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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
1
Columbus AP report says the 26 week General Assembly aims to dispose of money measures totaling 512.79 million dollars plus other bills before adjourning. Lawmakers may extend work to tomorrow, plan skeleton sessions July 6 and 19, and adjourn wine die.
Athens County will nearly double its sales tax funds to 55922 with a new distribution formula. Hocking County rises from 11570 to 74022. Senate and House approved a 32 million biennial distribution, based on tax duplicates and population, with local governments receiving 12 million yearly plus 1 million per population. State Board of Liquor Control may set a 60 cent maximum depost on returnable bottles. House backed two calm weeks vacation for all state workers and approved liquor laws for underage sales defenses. Additional actions include mental health reform name change, freeway maintenance by State Highway Department, and funding for special classes for disabled students.
A fourmember committee appointed by the Ohio Probation Association will assist Boys Industrial School officials in addressing institutional issues. The panel is led by Frederick A. Breyer of Cincinnati, association president. A Columbus amnesia case identified a wandering woman as Mrs Harold Hendrickson, 28, of Dayton. Governor Lausche yesterday sent nominees for confirmation to the State Board of Juvenile Research including Dr C H Calhoon of Columbus and Dr E C Scott of Piqua, with Judge Ray Smith of Lima and Judge Sidney W Jones of Warren joining.
Columbus reports one major Ohio strike ended as talks toward settlement on two others continued. Marion plant workers of Universal Cooler Corp voted to return to work, while Akron Goodyear stoppage of 16,800 CIO United Rubber Workers remained stalemated. Goss er said the union and Sieper agreed to refer seven disputed points to the War Labor Board. Officials from CIO Federation of Glass, Ceramic, and Silica Sand Workers planned to appear before the National WLB to explain why strikes at Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co and Libbey Owens Ford Glass plants in eight states had not ended.
Mrs. James M. Cavanaugh wife of the Public Health Service assistant in Cleveland died yesterday. From 1928 to 1934 she served in the New Mexico House of Representatives and played a key role in passing a law granting free textbooks to public school pupils in the state.
Washington news reports the Defense Senate confirmed Transportation Director J. Monroe Johnson and predicts later appointees by Gov. Frank Lausche. The discussion notes residents may wait three years for new cars as part of the broader Ohio U appointment coverage.
Toledo war plant resumes production after a nine member union walkout ended. State board of optometry Johnson said only essential workers such as doctors police taxi drivers and war workers can buy news cars for a term ending May 14, 1952. Earl C Shively trustee of Ohio University Athlers will oversee the return to work.
Kansas City AP report says President Truman, unshaken by stuttering speculation, enjoyed a warm hometown welcome. He will travel to Berlin for a Big Three meeting next month to push toward a forthcoming peace treaty while denying hard confirmation on James Byrnes as his new secretary of state.
Capitol Hill expects James F Byrnes to be named secretary of state triggering a broad cabinet reshuffle with Henry Morgenthau Jr eyed for replacement by Senator George of Georgia. Stettinius takes charge of steering the San Francisco peace charter through Senate ratification as wartime leaders plan postwar accords.
The carrier Bunker Hill, under attack on May 11 near Okinawa, suffered 656 casualties and extensive damage as two enemy planes crashed through the flight deck. A 500 pound delayed action bomb penetrated the deck, followed by a 590 pound bomb, igniting fires and forcing abandonment of the flight operations. The ship, in repairs at Puget Sound, was described as the most extensively damaged to enter the yard.
Edward Delaney of Olney Illinois, a former actor, was captured by Russians in Prague in May as charges of treason are prepared. He broadcast Nazi propaganda over German radios during the war and is among eight American expatriates indicted for treason.
Massillon report Henry Denbrook, 70, a retired Dalton plumber, died from an electric shock yesterday after climbing a telephone pole to rescue a pet cat. Officials believe he contacted a transformer at the pole top.
DETROIT UP I The Willow Run bomber plant completes its war job with the final four engine Liberator bomber. The Army Air Forces halt Liberator orders as other bombers prepare for the Pacific. The last plane, number 8,685, is set to roll off the assembly line. first Liberator was built in September 1942 at Ford.
Japan forms a special defense command for the home islands as Luzon’s capture is declared complete. Allied operations push toward Tokyo approaches while Luzon falls, with losses mounting and U S naval forces probing near Okhotsk and Balikpapan amid reported Japan military preparations and warnings.
