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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1945
Page
1
The text presents jumbled names and phrases from an unspecified district report. It mentions individuals like Warren, Lowry, and Tumnus, plus references to storms, wages, and various local actions, but lacks coherent structure or clear outcomes.
American land based bombers struck Mindoro and Lingayen Gulf targets in the Philippines, destroying ships and ammunition trains. Air raids extended toward Batangas and San Jose as Japanese forces countered near Mindoro and Leyte, with several enemy aircraft downed.
The Pennsylvania General Assembly convenes its 136th session in Harrisburg amid party balance with Republicans slightly ahead of Democrats by four votes. Senate elects M. Harr J Tavior as president. Olinil loses leadership bid 82 to 18. Snyder’s Weyt reelected as pendidlig wthier. plan to present budget for 1985 advances.
German dispatches claim Portugal sent air and naval signals to the United States and that the US fleet air arm seized a field on Santa Maria Island. In the Marianas an eruption inflamed Amalagou Island. Fifth Army probes in the Serchio valley show the Nazi thrust nearing an end. The Washington peace conference plans a 1945 pattern of settlements, and London reports American bombers ready to counter any New Year’s Nazi display.
Names of nine Corry Union City district men called for induction on January 11th issued by the local board. Three are listed: Lynn Chauncey Thomason, Andrew L. Carnegie, and James Herbert Jansen. Other district names include Paul Seth Ostrom, Richard Stolz, Donald Peterson, Mike Mongera, Eugene Brown, and Howard Stafford. Ostrom is noted as transferred to Honolulu where he is employed by the Army Air Forces in a civilian capacity. All called will report at Union City on the 11th and proceed to Erie for processing and camps that day.
Co Legislators at Harrisburg select W Wewaweruiyoe to succeed John W Van Alls burg of North East as representative for the district in the state legislature. The Erie county delegation adds Detber W Dutryrmpie, dileen Folusd, and Hanter E Gok, with Arthur Blasi replacing Col Joseph Zelzerstein.
Washington reports from January 2 indicate Byrnes proposed 4-Fs be inducted into essential war work or Army service. The plan seeks to press Congress to authorize mandatory conversion of 4-Fs to productive roles, with reallocation to critical plants or limited military duty, heightening draft pressure and expanding enforcement of labor controls.
A large number of fatalities were reported during the New Year holiday period with hundreds killed nationwide. The tally includes dozens of highway crashes, train incidents, and other accidents, with a variety of regions and states affected.
The Navy announced losses in a December to January wave of action. The 1,625 ton submarine Harder is overdue and presumed lost, plus the landing ship LSM 314 and PT boats 300 and 311 were lost to enemy action in the Philippine and Mediterranean theaters. Casualty notices confirm next of kin have been notified for Harder and the PT boats, with the total US submarines lost rising to 35 and total naval losses to 243 since the war began.
News reports a fatal wreck on Erie Train No 2 near Sterling Ohio with engineer Richard Hurley of Marion killed and fireman W White seriously injured. Westbound and eastbound train traffic hindered by snow near Erie and Meadville. An extra emergency train moved passengers between Meadville and Jamestown to alleviate delays.
Weather over the weekend froze slush into ice and brought a new snowstorm, blocking highways and delaying rail traffic. City schools remained closed after holiday break as officials assessed conditions.
Supt. R. S. Dewey announced at 2 PM that classes will resume tomorrow morning in all city schools unless the storm worsens. Freezing slush and heavy ice crippled streets, delaying bus routes and cutting off rural mail service. State Highway crews fought icy conditions. some routes were opened single lane only and full service remained uncertain into the morning.
Tony Sprover arrived home from 32 months of service in the Southwest Pacific with the Ordnance forces. He will report to Askyile, NJ, after a 21 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs George Sprovert of Dist Wayne Street.
A Russian assault shattered the Nazi garrison in Budapest as German and Hungarian defenders were driven back. Moscow reports overwhelming Red forces, with streets and fortifications crushed by American and Soviet weaponry. Casualty tallies and occupancy claims varied as the city faced rapid collapse.
Two 16 and 17 year old Union City residents were jailed after an apparent epidemic of automobile thefts over the New Year weekend. Raymond Dyne and Douglas Carson confessed to several thefts, including a $750 cash theft, following their arrest at a dining car by Officer George Budlin. Authorities linked them to other car thefts as Chief Flannigan and State Police investigated further.
Reports indicate a tanker blast off New Jersey near Sandy Hook Bay damaged the vessel. Navy and Coast Guard units fought a blaze as 4,000 yards of fuel spread near Barber Asphalt Company docks. Rescue crews searched for missing crew while Sun Oil Company tanker towed for salvage.
An alert 19 year old Maine high school student witnessed two Nazi agents landed by a U-boat on November 19 near Hancock Point. Deputy Sheriff Dana Hodgkins said the Harvard High School senior saw the men walking in the snow and followed them until they disappeared into the woods before informing his parents and the FBI. J. Edest Hoover identified the case as involving Nazi saboteurs. Continued on page two.
Corry welcomed 1946 with a quiet start due to weather but a lively evening. The Erie and Pennsylvania trains ran behind schedule as crowds filled the passenger station and churches held Watch Night services. Local gatherings and Moose headquarter events marked two big New Year celebrations.
Allied reports detail a German air offensive with hundreds of planes staging surprise raids behind western lines. The Third Army advances near Bastogne as Patton widens the corridor toward the Belgian bulge while German counterattacks press in multiple sectors.
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