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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1945

Page

10

Anzac Troops Landed By U S Seventh Fleet In Borneo

Australian Ninth Division troops push southwest toward Seria oil fields after a rapid landings on Brunei Bay. More than 25,000 U S naval personnel aided the operation as Japanese resistance proved light. Brooke ton Maura Labuan Island Victoria Brunnei and Brunei attacked. MacArthur reportedly escaped sniper fire during shore leave.

Associated Press Ninth Division British Borneo Brunei Bay Fleet Seria U. S Seventh Fleet MacArthur Forrest B. Royal Brooketon Maura Labuan Victoria Brunnei Brunei Douglas MacArthur Brunei Bay Labuan Island

Compromise Expected on Tax Shares

Local governments anticipate an increase in state sales tax revenues from 12 million to near 16 million, not the 18 million approved by the Ohio Senate. The House rejected amendments, sending the measure to conference to craft a compromise while debates over pensions and liquor control measures continue.

Columbus Ohio Senate House of Representatives Senate House Ger Frank J. Lausche Robert R. Shaw Franklin Rober L. Mouilton Crawford Bricker William O'Neill Washington Ohio William H. Deddens Hamilton George H. Kirkpatrick Knox Ers Allen L. H. Mythe Benjamin F. Turner Meigs Tom W. Jones Meigss Geo R Coshocton State Supreme Court Columbus Neil House State Board of Liquor Control Shurtz Jiguor Hildebrand Mitchelid John Anti- Saloon League

Retail meat supply in May under one pound weekly

Freq Stitsinger secretary of the Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association stated yesterday that retailers in Hamilton received less than one pound of meat per week per resident in May.

Hamilton

Box score fragment from 7th loan data

Readable lines show mixed numbers and names such as Alexander Ames and Athens with various monetary figures. The text appears as a damaged OCR box score with inconsistent entries and place names, lacking a clear narrative or complete data.

VFW Probers Cite Poor Conditions in Veterans Hospitals

Washington reports by Veterans of Foreign Wars show shocking findings from inspections of veterans hospitals including Northport and others. They found 47 percent inadequate hospitalization, staff shortages, and facility gaps while noting some conditions were better in places per American Legion and Disabled American Veterans.

Washington Veterans of Foreign Wars Tod Ay Veterans Hospital Northport L. I House Veterans Committee Veterans Administration American Legion Disabled American Veterans VFW The Dayton Ohio Chillicothe Columbus UFW Barda H. Morrison Ohio State Guard Lima Donald F. Patcoast Ohio ‘Steel Foundry Company Pancoast Guarda Morrison Fourth Infantry lPancoast

Veto Voting Expected To Get Approval

SAN FRANCISCO AP Both sides in the United Nations debate over the veto agreed it time to vote The proposed formula would require concurrence by the five permanent members before peaceful settlement steps though nations in dispute would not vote The effort aims to abolish the veto from peaceful settlements while not altering use of force rules The conference aims to finish the UN Charter in about a week and advance regional defense and economic council plans to improve global security and collective protection

San Francisco United Nations Conference Committee Council Jalong United Nations Security Council International Social and Economic Council Security Council Commission

Three Killed Four Hurt In Head On Crash Near Mount Vernon

In a head on collision eleven miles south of Mount Vernon on Route 13 three men and one woman died. Victims were Leet Bell 54 his mother Eunice Bell 75 and Jesse James May 29 all Utica residents. Four others were injured including six year old Dixie Les Bell in critical condition at Mercy Hospital.

Mount Vernon Bell Eunice Bell Jesse James May Here Route Utical Dixie Les Bell Critcal Mercy Hospital

High School Boy Dies In Fall From Cliff

A 18 year old Lorain High School athlete Stanley Powlak died and 17 year old Rose Ann Boyle suffered injuries after falling from a 30 foot cliff overlooking Lake Erie at Crystal Beach Vermilion Sunday night. The pair apparently lost footing along the cliff edge.

