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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1945
Page
1
Ohio voters witnessed the transfer from Lausche to Loehe as Franklin D. Loehe takes office amid wartime notes from the Belgian Bulge and Allied counterattacks. The new governor, born November 14, 1895 in Cleveland, rose from modest roots to state leadership after professional baseball and World War I service.
The Office of Defense Transportation authorized construction of 8,833 buses for city and rural passenger service. The move aims to expand urban and rural mobility under wartime logistics, signaling a peak in transportation capacity for civilian use.
Bronx native Charles W. Shea Jr drafted by the Army went overseas with the Fifth Army and earned the Congressional Medal of Honor. He knocked out three machine gun nests, killed three Germans, and captured seven. A second lieutenant, he won his commission in the field.
The Institute Pacific Relations delegates from twelve nations propose treating powerful Japanese industrialists allied with the military as war criminals. They discuss varying punishments from death to detention camps and slave battalions, highlighting those involved in Nanking Hongkong and Bataan. Strong sentiment urges national reckoning after defeat.
Mrs Dora Blankenship former local Messenger representative dies at her Lancaster home Saturday. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at the home of her daughter Mrs Helen Strain. Survived by husband Fred Blankenship two sons Howard Elyria and Robert New Lexington a daughter Mrs Strain a son Jimmy Blankenship who died last year a sister Mrs Levi Palmer of Oreville.
Private Shares Eiselstein, son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Eiselstein now of Columbus formerly of Chester, was seriously wounded in Belgium on December 21. He served in the engineers corps and was for several years the Messenger center in Chester.
Moscow reports say Soviet forces ousted from Esztergom, Danube bastion, to relieve the trapped Axis garrison at Budapest. Germans suffer 1,400 killed, 100 captured, 49 tanks and 16 armored vehicles lost before evacuation, while a 12 mile north Danube gain signals a flanking threat. Also: British court case involving Sir Eric Teichman’s death in England, George E. Smith Jr. on trial for murder. Smith pleads innocent.
Cpl Ralph Cooper of Rutland Meigs County Ohio crawled into a locomotive guarding a supply depot in Northern France as shells fell. He hauled 100 damaged rail cars to safety from midnight until 6 AM with a French civilian helper guiding the engine. His father had driven trains, inspiring the feat. The dispatch did not specify when or where the event occurred.
Canadas Eighth Army has driven to the Adriatic Sea near Ravenna and liberated about 50 square miles of marshland between the city and the Valli di Comacchio. The advance extends east and west from captured San Alberto, reaching Casal Bordo at the base of the spit separating the Comacchio Lagoon from the Adriatic.
A mayor and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals clash over dog control with 400000 dollars at stake. LaGuardia notes wealthier dogs fared better under ASPCA rules than those from poorer districts.
Admiral Jonas H. Ingram warned a possible and probable robot bombing threat against New York and other Atlantic ports within 30 to 40 days. He said attacks would likely be limited to 10 or 12 bombs, not blockbusters, with casualties shorter than London’s. Also, the USS Day ton, a 3,000 ton light cruiser, was commissioned in Philadelphia. In China, Japan is reportedly testing a new air defense Ying bomb.
Firefighters (Lima) combed the ruins of the Milner Hotel and three adjacent buildings after a blaze yesterday. Fire Chief Harry Taflinger estimated losses between 300000 and 380000 dollars. Frances Huff, a war worker staying at the hotel, died from a fractured leg and an apparent heart attack after leaping from a third story window.
Field Marshal Montgomery praised Allied resilience and American heroism after Hitler’s 1944 Belgian offensive stalled. He noted Von Rundstedt’s gains were limited, credited U.S. Second and Seventh Armored Divisions and 82nd and 101st Airborne with stiff resistance, and warned the war would be decided by broader reserves and continued counterattacks.
British based American heavy bombers joined two large RAF fleets in daylight raids on Munich and other targets. The US Eighth Air Force reports its 16th raid in 41 days with losses of nine bombers and one fighter in subzero conditions.
The government reviews all essential activities to tighten control over manpower. An interagency committee including the Army Navy Selective Service War Manpower Commission War Production Board and War Food Administration leads the effort. Lawmakers plan to draft 4-Fs into war plants before broader manpower reforms outlined in the President’s annual message.
In Ironton James R. Bocook, 28, Huntington WV, a discharged veteran, shot fatally after allegedly holding up J. D. Travis, 62, in an Ironton cafe Saturday night. Bocook resisted capture and was shot by A. Chapman, 57, proprietor, with no charges against him per Sgt. E L Ball.
In Federal Court Detroit U s 60 Orthodox priests and a Romanian publisher received prison terms for failing to register as agents of exiled King Carol of Romania. The defendants allegedly sought to bring him into the United States and restore him to the throne.
A 17 year old Columbus high school sophomore was held for juvenile authorities after confessing to shooting his father, 47, with a .22 rifle given as a Christmas present. The elder Byers was found dead in a ditch beside the youth’s stalled car. the boy’s mother lives near Athens.
Montgomery Ward and Company labor board seizure case moves to federal court to determine authority over seizure and operation of 16 Ward properties. Government seeks declaratory judgment and injunction. Ward officials contest Army seizure as unconstitutional and accuse government nets in property operations. Case could impact federal machinery for settling labor disputes, with appeals anticipated by both sides.
Washington 0 Pro Rosevelt backs a moratorium on Sherman Act enforcement for the insurance business until March 1, 1946 with exceptions for boycott coercion or intimidation The President said no federal legislation to regulate insurance will be pursued to disrupt existing regulation or taxation of rates. Second Victim Dies in Hamilton Auto Crash Moore 82 dies in Hamilton as a second victim of yesterday's crash on slick roads Fire destroys three downtown blocks in Pittsburgh six alarm blaze causes heavy damage and forces rooming house sleepers from their quarters
The Associated Press reports excited Japanese broadcasts claiming 450 U.S. transports head for Luzon as invasion forces converge on Mantle Bay and Lingayen Gulf. Allied dispatches say U.S. carrier forces bombard targets while Mindoro actions near Manila advance, and Japanese claims of fleet strength are contradicted by Allied strikes and progress.
Washington observers criticize the presidents vague foreign policy statements as detailing remain undeveloped. Republicans accuse him of hedging on commitments while pledging Atlantic Charter aims. The talk centers on Poland Greece and Italy with focus on allied consultations and avoiding direct, comprehensive European bargains.
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