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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1945
Page
1
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At Potsdam the Big Three leaders Truman Attlee and Stalin work on final language for a tentative agreement after one day of talks. Observers expect a speedy conclusion within days as they press to outline Europe’s postwar future and potential terms for Japan.
Associated Press reports three senators consider limiting presidential authority over U S votes in UN peacekeeping. Wheeler LaFollette and Revercomb say Congress may not fear a small force or limited use of force, with debate over World Security Council powers, while charter sponsors argue for defined executive control and minimal American contingents.
Col Wilhelm head of the Pennsylvania State Police visited Corry on Saturday afternoon to inspect the local sub-station and meet old friends. He commended Corporal Gehy and the Tocai detail for their fine operation and then briefed on weekend inspections at Erie and Lawrence Park barracks.
July reports from Berlin Vienna and London describe a provisional Berlin sector split to French control. Vienna sees a U S occupation convoy entering with 5000 troops alongside Russian British and French forces.
Corry ration officials led by Chairman Charles Monroe confirmed August sugar allotments for Corry area residents. Each person may receive five pounds, with July recipients eligible for no additional ration until September. Applications already processed will be fulfilled while supplies last. no immediate shipments. Sugar shortages impact home canning season as peaches and pears ripen in nearby belt.
Mrs Hage Palmer, 45, of Grove City, was killed and seven others injured in a head on crash on the Mercer Sharan Road west of Mercer. A coupe carrying two Pittsburgh youths swiped two cars and struck the Palmer vehicle. James Weber and John Kochmar, 17 and 20, were treated at Mercer County Hospital and later listed in stable condition.
Corry Merchants player Thomas Duma was injured in Sunday's game and admitted to Corry Hospital overnight for X rays and treatment. Duma collided with Bill Williams in the fifth inning. he showed no fracture but a severe wound and will be kept under observation for a day or two.
ABSCIME ETs Guam dispatch reports three U.S. military leaders broadcast that Japan faces an impending, unprecedented devastation as Allied forces prepare a relentless invasion. Ramsey, Wander, and others claim the blockade, bombing, and naval pressure have begun and will crush Japanese industries and cities.
A youth claiming to be Robert O Day and a former Army Air Forces sergeant was held in protective custody by local police over the weekend at the request of Red Cross authorities after complaints by a returning veteran from Erle. He arrived on a morning train saying Centerville as home and that he had landed 72 hours earlier, with tales of service in the Burma theater and attempted to secure loans.
The Pennsy maintenance of equipment workers, about 50 000 employees, vote to choose representation between the United Railway Workers of America and the Shop Crafts Brotherhood. Balloting runs August 1 through 39 days across the system, supervised by the Federal Labor Board with results announced in Washington nine days after voting ends. Participants include machinists boilermakers blacksmiths electricians carmen coach cleaners power house workers and laborers.
In San Francisco July 30 Japan will ignore the Allied surrender ultimatum. Premier Suzuki, 78, declared no change in policy toward continuing the war and rejected the Potsdam proclamation. He noted heavy Allied attacks but defended Japan’s defense plan and production goals amid the ongoing crisis.
After a vacation week many plants restart full operation. Ajax Iron Woes and Cory James town Mfg Corp complete vacations, with some offices and departments returning gradually. Trill Indicator, Aero plant, and Raymond’s stagger vacations while keeping essential output ongoing.
A wide regional hunt continues for two German prisoners who escaped from a camp near Marlenville Forest County on Sunday. Karl Heckel and Ludwig Reffert, both without English skills, disappeared during a soccer game at Marienville recreation field while wearing POW jackets. Local and state police aid Army authorities in the search.
Postmaster James Sullivan announced the county post office has received and placed on sale the new one cent memorial stamp depicting Roosevelt. The stamp is green and will be available along with special delivery and other issues as part of the new issue rollout.
July 30 Mysterious witness known as the first man appears in the Petain treason trial as Edouard Herriot, former premier, testifies that President Roosevelt offered materiel before France collapsed. The court then announced punishment of several witnesses.
A damaged OCR fragment claims gas ration records were destroyed by officials and notes possible removal from files. The text mentions the Corry office, orders, and a national response, with unclear names and dates.
The article notes military veteran Pasquale Reng, aged 49 months in tie service, son of Mr une Mi Pra Rural, discharged from Thiluintown Guy. He was wounded in action in France last August and September, spent seven months in hospital, received the Purple Heart, and earned a campaign ribbon.
Sam Baressi, the severely wounded Iwo Jima veteran from Corry, will be heard on the All America Show broadcast over WRVA and allied stations Tuesday evening at 9 20 o clock from McGuire Hospital Richmond Va His prior appearance drew a flood of letters and sponsors arranged the direct from bedside program after he could not visit the studio Baressi was gravely injured on Two Jims during a landing by the 362nd Ordnance Maintenance Company and Marines near Japan He survived after rapid medical aid and air evacuation to surgical centers earlier this year and has since been at the Army hospital preparing for continued coverage on Page Three
Third Fleet shells Hamamatsu airbase and ships. Carrier Pignes reportedly unmoored offshore Honshu as three battleships listed as sunk. Casualties and further losses expected as aerial and naval assaults continue along the Japanese coast.
U S Navy Third Fleet conducted a one hour air sea assault on a major Japanese industrial hub near Hamamatsu advancing toward Tokyo. Allied bombers and escorts destroyed airfields and military sites while claiming extensive damage to ships and facilities. The operation, following earlier strikes, aimed to cripple Japan's war capacity with substantial aircraft and vessel losses reported.
Mrs. Katherine Watt of Main Street received the Purple Heart posthumously on her son Kenneth Paul Watt who died December 31 while serving as a third class signalman in an armed guard crew aboard a merchant ship. He has not been heard from since the ship was attacked by enemy boats near Tawny Point. His father, Carl Watt, 45, resides in Cramp Shipyard Philadelphia.
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