Lorain Stanley Powlak Rose Ann Boyle Elyria Lake Trie Crystal Beach Vermilion

General Ike Receives London’s Highest Honor

General Eisenhower was awarded the honorary freedom of London as crowds cheered the American supreme commander. He arrived from Frankfurt and rode in a carriage from Temple Bar to the Guildhall, with thousands lining the route. He spoke of allied aims for peace and predicted a postwar plan with Russia and Britain.

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

Canada Returns King's Government to Office

Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s government back in power with a slim Commons majority. Liberals win 45 seats and gain support from eight Independent Liberals from Quebec. Ballots from service personnel not yet counted. May unemployment claims rise 24 percent in Ohio per unemployment official Charles H. Jones.

Ottawa Willater 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 on a cabin cruiser spotted a raft could be people in distress. They found Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caventer of Youngstown and two children clinging to a raft. The scouts Jack ONeill, Thomas Reedy, and Dick Riley rescued all four safely.

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

Railroad Brakeman Dies Under Moving Train

Coroner A F Sarver of Darke County reports Joseph R Swearengin 26 of Delaware a railroad brakeman was killed yesterday when he fell from a coal car under the wheels of a moving train

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

Nazi Babies Starved in Fallersleben Nursery Scandal

American medical teams in Fallersleben uncovered records and local testimony showing 350 newborns died in a Nazi nursery used as a house of death. Infants were taken from mothers days after birth, left unattended until death, while mothers returned to work and were charged burial and care fees.

Germany Reich Fallerspleben

Polish Regime To Be Altered Impending Moscow Meeting

A Moscow meeting will bring together representatives of the Warsaw government and Poles abroad to discuss reorganizing the Polish Provisional government. Big Three reportedly reached a basis for tackling the Polish problem, with Mikolajczyk possibly invited. United States and Britain reportedly align with Stalin on Soviet sponsored provisional government as the core of any new Polish administration.

London UPA Moscow Warsaw Stanislaw Mikolajczyk United States Britain Stalin

Fire interrupts Powhatan mine search for victims

Flames spread through the Powhatan mine halting the hunt for the last two bodies from last summer’s blaze. Sixty-six miners died, with sixty-four bodies recovered so far, three found tonight as smoke reemerged from the entry begun last summer. Air in the entry’s opening, closed last November, rekindled smoldering embers 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 of sugar for home canning starting next Monday. Regional OPA administrator Birkett L. Williams announced the end of a two week suspension of canning sugar issuance after a 34 million pound quota cut from 1944. The War Foods Administration issued 54 million pounds this year versus 41.5 million by May 31 last year, exceeding the planned 70 percent limit, leading to a drastic reduction to prevent shortages. District offices will adjust monthly issuances based on local needs and climate variations, with quotas reflecting uniform percentages of last year’s amount.

Cleveland Ohio Indiana Michigan Kentucky West Virginia Birkett L. Willams OPA War Food Administration Biggn Wiliams Williams

Plane Crash in Fort Thomas Burns After Takeoff

A Stinson plane from Lunken Airport crash landed in a Fort Thomas street, skidded along the road, then overturned twice and burned. The pilot and three passengers survived, escaping the wreck in a densely populated neighborhood.

Ciuncinnativ“P Stinson Fort Thomas Lunken

John Grate 98 Elected Ohio GAR State Commander

John Grate aged 98 of Atwater was elected state commander of the Ohio Grand Army of the Republic at the closing session of the annual encampment in Columbus. He leads the Alliance post. Other officers named include John R. Bennett 100 of Waynesfield as adjutant and quartermaster and Miss Lida 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 John R. Bennett Waynesfield Lida Lucas

Evangelist Charged With Shielding Deserter in Newark

A Newark evangelist Rev Frank S Luckydoo and son in law August F Warner were named in 37 federal indictments. They are charged with harboring a U S Army deserter. Also Ohio State University business manager Carl E Steele to retire May 30 after 35 years.

Columbus Newark Gand Frank S. Luckydoo August F. Warner U.S

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