Bulsaion Plans Halted in Last Board Meeting
In a brief session the board paused plans amid unclear details. Officials did not provide firm timelines or specific actions, leaving community members awaiting clarification on next steps and funding.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1944
Page
7
Allies Smash Nazis Coast Defense Invasion Eyewitness Report
Lt Col C A Shoop reports from 500 feet above Utah Beach area as Allied forces establish beachheads in northern France. He and Major Norris Hartwell Jr describe bomb craters, burning structures, and troop advances while ships fire from the channel. gliders appear on land and ground fire is heavy at one locale. The dispatch, filed from the base near the invasion, details observed conditions and early progress of the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Bealmear
USAAF
France
A. Shoop
North Oakhurst Drive
Beverly Fills
Norris Hartwell, Jr
Cheyenne
Wyo
Shoop
Hartwell
Pam
Glenn Mille heads new Corry rationing board group
A new Corry rationing board organization plan was announced at noon with former mayor Glenn Miller to lead a team including John Blatt J Fred Kinley and Walter H Scott and others to be named. Alvin J Williams Erie district OPA director confirmed local group formation and quick appointments. A full set of panels for gas gasoline food tires fuel oil and general price controls will be created with Thursday evening meetings at the Municipal building to finalize organization and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Glenn Miller
Grow
John Blatt
J. Fred Kinley
Walter H. Scott
Alvin J. Willams
Pittsburgh
OPA Iso
Erie
Hiis City
Cory
Williams
Evely
Miller
Roosevelt says victory certain but tough costly ahead
President Roosevelt told a national audience victory over Germany is certain but warned the coming campaign will be hard and costly. He stressed combining decisive Italian gains with continued Allied pressure on Berlin and Tokyo, and noted Soviet and Allied forces preparing for the next strikes. The broadcast followed Rome falling as Allied forces prepared for further actions in Western Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Washington
Jake F
Germany
Rome
United States
England
Cheemany
Pope Pius
Russians Massed For New Assault
Moscow reports massing Russian armies to join Allied efforts to crush Germany, joining Gen. Eisenhower’s invasion from the west. The “second front” in northwest France, urged for years, shifts from political issue to active operation as Russians anticipate gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moscow
Germany
Fisenhower
Alenander
Nvaston
France
Arresty Lad
Service Vote Planning Meeting Friday in Corry
Chief Air Raid Warden Walter H. Seobl said he held a first conference with ward captains of the Corry Civilian Defense as plans for soldier vote registration in the city advance. Mr Scott urged all former volunteer Civilian Defense members to meet Friday at 7 p.m. in the Senior High building for detailed work arrangements. He also conferred with James K Shields and others in charge of Erie county, with Corry headquarters asked to handle servicemen's registration for Concord Elgin Wayne townships in addition to Cory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Seobl
Corry
Lothers
Erie County
Concord
Elgin
Wayne Town
Cory
Council Rejects Plea For Street Work
City Council last night reviewed a report from the City Treasurer showing May receipts of 20277.98 against disbursements of 38002.73 and a bank balance of 24585.51. May receipts were led by current year taxes totaling 19341.96. The council, with Mayor Hepler and all four members present, heard pleas from property owners for street extensions in the Dartmont area and dust control on West Wayne street near Mead Park. They delayed decisions until next Fall and noted potential graveling or rolling improvements as a temporary measure. Parking enforcement concerns on West Church street were raised but no action taken. The council also referred a plan to bring city employees under the stabilization plan to the city solicitor and approved Mead Park Association’s plan. (Continued on Page dix)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cil
Bank Valance Fune
Hepler
Dartmont
West Wayne Street
Mead Park
Cornell
Streets Department
Harold A. Gilbert
West Church Street
Hillside
Raymond Avenue
Gounell
WMC
Mead Park Associa
Pagedix
Churchill Declares Invasion Proceeds According To Plan
In a June 6 Commons address Prime Minister Churchill praised Allied invasion progress and a vast armada crossing the channel. He said mass airborne landings behind enemy lines support a strategy likely to surprise the Axis as beaches are being assaulted and shore batteries quelled. He noted about 11,000 first line aircraft support the operation, calling it the most complex assault ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Churchill
House of Commons
Hitler
Channel
France
Ain
Thenemy
Chuvenitt
Iie
Masked bandit robs Sligo National Bank in Clarion county