Representative Anderson of New Mexico vows an immediate War Food Administration check up and clean up if needed after a House Appropriations subcommittee accuses WFA of warehousing failures and large foot losses. He says Congress deserves periodic reports and will target areas identified in the report.
An emergency clause was reconciled by the Ohio Senate Finance Committee as it advanced an "Additions and Betterments" bill. The measure allocates hundreds of thousands for campus and park projects in Butler, Preble, Fulton, Henry, Athens, Meigs, Portage Lakes, and other areas, including dormitories at Ohio University and a state park at Shade River. Total spending nears 74.93 million with provisions for Longview State Hospital and a new state penitentiary debated.
Congressional conferees reach agreement on price control legislation granting the Agriculture Secretary veto power over OPA pricing. The plan blocks any pricing order on food or farm commodities without written approval from Secretary Clinton Anderson. Wherry’s cost-plus proposal and Dirksen appeal to courts were dropped.
George Bosworth reports his field of corn shows only neatly dug holes where fish fertilizer was buried. He notes the method, once used by Pilgrim Fathers, didn’t work and left no corn growth, with affected hills showing evidence of animal disturbance.
The Chicago Board of Trade saw the first lard futures sale in over four years as a May 1946 contract for 50,000 pounds traded at the $13.80 ceiling, marking a notable market restart.
Approximately 8,000 sick and disabled German and Italian prisoners of war will be sent home in July and August. More than 3,000 leave next week, with the rest over the next 12 months as demands for labor vary. About 40,000 non-cooperatives may be retained for custody until peace treaty.
Texas Democrat Tom Connally, chair of the Foreign Relations Committee and San Francisco Conference delegate, urged the Senate to swiftly ratify the United Nations Charter. He argued the world charter for peace knocks at the doors of the Senate and early action will spur others to ratify. He pressed for rapid passage to encourage global adoption.
Federal Judge Mell G. Underwood sentenced William P. James Jr. of Zanesville to three years probation and a $300 fine for stealing three cases of cigarettes from an interstate shipment. Rev Frank S Luckeydoo and his son in law Augustus F Warner of Newark received one year probation each and deferred sentence for one year for harboring Luckeydoo’s son, Pvt Franklin H Luckeydoo, who was absent from the Army for nearly a year.
A fighting general met his son Tuesday south of Aparri at a junction of American forces that wrested the Capayan agricultural valley from Japanese control. Maj Gen Minoru Beightler Jr met his father Timura amid Tokyo invasion talk and Allied reports of American divisions pursuing a large gap in Luzon’s Capayan Valley as part of a broader campaign.
General MacArthur called the Luzon valley battle one of the most savage in American history as the campaign nears completion. Mindanao remains the only active area with operations described as a mop up. About 20,000 Japanese are cut off in mountain regions while 113,533 Japanese dead are reported against 15,178 American casualties.
The Zist Bom announced today that during the Okinawa operation attacks on June 1%8 caused heavy damage. The carrier Burke sustained 41 casualties and three days of fighting to avoid sinking while the destroyer Haney Powell suffered 90 miles off southern Japan. Among 2400 American ships involved, 33 were sunk and 60 damaged.
General Stilwell assumed command of the U.S. Tenth Army on Okinawa with reports of an advance toward Kume Island, a location once familiar to Stilwell. Chinese troops claimed to have captured part of the former U.S. position, signaling a rapid shift in control and ongoing combat activity in the theater.
Ohio House asked the senate to concur on a bill requiring either spouse to notify the other if a legitimate child is offered for adoption. The amendment, approved by the House, would apply to both civilian and military life. The measure was introduced by Rep. Edwin Sawicki.
The Ohio House of Representatives approved a bill to raise salaries for appellate judges in four of the state's nine districts. Sponsored by Senators Fred Seibert and C. Stanley Mechem, the bill fixes all salaries at 12000 dollars a year, moving toward the governor's signature.
Washington reports a five percent increase in civilian meat supply for July due to reduced Army use. Margarine will cost 14 points per pound from July 1 to July 15, canned fish up two to three points, and cheese points rise two to four, depending on type. Most meat point values stay the same, except seven fatty pork cuts up one to two points.
A list of townships and cities with sale totals and percentages from the seventh loan box score. Includes Athens Ames Canaan Carthage Rome Troy Waterloo York Athens City Nelsonville and totals showing 71 percent sold.
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