales at midnight starting Monday if the State Liquor Board cannot act. The move follows a request from War Mobilization Director Byrnes to comply with federal order. Three Ohioans among 77 non combatant medical troops released by Germany will arrive in Charleston, S. C., early March from Marseilles.
Allied and Russian forces pressed a widening advance toward Berlin as Konev and Zhukov moved armored columns through Brandenburg toward the Spree Valley. Berlin’s outskirts faced heavy shelling from Guben to the river as German defenses reeled.
A Los Angeles obstetrician reports a normal baby girl born after a pregnancy he claims lasted 275 days, 95 days longer than usual. The mother, a 25-year-old wife of a wartime aircraft worker, delivered a six pound 15 ounce girl. Both mother and child are reported in good condition.
Logan officers search for a man registered at Hotel Ambrose in uniform who is suspected of stealing 300 in cash and a watch from guest Manson. The suspect, identified as H W Davis of 438 South St Salt Lake City, fled after leaping from a hotel roof into an awning, breaking his fall.
COLUMBUS l I A bill to establish a state department of conservation drew opposition in a legislative hearing before the senate conservation committee. Dr. Wilber G. Stout state geologist urged keeping the geological survey in the education department while industrial spokesmen objected to the proposed department gaining extensive water control power.
About 30 people were evacuated from cottages along the Little Miami River at Tower Hill before dawn as heavy rains fed the river. The water level eased to 43.4 feet, eight feet below flood stage, with forecasts showing little flood risk for this area.
Cincinnati report quotes Maj. Gen. Levin H. Campbell Sr. urging Congress and industry to supply twice as much ammunition as General Eisenhower, noting wartime demand remains high though progress is being made. A London prison farm escape follows a separate note: Donald Garrison, 30, serving 1 to 25 years for unarmed robbery, fled last night.
In Elyria, Common Pleas Judges Findley and Cook rule the divorce petition of Mrs. Sarah Willemson, 37, against Leo Willemson, 29, is not drawn in regal style and strike it. Her attorney has filed notice of appeal.
Rep William Hess of Cincinnati notes 18 year old soldiers appearing on casualty lists and has written General Marshall for an explanation after the War Department said training battle replacements would require at least a year, in urging Congress to lower the draft age.
London reports say Prime Minister Churchill will seek a parliamentary vote of confidence on Crimean decisions, especially unity of action in peace and war. Eden set the motion for next Tuesday and Wednesday as Conservative doubts about Poland grow, threatening Churchill’s position while government spokesmen seek broad backing.
Congress paused foreign policy talk to hear George Washington's farewell address on Washington's birthday during the 45th annual reading ceremony. The event revived the sentiments he urged for frequent review.
Bus drivers from East Liverpool and Steubenville locals voted to return to work with the Ohio Valley Motor Transit Co. while a separate Portsmouth strike entered its second day with no settlement in sight. Members sought to resume duties pending resolution of grievances by the regional war labor board.
Allied forces push across the Saar River nearing Trier as Patton’s Third Army hauls close to key German defenses. Patch’s Seventh Army drives from the south toward Saarbrucken while Canadians near Calcarne press Ruhr Valley access.
New York merchant seamen repatriated on the Swedish liner Gripsholm returned to America with vivid claims of Nazi camp conditions worsened by Allied bombing. They said rail and transport damage forced long detours to Swiss borders, the Roer River flooding delayed operations, and German forces began pulling back as Eisenhower prepared a broader offensive.
Reports from Bradley’s HQ describe a massive explosion near Urft dam as Patton’s forces breach the Moselle Saar triangle. German villages, including Tawert and Sudlingen, fall. 72 villages taken in two days. Seventh Army crosses the Saar. 2,600 captured in Moselle Saar triangle. Ruhr defenses tighten. Calcar city leveled by air raids as the push continues.
Carl Lud wle Krepper former Lutheran minister convicted of conspiracy to obstruct interfere with and injure the defense of the United States. The five day trial showed he plotted with Lt Walter Kappe of German Army Intelligence as contact man for eight Nazi saboteurs. FBI testified he kept hideaways for German agents but none contacted him. Maximum penalty two years and a ten thousand dollar fine.
Pvt. George Parker aged 20, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Parker near Chester, was killed in action in Germany after being reported missing in action. A Chester High School graduate, he spent a Thanksgiving furlough with his parents before overseas service. He leaves three brothers and one sister. In another note, Harry Byers 17 was indicted for first degree murder in the shooting of his father, Harry Byers Sr., 47, on January 5.
Swedish writer JERIE GRANBERG reports from Stockholm on Berlin’s chaos as deserters flood in and Nearest front lines push toward the city. He notes Nazi calls to report deserters, the strong Oder fore reserves, and the looming siege that could take six to eight weeks. Berlin life persists amid a tense, uncertain atmosphere.
Three American enlisted men freed from a Japanese prison ship after its explosion near the Philippines were wounded and later reached shore. Tsane V Hagins, Francis Hoceior, and Joseph Tanase are identified with their hometowns. They were rescued at the redistribution station before being sent home.
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