Open Sea Journey With Trades to Arlee
A rough OCR fragment notes a plan to sail or travel with a crew to Arlee, involving a voyage with traders and met by someone named Wajonit. The text is fragmented and lacks clear dates or full names.
19 Feb 1945
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1945
Page
1
A rough OCR fragment notes a plan to sail or travel with a crew to Arlee, involving a voyage with traders and met by someone named Wajonit. The text is fragmented and lacks clear dates or full names.
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Paris Feb 19 Allied forces push into central God, Canadians near Duisburg, Scots and British troops engage entrenched German defenses. Patton’s forces advance across western Germany toward Cologne and Bonn as German defenses shift. Treasury report lists national debt and expenditures with total debt at $214.3 billion.
Manila report details a dramatic Allied operation freeing thousands of civilians near Mantia Bay. The article recalls Japanese advances and a hard fought relief effort, with references to General MacArthur’s communications and ongoing concerns for civilian safety amid collapsing defenses.
Stedman announces retirement from the city garbage contract after 18 years. Health issues and wartime manpower shortages cripple the system, with trucks sent to town to fix breakdowns prior to contract expiry January 1. No renewal pursued as workers faced delays and routes disrupted in the Fourth ward. page two continues.
Columbus observer TL Scholten reports at Scholler farm a woodchuck fat from hibernation was killed by a dog after being seen moving in 4 above freezing conditions in a long winter end. The incident marks an early spring sign in the area. Allied patrols on the Italian front probe German withdrawal strength as Hitler’s last-ditch fortresses loom.
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr arriving in Washington predicts the Japanese fleet will not come out for battle. He says U.S. forces must grind them out as Japan shows dwindling forces and deteriorating navy. Halsey notes uncertainty about what it would take to force a showdown and jokes about arriving here under orders from Admiral King.
News dispatches from Pittsburg report that Manufacturers' Light and Heal to, the People's Natural Gas Co, and the Bethlehem Gas Company have curtailed fuel supplies to commercial users except essential industries. Inquiry at the Corry offices of the Pennsylvania Gas Co says no shortage yet and mains pressure holds up. Cuts ordered only for pig iron plants unless cold persists beyond a week.
Obscene comments at a Moose Club event on West Washington street prompt church complaints and public outcry. The act allegedly featured disruptive remarks broadcast over loud speakers, drawing a large crowd and general disgust. Hotel Corry reports unpaid bills and petty theft by some performers after prior appearances.
Washington reports Senator Bridges asserts the Allied air terms for Italy should be public. He cites a Geneva International Law Review copy claiming a 2,000,000 Italian postwar labor force and territorial revisals. Rome and Allied officials reject the armistice term version as unfounded.
Ved M. Poe arrives morning to accept the position of chief engineer at the Corry Jamestown Mfg. Corp. plant. Poe previously worked at the Carl L. Norden Company in Elmira. He succeeds Melvin as son in the engineering department of the Corry plant.
Harrisburg February 10 The opposition in the General Assembly to Governor Martin's tax program moves to the Senate as Democrats, led by Senator H Deal, seek to block the House approved bill for emergency levies estimated to raise 15170000 in the next biennium. The plan renews taxes on cigarettes liquor corporate net income and gross receipts of utilities first imposed a decade ago for relief. Legislative leaders met with Governor Martin ahead of an eighth week of the 1945 session and expected action on appropriation and school medical dental programs.
Reports from Mexico City say Argentina may declare war on Germany to mend ties with Western Hemisphere nations, a development that could lead to larger clashes as the Inter-American Conference opens. In Washington, a $4.5 billion debt and a $9.16 billion freight and post office bill were advanced by the House Appropriations Committee for the next year. British forces bridging the Irrawaddy near Mandalay reported by Calcutta. In China, the 25 mile Canton-Hankow line shrinks as Japanese counterattacks push toward Phurshok and Kyungtung border areas, with movements toward Panghek and the canal east of Iohang.
News desk reports German forces push toward Berlin from southeast while Koney's Army overruns Naumberg and drives to within 57 miles of Danzig. General Cherniakhowsky dies from wounds as Soviet advances yield gains in East Prussia.
Russian troops pound new gains within 16 miles of Goerlitz as they drive toward Dresden. Soviet units edge toward Saeui Center after a bloody two day fight, with First Ukraine Army under Marshal Ivan in action on the Saxony front.
London reports German counterattacks on the frozen eastern front as Red Army forces push toward Dresden and southeastern Prussia. Soviet dispatches claim heavy German efforts from Silesia and Pomernyia, while Marshal Konev’s troops press from the Oder toward Berlin. The Third White Russian Army advances in East Prussia but faces setbacks, and Gen. Ivan Chektakovsky is reported killed in action.
Mill Village resident Williams, 85, and the young girl were found dead in a parked truck near the village. Coroner and state police investigated as authorities reported the vehicle had been turned and fumes may have caused the deaths.
A daylight robbery at the terminal of Use Wes Riripe and Greyhound lines on North Center Street. About 22 dollars in small bills were stolen, while 186 in larger notes remained untouched. The thief reportedly climbed over a partial partition between waiting room and ticket office. Chief Flanigan investigated. details continued on page two.
The Office of War Information reports counterfeiters in gasoline rationing have mostly stopped and moved into food rations. Tight controls have made gas black markets risky, while food stamp fraud rises with organized gray markets in cigarettes and liquor. Authorities note no large cigarette black market and officials warn of continued illicit activity in other commodities.
U S Pacific Fleet reports Marines have established beachheads on Iwo Jima and pushed toward airfields to enable bombers and medium fighters. Admiral Nimítz announced allied advances after heavy preliminary bombardment and intense ground fighting. Japanese resistance remained but deteriorated as U S ships and air power struck coastal defenses.
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