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Corry Evening Journal in Corry, Pennsylvania
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1944
Page
1
Two B 29 raids yield no combat losses in Japan strike
America’s first B 29 task force raid against Yawata, Japan, reported no enemy-action losses. Two aircraft were lost to accidents, with crews safe, as bomber command bases in China supported the mission. The strike hit coke ovens and steel mills, with large fires observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
America
Yawata
Japan
Department | War
Tnt
Ted Quarters
Earth
Aly Roxen
Fone
China
Lime 6Th Air Pores Commis Sione
20Th Bomber Command
Yawara
Kyushi Island
Kanelands
Pearl Harbor
Roy Porter
Far East
Lie Jip
Aero Supply Directors Here In Corry Today
Directors of Aero Supply Manufacturing Co. held a meeting at the local industry today denying significance to the session. Attending from New York were Henry Rudkin L Moen Harold Seer and Tannenbaum. Corry members included TN Ames L E Graham Arthur Creighton and Sam J Irvine. Treasury report shows June 14 figures with tax expenditure and debt increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gne Aero Supply Manufacturing Co
Tnc
Bio
Abteidance
New York City
Henry Rud~kin
L. Moen
Harold Seer
Tannenbaum
Corry
TN. Ames
L. E. Graham
Arthur Creighton
Sam J. Trvine
Corry Man Takes Life By Hanging Near Hare Creek
Arthur Thompson 44 a well known resident of the First ward was found hanged from a tree east of the city near Hare Creek late yesterday afternoon. Police and Deputy Coroner Charles Bearing ruled death by self inflicted action following despondency after recent discharge from a local plant. Burial set at Fine Grove with service at Bracken-Keating Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Thompson
Hare Creek
Thompson
Pion. Richardson
Salsmar
Erie Ruliraud
Shady Avenue
Flanigan
Richardsoo
Charles Bearing
Erie
Fine Grove Cemetery
Braghen-Keating Finneral
F. ‘Hildebrand
Andrew Thompson
Bush Main Street
W. Gumbleton
This City
Charles Skinner
Long Beach
Calif
Clarence
Ol City
Andrew, Jr
Columbus
Peter Thompson
Detroit
Allied forces push through central Italy in rapid advance
Italian front reports say Allied units drive toward the Tyrrhenian Sea breaking through toward Acquapendente Narni and Terni. The Eighth Army seizes Todi while the Fifth Army moves past Lake Bolsena capturing Arqua Pendente. Germans may defend near Rimini as the advance presses on from Pisa Florence to Himini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rome
Alles
Fypi
Adriallc
Tymhenian Sea
Acquapendente
Narad
Terni Wong
Furies
Cniine
Todi
Phere Trasbert Hosien
Trent
Pisa
Florence
Himini
Adriatic
GOP Candidates Hear From Party Leaders Over Platform
Supporters of Dewey Bricker and Stassen seek to influence the Republican platform drafting ahead of the June 21 committee session. Dewey backers push a foreign policy plank. Bricker's stance may be led by Senator Robert Taft. Ball plans to urge a strong postwar peace policy. CIO aims to influence a cross party platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Goy
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
John, W. Bricker
Ohio
Harold E. Stissen
Dewey
Bricker
Robert Tatl
Ball
R-Minn
Washington
Jate 24
Stassen
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Cio
CIO Jereun
Sidney Hillman
New York Herald Tribune
Robert Vm. Hannegen Fint
Wallace
Soldier Vote Canvass Now Well Advanced
Civilian Defense volunteers conduct a citywide canvass with rapid progress. Chief Warden Stott notes many ward teams have finished planned streets and others have minor returns due to absent householders. Mapping aims to finish tonight. ward captains to report Monday at 7 15 PM. In Corry, work is over halfway. attendance issues slow returns but finish within six days expected. Totals will not be published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civililian Defense
Stott
Scott
Corry
Unis
Tolley
PORTION OF HAND LOST IN FACTORY ACCIDENT
Pred Drace a 66 year old Corry resident, employed by Corry Jamestown Mig Corp, suffered a serious factory accident when his left hand was caught in an automatic punch press at 8:30 this morning. He lost part of the hand from the wrist, including the thumb and first two fingers, and the pinky tip was crushed. He was taken to Corry Hospital for treatment and his condition is listed as favorable. Milk production in May rose 16 percent from April, reaching 487,000,000 pounds, but remained two percent below May 1943 levels per the Pennsylvania Agriculture Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drace
Wee
Marion Street
Corry- Jamestown Mig. Corp
Corry Hospital
G. E. Bennett
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Agriculture Department
Island Warships Engage In Offshore Assault Reported
Warships and planes report heavy fighting near a major island position as troops press a skirmish within miles of strategic targets. Casualties and attempted landings are mentioned, with uncertain details from the Tokyo front.
