21 Feb 1944
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1944
Page
1
A local tax sale notice reports that the property at a residence on the dispatch street near Halions in Warrens Township is overdue on tax payments. The owner, identified by the case as Dilley, faces the sale of the property after failed attempts to settle the due amounts.
A damaged OCR fragment notes a military or police pick up and evacuation, mentioning a Lieut and a wife, with references to a person named Douglas and a county section. The text is garbled and difficult to parse, but implies a wartime or civil service incident with a long duration and an officer involved.
Allied reporting from London notes Soviet forces advancing toward the Baltic gateway of Pskov amid heavy snow as a Berlin broadcast claims a major new push toward Minsk with about 100,000 additional Red Army troops. Reports cite multiple villages captured and German losses mounting, while Ukrainian front lines see attempted breakthroughs near Krivoi Rog and the Dnieper Bend.
Harrisburg based 21 State Selective Service headquarters plans a third appeal board for the Pittsburgh district to speed caseloads. Officials say 20 000 draft appeal cases await processing despite a doubled staff to enforce new occupational classifications and broaden appeal scope.
U S air forces launched a fourth great aerial blow in six hours bombarding northwest Germany including Stuttgart and Leipzig as a 2000-plane Armada, indicating growing strength and ongoing offensive against the Nazi homefront amid recent attacks.
Change of the local terminal to North Canier Street from East Washington faces objections. Chief Blenigai refused bus lines use of four pickup meter spaces, warning of potential suspensions at Corry. Council review likely as drivers seek space amid heavy Center Street traffic and shopper demand.
Anthony Graziano, 34, bowling alley pin boy, was found dead on a path to his home from Spring Street. Officials said he collapsed in subzero weather and appeared to have been dead several hours.
Premier 1010 is appointed chief of the Army general staff as Allied forces report major actions in the Pacific theater. Japanese losses at Truk include 18 ships and 120 planes, while U.S. forces seize half of Eniwetok as marshalling landings expand in the Marshalls operation.
United States forces press the attack on the Marshall Islands extracting light casualties as they drive Japanese defenders from Engebi and seize large portions of Eniwetok. Admiral Nimita reported rapid gains on Eniwetok, with six hour capture of Engebi and remaining islets under Marine control.
A capacity audience at the First Church of Christ Scientist in Erie heard Judge Samuel W. Greene of Chicago speak on Christian Science and the truth about God. The event drew attendees from Erie, Meadville, Buffalo, Jamestown, and Warren, introduced by Mrs Catherine Martone. The speaker cited John 8 32 and stressed the liberating power of truth in Christian Science.
Washington dispatch reports growing clashes between President Roosevelt and Congress over home front policy. Key disputes involve food price subsidies, service voting methods, tax extensions, and postwar reconversion control. Leaders warn these fights could shape the 1944 campaign as parties grapple with executive versus legislative authority.
Vichy radio in London reports an unconfirmed account of an American transport sighting Stunk between Taranto and Brindisi after a bomb blast. Navy Captain Ober L. Dennison, 42, Warren, Pa, cited for the Legion of Merit for exceptional conduct aiding Attu operation. Treasury shows Feb receipts $100,937,475.17, expenditures $209,129,309.54, net balance $18,997,500,807.06, total debts $16,?170,703.18.
Washington reports indicate the House military committee discussed delaying fathers in the draft and raising the draft age. Chairman May and Rep Harness opposed lowering age below 18, favoring mobilization of current non fathers aged 28 to 45 and using existing laws to induct up to 48. May insisted 17-year-olds should not be drafted even with combat restrictions, calling 17 too young.
Corry reported its first mad dog scare Sunday when residents on Mott Street notified police of a small brown and white dog acting strangely. Chief Flanigan led the watch and a quarantine was enforced at once if contagion signs appear. Locals feared cases from west and north could reach the city as preparations for preventive action were readied.
Washington February 21 Congress resigned itself to an expected veto of the 2 415 200 000 tax bill. Some members urged sending the social security payroll tax freeze provision back to the White House as new legislation. Republican House Ways and Means members planned informal talks on the problems a veto would raise. One member cited the social security threat as especially troubling.
RAFs sustained nighttime bombing against Stuttgart follows the largest U S air operation on Nazi targets to date. American planners described the raids as the most significant air assault yet conducted, while Germany reported heavy losses including bombers and fighters.
C B Porter longtime city clerk and newspaper publisher died Sunday morning after a two year illness in Corry. A Republican fixture, Porter helped found Corry hospital and served as alderman, police court magistrate, and publisher of the Daily Leader and later the Journal. Born October 2, 1865, he spent decades shaping local government and journalism in Chautauqua County.
Saturday's mail pickup in Corry was disrupted after an All American Aviation plane crashed on takeoff at Jamestown. About 600 pieces were diverted by train to Pittsburgh as a four-man repair crew rushed from Pittsburgh to ready the damaged mail plane. Pilot David Patterson and mail clerk Edward Lowden were uninjured. Authorities expected repairs by Sunday and another plane to cover pickups if possible.
Allied forces repelled a major German push against the Anzio bridgehead near Carroceto, throwing the attackers back about two miles. Ninth of dozens of German divisions were involved, with heavy artillery and infantry backing a peak assault before dawn Saturday, as Allied commanders reported strong counterattacks and continued leverage from air and ground units.
A late weekend update shows a modest rise in the Fourth War Loan with bond sales totaling 82,950 on Saturday and the national total edging to 1,279,228,50 by noon today. The city’s voluntary goal is 91,400,000, and 190,774 worth of files remain to be processed in the next nine days. Credit for sales of E and G series war bonds is noted as terminating, with praise for the Rome committee and Mrs. Heil Williams.
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