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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1945
Page
1
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The readable parts reference tunnels in Tor wider area and a new Hine, with mentions of 1,000i ton and bores, plus general owing and Japanese force notes. The fragmentary OCR lacks clear events, dates, or named entities.
Associated Press reports Soviet troops sweeping 600 miles from Buda to Memel with new offensives across Poland and East Prussia. German communique notes attacks along the Vistula, Narew, Bug, and Oder regions. Russians aim to resume eastern-front operations, threatening Warsaw and surrounding areas.
Reports from Burma and China detail Japanese admirals confirmed dead in a Sunday broadcast. Messages cite Japanese aviation and naval losses, with Allied air forces claiming significant strikes on Hankow and surrounding targets. Allied outpost efforts near the Reno river face heavy fire as front lines shift across the Adriatic region.
A 46 year old man Williard G Strange shot two sisters May and Virginia Dullen near Morrisdale Pennsylvania before killing himself. Virginia was wounded in hip and thigh while May suffered abdominal wounds. Both sisters were taken to Phillipsburg State Hospital in good condition. The tragedy followed an argument with May over a marriage proposal. The weapon used and the suicide details were reported by Edwin Gustafson Phillipsburg assistant chief of police.
Athens July 15 A truce ends hostilities between the Greek Ring EAS milla and British forces. British commander Sir Ronald M. Scobie told cheering demonstrators that protecting the Greek people and their liberties against revolution from any quarter is his aim.
Washington January 15 American losses from December 15 to January 7 in the German counter offensive are slightly under 40,000, with about 18,000 reported missing. Secretary of War Stimson said Allied overall losses numbered about 90,000, including 10,000 prisoners. He cited 30,000 killed or wounded for Germans on the western front and noted 62,504 total Allied losses for the period across the western front.
Veteran Erie wholesale paper dealer and security firm owner died Sunday at his home aged 98. A native of Hartsonville Butler county he came to Erie forty five years ago and opened a paper store. The obituary notes his long career in the local business community.
Associated Press dispatch from Luzon dated January 15 details U.S. Sixth Army crossing the Agno river near BaYambang and moving 30 miles toward Lingayen Gulf. Mungatatem and Ontablan advances are noted, with 82 Japanese and a few Americans killed. Damortis captured. Port Sual avoided. Japanese forces retreat toward Baguio as U.S. columns push inland.
President Roosevelt named Edwin C. Wilson veteran American diplomat as ambassador to Turkey. Wilson, previously the President's representative at Algiers for the French committee of liberation and a member of the Mediterranean commission, now directs the state department's special political affairs bureau. Laureice Steinhardt had held the Turkish post and was moved to Czechoslovakia weeks earlier.
American First Army tanks and infantry closed on Houffalize in Belgium as U S forces tightened the pocket in the Ardennes bulge. German defenses stiffened overnight while reinforcements were reported pouring in, with three miles inside Germany’s Saarland area cited as part of the flanking action.
Persistent investigation traced leaking underground gasoline tanks at a rear service station to gas fumes seeping into basements of multiple blocks on North Center Street. A 1000 gallon tank released hundreds of gallons, with 4 to 5 hundred gallons spilled, threatening explosions until crews vented and aired buildings.
About 3 000 Pacific battle veterans reached Los Angeles port of embarkation on furloughs and headed home aboard naval transport. The group included 25 Australian wives of servicemen and one infant among the passenger list.
Washington reports confirm two daylight B 29 raids on Japan. Over 100 Superfortresses attacked Honshu targets, one wave hitting Port Mosby and another striking Tokyo area. Japanese losses and weathering counterattacks noted. High command comments praise air superiority and continued offensive.
Mex Harry Hotchkiss of Oohun Dus receives War Department message that her husband 1/5 Hotchkiss is slightly wounded. He served December 25 during fighting with General Patton’s Third Army in the 4th Infantry. Relatives await word on his status. wife Mrs Chatine Anderani of Brook Street is listed.
Allied air power struck four German rail hubs in the south including Freiburg Augsburg Ingolstadt and Reutlingen. About 1 300 American bombers and fighters from Britain accompanied by 75 fighters attacked as German resistance remained light. The operation followed a weekend oil raid and involved a large force from the continental units. A communication from General Spaatz noted fuel reserves were still stressed.
A third youngster from snowbound rural areas near Erie county was saved by air ambulance. Erie Hospital and amateur pilot Lolly Raub, with mercy aircraft, transported the child Alex Bilocevic, 3, of Harborcreek, after an illness following fever. Earlier in the week two other youths required rescue and medical care, one for appendectomy and another for treatment of an infection.
The United Brethren Church at Findley Lake was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. Firemen from Findley Lake and nearby towns battled the blaze with equipment sent from Sherman. The interior and building were a total loss, with only adjacent property saved. Insurance reportedly covered $9,000 of the building, plans for reconstruction expected, and services to be held in temporary quarters with Rev. Lloyd Houser serving.
Carroll Merkle, four, was seriously hurt Sunday afternoon when struck by a car driven east on West Columbus Avenue by Harry Norton of 1339 West Main Street. Norton said the boy suddenly appeared from a driveway while Norton was coasting, and he could not avoid the child. The parents accompanied the boy to Corry Hospital where doctors reported a severe scalp laceration and serious body bruises with no skull fracture. His condition was listed as fair this morning. Police filed a full report and awaited further developments.
A disturbance Saturday at the corner of First Avenue and West Main Street involved Cant Selberg of Waterford. After being ejected from the Boston House by Tei Dey and an employee, Selberg allegedly struck and knocked down two railroad men and fled to his car. Police found the scene quiet upon arrival. no charges or arrests were made as victims declined to press. The fracas occurred about 8:30 p.m. Selberg is described as a blacksmith with a pudgier build.
The Japanese Comel news agency hinted at ousting Premier Kulaki Koso over Japan's military reversals. Political circles split over a national demand for a stronger internal structure to meet wartime seriousness, Domei reported. Domei said no broadcast was intercepted by the FCC.
The Office of War Information urged citizens to curb nonessential purchases and conserve fuel and coal to prevent shortages. It emphasized keeping homes warm, meeting ration limits, and reducing travel to aid war production. Officials noted rail passenger services are crucial to move materials, urging cancellation of nonessential plans.
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