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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1944

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Dewey Targets PAC and 1000 Club in Boston Speech

Gov Thomas E Dewey rallying in Boston attacked the CIO PAC and the One Thousand Club over Democratic control claims. He said he would discuss outbidding the club and outlined eight Republican policy goals including full employment tax reform farm price floors and stronger antimonopoly enforcement. He criticized Roosevelt promises and argued for a two term limit citing dangers of prolonged leadership.

Dewey Boston New England Thomas E. Dewey CIO Political Action Committee One Thousand Club Roosevelt Paul £. Lockwood GOP NBC Athens Boston Garden Lockwood Buffalo United States Memorial Auditorium White House Mr. Roosevelt New York Department of Justice Congress

Ohio Bell gets Sunday toll rate override in Thanksgiving hours

Public Utilities Commission permits Ohio Bell Telephone to charge Sunday toll rates between 4 30 a m and 6 p m on Thanksgiving Day. The brief notice notes the unusual timing and reflects the period’s holiday utility pricing practices while highlighting the impact on long distance calls.

Columbus State ‘Public Utilities Commission Ohio Bell Telephone Br Company Dicki Messen- Ollie William Pivre

Lost wrist watch with black ribbon band in Yellax VA

Margaret Graham reports a lost wrist watch with a black ribbon band. Friday night search. reward offered. Phone 27271. Please cancel the ad as the watch has been recovered. Miss Graham phoned after the ad appeared once.

Margaret Graham Miss Graham

Nazis Say Walcheren Island Invaded by Canadian Troops

Allied forces launched an amphibious assault on Walcheren Island near Vlissingen as Canadian and British troops pressed the beachhead against German defenses. Reports described heavy fighting across the Schelde Estuary with advances toward the Maas River and other fronts in France, Hungary, Italy, and Greece.

Associated Press Beveland Island Walcheren Island Berlin Schelde Walcheren Vlissingen Flushing Antwerp Maas River Capelle S Hertogenbosch Geertruidenberg Tilberg Breda Moerdijk Holland 15Th Army Maas Rotterdam Arnhem Neder Rhine Trroops Lieseel Eindhoven Vosges U. S Seventh Army France Thhe Danube Tisza Keschemet Red Army Budapest East Prussia Grosstrakehnen Eighth Army Haly Meldola Ronco Forli Fifth Army Bologna Greece Salonika Cologne

WLB To Act In Strike at Toledo Plants

The National War Labor Board stepped into a Toledo dispute involving 25 plants as MESA members in Detroit area pledged drastic action if needed. About 4,500 Toledo workers idle after 350 walked out at Electric Auto-Lite Co following dismissals, crippling production across 13 factories and delaying operations in more locations.

Toledo Pias National War Labor Board Mechanics Educational Society of America You Mesa Detroit J National Board WLE Cleveland Wich Independent Union Electric Auto-Lite Co MESA

Ohio Sergeant Rescued After Forced Landing

Tech Sgt Warren J. Poland of Galion Ohio a B 24 bomber crew engineer was one of four rescued after seven hours on a life boat when their aircraft was forced down in the North Sea. Five crewmen perished when the plane sank.

Eighth Air Force England Warrren J. Poland Galion Ohio North Sea

Garage Damaged By Fire in Nelsonville

Fire damaged a garage on the property of Mrs. C. D. Shepard on Fayette Street in Nelsonville this morning. The loss is estimated at 300 dollars. Fire Chief Dana Windsor says the blaze likely started from a nearby trash fire. Two cars in the garage were removed unharmed. The rented property was occupied by Charles Penson. the structure was formerly a barn.

Nelsonville C. D. Shepard Fayette St Dana Windon Charles Penson

Truman Heads to Parkersburg for Parkersburg Speech

Sen Harry S Truman set out on the final leg of his vice presidential bid carrying the endorsement of Vice President Henry A Wallace. Wallace joined Liberal Party cheers in New York as Truman neared Parkersburg W Va where he would speak tonight before winding up eastern campaign in Pittsburgh tomorrow and returning to Independence Mo to vote next Tuesday.

Truman Parkersburg W. Va Harry S. Truman Henry A. Wallace New York Wallace Madison Square Garden Roosevelt W.va Pittsburgh Independence

Bricker To Be Heard In Broadcast Tonight

Columbus Governor John W. Bricker concentrates on sealing Ohio’s 25 electoral votes with six speeches including a statewide radio address from Toledo tonight. He then heads east for a 2,500 mile swing through Pennsylvania New York New Jersey and Delaware. Canterbury Cathedral English service honors Dr William Temple Archbishop of Canterbury died Thursday with Rt Rev H W Hobson of Cincinnati participating.

Columbus John W. Bricker Toledo Pennsylvania New York New Jersey Delaware Canterbury Cathedral England JPI H.w.hobson Cincinnati Episcopal Church Ohio William Temple Canterbury

Shake-Up in China War Theater Questioned

President Roosevelt sacks top China officials in a bid to reenergize the effort under Chiang Kai Shek. General Stilwell is recalled and Maj. Gen. Wedemeyer appointed. Ambassador Gauss resigns as U S policy aims to bolster Chiang's government and army, amid doubts in military quarters.

