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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
2
British North Borneo operation advances with MacArthur inspecting the front as Australian troops press inland after heavy Allied bombardment. The article notes a tight war cabinet response in Japan and a national grain-car shortage complicating post harvest logistics domestically.
The Agriculture Department foresees a bumper 1945 crop despite a cold May and variable rains. Winter wheat 729,255,000 bushels and spring wheat 287,397,000 push total to 1,084,652,000 bushels the largest ever. Oats hay rye and early Irish potatoes also expected to rise with fruits and vegetables to follow.
In Canada 1945 election King and the Liberal party secure a majority with Independent Liberals backing the coalition. Bracken’s Progressive Conservatives fare poorly amid debates on conscription for the war against Japan. CCF leader Coldwell cites communist confusion as a factor in the lag. In the US, President Truman requests 39 billion dollars for the War Department for fiscal 1946, aiming to cut the army and balance future material contracts through December 1946 and June 1947.
The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars call for a broad reform of the Veterans Administration to improve GI hospital care. They cite overcrowding staff shortages low salaries and red tape as widespread issues across centers.
New York State Department of Health plans tests in large central rural schools to measure air contamination with and without ultraviolet lights. The study will assess lamp intensity and bactericidal activity over time to gauge epidemic control of measles chickenpox and mumps.
An American delegation led by Edwin W. Pauley flew to Moscow to press reparations policy. Pauley warned against loaning Germany money to rebuild industry and urged redirecting efforts toward other channels including Morgenthau's plan for an agrarian state. France seeks about 40 billion dollars in reparations.
A fragile Wisconsin tale recounts a widow and a younger man forming a quick romance. The couple shares playful lines about loneliness and vitality with rustic humor, noting the groom’s strength and a string of past labors.
The Department of Commerce surplus property office will survey the nation to locate areas needing trucks to protect farm production. Surplus trucks will be allocated to dealers under a sales agreement to resell only to farmers and farm cooperatives within designated areas with required certificates.
Washington reports on a secret firebomb nicknamed the goop bomb used against Japanese cities. The device combines oily putty and magnesium dust to produce glue like blasts that resist firefighting, spreading flames rapidly and complicating suppression efforts.
Washington digest outlines the plan under Executive Order 9547 for an international military tribunal to try top Nazi leaders for crimes against humanity. Justice Jackson will lead American prosecution with United Kingdom and Soviet representatives, aiming for decisive, credible trials without delay.
The piece notes Barbs by Bankha on loan requests to rebuild a city with input from the American military governor. The British Broadcasting Company asserts truthfulness outperforms calculated deception during the war, challenging Goebbels’ approach.
Michael La Farlita of Long Island City said he wanted to frighten his wife when he was arrested for stabbing her with an ice pick. He faced charges for assault and for possessing the weapon with intent to frighten.
Washington notes an uptick in bank robberies for the first time since 1932. Cases include Hemmert and White’s multi‑robberies in Portland and Spokane with dynamite gear. Joe Lewis killed in Utah. Jesse James Parker wounded in Arkansas. totals show 606 robberies in 1932 and 34 convictions in a recent period with heavy sentences.
Dallas report notes wartime shortages include pepper and pepper shakers at the Baker hotel. Henry C. Dickson, Baker president, says guests steal shakers and pepper as a new headache. Texas Hotel association manager Scott Herdy adds guests steal sheets cases blankets ash trays and soap. National Hotel association cites a failed plan to remove hotel towels with IDs from private laundry bundles.
Seabee Raymond L. Armstrong from Skellytown Texas used a pile of rocks as a weapon to capture a Japanese fighter on a western Pacific island. He swung a rock at the man, who then surrendered after being startled.
Staff Sgt. Cameron of Astoria Oregon found a German soldier, killed or captured, and retrieved a letter addressed to himself. The letter, titled grandmother, was given to a buddy who later learned the sender’s name and the fate of the buddy.
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