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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1944
Page
3
July 14 occupants escaped as two Ridgway residences were struck by a lightning bolt during a storm. The Mader house at Charles Street and the Molle residence at Lane Miltron suffered roof and wall damage with plaster torn and siding blown. no fire occurred and damage is estimated at 400 dollars.
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Lakewood fire department rescued Gerald Chapman of Jamestown after a 10 foot skiff capsized near Grass Island during a storm. Chapman, age about 4, was shocked but stabilized and brought ashore wrapped in blankets to Clement Park cottage. A rescue crew member aided in removing him to safety. no resuscitation was needed.
Saipan facts reveal heavy Japanese fortifications on the island and its strategic role in threatening Japan. The campaign seized Managassa Island in Tenapag harbor, burying 16,000 Japanese and taking many more prisoners, underscoring Saipan's vital position near Japan.
Jamestown July 14 The steamer City of Jamestown rode out Lake Gale when a sudden storm struck above Celoron Park at 3 p.m. Wednesday. The vessel carried 100 passengers with no injuries though many were soaked by spray and rain. Captain Marvin Chindgren and pilot DeForest Peterson reported the boat remained under control throughout the squall, with the only losses being a folding chair or two and a piano sliding in the gusts.
Miss Mary A. St. Clair lifelong Corry resident died last evening at the family home 22 East Congress Street after a three year illness. She is survived by three brothers Thomas of Salamanca John of Oklahoma and William of California and four sisters Margaret Calif Lena Rebecca and Josephine St. Clair all of Corry. Funeral service Monday at nine AM at St Elizabeths Church. The body is at the family residence where friends may call.
New York administrator J. Blanford announced the June uniform price to dairy farmers at $3.12 per hundredweight across 450 plants, a June record. With War Food Administration dairy feed payments, total returns per hundredweight rise to at least $3.57, boosting farm income to about $23.79 million, a new high.
President Roosevelt expressed hope the heroic people of France will be liberated from the invader and from the Vichy puppets within the year ahead. He saluted the French on Bastille Day and declared, Together, we shall win, and France shall be free, with France to celebrate its 1945 Bastille Day on French soil.
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., 66, son of the former president, died Wednesday night of a heart attack on the French battlefield. He served as deputy commanding general of the First Infantry Division, led amphibious landings in Africa and Corsica, and was wounded three times. Burial planned in France beside his brother Quentin, who fell in World War I.
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek has arrived in Rio de Janeiro for rest, accompanied by Madame King, wife of the Chinese minister of finance. The embassy said the main purpose of the visit is rest, with Madame Chiang previously in the United States in 1942 and plans for the Chinese delegation to the Bretton Woods conference noted.
Associated Press reports a B 1 Flying Fortress crashed on two hills north of Rangeley Lakes Maine. Army search teams and Civil Air Patrol planes scoured dense woods with Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force assistance. Wreckage sighted. officials said no confirmed survivors and the hunt continued.
Port Moresby July 14 Comedian Jack Benny and four entertainers arrived by plane to begin a tour in New Guinea. The group included actress Charlotte Landis, Martha Wilson, banjo player Larry Addy, and comedian Peggy Bruner. They were greeted by star Presley Lenny Ross at the radio and TV center.
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