07 Dec 1944
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
1
Fragmented OCR shows late county notices and account figures with names and payments. Entries reference letters, heirs, executors, and claims alongside monetary amounts and livestock values, but many details are garbled. The readable items suggest public notices or estate ledgers from a county records page.
Reports say Superfortress bombers attacked key industrial targets in Japanese Manchuria and Tokyo area with a large force. The U S Air Force commander Gen Arnold promised further details later as interceptors claimed several enemy planes shot down.
Edwin Walter Miller of Unter City was found guilty in Federal court at Pittsburgh on a failure to report for induction. He was sentenced to five years' imprisonment after conviction following his arrest on a Federal warrant. Miller claimed Jehovah’s Witness beliefs prevented service in the armed forces. Judge Nelson McVicar imposed the sentence immediately.
Kenneth Root, a native of Indiana City and secretary of the Huys Miamithetarin Company, is named successor to 0770 G. Hitchcock. Root becomes president of the Drie Rhapler and National Association of Open Accountants, holding prominent roles in regional finance circles.
Governor Martin ruled out any A 45 tax cut during the 1845 session. He dismissed proposals for a $1,000,000 William Penn project on Capitol grounds and a new eastern front at the State House. He left open a one-cent emergency gasoline levy for road building and said re-enactment would be needed to fund a large postwar road program. Some levy might be shared with municipalities to ease local real estate burdens.
Mrs Weldon of the Victory Club Canteen announces a new reading lounge for armed forces in transit at the passenger station. With Erie Railroad approval, the southwest corner of the waiting room will be enclosed and furnished. Current periodicals and newspapers will be provided for servicemen delaying trains through the city.
American cavalrymen in a bold amphibious flanking move struck Japanese positions 10 miles south of Ormoc on Leyte as U.S. ground forces breached Nipponese lines further inland. Gen. MacArthur reported gains across land sea and air with 10th Army Corps driving toward Balogo and Limon while Tokyo radio claimed a wider paratrooper assault behind American lines.
Washington notes that European revolutions may spread across the continent and alter national policies. American diplomacy seeks to refrain from heavy-handed interference, permitting new forces to shape events while supporting world peace through the United Nations and cautious oversight of Italy and Germany.
Eugene Burns recounts three years of war against Japan from Pearl Harbor to the Aleutians and Ceylon. He notes early naval and air shortcomings, the evolution of carrier tactics, and key battles such as Savo Island, with insight from his travels from the Solomons to Guadalcanal.
Berlin reported the Soviet offensives around Lake Balaton and Danube areas nearing Budapest. Russian forces from Tolbuchkin’s third Ukraine army pushed toward the west bank of the Danube while Malinovsky’s second Ukraine army moved on Csepel and surrounding districts south of the capital. German reports of a possible Danube bridgehead remained unconfirmed as weather and front lines shifted.
A local sales update reports $29,193.75 in the last 24 hours with Series E bonds at $9,693,753. The day’s grand total reaches $1,040,887 in the Gate campaign. Mrs. Laura Williams, directing the house-to-house canvass for E bond sales, states the division has surpassed $30,000, a highly gratifying result for the group.
Miss Honelta Gordon head of Home Economics in Corry Public Schools submits a written resignation effective in sixty days. She cites failure to meet federal cafeteria requirements at the Senior High, while Junior High cafeteria operates within rules. board discussions follow her decision and ongoing duties.
President Roosevelt's picks for under secretary and three assistant secretaries to the State Department were rejected by a 37 to 27 Senate roll call. The move followed committee approval amid demands for hearings on political philosophies and future plans. Nominees include Joseph C. Grew undersecretary, Will L. Clayton and Nelson A. Rockefeller as assistant secretaries, and Archibald Madeadi as assistant secretary. Connally indicated the action is a Senate rebuke and a possible blow to the President.
In London on December 7 a chaotic attack by a female suspect injured multiple American soldiers. The assailant, described as young and urbane, set off a bomb that damaged a store and caused panic. American service personnel aided in emergency responses as the incident unfolded amid heightened tensions.
Memorable services were conducted at the late home of Frank W. Ames on West Smiths Street yesterday afternoon at 2 30 in memory of the business and industrial leader who died suddenly Monday morning. The Rt Rev E Pinkney Wrott bishop of the Britishness of the Episcopal Church officiated.
The Episcopal service was held with ceremonial remarks and quotations. In the Pine Grove Cemetery mausoleum the body of Mr Ames was laid to rest. Active bearers and honorary pallbearers represented Aero Supply Mfg Co and related business interests, with relatives and friends traveling from Los Angeles New York and Hornell to attend the service.
Reports from Washington Ottawa Chungring and London describe Stettinius backing Greece freedom, Parliament vote looming in Canada, Chinese high command losses near Kunming, British and American bombings on Merseburg and rail centers, two violent earthquakes near Japan, and anti aircraft guns handling over 500 German planes in the First Army Navy sector.
Erie reports indicate a federal court appointed board will decide the government’s payment for the old Fair Grounds property tied to the Fairhaven development. The decision, expected this month, hinges on maps and drawings of the proposed development and whether valuation could rise beyond 8,900 dollars.
American tanks pushed within three and a half miles of Saarbrucken and extended control on the west bank of the Saar to 22 miles as German defenses intensified along the Saar and Roer fronts. Patton’s forces cleared Sarreguemines area while preparing for potential operations near Cologne and the Erft.
In the Sixth War Loan Drive local clubs are assigned to promote sales of individual bonds. Clubs earn credit for bonds sold in Corry, with an end date of December 23. Club officers must notify C. W. Jones of sales to receive credit. Several named groups are scheduled for club days in December to boost participation and bond purchases.
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