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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1944
Page
1
Soviet forces pressed attacks along the Prut River as artillery hammers enemy positions from Czernowitz toward Nikolaev and Test, with reports of street fighting near Skulyany and claims of Russian advances threatening Czernowitz and the Romanian border.
Warnings mount of a Western invasion as German forces retreat from Dunkerque and Calais. Soviet reports describe heavy fighting around Cassino and a large Hungarian unit annihilated near Bus Sovian while Zhukov's troops push toward the Prut river and Tarnopel. Allied artillery targets German positions as ships fire along the Dalmatian coast.
RAF Mosquito and heavy bomber fleets struck the Ruhr Valley last night, bombing targets including air bases and freight yards with up to a thousand bombers. The raids followed earlier pushing blows and included losses of RAF planes, while German defenses and coastal air actions continued around France and northern England.
A House committee presented a bill to Congress detailing Ohio flood program funding. The plan requests 810000 dollars total, including 158000 for flood protection at Dijonvale Jefferson County and Short Creek Harrow County, and 400000 for Burr Oak Reservoir near Gloucester.
Dwight Thomae, son of the dairy farmer known as the father figure in the local dairy business, is expected to leave soon to be inducted into the Army. The herd remains unattended with no extra help available.
Ida Chauncey recalls Lieutenant Picks shot down over occupied France. Clarence Hicks of Chesapeake reports the Flying Fortress pilot bailed out and was seen returning to base. another pilot says he kept firing on the Germans while parachuting.
The office administrator announced an increase in B card gas allotments per month. The change aims to ease travel constraints and adjust monthly limits for cardholders.
Oklahoma voters hear Senator Barkley’s stance on saving the New Deal as Bricker campaigns for the Republican nomination. The report cites concerns among state leaders about political fortunes and Washington influence in today’s balloting. Also noted are gasoline rationing plans affecting driving miles across regions and dates to watch for ration details.
In the Commons Churchill declines to offer a formal warfront update saying there may not be enough progress to justify a government statement. He notes his disappointment that progress has not been quicker and indicates no concealed remarks on the matter.
The Supreme Court ruled that a registrant cannot be drafted against his will but may be treated as a defaulter under the Selective Service Act if he refuses induction. This decision clarifies the boundaries of compulsory service and due process for draftees.
Ath ut Kiwanis Club met at a hotel where C C Lang assistant state director LDNDON spoke on wartime German policies and the long range government denying benefits from the 4H1 Club. Lang noted five British POWs captured after their escape in Italy had been sentenced to death.
From Bougainville March 25 Maj Gen John F. Hodge reports a 125 foot banyan tree overlooking the Torokina Valley. American observation post atop the tree. Japanese forces captured it March 9 and fought to hold it for 17 days despite flame throwers mortars bazookas and gasoline oil attacks with no success.
A scrambled cultural clump mentions a Pacific base and a hero who saved two US cranes. It references a warning and a submarine wake, with scattered names and places like St. Louis. The garbled text hints at wartime reporting and a figure linked to a perilous encounter at sea.
Allied and Japanese forces press toward strategic supply hubs in Burma as Stilwell and Merrill trap enemy troops near Myitkyina and Ukhrul. Japanese advances threaten Imphal Kohima while Allied air and sea strikes damage Ponape, Wewak, and Manus Island bases.
Mrs. Jack Feinstein of New York, a widow and believed first American war widow to visit a husband on foreign soil, is pictured beside the grave of Sergi Tack Feinstein in the American cemetery at Kzarmetzour Tunisia. She is in North Africa as a member of USO Camp Shows.
San Francisco officials report a three story hotel in the industrial district south of Market Street burned early today killing 21 people and injuring many more. The New Amsterdam Hotel housed about 100 tenants in 72 rooms and most residents were ship yard and war industry workers. Police say other fires of unknown origin were reported nearby earlier in the night and arson is suspected.
Chairman Costello tells House Military Subcommittee the inter agency committee on deferments should broaden its jurisdiction to include all draft age men. He says a coordinated effort is needed to solve the manpower problem quickly, with McNutt committee oversight urged. Legislator Keesling supports extending control across all age groups and recommends recommendations for those charged.
In Philadelphia William Jack, co partner of Jacks firm in Cleveland war contracts, says he will not profit personally after the war. He speaks to the American Society of Tool Engineers, urging against renegotiation of war contracts to keep workers and families happy.
Rep Cannon proposes a bill to eliminate daylight saving time and restore standard time nationwide. The plan would keep the existing four time zones Western, Rocky Mountain, Central, and Eastern while ending seasonal time changes.
Liquor Director Don A. Fish announces new retail and wholesale pricing effective April. The change, expected to raise liquor prices by about 2.60 per gallon on average, draws comment from Wendell L. Willkie supporters and officials like Eric Johnston and Marriner Eccles on inflation and rationing. Actress Joan Fontaine says she will seek divorce from Brian Aherne, ending their marriage.
A chaotic dispatch notes Allied troops in Tunisia and Cassino with limited gains claimed. It also reports the death of ten year old Jimmy D in Cassino related to a fire, reflecting the war’s wide toll and uncertainty.
A wartime briefing notes rising nerves as invasions and feints loom. Dutch reports warn of intensified deception to mislead German forces, with Allies prepared to exploit leaks and disruptions to target supply lines and communications along the Channel and in occupied Europe. Prime figures cited include Eisenhower and Rommel amid a climate of widespread strategic uncertainty.
The 33 year old actor Goodman finished his latest movie amid fanfare yet departed for news and vacation, detaching from the production and its troubled relations with the studio.
Baytown Texas resident Will Be hursday E Spangler wins in the WAC nine months service noted. Marlin and parents Miha Mrs. WJ Marlin live at 1 Treenwood Ave Wheeling. Father G F Spangler of New Lexington Ohio listed as living with them.
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