U S Planes Score Sweeping Victory Over Japan
Third Fleet planes brushed aside weak Japanese air cover along 350 miles of the South China coast. They damaged at least 80 enemy ships and sank or damaged 104,000 tons of shipping, with losses totaling over 300,000 tons since January 8, affecting Takao, Formosa, Hongkong, and Canoli harbors across Saturday to Monday.
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Associated Press
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Third Fleet
South China Coast
Takao Naval Bas Oy
Formosa
Hongkong
Canoli
Nota
Hellenia
Hell
Avengers
Royal Navy
Taikoo
Canton
South China
Amoy
Swatow
Esterday
Chester W. Nimitz
Giant B 29s Raid Formosa Today
Formosa attacked by large B 29 bomber force under Major General Curtis E. Lemay with 20th Bomber Command. Objective cited as military installations, details sparse. Earlier Sunday about 100 bombers struck Formosa from China bases. no Japanese interceptors reported. Continued coverage notes war bulletin timing and broader carrier actions in South China ports.
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Washington
Formosa
Japaiese Island
Majo Geniral
Curtis E. Lemay
20Th Bomber Command
Jayilahl
20Th Air Force
China
Pormosa
Nippon
Bangkok
2St
Marianas
Allies Allocate Ships To France In Lend Aid
London reports that the United States and Britain will allocate a number of ships to France between now and April 1 to aid France's import needs. Under current terms the Fenech will use the ships until April 1, with hope for further arrangements for additional months and for similar loans to other Allied nations as circumstances allow.
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London
United States
Britain
France
Germil
Missing Captain Panton in WWII service record
The young Corry officer was reported last Friday as missing after failing to return from a combat mission over enemy territory on December 27. Captain Paulson, a 15th Air Power veteran, is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Paulson of this city and the husband of Mary Snell Paulson, who has been living in Brie during overseas service.
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Kenneth Panton
Lsted
Captain Paulson
15Th Air Powe
Mediterranean
Harry Paulson
Mary Snell Paulson
Brie
Winter Snowfall Totals In Cory City Reach 107 Inches
Official observer J Pred Finley reports Cory City’s total winter snowfall at 107 inches through yesterday. January so far has 24 inches, December 76.5, and November 25 inches, with the first accumulation on November 30 and the heaviest fall 15 inches on the night of December 11. Ground remains unfrozen and melting occurs rapidly.
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Cory Day
J. Pred Finley
U.S. Weather Bureau
State Department of Forests and Waters
Kinley
Snowfall records set in southeastern Pennsylvania
Frosty shovels scraped across the region as Pennsylvania dug out from a heavy snowstorm. York saw 29 inches, Harrisburg 21, Wayne County 24, Reading 18, Scranton 11, Wilkes-Barre 8, and Foliumdeita 7. The storm halted transport, closed schools and disabled war plants. a sharp temperature drop followed the snowfall. Western Pennsylvania endured lighter totals, with a small recovery from earlier storms.
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Pennsylvania
York
Harrisburg
Wayne County
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Hart
Allies Say Nazis Suffer Very Heavy Equipment Losses
Allied press dispatch from Paris reports fresh British troops punched 1000 yards into German lines crossing the Little Roode near Dieteren, 23 miles above Aachen. The attack aimed to straighten lines along the Roer, with fog and sleet hampering progress as German mines and air raids referenced.
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Assomated
Paris
Roode
Dieteren
Aachen
Bern
Bergisn Bilge
Sittard
Roer
Wassemburg
Wegberg
Ardennes
T. S. First Army
St. Vith
Siegfried Line
Houtfalize
Strasbourg
Alexander M. Patch
Seventh Army
Belgian Bulge
Third
Houffalize
Judge Arird Dies at Warren Home at 94
Dan Avird 94 former president judge of Warren and Forest counties died at his Warren home after a long career as teacher, county superintendent and two-term president judge. He practiced law, contributed to local history reading, and was remembered as a keen jurist. He is survived by several relatives.
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Associated Press
Warren
Dan
Delford A. Avird
Jude
Forest Counties
Youngsville
Warren Courty
Auhrel
Asialant Ver. Servini
Snet
Krakow Menaced as Soviets Hammer Outer Defenses
A chaotic dispatch from LUNPON reports Soviet forces nearing Krakow as Warsaw falls to the Red Army. The piece asserts heavy bombardment and destruction across Poland with claims of up to 170000 Warsaw deaths and widespread ruin as Moscow threatens western Poland and liberation rumors swirl from Lublin.
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Krakow
Bulletins From War Front and Aviation Routes
Rome dispatch reports Italian forces repulsed a party near San Ansona along the Florence Bologna road amid heavy small arms fire. Washington notes the government may consider 55 airline route applications in the mid Atlantic region with pre hearing conference set for April 3 to address preliminary issues before merits hearings.
