05 Apr 1945
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1945
Page
1
The fragmentary text references authorities and delays in a wall project with unclear names and dates. The readable portion hints at bureaucratic or journalistic notes about authorial or administrative processes and postponed actions, but specifics are not recoverable from the provided snippet.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a 55 class and Florida, with unclear terms like sacks phe 60. No identifiable people, organizations, dates, or concrete events are preserved for a fuller summary.
Market data shows heifers recorded at 0 to 10.00 with 1125 head noted and light weight estimates up to 8.7. Heavy weights are shown at 1840 and 12.50 in price terms. This item appears as a livestock market quote with multiple weight and price entries.
Fragmented OCR notes show scattered percentages and figures, mentioning stocks and weekly price actions. Key entities are unclear. numbers and letters are garbled, hindering precise identification of stocks, dates, or organizations.
The text alleges that the Soviet note stressed a prewar neutrality with Japan, noting a conclusion on April 15, 1911, prior to Germany’s attack and the ensuing war. The fragment hints at tensions and diplomatic interpretations surrounding neutrality and alliance status before hostilities.
A Moscow statement touched on Japanese policy but gave no clear signal of future Soviet relations with Japan. It cites Stalin declining to pledge further action, references Japan as an aggressor, and mentions a neutrality pact and recent focus on Turkey, with uncertain implications for Moscow’s stance.
Allies menace Hannover on solid 40 mile front as Corry launches Seventh War Loan drive. The local plan focuses on individual sales of Series H bonds and other issues, with a $880000 Gary quota for individuals and a city target of 540000 for this phase. The drive runs April through July with June 1 as the date for the total city quota.
District Attorney Burton Laut spotted a Chevrolet car linked to a Monday prison break escape near Chesies Pa. Four men fled toward Meadville as police pursued. The license number confirmed stolen from Chester, and officers across Erie district pressed the hunt through night toward potential routes west toward Ohio. The search continued today.
Army losses total 798,383 and Navy 98,526, according to Secretary of War Stimson. The combined figure shows an increase of 20,047 since last week. Casualty breakdown includes killed, wounded, missing, and prisoners for both services, with Japanese Philippines losses tentatively estimated at over 311,000.
Reports from Washington London Rome and San Francisco detail Soviet moves toward the Pacific war large Allied air and ground actions against German depots and fields and Allied advances along the Italian coast. A Japanese naval spokesman predicts an imminent invasion of Japan as Okinawa is described as a curtain raiser.
The War Shipping Administration announced ten aging Great Lakes steamers will return from retirement to haul ores coal and grain for the season. The ODT noted 28 ships are available and listed operators including Gartland Steamship Company Bethlehem Steel Company and Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Co.
The Clymer school board has called a special meeting of all qualified voters in the Clymer Central School District to decide on raising 70 000 for a large addition and equipment. Voters from Clymer Harmony and French Creek may attend April 27 at 2 p.m. Polls open 2 to 8 p.m. The plan asks 38 500 by local taxes and bonds for the balance. Confidence runs high it will pass by a substantial vote.
In Dunkirk on April 5 Juvenile Court Judge Robert W Palmer held three hearings in the case of two 15 year old boys implicated in a shooting accident that killed John Jaguszewski, seven, who died after being struck in the temple by a .22 rifle while playing along the lakefront seawall. The three boys, found near the scene, were picked up as suspects. two were under 16 and were referred to juvenile court, while the third will be tried in city court after discharge in time limits.
Harrisburg April 5 The House education committee promised early approval of legislation to permanently boost teacher salary scales and increase state aid for education after hearings. Chairman D Raymond Sollenberger declined to forecast specific recommendations. Over 20 speakers, including Mrs John M Phillipy of Pittsburgh, urged greater state help. Wilbur G Baker of York urged $4 per pupil subsidies in addition to Commonwealth grants. The commission measures aim to ensure equality of educational opportunity in Pennsylvania with state reimbursement of 600 per pupil unit or the difference between revenue from a five mill tax and 1200, whichever is greater. Dr C Herma Grose cautioned on funding details.
Four Glavis brothers from Sparta township are casualties with John the latest. John Glavis is hospitalized in Germany from severe head and face burns. His wife in Titusville received a letter saying he had been buried with few details. His first March 1 letter promised a quick return, then head bandages described. John served as chief cook in a medical unit and faced possible medical admin duties.
The Rt Rev. HP Almon Abbott, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Lexington since May 15, 1829, died after a six week illness. He is survived by his widow Mrs Rachel Gwyn Abbott and several children including Henry Oster Abbott and George Abbott. A naval hospital in Philadelphia treated him as he had served in WWI and WWII theaters.
Moscow reports say Russians have fought into greater Vienna with tank battles in the suburbs and near the Schwechat River. Soviet forces allegedly crossed the Danube between Bratislava and Vienna and captured Bratislava, with 9,000 Germans reported captured and multiple towns seized in the Vienna vicinity.
A chaotic dispatch reports Premier General Kuniaki Hirotso and the entire Japanese cabinet resign following an emergency meeting after pressure from the emperor. Emphasis centers on the cabinet’s abrupt step, with observers noting a shift in government and potential new leadership formation in Tokyo.
Council and pastors plan a unified V E Day observance with a community victory gathering at the City Park and a union thanksgiving service at the First Methodist Church. The plan calls for a siren warning, a nine tenths hour parade, and a closing city park meeting after the church service.
Secretary Ickes said he expected an official order to seize soft coal mines today. John L. Lewis, spearheading the miners in New York, pressed hard for a 25 percent wage rise and broad postwar aims, while negotiations with anthracite operators continued.
On Okinawa April 5 United States forces pushed inland against firm Japanese defenses as Marine units on the north flank extended the wedge toward Naha while Army and Marine units faced strong resistance. Artillery and air power were deployed as the campaign neared wider contact with enemy positions along the southern coast near Machinate airstrip with distances of up to several miles noted. Admiral Nimitz reported concentrations of Japanese troops and vehicles in the south as the assault continued, with plans for intensified bombardment and maneuver to prevent overextension. In Greensburg Pennsylvania Velma Reed 23 died from injuries in a Monday truck auto crash, becoming the third victim, while Seaman Manuel Martinez 20 remained in critical condition at Westmoreland Hospital.
British forces push into the outskirts of Minden and Ave with 47 miles to Bremen as Patton nears the Czech frontier. The Third Army moves swiftly toward Plauen bisecting Germany, signaling a major push across the front.
Paris reports Allied forces push toward Hannover and Bremen on a broad front from Minden to Hamelin with armored spearheads advancing toward Pluiejan and cities along the Weser. Ninth Army nears Berlin as Kassel Gotha Suhl Hengelo and Waltrap fall. Four American and British divisions reach the Weser in a major northern push.
General Eisenhower told President Roosevelt that a clear military surrender by the Nazis is unlikely and guerrilla warfare may persist. He suggested V-E Day will likely come by proclamation rather than decisive collapse, noting German forces could fragment yet remain active on the western front.
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