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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1944
Page
1
The Associated Press reports Japanese losses in planes and ships mounted as Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific trade blows with Nipponese air attacks. American P-40 fighters shot down several enemy planes during heavy assaults on the Idor coastal gateway to northern New Guinea, near U.S. Sixth Army actions.
Allied forces report Catalina patrols known as Black Cats destroyed a 10,000 ton Japanese merchant ship and damaged three other vessels in a six ship convoy near Kavieng New Ireland. Liberators and Mitchells bombed targets in Arawo uthwest New Britain, and Rabaul was repeatedly struck.
An official reprint warns any ex King Carol of Romania seeking restoration will face bitter disappointment. The Soviet Embassy brief condemns Carol as an advocate of anti democratic moves and links him to fascist influence during Antonescu’s regime.
A local organization meeting adopted a resolution supporting General Douglas MacArthur as the One American who could provide leadership for peace in the Pacific. State Rep. Robert A. Wilkinson of Van Wert Ohio chaired the event and led the MacArthur Club.
A grade crossing collision near Helby killed Cloud C. Swartz, 59, and his wife Sarah, 57, authorities said.
Five million volunteers began the campaign to raise 5.5 billion dollars in cash from individual Americans for the 14 billion dollar Fourth War Loan. General Dwight D. Eisenhower in London pledged continued strikes until Nazi resistance is crushed. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in Honolulu urged ongoing bond purchases to guarantee success of the offensive.
The Roman Catholic Church gave last rites to Most Rev. James J. Hartley bishop of Columbus at St Josephs Cathedral with Archbishop McNicholas presiding. Attendees included Archbishop Floersh nine bishops an archabbot and scores of monsignors and priests marking 40 years as Columbus head and 85 years of life.
Fred J. Bald, representing a New York distillery firm, told Ohio retail liquor dealers they should abandon expectations of a supply increase and instead make the best of rationing.
Reports from Buenos Aires describe a national day of mourning as the San Juan earthquake toll climbs to 900 bodies recovered with widespread devastation. Damages, including the wine crop, are estimated at up to 400 million pesos about 100 million dollars.
Two Ohio airmen helped a Flying Fortress survive a massive raid over Germany. Sgt. Caster Lekowski of Peninsula and Sgt. James Parton of East Liverpool claimed multiple enemy kills as their plane sustained heavy damage including 16 inch holes, four downed engines, and 250 bullet holes but landed safely with no injuries.
Washington observers report that both major parties resolved internal squabbles. Southern Democrats, who threatened a third party, met in Washington and declared they remain within the Democratic fold while Dixieland governors settled differences over freight rate equality.
The House Military Committee postpones action on Roosevelt's national service bill after a closed-door meeting. The panel did not rule out future consideration and discussions cover veterans pay and post discharge taps. Freshman Republicans shift to support veteran-led leadership while debates center on mustering-out pay options ranging from 300 to 700 dollars.
A progress report to the House Merchant Marine subcommittee outlines studies by the Bureau of Mines on low grade ore for sponge iron. Dr. R R Sayers presents findings as Republic Steel builds the first commercial sponge iron plant at Warren Ohio, set to start operation in March.
A dense fog blanketed southern Ohio overnight, aided by low smoke in metropolitan regions, and gradually lifted today. The highway department reported the fog lay heavily south of a line through Eaton, Dayton, Delaware, Coshocton, and Carrollton.
The Aluminum Company of America announced plans to restart manufacture of aluminum collapsible tubes for Loach pastes.
Washington reports that Thanksgiving Day will be celebrated on November 23 as the fourth Thursday, after Congress set the date by law. The 1944 calendar yields five Thursdays, but the observance follows the fourth Thursday, not the last.
A spokesman for the Ohio Fuel Gas Co said War Production Board officials may curtail gas supplies to critical war plants rather than less essential industries if a gas emergency arises. He cited unemployment and demoralization from shutdowns, noting in Lancaster Anchor Hocking Co employees were idle, and in Columbus Federal Glass Co workers faced layoffs due to shutdowns.
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker, campaigning in Texas for the Republican nomination, denounced federal overreach after World War II. He urged Americans to reclaim control of government, accusing federal agencies of bypassing states by distributing relief funds and fining states for rules Congress never enacted. He cited actions against Ohio over agricultural and welfare orders.
An army transport plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Oakland airport. All aboard—likely eight—were killed. The twin-engined aircraft fell in a residential area, demolishing a house and triggering a fire that spread to several other homes, though police assume occupants of the house escaped.
Columbus Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of Ironton told the Ohio Dairy Products Association that subsidies should be used to encourage adequate dairy production and to guarantee its distribution.
Allied headquarters in Algiers announced American patrols crossed the Rapido River north of Cassino to probe Nazi Gustav Line positions. French troops seized Sant Elia three miles northeast of Cassino as Allied forces pressed the Cassino area. The patrol found German fortifications about 300 yards beyond the Rapido’s western bank and withdrew after a skirmish.
Gen Henry H Arnold warned at the Poor Richard Club that alliance logistics could enable planes to fly from Italy to bomb Germany en route to bases in Russia. On the Cassino front, French and Allied forces gained ground as Germans rushed to fortify a new line from Cassino to Sant Elia. Meanwhile Canadian and Allied forces pressed the Adriatic flank and RAF and U S bombers targeted rail yards and docks around Florence Rome Anzio and Palo.
Florence Sheline, one of three women who fled the Marysville Reformatory with Velma West, is paroled effective March 1. Sheline, from Gallia County, was sentenced in 1937 for breaking and entering. West remains in custody on a life sentence. two others, Mary Ellen Richards and Virginia Brandy, were paroled previously.
Cairo radio broadcast a rumor today that Marshal Tito of the Yugoslav Partisans was wounded in fighting near Monte Negro, prompting speculation on his health and leadership.
In Miami the AFL executive council will hear a plea to unite scattered federal labor agencies under the Department of Labor. John P. Frey, president of the AFL Metal Trades Department, argues multiple agencies cause strikes by eroding morale amid conflicting policies.
MT VERNON Ohio April 4 The Third District Court of Appeals upheld a lower ruling that 16 members of Vine Street Church of Christ remain members and cannot be expelled. The court restrained two individuals from teaching Sunday School and ordered the church board to pay costs.
Senator Bankhead of Alabama declares a subsidy compromise impossible and says the issue should be debated on the Senate floor. He leads the drive to end federal payments aimed at curbing retail food prices.
Soviet troops push toward the rail center near Rovno 40 miles inside Poland as clashes mount across southwest Russia and northwest Ukraine. Churchill returns to London while Eisenhower is expected to visit. Pravda denies Cairo peace rumors amid denials from British papers.
Miss Vivien Kellems of Westport Connecticut urges business to join a Westport Tea Party to withhold postwar reserves and resist taxes on wartime inventories. She warns the government aims to tax profits and force anticipated profits, risking plant closure and 150 jobs as tools for war effort may halt.
The British national debt on December 31 stood at about £19.237 billion, roughly $77.33 billion, compared with £8.026 billion in 1938. The figure was reported today in the House of Commons by Sir John Anderson, chancellor of the exchequer, while the United States gross public debt that date was about $165.88 billion.
An old Connecticut classified note touts tiny dehydrated carrot cabbage and coffee portions sold in bulk via a newspaper ad. It highlights compact packaging, small onions, and a tabletop gas range for sale with a call to action and advertised charging option.
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