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31 Aug 1945
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1945
Page
1
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About 1,000 Allied prisoners of war arrived aboard the USS Ancon off Yokosuka after months in camps and solitary confinement. The release brings total freed to 1,494, with many Wake and Bataan veterans among those saved. Commanders and airmen describe extreme malnutrition and torture, while others note improved conditions after Japan’s surrender. Commander Richard O Kane of Durham reports they were constantly threatened and treated worst than before.
In Kansas City Missouri 19 year old Ann Ross Birdwell learns her husband Gene D Birdwell a gunner on a Liberator bomber was alive after being reported killed over Borneo last October. She had remarried 12 days earlier to Jack Marshall 93 uncle of the sergeant. Marshall a Wichita garage mechanic has four children from a previous marriage and offers no comment until more details arrive.
An Associated Press report outlines Hull denying that prewar counter proposals to Japan amounted to an ultimatum provoking the Pearl Harbor attack. It notes Army Navy findings, congressionally urged investigations, and State Department correspondence shaping the ongoing inquiry into wartime actions in Washington and Detroit.
Wattsburg fair draws big crowds with a packed grand stand and busy grounds. Livestock and poultry displays impress, with heat-related pig losses noted early. Machinery and exhibit shows surpass prior years. racing attracts crowds. midway offers more attractions and cash prizes. Albany questions depart ment won $50, 4-H booths strong. vocational prize to North Bush High. schools and teams receive multiple awards across listed communities.
The Ajax Tron Works plant shut down this morning as departments were closed after a recent walkout by foundry workers last Saturday. By noon the engineering and business offices remained staffed, but no federal or state officials had arrived to assess the situation.
Three crew members of the Norwegian tanker Herbrand were missing and presumed dead after an explosion ripped the vessel in Portland harbor. The 15,000 ton tanker had discharged 4,529,890 gallons of crude oil before the blast caused flames, quickly extinguished, and a harbor警 investigation began. The missing sailors were Boatswain Let Johanson 29 of Finneide Norway Able Seaman Oskay Dukobsen 23 of Mass Norway and Able Seaman Gunnar Karlsen 20 Joe Alstatlaug Helgelund.
Amos R Morgan longtime Corry furniture and undertaking dealer died yesterday at Corry Hospital from injuries suffered in a July fall from a roof while cherry picking. He was born September 11 1859 in Sinclairville and lived in Corry and North East. Survived by wife Idi. daughter Mrs Olin W Bracken. three grandsons in service overseas. a brother D G Morgan of San Marino Ohio. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 pm Bracken Keating Funeral Home with burial in Pine Grove Cemetery.
President Truman announced the abolition of the Office of War Information and directed the State Department to study foreign information needs and develop a continuing foreign information program for the rest of the year. He noted the domestic work in explaining government programs with the press radio and other media would be discontinued.
City police report three additional victims of Paul Brooks an itinerant upholsterer who collected advance deposits and partial payments for furniture never delivered. The fraud expands beyond Corry touching Kane and other towns with twelve reported cases at least, and authorities plan further prosecutions once other details are resolved.
A report from Bernard Williams of the Corry USES office states at least fifty men have been placed in jobs since Monday. About twenty work with Fargo Construction on a highway near Tidloote, with a truck picking them up at 7 AM and returning them each evening. Additional placements occur with W. W. Waterhouse lumbering, His Sew Mill, Corry plants, and small local employers. no immediate surge expected, but gradual increases as conversion progresses.
Production of civilian goods shows a gain while coal and sugar face a bleak outlook for winter. The unemployment compensation bill seems doomed as the minimum 48 hour week is abolished.
The administration reports a 19 billion dollar cut in federal spending for the 1946 fiscal year as plans shift to postwar policy. Officials note reductions across programs including agricultural and labor budgets while forecasting slower growth and ongoing price controls.
Edward Brown aged 68 was acquitted in Greensburg Pa of the penknife killing of Robert Pryor, with a mixed jury after final pleas, the defense claiming the state failed to prove murder. The case drew attention to the New Kensington miner community and featured closing arguments by counsel seeking second degree verdict.
The Corry Hospital board and community leaders meet to launch a $260,000 memorial hospital campaign. A campaign organization will be formed quickly with a prominent local citizen as general chairman to secure experienced fundraising help.
Oslo dispatch says Vidkun Quis Ting was accused by Prosecutor Anmaeus Schjoodt of treason, praising Germany and betraying Norway to the end. Other items note air force losses, treasury projections, and Mussolini family custody in wartime updates.
CBS dispatched a Tokyo datelined report on Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright meeting Gen. of the Army Douglas MacArthur in a private dining room at the New Grand Hotel. The pair exchanged a brief, cordial greeting as Wainwright, recently released from captivity, appeared in good spirits.
Supt Dewey outlines area and street sections for pupil reporting to Washington Building as schools open next week. Plans aim to reduce bus transport and balance enrollments across Washington Concord and Junior High Schools amid anticipated primary grade overloading.
Early reports from Titusville area indicate the black panther may have come back to the city. Arthur and Edward Giscoma, altar boys, saw a large glossy black animal near the St Elizabeth's Hall building after mass. Police searched for the creature but failed to locate it.
Marines take control of a major naval base in Tokyo Bay as an historic surrender nears. The operation aims to prevent treachery as forces prepare for a broader landing on Saturday under high command.
American troops pushed toward the southern edge of Tokyo as occupation of Japan sped up. Marines sealed Tateyama base and guards lined Tokyo Bay while General MacArthur set up temporary headquarters in Yokohama. More than 100 B 29s and 60 fighters supported landings and Japanese surrender talks began without incidents.
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