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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1945

Page

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Anzac Troops Land Deepen Holds on Brunei Bay

Australian Ninth Division troops rapidly exploited landings on Brunei Bay and moved toward Seria oil fields within 40 miles amid light Japanese opposition. U S Seventh Fleet aided, with Navy and air bombardments, as 25 000 American personnel participated and Brooke ton and Victoria were seized.

Associated Press Ninth Division British Borneo Brunei Bay Fleet Seria U. S Seventh Fleet MacArthur Borneo Forrest B. Royal Brooketon Maura Labuan Victoria Brunnei Brunei Tokyo Home Islands China Lihan Liuchan Chungking Chung-Chingfu Indo- China Japan Jima Okinawa Navy Department Longshaw Drexler Bates

Compromise on Tax Shares Faces House Standstill

Ohio legislators debated sales tax revenue boosts amid a split House vote 72 to 46 against revenue-raising amendments. A conference committee will seek a compromise near 16 million dollars as Gov. Lausche urged a balanced financial plan amid regional funding pressures.

Columbus Ohio Senate House of Representatives Senate House Messare Frank J. Lausche Robert R. Shaw Franklin Rober L. Moulton Crawford Bricker William O'Neil CB Washington Ohio

Learn ONE POUND 4 WEEK HAMILTON UP

Freg Stitsin Ber secretary of the Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association said yesterday that meat received by retailers in May averaged less than one pound per week for each resident.

Hamilton Freg Stitsin- Ber Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association

7th Loan Box Score Summary

Box score details list multiple towns and cities such as Ames Athens Bern Carthage Dover Lodi Rome Troy Waterloo York and Athens City with various dollar figures and totals reflecting loan amounts and sales. The data appears as a compilation of financial amounts across locations with a final total of 31,016,000.00 and 439,611.66 in ME Coat Sold.

Alexander Ames Athens Bern Canaan Carthage Dover Lee Lodi Rome Trimble Troy Waterloo York Athens City Nelsonville

VFW Probers Probe Conditions At Hospitals

Washington report from VFW investigators finds sickening violence in a Northport VA hospital and cites 47 percent of veterans hospitals with inadequate care. The groups fault VA management, note shortages of doctors and beds, and urge more construction while noting some facilities perform well.

Washington Veterans Hospital Northport L. I House Veterans Committee Veterans Administration American Legion Disabled American Veterans Veterans Hospitals VFW Dayton Ohio Chillicothe

Three Killed Four Hurt In Head-On Auto Crash Near Mount Vernon

A head-on collision 11 miles south of Mount Vernon on Route 13 killed Leet Bell 54 his mother Eunice Bell 75 and Jesse James May 29 all Utica residents. Four others were injured including Dixie Lee Heil 6 in critical condition at Mercy Hospital.

Mount Vernon Bell Eunice Bell Jesse James May Here Utica Dixie Lee Heil Critcal Mercy

Veto Voting Expected To Get Approval At UN

In San Francisco AP reporting the United Nations debate on the big power veto nears a vote. The proposed veto formula requires US Russia Britain China and France to concur for steps toward peace. Some nations oppose the concurrent veto on peaceful settlements while not challenging use of force. The UN Charter work proceeds with midafternoon meetings to finalize arrangements for enforcement and peace measures. A regional defense plan under the security system commission aims to provide collective protection if the council fails.

San Francisco United Nations United States Russia Britain China France World Security Council United Nations Conference Committee Council Security Council Social ‘and Economic Council

High School Boy Dies In Fall From Cliff

A Lorain High School student, 16 or 17, Stanley Powlaly, died after falling from an 80 foot cliff at Crystal Beach Vermilion. Rose Ann Boyle, 17, from Elyria, was injured when both slipped from the edge while walking near Lake Erie.

Lorain Stanley Powlaly Rose Ann Boyle Elyria Lakerie Crystal Beach Vermilion

Reprimand for Taking Machine Guns in Lima

Captain Harold H Morrison of Ohio State Guard at Lima faces an official reprimand before Adjutant General Donald F Pancoast for removing sub machine guns from an armory to the Ohio Steel Foundry plant during a strike. The weapons, taken against guard rules, were returned by order of the adjutant general. Morrison commands Company H Fourth Infantry and heads the plant guards.

Columbus Harold H. Morrison Ohio State Guard Lima Donald F. Pancoast Ohio Steel Foundry Company Pancoast Morrison Fourth Infantry

General Ike Receives London's Highest Honor

London honors General Eisenhower with the honorary freedom of the city as crowds line the route from Temple Bar to the Guild Hall. Eisenhower, escorted by bays, arrived from Frankfort and plans to visit Washington before returning to Europe. He told reporters that Russia Britain and the United States aim to prevent Germany from waging war again and that Russians are very friendly.

