RAF ruins Magdeburg as 2200-ton raid hits Germany
The RAF bombed Magdeburg with over 2200 long tons of bombs in a major night assault backed by a Berlin strike. German retaliation hit London and southeast England with around 90 bombers, causing fires and casualties, while raids targeted France and the Pas de Calais area. Eight enemy aircraft were destroyed.
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Associated Press
London
RAF
Magdeburg
Saxony
Muller
Berlin
Germany
Nore
England
Delphig
Kassel
Hamburg
Magdebuhr
Brunswick
Aar
Magdebure
France
Pas de Calais
Channel
Comunique
Thames
Wealthy Woman Starves as Court Action Moves
Dora Grace Peregrine, 65, a wealthy widow in Pittsburgh, lay in her home with $900,000 in uncashed dividend checks. She became too weak to walk, and the situation led to court action to place her under protection.
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Pittsburgh
Dora Grace Peregrine
Beame
Pilot Neel Kearby Earns Medal of Honor
Col Neel Kearby of San Antonio Texas shot down six Japanese planes in a single engagement near New Guinea on January 22 and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor today.
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New Gainea
Neel Kearby
San Antonio
Argentine Conspiracy Suspected In South America
Buenos Aires reports Britons seized an Argentine consul as an enemy agent and launched an inquiry into a possible spy ring. Osmar Hellmuth, auxiliary consul at Barcelona, was detained after being seized at Trinidad en route to his post. The government ordered a broad probe and alerted federal police amid claims of espionage ties to Nazi agents in South America.
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Sy Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Argentine Foreign Office
Argentina
Osmar Alberto Hellmach
Barcelona
Spain
Trimidad
Trinidad
Venezuela
Foreign Office
Hellmuth
British Foreign Office
UL Associated Press
Montevideo
Uruguay
da Razon
Ruppert Weilbeimer
Politial
Ths Germ
South America
Allied Planes Lash At Madang And Marshall Islands
Allied bombers struck Madang in northern New Guinea and the Marshall Islands with heavy tonnage, targeting Japanese bases. Medium and dive bombers dropped 74 tons in the Ramu valley while American bombers hit Wotje Jaluit and Maloelap areas, drawing little Japanese air opposition.
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Associated Press
Pacific
Madang
New Guinea
Marshall Islands
Tokyo
Ramu
mid-Pacific
Wotje
Jaluit Afall
Hear ‘Maloelap
Induction plan expands draft pool in Corry district
The Gerry Union City draft board anticipates rapid pre induction physicals under a new selective service plan. A large pool will be created from which men will be called for active service, with further numbers authorized to build the reserve. Lists will show Army and Navy eligibility and releases will focus on fathers under local war industry rules.
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Gerry Union City Draft Board
Corry
Barkshire
Mie Corry Union Board
Secord
Erie
Corry~ Union Board
Army
Navy
288 Single and 259 Non-Fathers Still Deferred
An official reported in Corry Union City district that 288 single men and 259 married men without children remain deferred in the Indal district. He said there will be no change in farm deferments but industrial or occupational deferments must be cleared with replacements more promptly than in the past.
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Corry Union City
War Manpower Commission
Walker resigns as Democratic chief
Washington January 22 Postmaster General Frank Walker offered his resignation today as chairman of the Democratic national committee clearing the way for the expected election of Robert Hartegan, 40 year old commissioner of internal revenue.
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Poowumeen
Washington
Frank
Walker
Democratic National Committee
Robert . Hartegan
Internal Revenue Ag Nis Stjcdeseor
Three Children Die In New Castle House Fire
A blaze in New Castle killed three children and seriously injured their mother. The victims Willan Shawney aged 3, Rose Arr 9, and Eileen 4 were children of Mr. and Mrs. John Sweet. The mother was hospitalized in critical condition after being rescued.
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Associated Press
New Castle
Po di
Govouer
Willan Shawney
Rose Arr
Eileen
John Sweet
New Castle Hospital
Tuberculosis seal sale nears $2800 in Corry near year end
The Corry tuberculosis seal sale totals $2722.27 with Miss Eva Kepler Vivian reporting increased donations. Expenses for clerical and postage left a net of 238.74, while follow up cards were sent to about 1 000 donors who had not replied. State totals show a 26 percent statewide rise from 1942.
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Gowry
Eva Kepler
Vivian
Kypler
Miss Kepler
Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society
Pennsylvania
Corry
Jeep Drive at Schools Nets 202 For War Jeep
Elementary grades raised 202.35 in the first week for buying an army Jeep. Misseter Lodee of the Women’s Fourth War Loan committee led the drive. Readouts show totals per school: Coleurd 78.55, Harding 17.08, Washington 68.65, Fairview 39.10. Senior High, Junior High, and St. Edward’s plan separate drives via stamps among students. More figures to be published later.
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Misseter Lodee
Coleurd
Harding
Washinton
Fairview
St. Edward's
Ugley
Coastal Tanker Plattsburg-Socony Burns After Collision
At Delaware Capes in the Atlantic Ocean the coastal tanker Plattsburg-Socony collided with the 8,000-ton Liberty ship Charles Henderson. One seaman is missing and four others are burned. A Navy picket boat rescued four crewmen marooned aboard the burning vessel before possible explosion.
