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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1946
Page
4
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An opinion piece argues Hirohito abandoned the role of earthly god in a cynical arc of history. It credits Perry and MacArthur with ending imperial myths, noting Japan’s isolation and public reverence. The essay frames Hirohito’s resignation as both prudent and inevitable as the era closed.
The State Department proposes a Foreign Information Service with 13 million dollars for six months and 2,600 jobs in 62 countries. The aim is to present a full picture of American life, using shortwave broadcasts and films, while insisting it will not compete with propaganda or private news services. Critics fear biased output and doubt foreign readers will trust the agency.
Washington notes scarce reaction to President Truman's address with only 500 telegrams, most favorable but not a robust sample. analysts say the lack of a concrete issue and multiple proposals blurred the message, reducing public action and mail to Congress as a stronger gauge.
Peter Edson reports on a Senate passed Stock Piling Bill that would substitute a new Strategic Materials Stock Piling Board for wartime procurement agencies. The measure sets broad powers for a seven cabinet member board led by a chairman to direct purchases, potentially bypassing competitive bidding and raising price concerns.
A US reader learns about a Russian couple who bought a tank and used it across Poland Romania Czechoslovakia and Germany to kill 160 enemy soldiers. The woman ran the show while the husband drove, proving a backseat driver Russian trait. The piece links sacrifice and world brotherhood through their story.
J B KilE of Tuppers Plains writes that many promises of a cure for global ills fall short. He warns of looming wars, social strife, and religious political conflict, urging caution about prophecies and noting growing attention to Jerusalem and end-time figures.
A housewife voices skepticism that saving waste fats will grant her priority when nylons soaps refrigerators and other scarce goods are released. She recalls scarce bacon lard and ham showing inequity between those who saved fats and those who did not and questions whether the policy truly rewards contributors.
In a tense night at John Clay’s house and nearby inn, Pike confronts hints of a secrets conference and a missing Mary Butler. He questions Fay Tudor and encounters Availed resistance as he ponders Bateman’s visit and the ongoing family power play. The scene ends with Pike planning a late-night return.
Carbondale notes show Mrs George Barber and daughter Mildred visiting Mrs J W Lucas in Welliston. Walter Holland of Florida spent a brief furlough with parents Mr and Mrs Hiram Holland. Mr and Mrs Sant White lost their home and goods by fire December 29, parents of Probate Judge White. Judith Sydney Richland Williams of Chicago spent weekend with parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Williams. Williams improving after pneumonia. Herman Brown ill at home for his daughter Ina. Mrs Foster Sweazy and Carlie Barber in Athens Thursday. Clyde Barber of Detroit visiting parents. Barber couple received word Sgt Delbert Barber reenlisted.
Hal Boyle notes Manila as a bustling, war-torn hub alive with American troops. He compares it to a frontier town, cites constant road work and shell-scarred ruins, and describes the hustle on Escolta and Rizal avenues where bars, shops, and night clubs thrive amid scarcity and rising American goods.
Dewitt Mackenzie and Madame Mack revisit the Folies Bergere in Paris noting unheated theater cold crowds mostly American officers and GI’s. They describe fuel shortages, scarce coal, and a largely unmoved audience with a cynical GI sergeant summarizing his impressions.
Walter J. Blattert, 19, a discharged veteran, faces first degree murder charges after the strangling of Mrs. Gladys Marsden, 40, whose body was found in a Detroit school yard. He surrendered Saturday night claiming they drank at a tavern a week earlier and that Marsden’s shouting led him to strike her to sober her up. He says she struck him first and his blows caused her death when her head hit a brick wall.
A child tumbles in mud but vows to rise again as the mother urges resilience in a short poem by Frank E. Doe Reynoldsburg. Separately Methodist educators meet in Cleveland to prepare for the annual sessions of the association of schools and colleges of the Methodist Church.
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