In Clarion county, a masked robber entered the Sligo National Bank in Sligo just after opening and forced cashiers W G Hilcott and Ray Callen to hand over currency. He escaped in a Ford sedan stolen minutes earlier, with about $5000. Sheriff W O Mong reported details of the blue balaclava, dark glasses, and the car used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Callen
Young Woman Arrested Over Goods Suspected Deception
Miss Marjorie Dickey of Spring Street was arrested by Officer Brewer on a warrant from Alderman Butters after a complaint by Home Store manager George Goggins. The charge alleges obtaining goods under false pretenses in a purchase and agreement to pay for wearing sparel. She is held at police headquarters awaiting a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Dickey
Spring Street
Brewer
Tustin Butters
George Goggins
North Center Street
Women War Bond Group to Meet Tonight in Corry
The Women’s Division of the War Finance Committee will meet at the municipal building at 8 pm to plan the Fifth War Loan drive in Corry. Led by Mrs. Laura Williams, the group will discuss house to house canvassing and organization details for the campaign. Chairman Scott will attend to continue overall planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Bond Group
Memuersee
War Finance Committee
Muncinal
Vlans
Corry
Loura Williams
Scott
Ontinne
Onlire
Blood Donor Drive Seeks 150 More in Corry War Effort
A Red Cross Blood Bank drive in Corry seeks 150 additional donors for next week's two day stand. A committee of ladies is coordinating the effort to reach a quota of 180 pints daily. Those willing to help may sign at Red Cross headquarters or report to Parish Hall next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Blood Bank
Corry
Red Grass
Parish Hall
Fifth pushes beyond the Tiber toward Rome amid war tides
Allied forces in Italy drive across the Tiber toward Rome from the sea to the north and east. General Clark reports a broad advance with many bridges out or under control. Allied air power destroys vehicles and rail targets as German forces retreat toward the Apennines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Fifth Army
Rome
Tiber Elver
Clully
Mark W. Clark
Tiber
Ae Iredes- Serath
Vatican City
Rote
Eighth Army
Italy
Plane Engine Builders Strike On Invasion Day
Plane engine production halted at the Wright Aero nautical plant in Lockland as 12,000 to 35,000 workers idled amid a protest over mixing negro and white workers. In Canton Ohio nearly 1,000 United Steelworkers walked out in a seniority dispute at Timken Roller Bearing. State Defense Council shipped 1,500,000 military allot canvass cards for Pennsylvanias GT Joes and Josephinas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Wright Aeronautical Corp
Lockland
United Automobile Workers
GLO
Canton
Timken Roller Bearing Co
United Steelworkers of America
Allies Drive on Paris From Cherbourg Through Seine Valley
Allied forces launched a daylight invasion on the Normandy coast from Cherbourg to Le Havre, storming beaches with 11,000 planes and a vast fleet. Supreme Headquarters reported rapid inland advance under Eisenhower while German resistance varied, as parallel air and sea assault positions aimed to secure a western flank base for the overarching campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cherbourg
Seine
Hitler
Normandy
Vue Havre
Japs Lose 20 Ships in Two Days in Pacific War Update
General Douglas MacArthur announced the sinking of a destroyer and a freighter, boosting total allied losses to 20 ships in two days. Liberator bombers attacked Halmahera, while planes bagged a Japanese destroyer and a freighter near New Guinea. Additional enemy ships were damaged or left adrift, as fighting spread to China’s Hankow Canton rail corridor where Changsha faces a pivotal battle. American forces also moved on Blak Island and the Dutah New Guinea area, with air and land assaults intensifying. Ninety?en enemy planes were added to prior totals, and the Myitkina fight in Burma continued with Japanese defense under pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Halmaherd
New Guinea
MacArthur
Changsha
Hankow- Canton
China
Hunan
Hsueh Yueh
Southwest Pacific
Blak Island
Dutah
New Guiney
Bry
Mokanec Tek
Burma
Myityina
Allied Forces Forge Inland in Normandy After Big Invasion
Allied forces landed on the northwest French coast and pushed several miles inland amid lighter German opposition than expected. Prime Minister Churchill announced captured bridges in France before destruction and noted fighting in the town of Cherbourg. Allied HQ reported a broad-front land and sea assault with less formidable defenses than feared, while remaining cautious about tactical details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Associated Press
London
Churchill
Att-Barme
Zere
Cfen
Normandy Arca
Northwest Prairie
Trom
Herr
Rif
Jersey
Guernsey
Uist Hurmandy
AML
Toni Ilal
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Corry Man
C. A. Shoop
Eisenhower
Corty You
Overstas
California
Glenn Mille
Alvin J. Williams
Ber-lin
Tokyo
Burona
Warn Carnival
Parliament
Sligo
Tiber River
Clark
Tivoli
New York
Avezzano
Milos
British Broadcasting Company
NBC
Harrisburg
Staté Defense Council
Pennsylvania
G T Joes
Josephinas
Berlin
By Wes Gallagher
Sir Bernard Montgomery
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