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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1945
Page
12
The notice lists publication dates from 1825 to 1929 including Saturday editions and rates. It notes editors Usher and Gen Mer as managing editors, with Associated Press credit rules and various subscription prices for different terms. It references Ohio circulation, a senior foreign office, and a Chicago connection for notices and thanks.
The text discusses the draft charter linking a world league to strong powers and total war as a force for world peace. It references the American public and Senate discussions, Truman era views, the League of Nations, and the push for a new world court, trusteeship, and colonial governance.
Fragmented OCR text discusses milk consumption, store demand, and a planned milk dividend. Mentions bottles, delivery schedules, and purveyors, with unclear specifics but indicating rising consumer need and industry logistics. No clear events or people identified.
The excerpt discusses Elliott Roosevelt financing a family business and a $200,000 loan amid federal legislation debates. It notes the act as part of a broader political pattern and questions the implications for the Roosevelt administration and public perception.
General Eisenhower muses on a single defense department but warns that brass hats do not agree. The piece urges Congress to create a joint Senate and House committee after the fighting ends to expose inter service blunders, responsibility for losses, and how joint operations should work. It argues for specialized branches and task forces under a unified staff rather than dissolving existing forces or creating a separate air force. The piece notes competing visions from Doolittle and others and calls for full testimony from leaders to settle the issue.
Peter Edson notes a seven hour House clash over price control renewal. Republicans push amendments to loosen OPA, Democrats defend it, leaving both sides illustrating political football dynamics. Proposals seek to guarantee profits or production, while debate centers on easing controls to boost supplies for buyers.
A long reader letter from Jimmy Pastor of Co. C 63rd Inf writes to a “Mystery Lady Editor” criticizing wartime opinion pieces. He rebukes attacks on his family, questions civilian sacrifices, and laments home-front discord while urging readers to back soldiers overseas. The letter references a Sugar Situation report and a June 11 Chesterhill dispatch noting government investigations and calls for wider distribution.
Mr and Mrs Frank Dean received a letter from son Russell Dean about his arrival at Atlantic City and summer band engagement at Morten Hotel. Athens teachers at Cedar Point included Dr Ida Patterson and Geneva Humphreys. Masons installed new officers led by William Bechtold and James Cooper with other officers listed. Twenty years ago Wilhelmina Arbogast hosted a party at University Terrace with guests. Carl Beasley visited Cincinnati relatives. Two Athens boys Tom Bayles and Rex Gorham began walking to Seattle to seek lumber camp or shipyard work. Mrs C W Fulton and son Robert left Athens to join husband in Columbus after dinner at The Colonial.
Sugar remains a favorite conversation topic in homes as readers are urged to address the matter. The Messenger notes ongoing interest and suggests continuing engagement on sugar discussions with readers.
The Ninth Air Force, largest tactical air force, will redeploy units to the Pacific for Japan. Three fighter groups, six reconnaissance squadrons and several auxiliaries leave July 1, with 1,300 personnel processed at Reims. The First Tactical Air Force dissolves. American sector returns to Ninth Air Force as French command ends. Camp Perry to host 300 German POWs for labor in Bowling Green area via War Manpower and U.S. employment services.
Vienna greets news that Americans and British prepare to occupy the city with Russians who have held control since April 10. A joint party met Lt Gen Blagadatov at Hietzing near Vienna three weeks ago, following the triumphant return of former mayor Karl Seitz from a Thuringian hospital prison freed by American forces.
Wiesbaden reports Lt Gen Fritz Bayerlein says Rommel killed himself to avoid death penalty tied to July Hitler plot. The claim cites former Desert Fox chief of staff stating Rommel acted to prevent capture and punishment.
In the jungle near the Brahmaputra we abandoned the hunt to guide the group back to the lodge. We sheltered three captured leopards named Margot Susy Q and Spitfire and planned a return to America via Calcutta to arrange passage. The narrator reflects on leaving behind brave crew and the risky trans Himalaya flights, hoping to reunite with Tony Mercede in Calcutta before heading to Karachi and Cape Town.
War today argues Okinawa shows Japan’s fanatical resistance and predicts a massive aerial bombardment before any invasion. It notes the U S bomber campaign could devastate Japan, with 2,000,000 tons of bombs forecast and heavy civilian impact, suggesting invasion might not require wiping out every Japanese fighter.
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