Most Experienced Invasion Fleet Lands Marines At Saipan
American troops landed by the most experienced invasion fleet in the world 1,600 miles southeast of Tokyo at Saipan in the Marianas. Covered by battleships and carrier planes, they secured beachheads after advancing from behind Saipan, facing stiff Japanese counterattacks. Adm Chester W. Nimitz reported heavy fighting but progress against organized defenses as the operation continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U. 5
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Saipan
Marianas
Agingan Point
Capefields
Chara-Kanoa
Garawan
Chester W. Nimitz
Allied air strikes hit Bonins and Korea as Pacific war widens
Bulletins report bold Allied forces backing the Saipan invasion and a major air raid on Japan. Tokyo radio claims Bonin Islands and Korea strikes with minimal losses, while a Navy task force hits Bonins. Nimitz faces a strategic dilemma as Japanese defenses hang in balance. In Europe, Allied forces push toward Cherbourg as tank battles rage near Caen Caumanty and Tilly-sur-Beutles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Saipan
Bonin Islands
Tokyo
Korea
Asiatic
Japan
Navy
Central Pacific
Tohyu
Nimitz
Bonins
Staff Sgt Johnson Reported Killed In Action
War dispatches confirm Staff Sgt Maurice H Johnson was killed in action during a major campaign in the Mediterranean theater. Johnson, a Hawaii and European theater veteran, previously served with the regimental unit and was noted in posthumous transmission by family in Corry. Local residents reported his death reached their apartment building in New York State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Hubley Fy Junnsen
Sxt
Hawaii
Inter
Two Escape Warren Jail
Two youths escaped Warren jail yesterday afternoon just before 3. Harold Borst, 20, already sentenced to Allegheny county workhouse, and Alvi Reed, 18, awaiting transfer to Morgan for an indefinite term, fled after an elder warden loosened the enclosure gates. No trace found by late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison Wadle
Warren
Welk
Vnuhely
Warren County
Harold Borst
Allegheny County
Alvi Reed
Yao Oth
War Finance Report Highlights Women’s Division Progress
The War Finance Headquarters reported strong advances by the Women's Division led by Mrs. Don Williams with more than $5,000 in sales yesterday. A new 11-foot thermometer at the Kell building corner near North Center and Washington will chart daily totals as the campaign progresses this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corey
War Finance Headquarters
Ciures Montes
Treasuer
Don Williams
Scott
Tollay
Kewall Station
North Center
Washington Sheets
Wilder Tract Near City May Be Purchased
The Wilder Tract near the city, totaling 1027 acres and held by the Mary A. How estate, is eyed for purchase by the State Game Commission as a game refuge. Reports say a lumber operator may seek to buy adjoining timber and land, with Pittsburgh Businesses handling taxes for years. The tract includes 175 acres adjoining with seed pines and timber, and the owner’s representatives may sell if the deal advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilder
Thie Oi
State Game Commission
Spring Creek
Mary A. How
Pittsburgh Bubnles
Wurrei County
Corry Hurlers
Game Commission
Harrow Grape Railway
Occupation Of Sa Truk And Thousa
Washington reports the Saipan landings threaten Truk as a major Japanese base. Allied planners see a broad Pacific campaign with MacArthur and Nimitz advancing to Manila and beyond as Japanese links are cut. The coming months may push operations toward Luzon or Palau as bases shift northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Saipan Island
Truk
Pearl Harbor
Bavailan Islands
Caroline Island
Pacific
China
Douglas MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Luson Island
Philippines
Palau Islands
MacArthur
Netherslands East Indies
Schouten Islands
New Guinea
Allied Fleets Shell Le Havre After Bomb Attack
Three American columns press forward against strong enemy resistance as Allied plans threaten to cut off Nazi forces in the peninsula. Ships and air forces engage in heavy bombardment to secure the harbor operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Havre
Peninsula
Furious fighting rages in sector at Tilly sur Seulles
Allied reports say fighting intensifies as forces press toward Cherbourg peninsula. American columns reach near key road junctions three miles from Le Grand Cherbourg route while German reinforcements rush to hold St Souveur and Haye du Putts. Air forces fly thousands of sorties in support as trenches and mobile fighting continue along the Normandy front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Supreme Headquarters
Cherbourg
Sinaltre
Ste. Mere
St. Get
Omar N. Bradley
Relyneville
St. Lauvell
St. Souveur
Ie Geemans
Germai
Alps
Carentan
Andrior
Orne River
Quincy Ville
Remadi
Tilly Sur Seulles
Gaen
Supreme Command
Ward
Thad
Yesker
Hinried
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