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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1944
Page
3
Western Newspaper notes U S counter offensive against Nazi advances in Europe with emphasis on increased Allied landings near Manila and rising crop production nearing record levels. The piece frames strategic moves and agricultural output as indicators of wartime momentum.
Reports detail German assault on the Western Front with von Rundstedt’s forces pushing into Belgium, Allied countermeasures, and Mindoro and Leyte actions in the Philippines. The USDA notes 1944 crop output near 1942 records, while wartime savings and bond redemptions rise as fear of postwar slump grows. Churchill backs Poland’s borders amid European political tension and public debate. Highway railroad grade-crossing fatalities reach 1,892 in ten months.
The army announced that loyal Japanese Americans will be allowed to return to the west coast after the first of the year as the invasion threat recedes. California Governor Earl Warren urged unity to protect constitutional rights and prevent friction. Of 115000 evacuees, about 80000 remain in relocation centers, 18700 at Tule Lake, and 32000 have moved to other states.
A senate committee proposes a first detailed postwar plan to create 60 million jobs. It would require the President to estimate full employment and investment needs, with a federal program to fill gaps if private capital falls short. If private investment is insufficient the government would stimulate investment or spend.
Congress and President sign a bill freezing social security taxes at 1 percent for both sides, delaying a planned rise to 2 percent. Senator Vandenberg argues funds will cover benefits 20 years, while President Roosevelt says the move defers revenue and signals a broader program.
Lieut. Col. Stuart Welch of Albany, New York, operated at a field hospital near the Siegfried line to repair a captain hit by shell fragments. Holes tore the heart and its lining. the heart hung from the sac and a lung was perforated. After removing splinters and sewing the heart, the officer showed rapid recovery after the 90 minute operation.
At its 26th annual convention in Chicago the Farm Bureau federation urged the removal of trade barriers to foster a prosperous world economy and a free exchange of goods. It also called for U S adoption of a role in building a world peace organization with military force and backed measures for tax stimulus, price ceilings when practical, and extended rural electrification.
Final tabulations show Franklin D. Roosevelt winning by 3 592 769 votes. A chicken hawk attacked a hen at 8 C Anderson’s barnyard near Elberton Georgia and was killed by a hog that came to the rescue.
The Mt. Carmel bus delayed two days due to icy roads while the Olive Branch bus was stuck in a ditch for two hours. School closed Thursday and Friday the 14th and 15th because of heavy ice and snow. Names of editors and reporters listed. Former student Joe Fillippi killed in action on November 24, 1944. Poems by students Walston Jacobs and Mable Thornberry reflect wartime mood and Christmas themes.
Johnson Emerson Goines joins the eighth grade after transferring from Cherokee North Day and is described as a full-blooded Indian. Marvin Jett enters the freshman class from Bethel Ohio, with his brother Dale listed as a current eighth grader, age 15.
Jack Schubert of St Augustine Florida, a former Junior Class student, visited friends at the school Tuesday during Christmas holidays with his grandparents in Sardinia. Clifton Cox, formerly a Sophomore, also visited this week and is now at a Bible School in Tennessee, home for the holidays.
The Batavia Orchestra performed at the Century Machine Company annual Christmas party. Their next engagement is set for December 28, 1944 at the Catholic Church.
The Sophomore Class skating party at Speedliner Rink on December 19 drew about seventy attendees and was reported a great success.
Members of the armed forces visited the school the week of December 10 led by Sgt. Tommy Jones of Ft. Benning and Calvin Lewis both from the class of ’42. Pvt. Merrill Pattison from class ’43, home on a 12 day leave, visited December 19. Joe Gable, senior class member now in the Navy, attended December 21.
S. S. Club member Pattie Nowlin entertained at home on December 10. Gingerbread, whipped cream, and soft drinks were served. Guests included John and Walter Elsnau, Evelyn and Billie Rogers, Billy Moore, Richard Tennison, Billy Lauber, and Peggie Koogler. Dolly Whitney and Jack Diddy were absent.
The Junior Class printed programs for basketball games listing visiting and home teams, coaches, referee and cheerleaders. Programs cost five cents and are sold alongside pop, popcorn, potato chips, candy and schedule pencils.
The poem reflects a Christmas during war with hopes for happiness and laughter yet acknowledges sorrow for loved ones overseas and the mixed feelings of children filled with joy.
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