16 Apr 1945
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1945
Page
1
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President Truman spoke to a joint session of Congress outlining a grand strategy for lasting peace. He urged allies to strengthen the alliance and continue wartime penalties on aggressors. The address followed conversations with Eden and Stettinius as security was tightened around the Capitol.
Japanese artillery fire eased along the southern Okinawa front as the Tenth Army pressed toward the northern tip while Marines mopped up pockets on the north end. The central Ryukyu island remained stalled for a ninth straight day with no major changes reported in Nimtz’s communique. American forces advanced on Kentu island in the Kerama group off Okinawa’s southwest coast.
Harrisburg reports indicate a move to raise workers' salaries and state subsidies despite administration opposition. London dispatch notes 8,500 Allied warplanes over Germany from Berlin to Regensburg destroying rail yards and bridges. Manila bulletin says American forces near Manila with MacArthur reporting 1,568 Japanese dead and 205 captured in the past week.
The Wis' Male Chorus teams with the Victory Club for a two night benefit at the Senior High auditorium on May 14 and 16 to fund wartime canteen service and other Victory Club activities. Committee chairs include Lon Rhines A J Scheppner Jerome Needham William Jonson and Harry Blount. Mrs Walter H Scots will publish the program and Mrs Harry Blount will handle advance ticketing. Proceeds fund the Victory Club with tickets offered for each evening.
Mrs Abna Norman 32 killed her two sons Kyle 12 and James 10 then died by her own hand near Oxford Pa after leaving a note claiming her husband had left home following a quarrel. Chief Samuel H Kent reported the tragedy occurred yesterday and that Norman waited all night for him to return. MARTIN PAYS TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT IN HARRISBURG.
Soviet forces launched a large scale eastern assault across a 60 mile front from the Neisse mouth southeast of Berlin to the Oder. Bitter fighting reported along the line as Russians push toward Stettin and Berlin vicinity with heavy artillery precede.
A Pennsylvania Central Airlines transport plane crashed on a Cooper's Rock ridge near Morgantown West Virginia killing all 20 aboard. Searchers reached the wreckage yesterday afternoon as investigators said bad weather and fading radio contact likely forced a landing approach at Morgantown airport before the plane struck the mountainside.
Memorial services worldwide mark the burial of the late President in the garden of his Hyde Park residence. Observances span cities from Paris to Sydney and New Delhi, with church ceremonies and national tributes as millions mourn.
Guam dispatch reports another 400 B-29 Superfortress bombers hit Tokyo early today, with reconnaissance indicating 296000 square feet of Tokyo's arsenal area burned from Saturday's action.
American carrier planes operating from Lind-based bases struck Tokyo for the second day. Tokyo Radio, via the Federal Communications Commission, said about 100 small carrier planes, including Mitchell medium bombers, strafed and bombed the city for 50 minutes. Reports said fires burned for hours as raids extended over a wide area near the metropolis. No independent confirmation yet.
Harrisburg April 16 Trans fer of Col Richard Mellon Pennsylvania Selective Service Director to a War Department assignment at Washington was announced today. Mellon who has headed State Selective Service since July 20 1943 will become assistant chief of the international division at the national Capitol Opening game of the major league baseball season between the New York Yankees and Washington Senators to be called off due to misty chilly weather.
Allied forces, led by British and U.S. armies, press a broad offensive along the Italian front. Bombers knock out German positions south of Bolowna, aiming to speed a breakthrough as heavy fighting continues in the Firth and Bolte regions.
The Salvation Army in Corry announces a community fund drive of 5000 to sustain and expand services and property improvements on East Washington Street. David A. Hillstrom chairs the effort with W. Bruce Ellsworth as secretary. subcommittee lists and pre-campaign pledges to be announced soon.
London dispatch reports a wartime speech by Adolf Hitler urging German soldiers to fight to the end. He claims Bolshevik forces threaten Germany and vows to crush enemies while condemning the Allies. He accuses opponents of mass violence and threatens brutal punitive actions.
Clifford Emery Jr twelve years old was struck by a car while crossing from the road between Westfield and Sherman. Kenneth Pratt of Jamestown drove the car that dragged the boy several yards and left him pinned briefly. He and his wife and daughter were with him when police were summoned. The child was rushed to Westfield Hospital with a severe head laceration and multiple bruises. full injury extent awaited X ray checks.
Services held in memory of Roosevelt featured a clergy led program at the church with prayers, hymns, and tributes. Rev. Morvinan, Rev. Williamon, Rev. Harris, and others delivered sermons and readings, followed by a memorial prayer and a hymn by the Presbyterian choir.
Washington reports growing three power collaboration two months after Yalta as Molotov joins the U N delegation, signaling a potential smoother Allied line. Polish premier Mikolayeck hints at closer Russian ties as the Moscow Commission maps a new Polish regime, stressing friendship with Russia as Poland’s future keystone.
Germans in Ruhr facing a division of Axis forces as a strategic split emerges on the western front. A death pocket develops while Ninth Army advances despite losing a bridgehead over the Elbe. Polish and Canadian units push toward the North Sea.
Paris April 16 Third Army push near Czechoslovakia as fronts split. German forces retreat toward Ruhr and Berlin. major cities and industrial centers fallen or encircled. Surrender totals exceed 550000 in the first two weeks of April with many prisoners taken.
A window peeper was seen prowling East Pleasant street late last evening. A house resident pursued the intruder and a struggle occurred, but the stranger escaped. Police were checking a suspect as a potential lead while similar incidents have occurred in the area this month.
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