China War Theater Washington Roosevelt China Clarrence E. Gauss Chiang Kai Shek Ior Chiang Kuomintang Joseph W. Stilwell China-Burma-India Chiang A. C. Wedemeyer Gauss Battle of Burma Road Stillwell

Navy Fliers Toll Near 3,000 Planes in Pacific Skirmishes

From Pearl Harbor AP report shows Third and Seventh Fleet carrier fliers destroyed between 2,594 and 2,846 Japanese planes during August to October. Comdr David McCampbell led with 30 confirmed, including nine in one Manila mission. Army airmen also claimed a significant tally as battles raged over Borneo and the oil hub at Batikapan.

U. S. Pacific Fleet Pearl Harbor Manila Palau Philippines Japan Chester W. Nimitz Batikpapan Borneo Navy Comdr David McCampbell Los Angeles Jeredit

Dewey Leads Gains in Washington Absentee Ballot Bureau Coup

Officials of the Democratic Absentee Ballot Bureau in Washington discovered a Dewey victory sign in their headqu arters while a supporter on an upper floor acted overnight. Democrats furious, landlord displeased, Dewey gleeful over the apparent coup.

Democratic Washington Dewey FDR Bailiwick Fhe Deweyke

Tokyo Bombers Over Capital First Since 1942 Doolittle Raid

US Superforts reportedly over Tokyo in the first raid on Japan’s capital in more than two years. Tokyo radio claimed four engined bombers over the city around 1 p.m. with one raid on a factory district causing worker confusion. FCC monitors noted poor reception and read partial fire safety instructions from broadcasts.

Tokyo FRE Associated Tokio Radio Marianas Islands Federal Communications Commission Kanto James H. Doolittle Marianas Saipan FCC

Doughboys Advance on Leyte Near Carigara Village

American 24th Division battered a Japanese rear-guard and pushed within five miles of Carigara, Leyte, after taking Tunga on the Jaro Carigara highway. A second column, the First Cavalry Division, stood five miles from Barugo as Japanese defenses crumbled under heavy artillery and counterattacks.

Doughboys Carigaraoday Tunga Jaro-Carigara Leyte Dough Associated Press Fred Hampson Barugo Carigara Pinamenoan Cebu Oromec Bay Pinarnoppan

Koiso Pleads For Materials Amid War Struggles

Washington dispatch reports Japan’s Premier Kuniaki Koiso told the people that Japan’s forces have been in passive defense since Guadalcanal and are now retreating gradually in an increasingly unfavorable situation due to a shortage of materials. He cited naval victories off Formosa and the Philippines, urged greater productive effort, and lamented that officers and men had to die for lack of supplies.

Washington Japan Guadalcanal Kuniaki Koiso Formosa Philippines

Former Ohio Governor Backs Lausche Endorsement

James M. Cox of Dayton former three term Democratic governor endorses Frank J. Lausche for Ohio chief executive declaring he would vote for Lausche under any ticket. The statement was released by Democratic Headquarters.

Columbus James M. Cox Dayton Frank J. Lausche Ohio Lausche Cox

Ballot Officer Ouster Draws Senate Criticism

Washington lawmakers scrutinize the removal of Lt. Comdr. Edward Mc Ginnis who handled Pacific ballot distribution after being a Chicago partisan. Navy Undersecretary Ralph Bard confirmed transfer to nonpartisan work and prior approval by Captain Puleston to avoid criticism. Bard denied speaking with Mayor Kelly about the matter despite Senator Ferguson's claims.

Washington Ferguson Rmich Navy Ralph Bard Edward McGinnis Pacific Chicago McGinnis Bard William D. Puleston Lucas Ill Kelly Roosevelt White House

Ohio Convict Returns After Escape Bid

Ohio convict James Frank McClanahan age twenty nine is returned to Ohio State Penitentiary after a three hour escape attempt that included abducting a guard and a motorist. He was captured in a taxicab. McClanahan was sentenced in 1940 to 350 to 125 years on five armed robbery counts. Died: Gustav Pope died from injuries after a pedestrian motorcycle crash on a North Olmstead crosswalk. Gun violence details omitted. War Manpower Commission classifies Steubenville Ohio as having a labor surplus.

Ohio Columbus James Frank MeClanahan Ohio State Penitentiary Frank D. Henderson McClanahan Grant Hospial

Dogs Aid Wounded in Reconditioning Camp

Lieutenant WP Stansbury of Meddlewort Ohio directs Camp Ellis reconditioning for ill and wounded soldiers. Beagle hounds accompany hikes, boosting morale as ten beagles now entertain soldiers on twice daily rabbit hunts, turning walks into lively outings.

Chicago Stansbury GH. Stansbury Meddlewort, O Camp Ellis Maccomb Stansouyry

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Shiro Makino Leyte Island MacArthur Bataan WLB Sen. Truman Joseph T. McNarney Army Mediterranean Henry Maitland Wilson Jacob L. Devers U.S Bricker Miles Achido Hodogi ALS Ls Isarazu Uttsu Minato Inadoshi iChi Anigasaki Gomi Sangya Apann East Ohio Gas Co Politicoup Cutigliano Italy Doolittle Brussels London Charles Sawyer Zanesville Jesse Stone New Ambussurner Belgium Jef Hell Solon Elyria Gustav Pope North Olmstead Elene the War Manpower Commission Steubenville, O
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