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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1944
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment mentions an OPA, a glass item, a local owner, and a sequence of unclear names. It references a held or detained person, military context, and unspecified actions in Texas and Maryland. The passage is fragmented, with numerous broken words and nonsensical joins, offering little coherent detail about any single event.
Allied air landings report 60 miles from Mandalay to seal Japan’s North Burma communications. New Allied HQ in Ceylon counters with a rising offensive as Tokyo claims the battle will climax in days. Air strikes hit bases from the Kuriles to New Guinea. Nimitz reports carrier and air power flights against Aitape and other targets.
State police and guards continued the search for two inmates who tunneled out of the Sylvatia Industries School in Harrisburg. The escape involved 17 year old Prentice Dixor of Towanda and Hary White of Allegheny County, with authorities believing they headed toward the state.
Bulletin items from London and Washington report rumors of a new government, and King Vittorio Emanuele charging Badoglio amid party desires. Allied artillery repelled a German attack on the Anzio beachhead as British troops seized six positions. Ford pledges veteran preference in postwar plants. Finland rejects revised Soviet peace terms but keeps door to talks open. Moscow radio notes a rumor that Joachim von Kibtentreau bought shares in a St Louis company.
Two Crawford county men, Claire Moyer and John M. Reisinger, both missing since last Monday, were found dead in a cottage along French Creek near Meadville. Coroner Luther King attributed their deaths to asphyxiating gas fumes from a burning stove. the bodies were badly decomposed. Funeral services for the victims were held yesterday.
Allied air assault targets Belgrade for the first time as heavy bombing hits Buda pest area Brasov and Tumner Severin in Romania. Seven big bombers and three fighters lost in the operations with intense aerial action reported.
Allied aircraft hammered Belgrade Brasov and Budapest in daylight attacks aimed at crippling Balkan rail links and supply lines. Bombers struck Belgrade’s rail yards and the Rogarski plant while targets near Brasov and Turnu Severin suffered damage, with rail facilities, stations, and oil depots hit.
Ten American Flying Fortress airmen forced down in Denmark escaped to neutral Sweden after a perilous trek through occupied territory. They hid by day, rode a fisherman's cart to land on Sweden's southwest coast near Malmo, and credited the pilot with a near miracle. Names withheld by censorship.
London observers report Allied air attacks have reduced German production since November, with as many as 5000 planes unable to be manufactured. Front line fighters have fallen from 600 to rarely more than 850 at one time, while German reserves near four to five times the front line. The drain from factory targets and window dressing may erode front line strength before a decisive break.
George Childs and Yersti Morris, Union City residents, were arrested by State Police and appeared before Alderman Justin Butters on hit and run and drunken driving charges. Bound over to county court for trial, they allegedly caused $100 plus damage in a Route 4 crash west of Corry, fled the scene, and were found without licenses.
Horton J. Davis resigns as chairman and member of the executive staff at the War Rationing Board. The move takes effect immediately with Horton Davis stepping down from leadership roles as Edward Hawkins previously began coordinating volunteer work and managing the rationing office when gasoline rationing began.
Corry office leadership shifts as James Cuil arrives to oversee operations. Widespread resignations and changes ripple through the OPA rationing board amid friction and uncertainty about future management.
Across Georgia and the Carolinas a deadly tornado ripped through towns leaving 38 dead and about 300 injured. The storm damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes, unroofed a two story hospital, and caused widespread power outages as officials assessed debris strewn communities. Emergency crews rushed to aid victims amid scattered reports of mass casualty scenes and property collapse. Local authorities urged caution as search and rescue operations continued through the night.
Allied dispatch from Southwest Pacific reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur refusing to rule out a Republican presidential bid if urged, while reiterating his sole aim is to win the war. His written statements, released by Rep. Burton L. Miller on the Nebraska congressman's draft-MacArthur campaign, deny any political motive and repudiate any critique of public figures.
Associates New York April 11 Dr Byron M Stookey reports that neither medicine nor surgery can aid Frances Sabino a week old infant from Puerto Rico brought to Columbia Presbyterian Hospitals Neuralogical Institute for a possible emergency operation. He says the baby has a spinal cord and column malformation with paralysis from the center of the spinal cord down and advises no feasible medical or surgical treatment.
Mrs Charles Kinley died this afternoon at her West Bonneh home after a long illness. Her condition had been serious prior to death. Final arrangements will be announced by the family as details are established.
A historic city record notes a payment of 1354.10 tied to tax assessments dating back to 1994 and earlier. John Ay Kirvick, directing official of the Pedery Public Hoveins Authority, indicates the sum reflects approximate taxes expected on the subject property and local developments.
New York April 1 The dispatch notes a radio hint from a German source claiming Rome should be declared an open city. The report, recorded by the U S government, mentions officials urging Rome to apply for instructions while suggesting the axis could spare the city if it becomes a battlefield.
Two boys charged in break ins at the Barnes Groceteria in North Corry face juvenile court sessions. Judge Ryans will oversee the proceeding after a weeks long suspension caused by Prohibition Officer Dun don, with the session set to begin tomorrow.
From London April 17 the Assunaged Press reports Soviet forces breaking toward Sevastopol’s heart as Russian bombers and warships strike at Germans and Romanians. Prisoner counts rise and a campaign to move German troops from the west to the east front continues with reports of heavy fighting and strategic importance assigned to the Black Sea port.
DPA investigators survey a nylon stocking ring operating in Pittsburgh during April. They report arrests made, but many sales continue at low prices with stockings advertised as cheap. Buyers could pay four dollars per pair, and rings used private rooms and coded language. Names and specifics are unclear due to damaged text.
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