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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1945
Page
4
An article discusses periodic stock-taking of marriage inspired by G V Hamilton and Kenneth Macgowan. It lists main dissatisfactions of women and men, such as sex, temperament, domestic chores, and money, and urges couples to address irritants with humor, shared interests, and open dialogue to improve daily life and prevent trifling divorces.
Lawmakers heard Ohio universities face postwar funding needs as millions in unspent balances and a 92 million surplus may support deferred improvements. Ohio State requests 5 million for a hospital, while Ohio University seeks 384 285 to restore and repair facilities and additional 704 550 for new building projects. The debate centers on sustaining six state institutions amid war years fallout and growing student demand.
The piece argues that defensive air power alone did not defeat Germany but helped delay the enemy as Allied bombers forced postponement of major attacks. It reveals Germany possessed a V3 400 foot gun buried under concrete near the French coast, with 50 barrels aimed at London, which air raids hampered but could not destroy, limiting its use.
A Holland-born Minnesota professor debunks the brave little Dutch boy story as unknown in its supposed land, and compares the Nazi prisoners’ sense of discovery to Americans’ unfamiliarity with the Luftwaffe bombing of New York.
Richard K. Law argues Germans were dangerous not by cruelty but silliness that produced leaders like Hitler Goebbels Goering and Doenitz. He notes similar historic abuses in the Ku Klux Klan and warns mobs follow unworthy rulers in every land, yet German arrogance and cruelty remain uniquely menacing.
A state conservation proposal to spend thousands to boost quail numbers in Southeastern Ohio meets with sharp opposition from local sportsmen who argue quail thrive with little help and that more birds would invite predators. They urge focusing on pheasants instead and criticize cross state travel for hunting rights and licensing.
A reflection on Daladier Herriot Blum Reynaud Gamelin Weygand Schuschnigg Kallay Horthy Schacht Thyssen Halder and Niemoeller as enduring icons of France Austria Hungary Germany and the Ruhr era. The piece questions their fate since removal from world affairs and whether their return could heal old rifts or inflame new disputes and echo Wendell Willkie’s One World vision.
Former War Mobilizer James F. Byrnes warns the United States faces an enormous federal debt now at 235 billion dollars with annual interest about 4.5 billion. He notes 1939 internal revenue taxes total 9.063 billion and New Deal era deficits loom as the burden to citizens grows from taxes. He stresses that the people alone must pay for the debt.
Mrs. Jake Lindsey of Lucedale Mississippi watched her son Sergeant Jake Lindsey Jr receive the Congressional Medal of Honor in a ceremony attended by the President, Congress, and top military leaders.
Washington voices concern over Okinawa handling as ship losses and casualties rise. The New York Herald Tribune cites Homer Bigart saying ultra conservative frontal assaults failed to outflank Japanese defenses, urging amphibious landings south or southeast. The piece argues for tribunal review, questions command decisions by Buckner and Nimitz, and calls for more aggressive, faster amphibious tactics in future island campaigns.
Peter Edson notes internal Jewish divisions over Palestine and refugee policy at the United Nations Conference. He describes the American Jewish Conference as a unified body representing diverse groups and pushing for a Charter right, a reconstituted Palestinian Jewish state, and orderly, democratic governance. A minority faction, alarmed by the program, foments feuding while many members stay quiet.
The Chinese press urges Hirohito be executed for war guilt but warns against postwar bombing. It argues his death could trigger Japanese retaliation against Allied POWs, and says his trial and execution should come after the war as a condition of surrender.
A March raid of 300 Superfortresses devastated about 15 square miles in central Tokyo. May 10 saw 400 Superfortresses strike Honshu including Tokyo Yokohama Nagoya and major Nipponese cities. Last week over 500 B 29s attacked Nagoya with heavy incendiaries. The aerial force shows escalating size and power, signaling a high wartime price for Japan and a push toward ending the war.
RACINE Alumni of Racine High School and guests attended the annual reunion in the auditorium on Friday night dancing to the Klein Kats from 9 to 12. Class colors silver and blue set the decor as returning grads and servicemen joined in the grand march led by Charles Beegle. Service songs honored members of various branches, including Sgt. Raymond Yokoyama on furlough from Honolulu with Pfc. Lawrence Hildare, credited with saving his life. Several officers and servicemen were noted, with Mary Jean Watson guiding the business session and nominations for officers approved. A buffet supper capped the evening. Ben Philson was unable to attend.
Robert Cochran the young son of Hazel Cochran Pennell fractured an arm in a Lake Hope fall Sunday. The Reverend Lewis Buell has moved to Bartlett Circuit, to be succeeded by Reverend Mr. Lockwood. Sunday guests included families from London New Marshfield and Columbus. Seaman Raymond Hayes from Port Columbus visited family. Max Pennell freed from German prison news. numerous relatives visited and returned to their homes in Athens Columbus Lancaster and Elking. Monday visits to Pleasant Valley Cemetery were noted.
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