London Eisenhower Empire Temple Bar Guild Hall Frankfort Washington Europe Russia Great Britain United States Germany

Canada Returns King's Government to Office

Ottawa confirms King returns to power with a slim Liberal majority in the House of Commons aided by eight Independent Liberals from Quebec. Early results rely on civilian votes and ten-day delays for service ballots may alter totals. Unemployment claims in Ohio rise 24 percent in May per Charles H. Jones of the state bureau.

Ottawa UPI W. L. Mackenzie King House of Commons Quebec Columbus Charles H. Jones Ohio Bureau of

Scouts Rescue Family Of Four From Lake Milton

Three Boy Scouts in a cabin cruiser rescued Mr and Mrs Frank E Cavenier and two children from Lake Milton Sunday. The scouts Jack ONeill 13 Thomas Reedy 14 and Dick Riley 13 spotted figures on a raft then approached to save the family all four were pulled from the water without injury by the youthsnear Youngstown.

Youngstown Lake Milton Frank E. Cavenier Youngs Jack O'Neill Thomas Reedy Dick Riley

Railroad brakeman killed in coal car accident

Coroner A F Sarver of Darke County reports Joseph R. Swearengin age 26 of Delaware died yesterday after falling from a coal car under a moving train. The incident occurred on the railroad line near Greenville. Swearengin was a brakeman employed by the railroad company.

Greenville A. F Sarver Darke County Joseph R. Swearengin Delaware

Charge Nazis With Starving Slaves Babies IN GERMANY

American army medical men found German records in Fallersleben showing 350 infants died in a nursery run as a house of death. Newborns were taken from mothers days after birth and left to die. A German farmer was paid twenty five cents to bury them in mass graves as mothers returned to work.

Germany Reich Fallers- Jeben

Polish Regime To Be Altered

London reports say a mission to reorganize the Polish Provisional government will meet in Moscow with Warsaw officials and exiles. Big Three reportedly reached a basis of understanding on Poland and Mikolajczyk may be invited to discuss reorganization. A Moscow source notes US and Britain align with Stalin on a Soviet sponsored nucleus for a reformed Polish administration.

London Moscow Warsaw Stanislaw Mikolajczyk Foxter United States Britain Stalin

Fire Flare Delays Mine Death Search in Powhatan

A revived blaze interrupted the effort to recover the remaining two bodies from last summer’s mine fire that killed 66. Sixty four bodies had been removed, with three more found last night as smoke returned from the entry where the fire began. Air renewed by reopening the entry last November fed the smouldering coal into flame.

Powhatan

Canning Sugar Ration Set At Eight Pounds Per Person

Ohio Indiana Michigan Kentucky and West Virginia will receive an average of eight pounds for home canning starting next Monday as the War Food Administration ends a two week suspension. The regional OPA administrator says the region’s quota was cut by 34 million pounds from the 1944 allotment, with issuance this year at 54 million pounds. He notes an apparent 100 percent rise in applications, exceeding the quota by 25 million pounds, prompting the drastic reduction to prevent shortages. Local boards will adjust district quotas based on fruit and sugar availability and local needs.

Central Western Pacific Yaegu-Dake Seventh 184Th 96Th Division Yasiu Oroku Peninsula Sixth Marine Division Naha Airfield Naha Harbor Yaeju-Dake Guam J Okinawa Cleveland Ohio Indiana Michigan Kenucky West Virginia Birkett L. Williams OPA War Food Administration Columbus Newark Kentucky Wiliams Frank S. Luckyroo August F. Warner Dlicant Narbouns U.S. Army Williams

Pilot and Three Passengers Escape Plane Crash Fort Thomas

A Stinson plane bound from Lunken Airport crashed in Fort Thomas Kentucky, skidding along a street with homes before overturning twice, then exploding in a vacant lot. The pilot and three passengers survived and told their account today.

Cincinnati Stinson Fort Thomas Lunken

Ohio GAR elects 98 year old John Grate state commander

At Columbus the Ohio Grand Army of the Republic elected John Grate aged 98 as state commander at the closing encampment. He serves as commander of the Alliance post. Other officers named include Jenna R. Bennett of Waynesfield as adjutant and quartermaster and Lila Lucas of Columbus as department secretary, a post she has held for 26 years.

Columbus John Grate Atwater Ohio Grand Army of the Republic Alliance Jenna R. Bennett Waynesfield Lila Lucas

Steeb to Retire Columbus

Carl E. Steele, longtime business manager of Ohio State University for 35 years, will retire June 30, as announced by President Howard L. Bevis. The decision marks the end of a lengthy era in OSU administration.

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