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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1944
Page
1
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U S Pacific Fleet reports the Saipan advance presses inland after seizing a coastal town and airstrip. A first attack on the Bonin and Hazan Islands destroys 47 Japanese planes sinks two ships and damages ten, underscoring a large scale air and sea offensive.
Relentless American drive and superior equipment push toward Biak Island. Encirclement moves clear the way for advance after Japanese counterattacks were repulsed. Saipan reports describe a savage, early land battle around Charan-Kanoa with heavy casualties and continued Japanese resistance as US forces push toward a rapid cleanup.
Babson analyzes the June invasion's uncertain impact on stocks bonds and real estate. He cites Allied advances potential Paris fall and the need for key ports Le Havre Cherbourg Brest while noting possible peace scares and varied market reactions. He compares to the Gallipoli period and warns there will be a slow buildup before a decisive Berlin drive with continued coverage on page eight.
The Loveland Board of Education meets Monday evening to open bids for new bleachers at Loveland and for winter supply needs across city schools. Bids on bleachers will be evaluated as current installations plus a possible grand stand upgrade, with a Saeger expenditure. The board aims to award contracts quickly to install before fall sports. The meeting may also review postwar conference restrictions and proposed reorganizations, with the property committee’s recommendations on equipment joining policy to be considered. The session is scheduled for eight o'clock with a brief executive portion.
June reports from a U S fighter base in England describe evidence of German retreat from the Cherbourg peninsula as Allied forces press to close the corridor. Capt James Barkharill of Rutherford College notes German trucks moving south while American troops advance rapidly. Allied HQ confirms continued gains on the peninsula with two counterblows repelled and rail links severed as operations tighten the noose around Cherbourg.
An announcement says about 100 workers at Aero Supply Manufacturing are laid off in seniority order to balance production across plant departments. The 1944 vacation schedule is adjusted at the government's request. War Manpower officials met with plant staff to aid affected employees in finding new jobs.
Moscow dispatches report Finns blowing bridges on two highways toward Viipuri to block the Red army as Soviet forces close in on the Karelian city. Stockholm says Finnish evacuations from Viipuri and nearby towns proceed as Russian strength presses forward. Washington coverage notes House action to end outstanding war contracts and price subsidies extended only by direct appropriation through 1945. Chinese expeditionary front reports guerrillas capture Caugkrin in western reaches near Upway Pass and northeast of Mylt eyinia, delaying Stilwell’s forces.
Allied dispatch reports French troops landed on Elba near the Italian mainland while Eighth Army advances push toward Foligno and Grosseto. German forces on Elba reportedly hold a small garrison as air forces claim heavy Allied air strikes.
German explosive robot planes blasted southern England in a night long raid. A nurses home at a hospital was directly hit, with dozens feared buried and several killed. A shop was wrecked trapping four in a cellar for hours as firemen battled fumes. British aircraft later hit Pas de Calais as the system of robot launches continued from the Continent.
Mary Wurm of Bradford and Shirley Ann Gould, a 12 year old from Sunnyside Home at Girard, were found in town by police last night. The younger girl was returned to the Girard institution, while the older sought a hitch hike toward Bradford before officers learned full details. A clergyman alerted Rouseville residents, who then helped track them toward Corry. The older girl escaped, while the younger provided a troubling account of the elder’s activities and wandering.
American forces in France report 3283 killed and 19 600 wounded as western front opened in Normandy. Gen Bradley said total 15 899 casualties covered first 13 days of campaign. He praised Noughboys and parachute troops for enabling the successful landings and credited bravery and guts for the result.
Washington dispatch reports Finnish Minister Hisimar J Procope kept at his home under police guard after travel ban labeling him inimical to US interests The action extended to three Finnish legation counselors and their families, signaling deteriorating ties as a rupture seemed possible though no formal break announced The State Department did not disclose specifics of the alleged activities planned or conducted by Procope.
Edward Bruce, a confessed burglar, has waived a local hearing before Alderman Gordon and is held for county action in Erie. Police investigated seven North East robberies, but no link to Bruce was found. Bruce may plead guilty without trial given his confessions and prior record.
Erie officials reported Alvin J. Williams, Pittsburgh administrator for the OPA, approved a new board of six panels with Glenn Miller as chair. The listed members include J A Blut, J Fred Kintz, Walter H. Scott and multiple Corry and Grove City area appointees across GASOLINE TIRES PRICE FOOD COILS AND STOVES BOOTS SHOES HICYCLES TYPEWRITERS categories. Official certification was expected tonight or Monday.
A 16 year old stable hand named David Scot died in a three alarm fire at the Michigan State Fair Grounds. Two barns housing valuable race horses were destroyed with an estimated $200,000 loss to horses and $2,500 to grounds. G W Lewis of the Detroit Racing Association said the day’s program would proceed as planned. The fire occurred while Scot reportedly slept in his quarters. In a separate report, Lyla rife, 21, of South Fork, was acquitted of murder in the poisoning death of a 10 month old boy in August 1943 by a Cambria county jury.
Two women were taken to the hospital after a melee on West Main Street shortly after 2 AM. Anus Perrine suffered a severe jaw fracture and possible further injuries, while Jane Pless was admitted later and reportedly collapsed but avoided serious bodily harm. Police said most participants had left by the time Officer Horton Burlingame arrived and the motive remained under investigation. Relatives of Perrine prepared to secure a warrant for the assailant as authorities continued inquiries.
The council plans a brief regular session to discuss a light agenda. They may authorize members and City Engineer Dan Whim to attend a conference in Franklin on June 22 to address the State Sanitary Water Board and a sewage disposal project along Raymond Avenue.
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