Athens urged to launch rapid public works drive
A city editor argues Athens should promptly fund essential improvements held in abeyance by war. He urges residents to rally behind a tax levy, highlighting a low bonded debt yet unmet modern needs such as water treatment sewage disposal fire protection street cleaning and a garbage incinerator plant. He notes the city can finance these projects through a one percent tax on the 10 to 11 million dollar tax duplicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio University
Cogeestions
Elm Die-Off Prompts Columbus Tree Replacement Plan
The elm disease killing thousands of trees in Columbus threatens streets and property as hollow maples appear. Citizens must plan elm removal and replacement now, choosing hard maples and other species to rebuild urban shade resources and prevent further hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohin Canital
Ohio
Truman Urges Public Support Against Isolationism
President Truman warns Congress and the nation against quickly demobilizing military forces and urged a strong postwar navy and air force to back international policy. He stressed public opinion must back larger military strength to support United Nations aims and deter isolationist trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Council of Five
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Congress
Europe
Far East
United Nations
Crime Rise Feared As FBI Reports 1945 First-Half Arrests
FBI data from the first six months of 1945 show a rising crime trend reversing wartime declines. Violent crimes such as rape and assault increase, while robbery and auto theft fall. Juvenile offenders under 21 drive the surge, with 13,000 arrests by 17-year-olds amid 70,000 records reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
FBI
FBT
J. Edgar Hoover
Armed Services
William Joyce Deaths By Own Speech Illustration
The article notes William Joyce known for Lord Haw Haw broadcasts from Germany as a sentenced treason figure who allegedly exhausted himself through his own speech, illustrating a grim figure of speech context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Joyce
Lord Haw Haw
Germany
W C T U elects officers at Coolville meeting
The Coolville W C T U held its regular meeting at the Methodist Church. Officers elected for the new year are Mrs W C Whitlock president and Mrs R S Henderson vice president with other posts filled. A special Oct 18 program by E T L is planned and several local and visiting members attended recent church events and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
W.c.tul
W. C. Whitlock
R. S. Henderson
Florence Humphrey
Margaret Cook
Lethe Cecil
Roberta Humphrey
E. M. Daugherty
E.T.L
Methodist
Hockingport
W. C. Dennis
A. E. Dumper
W. C. Whitlach
Anderson Bentz
Russell Cody
A. B. White
Delphin Creeger
FE. M. Daugherty
Etta
Leora Dunfee
Adda Larson
E. M. Pierce
Guy Martin
T. F. Cecil
Otis Clark
E. G. Allen
W. T. Gardner
Russell Bailey
Coalville
R.S. Henderson
Stewart
W.C.T
Whitlock
H. C. Blair
F. W. Chapman
Mass Leona Chapman
O. R. Kiracafe
Bloomsville
M. S. Gaston
Scott
Oxford
W. Va
Leroy Wires
Lennie Lentz
Calaway Ridge
J. W. Kincade
W. B. King
Salem
Clarksburg
Mary Hickman
H. C. Parrish
R. C. Orr
Charles
Athens
Kathleen Orr
A. W. Brandeberry
J. R. Griffin
Lyndon
Keith Brandeberry
Usnr
Brandeberry
Cleveland
Claude Barnes
Philip
Zanesville
Bertha Barnes
Mancy Davis
W. ©. Bingman
Cpi
Wendel Clark
Manila
J. L. Fortney
Dorothy
Lumberport
Effie Ward
Bethel Ridge
Social Notes From Corning And Nearby Towns
Miss Mae Jones leaves for Mt. Vernon New York for an undetermined period. Mrs James Kennar visits relatives in Buchtel Tuesday. Leon Levion Chicago and Florence Levion Cleveland visit Corning parents after weeks with Ira Pullman New York City. Mrs Fred Gray visits Cleveland. Maurice Rodgers family visit Jacksonville. Stanley and Alice Brown return from Mackinac City. Sgt John Hottenrot Jr arrives in California after 41 months in the South Pacific. First Brownie Girl Scouts meeting October 3. Corning High School cafeteria reopens for 1995 1946 school year under cooks Miss Janet Mason and Miss Nell Bell. Middleport Mrs Evelyn Heron Turner Bradbury Schools teacher at Lintharion University Hospital Columbus slowly improving after brain hemorrhage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Weiland
Cleveland
Maurice Rodgers
Jacksonville
Stanley Brown
Alice Brown
Corning
Mackinac City
Mich
John Hottenrot
Sgt
California
South Pacific
Brownie
Methodist Church
Corning High School
Janet Mason
Nell Bell
Emperor Hirohito Meets MacArthur in Historic Surrender Image
The article describes Hirohito’s appearance before General MacArthur at the American Embassy, signaling a new era as Japan shifts from divine status to subjection under Allied occupation. It notes how the scene could alter Imperial mystique and influence moves toward a people’s rule, while highlighting allied tightening of occupation in Europe and Asia.
