17 Apr 1945
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1945
Page
1
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Allied forces report capture of the Saxony rail center of Plauen as U S Ninth Army widens Elbe bridgehead. Berlin front lines show heavy fighting near Nurnberg and Leipzig while French Second Army attacks Royan and besieges Pointe de Grave.
The Damest News Agency said in a domestic broadcast that Japan will form a death by own action corps on April 25 to defend the homeland as the peace conference opens. About 200000 national and provincial leaders are to attend the ceremony in Japan, with the program organized to safeguard the nation’s policy.
President Truman outlined foreign and domestic priorities in a press conference. He endorsed the San Francisco United Nations conference and the Bretton Woods system, and expressed willingness to meet Allied leaders including Churchill Stalin and Chiang Kai-shek, with De Gaulle as a possible participant if invited. He favored continuing reciprocal trade agreements and a curfew and brownout policy for the home front.
Guam dispatch reports six groups of B-29 Superfortresses bombed Kyushu Island airfields to neutralize southern Japanese bases. The raids target airstrips 325 miles north of Okinawa, continuing a three day campaign against Kyushu airfields used against American naval and land forces around Okinawa.
In a London briefing General Eisenhower warned no V E Day proclamation until every important enemy pocket on the western front is wiped out. He said the war in Europe may end weeks or months later as Allied forces exhaust ammunition and gas. He noted Nazi forces still hold positions across the Baltic, North Seas, Bavarian Alps, and pockets in Norway, Holland, France, and Italy. Lend Lease extension passed. Truman called it a mighty instrument for victory and a monument to Roosevelt.
Corry, Pa based First Lieut Robert C Morton is highlighted in a feature by Lisle Shoemaker who rode with a B-29 crew over Tokyo during a heavy raid. The story details Morton taking control of the bomb run and guiding the aircraft through searchlights and antiaircraft fire, describing the dramatic descent and smoke over the Japanese capital.
Telegram from Navy Department confirms Seaman First Class Young Messenger is missing in action aboard a submarine. Messenger, a Corry High School student and baker, trained at New London and served in the Pacific area since August, is considered missing with family awaiting official word. City council later discusses oiling streets via property-owner funding and budget constraints.
A smaller than expected group from Gerry Union City Area will leave for induction into United forces in Pittsburgh. The service order called for 28 from the district, but only 18 will depart tomorrow. Twelve others’ appeals are pending, all farm youths who had deferments and were added to the legal lists by recent rule changes. The immediate effect reduces the local board’s monthly quota and the remaining inductees will depart by special bus to Pittsburgh tomorrow morning.
The Board of Education met informally at the school offices without a formal session last evening except for Mrs. Baines. They discussed budget matters and the resignation of Jack Tinson as athletic director and football coach, with no official action taken. A special meeting is planned next Monday to likely approve the tentative budget, while the tax rate remains unchanged. Superintendent Dewey said the situation would be thoroughly considered before any decision.
American Gough boys pressed for rapid seizure of Ie Island, three miles west of Okinawa, to open its airfield for intensified strikes on Japan. The move follows Japanese defense efforts and heavy enemy air attacks on Mitscher’s carrier task force during the Okinawa invasion. Continued on Page Two.
The House Appropriations Committee endorsed a large Navy supply bill of about 24 billion dollars for the next fiscal year starting July 1. It funds personnel, shipbuilding, and fleet support, with plans for two battleships, two 45,000-ton carriers, and 12 escort carriers. The panel warned against delaying victory and stressed maintaining a strong postwar industrial base.
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced the suspension of Towarzystwa Walna Polska Grupa 2087 of Corry. The Polish club licensed at West Wayne Street was found to sell to non members, operate gambling devices, permit gambling, and allow minors on premises. The 35 day suspension begins May atha. In related maritime news, Swedish reports say German crews aboard a Norwegian torpedo boat and a minesweeper deserted and expect all German warships to reach Sweden within a week. The vessels were interned in a Swedish port on Monday.
Bulletins report Truman appointing Jobui W. Snyder as federal loan administrator with ties to President for 24 years. Allied forces push through Nazi Germany as Third Army and Hodges First Army advance under Eisenhower. Churchill hails Roosevelt as Britain mourns. Bombers strike ships off Formosa and bomb Davao as MacArthur reports progress in the Pacific.
Mrs Anna Kovach of East Sourstrest receives word that her son SGT Ty Set Kovach is alive in Germany after being listed missing in action during a raid over Cologne. A prior note from the Eighth Air Force bomber group said his ship was struck and that several crew members bailed out over German and French territory, with Kovach’s status now confirmed as a prisoner of war and later identified as alive.
Russian forces reportedly tore open sectors east of Berlin as Marshal Ivan Konev's First Ukrainian Army pressed the drive toward linking with the German front. Parachute troops were said to have entered Berlin's inner defense ring, with claims of enemy losses and German counterattacks across a 33 mile front from Fürstenberg to Rorlagen. The Oder front remained active with heavy fighting as Red Army advances continued in Austria and Czechoslovakia. German lines near Seelow and Se oelow Heights faced continued pressure amid calls to rally elated by Hitler's orders.
London reports Allied air power continued against Germany with about 1,000 American heavy bombers striking Dresden and fronts along the Czechoslovak border. A total of 1,116 Luftwaffe planes were destroyed yesterday, with 60 German aircraft downed in the first 16 days of April.
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