15 Jul 1944
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1944
Page
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Roger W. Babson from Babson Park, July 18, argues the economy has entered a transition phase post Pearl Harbor with business volume shrinking. He notes stock markets rose in the past six months but foresees a downturn into the next quarter, despite expected political optimism and wage pressures. He warns many workers will lose jobs, urges personal finance caution, and expects demobilized service members to find new paths.
Erie area officials report 359 Corry voters lost their registration after a purge of inactive electors. county totals show 9,490 dropped statewide, with 3,120 in districts outside Corry city and 6,021 in Erie. Reinstatement possible by returning the attached form.
Allied reports say American First Army seized three key Nazi fortified road junctions at Periers Les Bay and St Le from Cherbourg peninsula after a four mile advance in 24 hours. The push extended from marshes toward Perlurs as forces moved within two miles of a town, with air power destroying 47 German planes and several field positions noted.
Sheen and Wolfe to conduct annual school census in August with two to three weeks work. Board discussed postwar population survey ideas but no plan approved. Census to count all homes, with full tabulation where children of school age reside. State code requires district census by September 1.
Harland P Pelton a veteran bombardier in the Army Air Forces is listed missing after a bomber mission on June 20 in enemy territory. He is the son of Mrs Margaret Carhart of Concord Township near Kelly and trained at multiple bases before overseas service begun in January last year. A letter from Pelton dated the 26th gave some hope he survived as a prisoner of war. Associated Press reports counterstrike raids on Guam and Iwo Jima and notes a steady series of carrier operations in the Pacific with no moment of optimism in war circumstances.
American forces push toward Livorno as German resistance collapses. Units reach near the Arno valley, capturing towns and advancing to within ten miles of the river. By day nine of the latest drive, Allied forces report about 32,000 prisoners since the offensive began in May, with Italian and British units taking hundreds more.
Bombers strike rail yards near Villeneuve Saint Georges and other Paris suburbs as part of a wider night raid. Lancaster and Halifax crews hit rolling stock depots and rail lines, while Mosquito formations attacked German barracks and communications across the region. Several bombers are reported missing in the operation.
Headquarters report shows total sales through yesterday at 85 13750 and today’s total at 561 547 45. Sales today and through Monday’s report go to the Rod and Gun Club with Elles Cinb faleing over details of the fatloying dy.
Report cites Goebbels claiming Germany Britain and the United States seek peace while Bolshevists want chaos. AP notes Das Abendpost summary and Berlin radio broadcast in English for UK US audiences. Madrid dispatch reports Das Schwarze Korps warning the current war phase is deadlier than before.
Reports at noon today state an Army bomber crashed in a field between Blackville and Panama. Details and casualty numbers were not released. official word from district headquarters awaited. Separate item notes actress Joan Blondell ending an eight year marriage to singer Dick Ferrell on grounds of incompatibility.
A Japanese radio broadcast directed at American forces boasted that U S airmen who crash over Japan will be executed. The FCC reported the claim followed the first Superfortress raid on northern Kyushu last month and warned the message echoed Tokyo wartime reprisals. Monitors noted reception was poor with only a few English excerpts intelligible.
Jury reported hopeless disarray after midnight in the Patti case charging overcharges in coal sold to American Exporting Corp. Judge Bodine convened a night session, dismissed the jurors, with two indictments left for grand larceny in first degree involving coal to Jamestown City and James Town Steel Partitions Inc. Pattis attorney filed civil suits to collect payments.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey left Albany yesterday for Pawling New York where he will spend two days in seclusion at Dapplemere after a demanding week of state business and presidential campaign strategy sessions.
A Monday night session of the Board of Education will review future plans for the city schools. Superintendent Dewey presents three or four termite plans, with discussion of studies, reorganizing buildings, and possible new construction. The meeting aims to outline objectives for expansion, use of existing facilities, and potential senior high school changes, with formal action unlikely.
John T. Deartig and John E. Klasch of Corry have graduated from the Army Air Force 28 Officer Candidate School in Miami Beach and received commissions as second lieutenants. Both completed training to direct administrative and supply operations and will be assigned to Air Force units in domestic and overseas theaters. Also, talk of courts martial for Admiral Kimmel and General Short before December 1 was raised by an informed military observer in Washington.
Arch ie Butts, an Army deserter, is sought by New York authorities in connection with a hold up near Brainard Station Hills. State Police say Butts aided in a car theft after a hitch hike from Hallett Knight of Chatham. A raid at Wattsburg Farm last week led to four arrests and a robber shot while fleeing. Butts escaped. He has a long AWOL record and is believed by police to be one of two hitchhikers in army uniforms involved in the incident.
July 15 report from North East states a severe water shortage endangers crop processing and creates a serious fire hazard. Borough officials urge residents to cut water use as much as possible after 4 17 p.m. each day.
A new drive expands German offensive in multiple sectors as forces advance between Tornopel and Luck. Enemy troops prepare street by street defenses in three key cities while Nazis struggle to hold positions in any major area.
German forces prepare street by street defense in East Prussia as Russians push along the Baltic states. Dispatches report battles near Grodno Bialystok Brest Litovsk and looming Kaunas Daugavpils. Soviet pincers threaten Riga Wilna and Siauliai while German lines falter along the Baltic front.
The National Labor Relations Board formally dismissed the petition of Raymond Lodge No. 14 of the International Association of Machinists for certification at the Corry plant. The action confirms the prior election results and halts organizing efforts for now. The Washington dispatch notes the petition by Raymond Lodge No. 1445 against Raymond Lecturing Company division of States Springs Corporation in Pennsylvania was dismissed.
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