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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1945
Page
5
A fragmentary report describes Japan's surrender after World War II and the bitter reaction of wartime leaders. It notes War Minister General Anaini’s suicide, Prime Minister Suzuki's vow, and Tokyo broadcasts stressing defeat, the emperor's restraint, and the path toward national recovery and prosperity.
Miss Jane Wells visiting her parents on East Church Street. Local residents report travel to Erie for a teachers meeting and other short trips to Meadville Jamestown Detroit and Pittsburgh areas. Numerous names and addresses reflect a busy community talking of visits, travel and upcoming nursing training plans at Spencer Memorial Hospital.
Movie star Ella Raines and Maj. Kenneth Trout, her childhood sweetheart, announce separation after two years of marriage. Raines plans to file suit, citing irreconcilable differences and ongoing tensions over her career.
The Corry Union City district draft board issued a list of ten additional men called for pre induction examinations at Pittsburgh on Friday August 17. Four are from Corry and six from elsewhere in the district. The move completes the local board’s August call and may be the last draft call if Congress ends the draft early in September as leaders have indicated. President Truman had reduced the nationwide draft numbers by executive order.
Judy, an undergraduate at Bard College, earns top status as chief stylist for a million dollar blouse company. By age 17 she led the school board of blousé testers, shaping fit, wearability, and style across major East Coast colleges while monitoring trends through a college testing lab and advisory board.
Miss Phyllis Hill entertained the Lear More Columbus 4-H Club at her home near Columbus yesterday morning. Fourteen members and two new members attended the meeting at 3 30 in the morning. Arlene Morris, president, presided as routine business was handled. Plans were made for the next meeting at Md Warlo Morris’s home August 21 with four demonstrations on table settings. A weather roast at Columbus Park was planned after the next meeting. A helpful demonstration showed how to polish silverware and other home meals.
The Emmanuel Gate of Emmanuel Episcopal Church reports a guild picnic at Mead Park yesterday at 3 o clock. Fifteen members attended with their husbands and guests, a tureen picnic, followed by a bountiful supper at 5 o clock. A brief social period preceded departure. Mrs Foster Davis announced she will host the September meeting at North Center Street.
Rev P A Galbreath officiated at the marriage of his nephew George XX Galbreath and Miss Trene Goodland, both of Wampum, Pa, yesterday at one o clock in the parsonage. Attendants were Le Roy Goodland and Peggy Morris. The ceremony used a single ring.
Mrs Edward Feldt entertained her bridge club at Findley Lake yesterday afternoon at the cottage leased by the Feldt family for the month Two tables of contract were in play and Mrs Leon Lindsley won the afternoon’s prize The guests included Mrs Lee Whittlesey Erie Mrs Alta Greene Mercer and Mrs Robert Bracken A 6 oclock dinner was served and the next meeting will be held in two weeks
Prisoners captured in Germany and interned at the Bedford Springs Hotel listened without emotion as President Truman announced Japan's unconditional surrender to the United Nations. Hiroshi Oshima, former ambassador to Germany, told them they were ordered by the emperor to lay down arms and thanked them for their efforts.
Enoch L. Nucky Johnson, former Atlantic County Republican leader, was released from U S penitentiary in Lewisburg after four years of a ten year term for evading income taxes. His wife met him at the prison at 5 p m yesterday and Johnson begins parole today. He was convicted of failing to report 124 000 received in 1996 and 1937 and of evading 38 716 in income taxes.
Associated Press reports a one million dollar potato crop loss shown to members of the Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Growers Association at Camp Potato near Coudersport. Agriculture Secretary Miles Horst says heavy July rains in eastern counties reduced the crop by about 465000 bushels and production faces further threats from Interlight.
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