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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1945
Page
2
A training session on contract termination and accounting will be held in Warren with all war contractors urged to attend. The event, sponsored by the accountants present, targets prime and sub contracts and requires attendees to have their documentation ready.
A roundup of local items includes theft recoveries, a big cash wallet found by Louis Waldo, and Ralph Smart Wood returning a billfold. Juvenile arrests for theft from Mrs George Gurtis, the Frankin Rotary Club luncheon, and relief as Troop returnees are noted along with hospital discharges, salvage drives, and shop ads. Local police actions in Meadville and Bradford, and notices of beauty products, hats, and radio repairs also appear.
Olean reports Sgt Theodore Delliane recovering satisfactorily after a Saturday rescue of four children from a burning second floor apartment. Delliane sustained a scalp laceration but no skull fracture. Meadville notes a serious condition for Walter Richmond after a kerosene explosion. his wife Helen also hospitalized with severe arm cuts after jumping from a kitchen window. Veteran John Subaste dies of a heart attack during furlough. Army civilian jeep policy: new civilian jeeps classified as trucks. eligibility for purchase limited to war effort contributors.
Norristown Pa Aug 8 The Angerprints of John Stanley Boraten who escaped the State Hospital at Norristown on September 8 1995 match those of the man charged with kidnapping Marjorie Wick in Buffalo N Y on July 25 Chief Montgomery County detective Kaye Munshower said a bench warrant will be issued and lodged as a detainer against Boraten If sentenced in Buffalo he will be returned to Montgomery County after release Boraten of Linfield Pa was indicted in 1936 for adultery but found mentally deranged and committed to the State Hospital Munshower said
The Veterans Administration reported very good progress in negotiations with the War Department for acquiring Camp Reynolds in Greene County Pennsylvania for a 1900 bed neuropsychiatric veterans hospital. The Army wants to retain part of the camp for warehousing while agreeing to transfer most of the site to veterans, with presidential approval required before the transfer.
The 750 ton blast at Oyokawa Arsenal was described as generally excellent by B 29 crews. Escorting Mustangs damaged the Tokyo Bay base area, destroying a 200 foot freighter and two oil tanks, and harming trains and rail facilities along with 19 minor vessels. One fighter and one B 29 were lost with all personnel saved. Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay planned to erase Yawata’s industrial complex, a major steel plant and chemical facilities comprising several cities. Spaatz announced additional mining missions in enemy waters as Superforts struck Mare Island and Truk with high explosive payloads.
Far East Air Forces from Okinawa report heavy Monday attacks on Kyushu with over 800 Liberators Mitchells and Invaders striking Kagoshima and Miyakonojo, sparking major fires. Admiral Nimitz released details of carrier strikes against Wake Island and China coast, noting destroyed barge, coastal vessel, and several small craft wrecks.
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