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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1945
Page
1
Fragmented OCR style market item shows weights and prices for livestock and goods. Mentions light weights standard head counts and buck items with unclear descriptors. The text blends cow weights and various numbers, lacking coherent sales details or buyer names.
Australian troops on Borneo advanced five miles without a fight to seize the Sambodja oil fields and refinery near Balikpapan. Only two Japanese defenders were found at Meld as the Australians overran the complex, driving gains inland and pushing the enemy to coastal marshes.
Bedford Pennsylvania residents protested the quartering of 193 diplomats in the Bedford Springs Hotel. State Department officials said the diplomats would be treated as prisoners, with ration points for Americans and no guest privileges. Veterans groups weighed in supporting a firm but humane approach, hoping for a potential prisoner exchange.
Bulletin from Washington reports the House unanimously approved the measure after minor Senate amendments. The press notes the Truman signature awaited and the Bretton Woods agreement context. Interior Secretary Irvin announces possible coal shipments to Europe if conditions allow, with a focus on postwar economic adjustments. The bill moves to the White House for final action.
Erie County records reveal only one candidate reporting expenses above 100. Elmer Kincaid led with 457.34 spent mainly on newspaper ads while contributions totaled 328.19. Corry council and school board hopefuls filed under 100 or none. Mayor candidates Heth J Pred Kinley and John Cullen reported under 100.
In Philadelphia on July 20 the OPA launched a double check system for ration stamps. Food handlers dealing with counterfeit stamps will be forced out of business as dealers receive stationary stamp inventories to compare surrender and genuine stamps. When inventories run dry they will be unable to trade. In another brief, Liwan Rendazo, 16, daughter of Frank Rendazo of Ridgewood New York, died from injuries after being squeezed between a passenger truck and a guard rail on the Narrowsboro bridge over the Delaware River.
President Truman, speaking during a flag raising over Berlin, vows the United States seeks no territory but peace and prosperity for the world. The moment comes amid the Potsdam Big Three talks as Britain and Russia discuss Europe’s future boundaries and postwar arrangements.
Two American military policemen raised the Stars and Stripes in Berlin destined for Tokyo as President Truman spoke to troops. Generals Eisenhower and Patton reviewed the Second Armored Division while Stalin and Churchill negotiations continued in Potsdam.
Associated Press reports Congress moved toward large-scale funding for the Export-Import Bank as Bretton Woods measures clear, with the Senate poised to approve a package boosting bank authority to 2.75 billion dollars and directing funds toward reconstruction and global stability.
Corry draftee's disappearance remains unsolved as the Selective Service Board No 8 in Union City defers action for several days while FBI review is considered. Transportation records show tickets for others aboard, but the Corry man's papers were missing, suggesting he may have evaded the call. Further details expected as investigation continues.
Lt Col Lester B. Lopus of this city was pictured receiving the Bronze Star Medal in U.S. Army Signal Corps photos. He had returned to France after a brief April leave and did not mention the honor in his letters home. The sword citation is not yet on file. the medal was presented at Rheims by Maj. Gen. Royal B. Lord.
Erie architect Earl B. Morrison must serve a one and a half to three year term at Western Penitentiary after the State Superior Court upheld a lower court verdict. The case involves alleged criminal assaults on two Erie boys. Morrison, free on bond, will surrender as ordered.
July 20 A mounted Army estimate puts about 10,000 Japanese troops in northern Okinawa’s rugged mountains a month after capture. Officials report nightly combat, with roughly 60 enemy deaths daily, as Marine night centers down three enemy lanes. Headquartered under Lt Gen John H. Hodge notes Nipponese air raids decline but shipping losses persist across the Ryukyus campaign.
The 13th Armored Division of the United States embarked yesterday at Le Havre. Advance units sailed June 80. In Pittsburgh, the city garbage incinerator was picketed by AFL unionists amid a dispute between two AFL unions. The plant operated normally as all but two day shift workers were at work. Four pickets from AFL Firemen and Oilers Local 75 appeared an hour before a shift change.
About 18 Pennsylvania Railroad freight cars derailed on the Pittsb urgh line three miles south of Spartansburg near Sparta after noon today. No crewmen injured were reported and wrecking trains were en route to the scene later in the day.
A July incident at a motor sales lot on First avenue led to two counter hearings in the Second ward. Lester Loomis and his father sued for assault and battery against Aikens. Loomis won a $10 fine plus costs after differing descriptions of the events. Aikens then countered Loomis with a separate hearing. The cases adjourned to Alderman Butters' Park street office with appeals expected.
Washington dispatches report Secretary Ickes warning of the worst fuel shortage of the war and urging winter drives in 26 states. The plan includes insulation, storm doors, weatherstripping, and fuel-conservation loans to help households keep warm.
Harrisburg reports a tin shortage delaying new car production as the State Salvage Committee warns the reconvery program may be disrupted by lagging tin collections. Executive Secretary Colley Baker cites June tin totals at 843 tons, a four month low, with overall collections around 1 077 tons.
Cabinet meets to consider problems of the day as Harvey's fleet frustration surfaces. Reports claim 400 supercorsa ships head toward five industrial cities amid rising tensions and strategic concerns.
Allied air and sea forces pressed operations across China and the Yellow Sea area. Reports say Japanese commanders shifted thousands of troops from central China to shore up defenses, as U.S. bombers and fighters targeted rail hubs, industrial sites, and coastal positions near Shanghai and Shantung.
The 44th Infantry, 14,766 strong, lands in New York after marching from France. The unit, with orange and blue shoulder patches, debarks the Queen Transbetty, largest ship in the world, as part of a grand return to U.S. shores.
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