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Associated Press
Rome
San Ansona
Florence Bologna Highway
Washington
Tn Almont
Middle Mamtic
Civil Aronautics Board
Corry Police and Health Reports for 1944 Released
City of Corry Pa submits annual reports from the Police Department led by Chief Jann D. Flanigan and the Board of Health. Police figures include motor violations drunkenness larceny and other offenses with numerous statute references. Health Officer notes chickenpox and whooping cough with quarantined cases and communicable diseases for the year.
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Carrition of Fur
City
Police
Depa
Jann D. Plagan
Corry
Doe Quay
Board OF Heath
Flanigan
Board of Health
Home Fire Wipes Out Spring Creek Titusville Road House
A substantial two story frame dwelling owned by George W. Stephens and family at Spring Creek near Titusville burned last evening. Mrs. Stephens and five children escaped unharmed. only clothing was saved. The cause is undetermined though the blaze started in the upper part of the house. Firefighters arrived about an hour after discovery. adjacent buildings were not saved from wind-driven flames. Stephens and children found shelter with relatives afterward. the loss is not yet estimable but insured partially.
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Titusville
George W. Stephens
Stone Hollow
Spring Creek
OM Creek
My. Stephens
Pleasantville
B. C. Edwards
Sidney Battles
Baliles
Seyme
Battles
Lyn Eakin
Stephens
Private inspectors to check tires at plants
Alvin J. Williams, district director of the Office of Price Administration, says private inspectors will check tires on automobiles parked at industrial plants. Curbstone inspections end. About 7,000 cars checked had tires needing recapping. inspectors may report defaults to ration boards to withhold gasoline.
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Assocuten
Rresa
Pittsburgh
Alvin J. Williams
Office of Price Administration
Williams
OPA
MacArthur Advances Near Tarlac In Manila Drive
General MacArthur's forces press toward Manila from the north as Sixth Army advances past Tarlac toward the capital. Japanese counterattacks slow the push but heavy artillery and air activity support the westward push toward Gulf and Moncada.
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MacArthur
Tarlac
Manila
Genral Magaryeur
Lisi
Sixth Army
Gensts Maravenur
Moncada
Gulf
Morway
Dilla
Corry Soldier on Leave After WWII Prisoner Exchange
Corry soldier, held as a Nazi prisoner after capture in Prance, returns on a thirty day furlough. Release came through a German exchange via the Marines, with reports noting his wartime experiences and plans to join a new assignment in Asheville.
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Corry
Mercias Crase
Corry Lato
Pivael Marines
Reewne Associated
Aly
Almon Poster
Asheville
W. G
Roosevelt pushes national service plan amid draft stalemate
President Roosevelt pressed Congress to act on compulsory national service as hearings continued on a bill targeting men aged 18 to 46 who refuse war work. May, head of the military committee, signaled support for penalties including prison terms up to five years, while industry groups urged voluntary measures.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Chatman
May
Hls
Assas Hion
National Association of Manufacturers
Post Mortem Reveals Heart On Wrong Side
Pittsburgh Jan 17 James Gray Jr 99 born with one lung and the heart on the wrong side post mortem disclosed Morgue officials say reverse heart position would occur in about one out of 10000 but birth with one lung rarer Gray's body found in a theatre restroom Also BraKow Fall Reported Krakow captured according to Polish government broadcast recorded by the PCO
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London
Lublin
Warsaw
Moscow
Poland
Krakow
Polane
Bilin
Vistula
Cape
Ferakaw
Germary
Pittsburgh
James Gray, Jr
Gray
Brakow
New York
PCO
Corry to study February first brownout rules
Corry officials report a nationwide wartime brownout plan set to begin February 1, restricting advertising lighting and display lighting. The order bans outdoor decorative neon and show window lighting while limiting marquee and street lighting to 60 watts for essential services. The measure aims to curb power use but may exempt hydro areas. Corry authorities will enforce compliance.
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Cherry
Tt Corry
Pennsylvania Electric Tert
Odefiente
Erie
War Utilities
Corry
Army Ordnance workers volunteer Sundays to speed shipments
About six of 1080 Philadelphia district and regional Army Ordnance Department employees volunteered to work without pay on Sundays. The workers, including roughly 260 at Bethlehem and Warwick Mills and in Baltimore and Richmond, Va, normally endure a six day week with Sunday overtime.
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Asinmavenness
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Distric
Army Ordnance Department
Bethlehem
Wark Ps
Baltmore
Richmond
Meir Omy Lang
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Hong Kong
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Arird
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Stalin
Police and Fire Depts
Ord
John D. Flanigan
George W. Stevens
Cyrilinn
Ansano
Winull
Joan D. Flanigan
Police Fire Department
Andrew Paulson
White House
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