25 Apr 1945
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1945
Page
1
The readable fragment references a house sale and furnace issues tied to a person named Ray something. It hints at a legal or public notice context but lacks clear names, dates, or official actions. Further readable text is needed to form a complete, accurate summary.
FragmentaryOCR shows a local sale listing with assorted items and prices including cows and produce. Phrases reference quantities such as sacks and evinced names like Dell, Bliss, and Jonathan amid scattered numbers.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests barter activity and debt notes with numbers and prices. Readable items include a possible bid or sale figures and reference to debt. No clear event or names emerge from the provided text.
Local reports indicate the missing dentist from the northeast region is near discovery. Officials note no registration dates have been released and further details await official confirmation.
American Third Army nears Berchtesgaden within 82 miles as Allied forces push to encircle Munich. Seventh Army and French units advance toward Danube bridgeheads exploring Swiss and Austrian paths. British siege Bremen tightens while an American Russian center junction forms for a planned convergence.
A fortress cell near Paris was prepared today for Marshal Petain as a precaution against disorders when the Verdun hero returns to face high treason charges. Justice Minister Francose Del Menton denied reports he had entered France, noting details remain tightly guarded in official circles. He will be held under heavy guard at a Paris area fortress with restricted visitors.
Reports from Guam describe American bombers destroying the Hitachi engine works near Tokyo and annihilating 76 Japanese interceptors. In Washington the prospect of a quick European victory signals potential billions in War Department cuts. In New York Pennsylvania miners move toward strike action as operators prepare wage talks with John J. Lewis and the United Mine Workers.
Representative Gross predicts a flood of pork within 12 to 18 months due to food regulations he says caused shortages. He cites government subsidies and market controls as limiting factors and warns of wasted incentives and rising costs for consumers.
German born Mrs Grover Cleveland Sergdol wife of World War I draft dodger was granted American citizenship today by Judge George A Welsh. She said public deity means nothing to me and becoming a citizen is the most important thing in my life.
A tense session of the Allied powers opens with a radio address from Truman highlighting unity and lasting peace as member nations struggle to resolve a dispute delaying consensus.
In San Francisco the 46 victorious nations gather to blueprint postwar peace and prevent another war. The Anglo American rift over Poland strains unity as Stalin seeks a Polish representation compromise. Stettinius presides with Truman set to speak in a program including Warren and Lapham. Hull unable to attend.
Mrs. Florence Bates reports direct word from her husband Pfc Cecil Bates that he has been released from German POW camps. He says he was liberated from Stalag 2 B and is now in a hospital for treatment and recuperation. Bates served with Company A of the 112th Regiment, Corry unit, and had been a prisoner since last November.
The Cory Union City Selective Service Board announced from Union City offices that 24 district men are called for pre induction examinations in May. They must report May 21 in Union City for transport to Pittsburgh station. Notices will be sent and the list of quota A is to be announced in the first week of May. The board noted Harrisburg guidance allowing discharges for extreme hardship and said local boards may make recommendations in such cases, which HQ will usually accept.
Mrs. Edward Hawkins learned at noon that her granddaughter June Ann Fenstermoeher had successful surgery in Philadelphia by Dr. Chevalier Jackson. The bobby pin lodged in the child’s stomach required 40 minutes of removal and the patient’s pallor improved as reported later. H. E. Hawkins accompanied the child and her aunt on the trip to Philadelphia.
The late President Roosevelt is honored with 800,000 five‑cent United Nations Conference commemorative stamps released in San Francisco. Philatelists send 125,000 envelopes for cancellation while 25 million to be sold nationwide.
Dr. R. C. Scragg the missing dentist from North East is reported to be in a Los Angeles hospital and fully recovered. His wife plans to travel to the west to bring him home as authorities confirm a hospital admission and no further details.
First ballot at Erie Court House meeting produced fourteen votes for Zurn and eight for Frank L. Burger. Zurn, a longtime Erie manufacturer and Democratic organizer, was elected county chairman. Attorney Owen Burns resigned as county chairman and as a candidate in the judgeship contest.
The Pennsylvania House unanimously approved a Senate-concurrent bill authorizing the Turnpike Commission to extend the turnpike from Inv in to Erie with revenue bonds. Sponsor Homer Cook says the project will cost 20 25 million dollars though a route is not yet fixed.
Harrisburg reports say the Senate and House met five hours to clear a crowded agenda as they push toward adjournment May 6. The administration program, including police, compensation, and prison legislation, is set for House action with few major time blocks remaining.
RAF bombers attacked Hitler's retreat in the Alps with heavy bombs. Allied air forces, including U.S. heavy bombers, struck targets near Pilsen and other German lines as part of a large scale operation across multiple fronts.
Allied Eighth and U.S. Fifth Armies push across the Po to pursue retreating German forces. The 10th American Division seized a foothold beyond the river amid fierce resistance as the 18th or 19th Division sped 55 miles in two days, keeping details under blackout. In the Po valley north west of Bologna, German units bypass Moder as Italian-front actions unfold.
A tornado struck a Griffin Georgia textile community just north of town last night unroofing a mill where workers were present and leaving four dead and unknown injuries.
U S Army 24th Army Group report Maj. Gen. John T. Hodge units advanced up to 800 yards against Japanese fortifications. Third Amphibious Corps under Roy S. Griggs landed on Yagawi Hesaza and Kauri islands north of Okinawa to seal off the island chain and prevent Japanese fighters from retreating to offshore islets.
The Ohio Senate approved on amended bill allowing motor boats of up to six horsepower to use Lake Pymatuning on the Ohio Pennsylvania border. The amendment mirrors a Pennsylvania act and limits boats to waters from the main dam near Jamestown Pennsylvania to a Espyville causeway. The bill returns to the House for concurrence.
Treasury nostitor reports receipts of 129.87 million dollars and expenditures of 264.32 million for April 23. Net balance stands at 11.53 billion dollars with gross debt at 295.05 billion and an increase of 3.59 million over the prior day.
Soviet troops reach the Elbe River on a 22 mile front northwest of Dresden as Berlin encirclement nears completion. Reports describe advances near the Milde River and lines north of the Elbe, with German defenses collapsing under Soviet assault.
Eyewitness reports from Berlin describe intensified street fighting and subterranean clashes as Soviet forces press toward central Berlin. Units from the First White Russian Army and the First Ukrainian Army link up in the southeast, threatening German defenses and closing supply lines.
Washington reports the Army will start releasing men who have served four to five years this summer. The plan, disclosed in official but publicity shy quarters, aims to honor discharge requests of enlisted men 42 and over and could begin around mid year despite continued German resistance. Military sources caution that some four and five year veterans may be disappointed by the policy.
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