07 Aug 1945
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1945
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes list various household items and a garden name Offord Miller Bee. The readable fragments reference back repairs, stoves, obats, and a likely local listing or notice. Content is incomplete and lacks coherent events or dates.
Fragmentary OCR shows a city office notice regarding a public matter at the city hall. Readable bits mention an action by the city clerk and possible schedule or deadline but lack full details.
Fragmentary notes list weights and teams with minimal readable details. Mentions Virginia, Cobb, Whites, and various weight figures and margins. context unclear but suggests a weigh-in or match recap with several entities.
Police report new developments in the Joseph B. Campbell murder case at his Waterford Pike farm bungalow. A fingerprint expert notes the house was not ransacked, suggesting robbery was not the sole motive. The investigation considers a possible third assailant or two armed intruders known to Campbell and hints at a neighbor's possible footprint. A locked garage scene and unplundered second floor items shape new theories as the case moves toward Page Three.
Reports recount a teal panther sighting near Hare Creek road two miles north of the city. Mrs. Morris McIntyre and a neighbor observed the animal in midday view, described as larger than a large dog with a long tail, as locals searched with rifles but found no trace. Previous nighttime howls linked to the creature, marking the daylight return after a year.
San Francisco August 7 A former Japanese ambassador in Washington taxes surrender terms and describes Americans as hot tempered while warning against compromise as the atomic bomb is reported used against the Japanese empire. Late blight hits Clearfield County potato fields risking epidemic according to County Fair Extension Agent W O Mitchell.
AP bulletins report diverse postwar topics including pacific planning by Japan’s future leaders, Mawaili’s delegate Parrington in Congress, and Swiss references to Romanian exile in Lisbon. Egypt’s premier cites danger limiting press freedom, and Vienna reports Ernst Grabner’s arrest at Auschwitz. Vatican paper calls atomic bomb drop catastrophic with Da Vinci harm comparison.
A massive explosion at Saskatchewan Pool Elevator No. 5 near Port Arthur at the head of the Great Lakes killed at least 13 workers and injured several others. The blast blew out all walls, flinging bodies up to 200 feet from the building. The exact number of workers at the scene could not be confirmed.
The Corry Union City Selective Service Board released 26 district men slated for preinduction examinations in Pittsburgh on August 1. The group departs the Union City offices on the 17th for testing, with those passing physicals assigned to the district reserve list. Names include Corry residents and others from Union City, Fairview, Euclid, Waterford, Niagara Falls, and nearby areas, reflecting a broadened pool as the reserve list nears exhaustion.
Vera Group led by Dean Houser backs a hometown benefit ball game to raise funds for a $1,000 war bond for Sam Baressi, a Corry veteran at McGuire Hospital. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at multiple local plants, with the August 2ath game at Loveland Field to feature a Merchants opponent and other planned attractions.
City Council, with Erie Railroad cooperation, approves closing the Center Street crossing for ten days and detouring traffic via First and Maple Avenues. Ordinance Bill 722 authorizes paving a ninety foot Maple Avenue stretch between Main Street and the railroad crossing, with drainage improvements and temporary pedestrian crossings.
Federal probes tied to OPA investigations in Corry and nearby counties yield no listed cases. Reports say prosecutions against Hotel Cory, European Hotel, Wing-Wills, and Gerad Parsons were dropped or not yet filed. Erie agents Mulligan and Bennett reportedly no longer with OPA.
Aug 7 reports from the Domei news agency describe the first atomic blast near Hiroshima and a blitz of eyewitness adjectives. Washington hinted Japan may choose surrender within 44 hours or face further targets as 125 Superforts hit Tokyo’s arsenal. Rail links crippled, cities damaged, and doubt spreads about the bomb’s scale.
Red Star reports a German submarine remains active and shelled a Red Army outpost on Rugen Island in the Baltic Sea. The article notes German vessels hiding nearby with shelling at about 400 yards, replying to a sentry’s challenge as U boat engines were heard. Other captured crewmen describe aging on deserted shore sectors and uninhabited islands.
Maj Bong, top U S air ace, dies when his Lockheed crashes near the coast after radioing trouble. Witnesses report the craft broke apart midair. Bong's body recovered near the Gulf coast. He held the Congressional Medal and other honors for long service in the Pacific. His 21 year old wife and parents survive.
Washington Aug 4 1945 President Truman nears home today with international talks heating up. He must report to the nation on his meetings with Stalin Attlee and Churchill and decide how German prisoners European relief and press access to Poland and the Balkans will be handled. Senator Vandenberg urged guarantees of news freedom as elections in those areas loom. The Army size bill remains a focus for lawmakers as the note on continued negotiations continues.
Tokyo or another major Japanese city is viewed as a likely next target for atomic bombing. Officials assess that the weapon could hasten Japan's surrender and reshape international relations, while warning it may push industrial powers toward future arms use and global power shifts.
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