09 Nov 1944
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1944
Page
1
Weary American infantrymen fought in a raging 100 mile per hour typhoon on Leyte Island against fresh Japanese defenders led by a bold new commander who vowed unconditional surrender. Mud soaked troops pressed the fight despite the brutal weather and difficult terrain.
Broad Allied aerial activity reports over Japanese bases as ground forces press toward the Philippines. Navy and Army planes struck 15 island groups across about 5,000 miles while land advances continued in Burma and the Philippines.
A garbled note from a Turkey Growers group mentions Beivsh Turney of Aurea and an unclear dispute about a suit and reparte. The fragment references Mrs Teer and phrases about peeing or keeping order, but the meaning is not clear.
Republicans gained ground in early returns, unseating Democrats in several states and electing GOP executives in six cities. Key outcomes include Roosevelt supporters winning in New Hampshire and gains in Connecticut Illinois Minnesota Montana and Delaware. One Democrat governor appears re-elected in New Hampshire though overall results remain unsettled with some races too close to call.
A downtown blast rattled crowds as a fire and explosion tore through a cleaning shop. Fire Chief Roi reported sparks and rags flying from the wrecked front as rescuers worked amid debris and scrambling bystanders. The incident prompted a $15,000 wage control finding by the Labor Board against Defiance Pressed Steel Co. in Marion.
How Hope says he is probably the first actor in Hollywood to suspend a studio. Paramount announced yesterday that he and his troupe were to report for work last Monday on his third scheduled picture this year. Hope, whose group had just returned from an eight time 30,000 mile tour, said he has weeks of war work scheduled. The studio says it suspended the comedian.
London reports for the first time the annual Munich beer hall putsch anniversary may be celebrated without a speech by Adolf Hitler. Reich broadcasting plans for a later date with a forthcoming speech, as Hitler has not spoken publicly since 1921. In London, a separate note mentions weekly cigarette rations for American troops and a Cincinnati man killed in an English bus incident.
Allied and Axis forces clash as the Third Army launches a major offensive along a 25 mile front south and southeast of Metz and near Aachen. Patton commands new divisions while First Army advances in the Hudgen Forest area. Heavy artillery and ground actions reported amid rapid mobile operations and growing Soviet pressure on the Eastern Front.
An Enclosed shop amendment was approved by voters in Florida as precincts reported only partially. The measure, amid contested proposals, appears to reflect a victory for pro labor or anti union sentiment depending on interpretation, as final tallies from 1,480 precincts are not yet complete.
Roosevelt wins a fourth term with 413 electoral votes and a national popular tally around 23.6 million. The result shifts control of Congress, with Democrats ahead in the Senate and House, while Dewey concedes and pledges unity for war needs and postwar peace.
In Columbus report on the U S House delegation indicates Democrats gained three seats in Ohio. Reelections include Thomas A. Jet King of Ironton in the tenth district Waite Brecin of Logan in the eleventh and John M. Vorys Ry of Columbus in the twelfth district. The summary notes overall Democratic strengthening in the state legislature and congressional slate.
Washington AP dispatch outlines the incoming administration vowing swift action on a comprehensive program. It emphasizes orderly demobilization, reconversion of wartime production, and wage price controls as needed. The new policy aims include 10,000,000 jobs, rapid return of troops, and immediate steps toward peace and security.
Freem in King Fui Yo, 89, who died, will be interred in Saint Genevieve cemetery after funeral at Ville Methodist Church. A meeting of leaders including Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle discussed a regional pact. Survived by four children and several relatives. interment at nearby cemetery.
London reports indicate at least five people killed as Nazi flying bombs struck residential areas during the night. Earlier events saw missiles shot down over the east coast in a dramatic sky display as air raid alarms sounded across southern England.
Paris editor of the daily Aujourd HUI during the Nazi occupation was executed at dawn by firing squad in the Fort of Mont Valer at Montrouge. He was the first to receive the death penalty for collaboration as a four-man civil jury convicted him ten weeks after the court heard testimonies.
A Westbound Southern Pacific Challenger derailed on a mountain grade three miles west of Colfax California. At least nine killed and many injured as rescuers remove victims from twisted wreckage.
Observers credit the CIO PAC with influencing the Tuesday ballot as GOP postmortems note gains for Republicans in key races. Analysts credit rural voters and leaders like Frank Lausche and Stewart for outcomes, while Bricker and Taft tickets benefited from broad rural support and Republican majorities in both chambers.
Ohio voters deliver split results with Republican James Garfield Stewart carrying 70 of 83 counties yet losing to Cleveland Mayor Frank Lausche by over 107000 votes. Lausche secures lieutenant governor George Nye and other statewide offices as Republicans retain the governor’s seat in a closely watched election outcome.
Chief Justice Weygandt of Cleveland captured a third term as head of the Ohio Supreme Court in Tuesday’s election despite initially trailing Republican candidate Bo Wanamaker in early tabulations. Weygandt, a former state legislator and appellate judge, slowly pulled ahead as votes were tallied.
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