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Dewk MacKenzie
Hirohito
MacArthur
Japan
Germany
Zaleski Social And Personal
Mr and Mrs F M Hayes were in Athens Wednesday. Mrs Max Thomas and Miss Ella Mae Hayes visited from Columbus, returning Sunday eve. Mr O H Burns Sr Akron and son Orvald Jr Navy spent Saturday night with the James McKibben family. Evigene Martin returns from overseas visiting family near Lake Hope. Charles Brown Jackson and grandson Duane Rider visit Albert Rider Wednesday. Francis Martin returned home from Mt Carmel Hospital improved. Fearl M Grate Cincinnati visitors. E G Diles visited sister and niece in McArthur. Margaret Anne Bedinghaus spent week in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Burns
Akron
James McKibben
Evigene Martin
Pearl Martin
Lake Hope
Charles Brown
Jackson
Duane Rider
Indiana
Albert Rider
Francis Martin
Mt., Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Fearl M. Grate
Cincinnati
E. G. Diles
Anna Diles
McArthur
Margaret Anne Bedinghaus
Pleasant Valley Briefs Highlight Local Social Visits
Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Goodin and family from Delaware and Athens visitors at the Goodin home. Several relatives from Parkersburg, Hagerstown, Pomeroy, Albany, and Pleasanton dropped by for gatherings. News notes also mention a 30 day furlough, a birth in Kentucky, and a planned broader house project.
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Pleasant Valuey
Manning Branson
Anne Powers
Parkersburg
Howard Brooks
Arthur Goodin
Herb Goodin
Delaware
Ida Hanning
Dicky
Athens
Emmett Cain
Burlingham
T-5
Homer Goodin
Kathryn Turner
Porterville
Frank Pugh
Mildred Hess
Hagerstown
Pearl Wood
Grace Whaley
Pomeroy
Edward Pugh
F. X. Rauch
T. H. Morgan
Jane
Betty Gilham
Charles Wood
Pic
James Wood
Felix Dorsey
Loyd Bolin
Ed Brooks
Som
Cora Brooks
Albany
Leonard Williams
Shade
Harold E. Jones
Chauncey
Sade Brooks
Jim Pratt
Pleasanton
Vivian Coates
Chasé
Explosive eruption rocks Tonto Mountain in fiction saga
In a dramatic science fiction scene, Leana Sormi triggers IX Sygur power causing a massive explosion at Tonto Mountain. The blast lifts the peak, blackens the sky, and scours Mummy Ridge while Bob Hale and Carolyn face the unfolding catastrophe and its worldwide scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uren
Tyler
Leana Sormi
Tonto Mountain
Mummy Ridge
Mountain Tange
Leane Sormi
Controls on Telephone Business Are Reduced
The War Fraduction Board revokes most controls on telephone commitments and ratings, retaining only a limited A-1 priority for government, public health, and welfare use. The ruling ends service prohibitions on residence and misc words misused, enabling more flexible access where equipment is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Blair
Leana
Social Visit Noted By Murphey Family
Mr and Mrs Frank R Murphey hosted guests Mrs William B Thomas of Belmont Massachusetts and her mother Mrs D B Hartinger of BE Middleport sister of Mrs Murphey in a quiet social gathering noted by the family records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Murphey
William B. Thomas
Belmont
Mass
D. B. Hartinger
Middleport
Local Birth Day Party and Regional Sports Notes
Dona Lee Poling celebrated her eighth birthday at a party hosted by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Boling. Mrs. Charles Cornwell won the Ladies Golf Trophy at Athens Country Club, with Mrs. William Brooks of Nelsonville as runner up. In other items, local families hosted guests from Delaware and Indianapolis, and lumber dealers from six counties gathered for a district picnic at Athens Fairgrounds with D. A. Bardin and L. W. Roberts in charge. Glouster American Legion Post planned a football team, coached by John Rudin of Murray City Tigers, with players Nye U, Swede Jonson of Minnesota, Ruth Athens, and Fetch Athens. John T. Sprague of Athens High was sidelined by a foot injury for Saturday’s game with Columbus North High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dona Lee Poling
Mrs. W. D. Boling
Charles Cornwell
Swinner
Athens Country Club
William Brooks
Nelsonville
Ohio Association of Retail Lumber Dealers
Athens Fairgrounds
D. A. Bardin
L. W. Roberts
Athens
Meigs
Gallia
Jackson
Vinton
Hocking County
Glouster American Legion Post
John ‘Udin
Murray City Tigers
Nye
Swede Jonson
Minnesota
Ruth
Fetch
John T. Sprague
Athens High
Columbus North High
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National Dispatch
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Coolville News
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Jas
Zaleski
Pleasant Valley Briefs
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Tonto
Bob
Carolyn
Tonto Mountains
Irvin D. Quick
E. H. Gaylord
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Nature
Carollyn
Bob Hale
Robert
Piamin A Senatra
Fek
WFB
C. C. Millikan
Cook
A. Arhart
Mr. Dunbar Dyson Beck
Indianapolis
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