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Coul
Lewes
Del
Plattsburg-Socony
Charles Henderson
Atlantic Ocean
Delaware Capes
Navy
Special City Council Meeting on Snow Plow Funding
The Hy the speciat sy Goonelt called yestiydas atternoui Wh SB n'rloce 10 pri Lunds for payment of the ecto show plow. Finance Director Valley Sweet spoke to the Council for funds to cover the last year's maintenance and 1943-44 costs. A transfer to pay for a snow plow line and related items was approved, with a promise of a resolution authorizing borrowing for the remainder.
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Yestiydas Atternoui
Vaky
Direchor Valley
Cher
Cones
Trene Mullen
Courtrell
Lex
Main Nee
My Besson
Streens
Bess
Coutieil Son Bity
Order Farm Wage Control in War Food Admin move
Washington January 22 War Food Administrator Marvin Jones announced an unprecedented wage control for agricultural workers setting maximum yearly wages at 32400. State wage boards will be formed to hold hearings and fix limits as farm wages have reached two decades highs with many workers moving to war plants. Those remaining face blanket deferment risks and bargaining power shifts under the plan.
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Sy Associated Press
Washington
Smeli Amer
Jost Farm
Marvin Jones
War Food Administration Lsbor
Selective Service
Lares U
WFA J
Rail lines to Leningrad restored amid Soviet advance
Wartime dispatch describes restored rail links to Leningrad linking Moscow to Leningrad via Volkov, Vilna, and Verastach as Soviet forces pressure German positions. Reports say troops capture towns, push toward Narva and Estonia, with logistics and supply lines regaining function and Berlin’s forces retreating under advancing Soviet troops.
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Hendahon
Sumill Grunt Lam
le Novia
Lowi
Vii Pawolavo
Chevinan
Raihway
Leniingrad
Moscow
Thyeo
Tony
Lechid A. Gogorov
Kyril A. Meretskov
Whan
Stalin
Mya
Saylet
Govovoy
Leningrenemy Worp
Cty
Krag Ogvirddelss Niele
Narva
Estonia
Bond totals reach eighty thousand for day in war loan drive
The Fourth War Loan canvass reports bond totals around 80,000 with a goal of 340,000. Women workers in various wards advance chores, while Mrs Lloyd Meerdink and Mrs Don Williams push district duties. Charles S Monroe checks bond returns and coordinates with local firms as treasury reps are appointed. A Monday meeting at 7:30 will review supplies and discuss campaign plans.
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Women's Committee
Lloyd Meerdink
Tourly
Don Williams
Petehaven
Mowrey
Charles 5
Monroe
Home Canvas
Bones and Post Office
AMT
Corry
Treasury
Paler
Demand for Homes Surges Across Regions Amid Postwar Plans
Report outlines rising housing demand and potential overhang as builders anticipate a strong residential market. Analysts warn shortages amid migration, with urban planning and pre fabricated construction seen as keys. Regions including the Southwest and Northwest expect gains, while some areas may lag.
Paralysis Fund Exceeds Two Hundred Dollars Raised
J Fret Kinley, volunteer chairman of Corry's infantile paralysis drive, reports the fund has topped $200 as letters mailed recently yield contributions. Kinley notes several organizations and clubs plan gifts after upcoming meetings, while individuals are urged to donate via Kinley, Postmaster Sullivan, or the Journal office. A full list of donors will appear in a later report with receipts mailed after completion. The national appeal continues beyond January 30 to February 15.
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J. Fret Kinley
Yelouinteer
Corry
Syithh
Kinley
Sullivan
Wittil
Bold invasion breaks winter stand in Italy
Allied forces of the Fifth Army landed on the central Italian coast near Nettuno and along the Garigliano and Rapido fronts. The amphibious assault opened a swift breakout with air and naval bombardment, severing Rome's northward communications and pushing German defenses back toward the Tiber. American and British units crossed the Rapido while Prench and British troops seized footholds and held firm against counterattacks as Rangers and Commandos spearheaded the leapfrog landing.
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Algiers
Fifth Army
Rome
Italy
Ups Tiber
Ram
Tiber Ani
Netture
Mark W. Clare Gatve
Mediterranean
Harald Alexander
Assaul
Gexy Clark
Rapido
Garigliano
Americal Rangers
Pilih
Ivasion
Salerno
Steens
Berlin
Mites
Rane
Deposit Boxes Key To Chicago Murder Case
Chicago police pursued a mystery involving the murder of Mrs. Frank Starr Williams as investigators traced deposits in safety boxes rented at the Drake Hotel shortly before her death. The victim, a socially prominent Chicago-Washington figure, had registered January 5 and waited until January 19, with a middle aged woman reportedly involved.
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Chicago
Frank Starr Wiliams
Washington
Conlett
Drake Hotel
Lake Pront Drive
Willams
Hefre
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