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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1945
Page
1
Babson Park Mishdin notes cautious 1945 outlook as war ends. Steel and paper demand rise, oil output soars, and farm income climbs, but railroad earnings stagnate. Postwar price fears loom as farmers and workers brace for downturn. Congressmen turn conservative.
Two Corry children escaped serious injury in sled car crashes yesterday afternoon. Dixie Lee Nichols was struck by a Reed driver on Hast Booth and William streets, bruised but not seriously hurt. Lyle Wetrous, driving a water company truck, struck a boy on White street. the boy fled the scene claiming to be hurt, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Plogs. Further condition details were not available this morning, but no severe injury appeared.
Allied troops pressed the Roer river frontier as British and American forces advance from the Maas and Meuse fronts. British troops crossed the Maas unopposed near Roermond while U.S. Fifth and Third Armies moved toward St Vith and Diekirch in Luxembourg, and a bridgehead formed above Strasbourg with several pontoon bridges spanning the Rhine. German paratroops briefly seized Stevensweert and Zetten but were repelled by Allied counterattacks as snow cloaked the fighting.
Rumors of a planned change to gasoline rationing were circulating but no official announcement had been made by noon. The Gerry Ration Board and news wires reported no information on any refit or cut to A ration coupons, and Cory gasoline service stations had not received any details from distributors or other sources.
Roosevelt begins a fourth term in a wartime inauguration at the White House as snow lightens the scene. He pledges to work for durable peace and total victory, with Harry S. Truman as new vice president and Chief Justice Stone administering the oath. A smaller crowd, prayers, and a formal but subdued celebration mark the ceremony amid war mobilization and calls for unity.
Russian troops route across East Prussia and advance toward the Gulf of Danzig and Berlin front, with 3,000,000 men ashore. Soviet forces claim major breakthroughs from Lodz toward Warsaw and beyond, while German reports caution of a decisive winter campaign.
Gen Walter Krueger and the Sixth Army push Japanese forces on the left flank of Luzon. Tanks are knocked out and caves silenced as U.S. troops advance near Baguio while Manila remains out of reach. The long engagement continues with heavy fighting and column advances.
By Associated Press LONDON Jan 20 Soviet Russia signed armistice terms with new Tangarian provisional government. Japanese Demet news agency says American invasion of Luzon south of Manila may be developing. STOCKHOLM Jan 20 The Ghetto of Lod emptied by Russians evacuated months ago and likely burned. Berlin dispatch Stockholm Tidningen notes. Tokyo radio reports solitary Marianas based Superfortress reconnoitered Tokyo-Yokohama area without bombs. LISBON Jan 2 American planes accidentally bombed Macao west of Hongkong on Jan 16. U S government expressed regret and ordered inquiry. Jan 0 Heavy bombers of U S Eighth Air Force resume daylight offensive over Germany after weather.
An Anglo American press summary notes military observers expect the winter Soviet offensive to crush Germany and end the war within weeks. Eastern Germany lacks Siegfried Line fortifications, while Stockholm and Bern dispatches indicate Nazis rush to complete a wall of defenses around Berlin as a response.
Emergency order cuts wholesale moves in Gerry district with priority releases for Prockners and S ra cue region approvals. Local growers like Cartyates coordinate through Union City official Hindmay of the Pennsylvania Potato Growers Association as transport bottlenecks curb deliveries and prices hover around 8494 per hundred pounds for No. 1 stock.
Navy radios report a B 29 raid on the KaweSaki aircraft factory at Akashi Japan with more than 20 new airplanes appearing in photographs. The raid was described as terrible and occurred yesterday, with combat details limited by the broadcast.
The county commissioners indicate willingness to cooperate with the city on selling county held properties in the city. A plan aims to move parcels back to tax rolls, sharing costs among county city and school district, with proceeds refunding cleanup and unpaid taxes. Public sale prospects hinge on final approvals and buyer interest.
Ottawa reports a substantial number of Canadian home defence troops drafted for overseas service were absent without leave when a large convoy departed for Europe. Some have since returned home, but many remain absent, risking desertion classification after 21 days without service.
Washington Jan 20 House military committeemen predict the labor draft bill will win White House support. It imposes prison penalties on evaders to force men 18 to 45 into war work while keeping essential industries operating. Debates focus on penalties up to five years and fines up to 20,000 dollars, and on giving War Mobilization Director Byrnes power to designate essential jobs.
In a Pacific encounter last November the Liberty ship John A. Johnson was torpedoed and machinegunned near twenty miles west of Hawaii. Survivors describe a two hour ordeal as Japanese submariners surfaced and fired. Also reported: coal production up with a week ending July 14 reaching 12,050,000 tons, 1,457,000 more than the prior week.
Corry's campaign to raise funds for a national paral ysis drive is set to launch. Kinley will chair with a co chair in view, as county camps run until February 15. Rex Theatre plans to again aid with patrons providing a total of $1,600 last year and hopes to match or exceed that sum this year to aid paralysis victims.
Roosevelt faces the task of shaping wartime Allied unity into a strong postwar force. The third term agenda centers on aligning American economic and political interests with global peace aims. The report notes the need for careful planning ahead of a second secret meeting with Churchill and Stalin, with continuation on page two.
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