Calls for new Pearl Harbor probes echo in wake of disaster
In Washington numerous officials argue for immediate inquiries into Pearl Harbor failures and Clark Field missteps. The debate centers on blame, funding, and Congressional accountability for defense spending tied to Guam, the Philippines, and overall Pacific readiness, with Taussig's 1940 testimony cited as warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Clark Field
Manila
MacArthur
Formosa
Armed Services
Congress
Phoippines
Hawaiian Islands
Guam
Navy
Roosevelt
Taussig
United States
Philippines
League of Nations
Secretary of State
War and Navy Departments
Far East
Sanar Naval Affairs Committee
Yarnell
Far Eastern
Japan
Admiral Taussig
Subscription rates and distribution note
Subscription rates list one and two year prices by carrier with Ohio and outside Ohio options. Details include weekly service editions and world delivery, plus notice of post office classification and advertising offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Messenger
Athens Post
Ch of Sh
John W Culley Company
Chicago
New York
Catamyua
O. Stretton
The War Wives Club and a World of Change
An assemblage of public forum letters and dramatic vignettes reflect on wartime effects and inventions. The piece links Morse code, electric lights, radio, and atomic age to civilian life, noting husbands overseas and the personal strain on families and lovers. An emotional scene follows with Maya, Thayer, and Brock navigating love, duty, and resilience in a changed world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
War Wives Club of
Nel
Sonyille
Ohio
Lottridge Social Notes Farewell and visits sprawl across Lottridge
A Lottridge U B Sunday School supper bid farewell to Rev John L Morgan and wife as they leave for Lancaster to attend the U B Conference and possibly a new field. Funeral for Carrie Willet at Torch M E Church led by Rev DeVause Snyder, with Mrs Snyder singing. Mrs Carrie Gainer visiting relatives in Coolville. Various local visits, illnesses, and family news span Parkersburg, Belpre, Athens and Columbus areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottridge
Roadside Park
Lottridge U. B
John L. Morgan
Lancaster
U. B
Carrie Willet
DeVause Snyder
Tarlton
Snyder
M. E
Torch
Carrie Gainer
Coolville
I. C. Chapman
Arthur Oxley
Burritt
Barbara Jean
Ira Robinson
Indore Mantle
Ridge
Higs
Eleanor Allen
Parkersburg
J. A. Townsend
R. M. Allen
Walter Greiner
Claude Boice
Cleveland
Emmet Lockhart
Karen Sue
J. W. Boice
Leroy Boggs
Raymond Boggs
Belpre
B.D
Albert Warner
Eloise
John Archer
Warker
Naomi Archer
Glenn Gaston
Athens
B. M. Allen
John Jeffers
Emma Chevalier
Not End of Road Voices on Japan After Surrender
The article quotes General MacArthur and General Clement praising the surrender but warning the end of the road is far ahead. It argues Japan must be made peace minded through education, not force, and that Allies must balance stern justice with proving Western democracy’s superiority to Nippon’s.
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MacArthur
Japan
Clement
Tokyo
Nippon
Local building needs prompt postwar housing surge in Athens
Athens faces a housing crunch as returning veterans and new workers fill limited homes. Ohio University and three new factories intensify demand, while materials, labor costs, and landlord profitability pose barriers. Officials urge immediate action to avoid lasting blight and lost business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio University
Coal supply squeeze amid wartime shortages faces winter
The piece notes Secretary Ickes may be right about a photo finish between fuel needs and available coal next winter while many miners remain in uniform. Domestic coal needs could fall short by ten to fifteen million tons and exports are consuming much of the output. The writer is skeptical of military promises of postwar coal release and predicts Washington will bear blame after the approaching winter.
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Harold
Ickes
Washington
Marshall warned wartime army may last after victory
Peter Edson explains General Marshall's 1944 directive that a large army could be needed postwar to ensure Allied-imposed peace, followed by a small professional force. The plan assumed universal military training, shaping Truman's draft continuance debate as not a new shift but a continuation of policy.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
George C. Marshall
U.S. Army
House
Senate
General Marshall
Marshall
U.S
Germany
Japan
U. S
Suffering and deaths blamed on military discharges and costs
The speaker argues this winter will bring less severe hardship than last, but predicts ongoing suffering and illness due to military blunders that failed to discharge men needed to produce cost savings.
Community items and notable changes in brief
Miss Ruth McCullough and Rus sell Michael arrange a community picnic at The Plains playground. Paul Jones sent a 17 room model house to the Ohio State Fair built in an Athens High School class. A. E. Whaley returns from Grand Rapids. Parrett family reunion at Thornville. Mackinnon announces birth of son Richard Nichols. Dorothy Slutz becomes head English at Wilmington College. Coolvilles store passes to O. F. Larson after 90 years. Gertrude Ederle plans second English Channel swim in early September.
