23 Aug 1945
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1945
Page
1
OCR fragment details a county sale with livestock listings and various prices for cows sheep lambs cattle and produce. It mentions towns, counties, and bidders as part of the sale notices and ad listings. Some readable names include Island arms Long Villes and Chippewas.
Private owners urged to buy or lease, controls ease soon, civilian goods flow expected. Army offers 252 war plants to industry, surplus declared to boost civilian production and full employment investments.
The district lists plants under pressure from the White House to push sale or lease to private manufacturers. Costs to build these sites reach 1.5 billion dollars, with potential capacity to meet pent up demand. Transportation changes include tighter controls and restored seasonal train service and regular deliveries as gasoline limits ease. Electric ranges, washing machines, and refrigerators expected earlier than thought, with clothing and textiles likely returning to production within months.
The Home Ministry outlines conduct for occupiers and residents as Japanese forces approach the home islands. Rules require peaceful occupation, avoidance of alarm, orderly conduct, and avoidance of violence or rumors. Neighbors are asked to stay in their villages and cooperate with ring- ringlists to ensure calm messaging.
Special registration days in Cory see low enrollment with only six new voters in the city and 22 address-change applications by noon. Registrations occur in the Municipal Building Council room with hours 9 to 11, 2 to 4, and 7 to 9. final day is September 7. Electors who moved within districts since the last election may change addresses on November 11, 1945.
Associated Press reports that nearly 10 million Japanese suffered from Allied air raids, with about 260,000 killed and 412,000 injured on the home islands. The Tokyo radio cites totals including 8 million homeless and 220,000 houses destroyed or burned. Britain notes 60,585 dead and 80,125 wounded from V weapons and bombing through last April.
The FBI reports 118 men and women detained in New York and surrounding counties over a year in a dining car fraud scheme involving three railroads totaling over 100000 dollars. Detectives say stewards and waiters manipulated food checks by oral orders, blank checks left on tables, and withheld or misdirected bills targeting servicemen, elderly travelers, and unfamiliar passengers.
A large barn, milk house, and a shed were consumed by a fire on the Joseph Poloncy farm near Mickle Fill, about 1.5 miles from Spring Creek. Firefighters and neighbors saved the home and a neighbor’s house. cause under investigation with tractors backfire suspected. Damages run into thousands. Threshing had just finished yesterday and a big straw stack fed the blaze.
Tonight residents of Columbus Township attend a meeting at the Columbus school to discuss fire protection after the Macko farm fire. Supervisors may be asked to join. a small pump and equipment will be evaluated for immediate need as Jamestown’s truck is considered for possible purchase.
The wartime sugar ration remains five pounds every four months through year end. Sugar stamp 38 in Book 4 is valid September 1 to December 31, while stamp 6 ends after August 27 due to misused canning rules. Bowles calls sugar supplies very tight with no improvement expected this year. President Truman honors 26 Army heroes with the Medal of Honor in a mass award event.
A federal court appeal contests the price the government must pay for the old Fair Grounds property after a 30 acre tract at North Corry was condemned. The suit, arising from a 1940s land sale to a school district, seeks at least 15000 dollars with witnesses planned to discuss recent land prices.
Members of the Corry Apprenticeship Council will meet this evening at the American Legion home on North Center Street to advance local skilled trades training. Representatives from the Raymond plant Aero Supply Ajax and Cemy-Jimes are expected along with others interested. A. J. Reynders of the Erie office of the U S Department of Labor will attend to organize the program and promote special training classes in Corry.
Two Williamsport men Robert Pep perurit 21 and John West 22 pleaded not guilty to charges connected with the August beating death of Joseph Campbell. They were remanded without bond for arraignment and await further proceedings in Erie County Court.
Warren police and Ohio authorities step through a list of 1989 Dodge vehicles as they search for the driver who fatally struck an elderly man, with investigators confident the green Dodge will yield the culprit within hours or days. State Police, Sheriff Linder, and District Attorney Goldstein coordinated the detailed data.
Dupont de Nemours announces peacetime production expansion with Seaford Delaware and Martinsville Virginia plants now producing nylon yarn for civilian use. Company says output can reach about 360 million pairs of hosiery annually.
Dispatches from London and other cities describe Emperor Hirohito's cease fire as the Tokyo radio reports a likely UN charter endorsement in Britain Parliament. Reports from Guam and Saigon note Japanese capitulation actions and planned Diet session to convey defeat.
Aug 92 Associated Press reports 14 year old James Sigafoes drowned last night while swimming at Walnut Creek in Erie. Parents Reward Sigafoes found his bicycle and clothes on the bank after he vanished. State Police and volunteers recovered the body. Treasury report notes August receipts 124,601,006.76 and expenditures 206,789,616.68 with debt at 265,420,900.21.
Residents in Sunset Heights claim to have seen a black panther moving through bushes near 106 North Dillon Drive and other nearby areas shortly after noon. Mrs. Judy Walter and two young children witnessed the animal, prompting cries and a call for assistance from nearby neighbors. Continued on Page Six.
General M Arthur gives final details on capitulation in field proceeding ahead of official ceremony. Japanese forces ordered to evacuate all key occupation areas as part of proceeding.
News reports say the conquered Japan and the Allies will formally end the war on August 31 with a surrender aboard the battleship Missouri. General MacArthur announced the plan as Japanese forces began surrender actions in northern Luzon and negotiations spread across Mindanao and Cebu.
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