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Ruth McCullough
Russell Michael
Paul Jones
Athens High School
Paul
James A. Jones
State St
Dorothy Slutz
Ohio State University
Wilmington College
Tuppers Plains News Notes
Tuppers Plains happenings list visits and farewells among local families and nearby towns. Notable items include Bentz and Millhone guests, new coaching position for Forrest Ward at McArthur High School, and social gatherings at Belle Keller and Mollie Shields homes. Dining events and church activities conclude with Rev. Edward White leading a weeklong meeting at Bearwallow Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
C. A. Bentz
Ravenna
William Bentz
Alfred
C. E. Woode
Clyde Millhone
Belle Millhone
Helen Avery
Linnie van Meter
Delaware
Forrest
Ward
McArthur High School
Charley Smith
Parkersburg
Belle Keller
Barbara Daugherty
H. T. Dotson
Forest Kile
Chillicothe Veterans Hospital
H. J. Dotson
Church of Christ i
J. R. Kemp
Pensacola
Fla
Maggie Parker
Mollie Shields
DeVause Snyder Tarlton
Clyde Milibone
John Keohier
Millhone
Meigs County
C. BE. Woode
C. M. Frost
Bobby
Athens
Mary E. Curry
Indianapolis
Ind
Vietta Springer
Roy
William Baker
Eiva Dean
Evangelist J. R. Kemp
Alice Dotson
Dayton
Bearwallow Ridge
Edward White
New Martinsville
W. Va
War Time Income Jumping in United States
The Commerce Department reported per capita income nearly tripled during the war from 375 dollars in 1940 to 1117 dollars in 1944. The rise results from a survey of income payments to individuals covering 1940 through 1944, with figures derived by dividing total incomes by the civilian population.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Bowman Lancaster Elected Church Superintendent
The Southeast Ohio United Brethren Church conference elected Dr. C. W. Bowmen of Westerville as superintendent for the ensuing year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman Lancaster
Southeast Ohio
United Brethren Church Conference
C. W. Bowmen
Westerville
Mineral Social And Personal Notes From Mineral
Mineral residents send condolences and host visitors as families gather after a son in law’s death. The scene features Chesser Arnolds, Brooks kin, Shinglers, Buckleys taking over local store stock, and new moves including a filling station at Buckley’s. Visitors travel from Albany Barberton Lima and Baltimore, with town folks visiting kin in Chillicothe Cincinnati Athens and Carbondale.
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George Chesser
Idrus Arnold
Arnold
Ardis Chesser Arnold
Betty Shoemaker
W. A. Brooks
McVey
Albany
Clifford
Andrews
C. M. Buckley
Shingler
Michigan
Minnie Shingler
Annd Mae Shingler
Barberton
Kenneth Shingler
Lucy Stephenson
Orland Ely
Gons
Lima
Mineral Methodist Church
Root
Dick Bryan
Walter Schulz
Baltimore
S. R. Lowry
Every Nelle Lowry Schulz
Will Lowry
Ezra McLeod
Charles Woods
Chillicothe
Pauline Gibson
Piqua
Ralph Gibson
Mattie Muir
Gibson
John Crow
Sincinnati
Ernest Crow
Orville Crow
Carbondale
Crow
D. B. Lowry
Beryl Lowry
Carsondale
Mineral
Theora Brooks
Athens
Dayton
J. P. Snyder
Flossie West
Albany Rf.d
Esther Jackson
Maxine- Penrod
Charles Bodkins
Emmett Brooks
Tara Walker
J. PB. Emish
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David Lawrence
National Dispatch
the Public Forum
Overseas Service
the Messenger
Franklin
Kite
Morse
Drumhead Hill
Brock
Maya
Moya
Hildreth
Thayer
Tipton
Aunt Hildreth
Prema
Mr. Tipton
Hil_dreth
Lottridge Social Notes
Harold Swisher
W. Swisher
Lowery Field
Denver
Cola
Kittridge
By Henry Leach Logan, Chio
Fituess
Heaven
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Cal Lee
Brock J
Peter Edson
A. E. Whaley
Grand Rapids, Mich
C. K. Parrett
Parrett
Thornville
C. N. Mackinnon
N. High St
Richard Nichols
Coolvisle
O. F. Larson
Gertrude Ederle
Marvel
By Galbraith
Fou. Ren
Goming
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