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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1945
Page
1
Local arts scene buzzes as a small town show is teased with hints of a Kale project and a possible appearance by noted performers. Organizers seek venues and funding while fans await official confirmations on dates and lineup.
A fragmented item notes a show act or production alteration involving a performer or participant. The readable text hints at changes affecting a couple of names and a group, with no clear dates or venues. Further details are unreadable due to text quality.
A fragmented text appears to reference a TV show and a noted rift, but readable details are limited. The item notes a show element and a dispute or division, with no clear names, dates, or concrete outcomes available.
A jumbled OCR passage lists numbers and phrases about dairy meat and weights but lacks coherent context or identifiable entities. The readable bits mention lambs prices and various stray figures, forming an incoherent, partial item with no clear event or subject.
OCR fragment shows percentages and numbers with unclear context. Likely part of a statistical line or betting odds. No clear persons, organizations, places, or concrete events to identify.
Washington June 23 Roger W Babson explains chronic tax policy postwar. Excess profits taxes may fall half but not vanish with Japan collapse. Normal taxes around 30 percent likely, and corporation taxes may ease slowly. He questions full elimination and warns about unemployment from tax shifts while noting political timing and Truman’s budget aims.
Allied air and naval operations press toward Japan as American forces from Okinawa and Iwo Jima extend raids. Tokyo warns of possible imperial decree rule while Japan braces for broader landings and counteroffensive near China.
Associated Press reports a government plea to return private ownership of 354 Pennsylvania coal mines and two Virginia mines to boost output. Winter Fuels Administrator Harold Tekes urged relinquishing government control to recoup an estimated 3.5 million tons of lost anthracite and avert a potential 12 million ton shortfall for the 1945-46 fuel year amid strikes and worker shortages. In Philadelphia, seven-year-old Henry Lorenz drowned at Somerton pool during a picnic. coroner ruled accidental death.
The Cohen and Sons gas station on North Center Street, idle during the war emergency, reopens today leased by Frank Thomas of Erie. Temporary pumps are in use while permanent equipment is installed for full Pennzoil service, repairs, lubrication, car washing, and polishing. The operator plans to stock parts and supplies next week. Harold Wood to make movie comeback in two films under Preston Sturges. first, The Sin of Harold Bindleboch, begins August 1.
In Olympia Washington June 28 President Truman faces a Senate tally on a peace charter. Reports say fewer than a dozen pivotal votes oppose the measure, with White House officials hopeful of winning broad support as Truman meets with leaders to push for ratification. The president seeks cross party backing while maintaining influence with key senators.
Melbourne radio claimed Australia’s launch force liquidated all Japanese resistance on Labuan and Tarakan. Cuba faces cane sugar drought with possible renewed US rationing. Ribbentrop’s wife reportedly found aboard a Kiel ship. Polish government in exile may lose Allied recognition as elections loom. US Senate UN debates shadow Truman Stalin Churchill meeting. timetable under review.
A British source says Britain will back the United States plan to try Germany's war criminals and their terror groups before a high military tribunal. France and Russia were uncertain but expected to support the plan outlined by U.S. Justice Robert Jackson. Britain’s stance marks a shift from endorsing punishment by executive decree to formal trial.
Washington June 23. A 38 500 285 951 War Department supply bill for the 1946 fiscal year becomes the vehicle for a congressional push to discharge Army fathers with large families. Rep Engel R Mich, a member of the appropriations committee, says he will seek floor consideration of an amendment affecting all Army fathers with four or more children.
Kenneth O Day recently returned from overseas service was seriously injured when his car crashed into a tree near the North Center street curve by the Columbus avenue intersection. He sustained deep lacerations and abrasions, was treated at Corry Hospital, and remained in favorable condition. The 2 Chevy was wrecked beyond repair.
Members of the Aero Ground Crew attended their annual outing at Mead Park with about seventy plant employees and guests present. A fish fry and ample supper were provided, music by the Aero Victory Band, and a softball game between office and production teams ended in a disputed score. Directors of the company attended, with Theal Wrather presiding over the June meeting at the Corry offices.
Local spectators witnessed Lt Dale Spencer perform an aerial exhibition over the city shortly after his return from service in Europe. The winged display featured high speed maneuvers and daring dives as witnesses noted the plane skimming rooftops and banking along the railway line before landing safely. The pilot later relayed news to his father Francis Spencer of Clymer that he was unharmed and planned to leave for two towns. Community protests arose from residents concerned about safety during outdoor demonstrations.
William Zaflropulos of Rin Restaurant is completing a large expansion at North Center Street. The north half of the second floor of the Traction building above the restaurant is remodeled for a candy making shop and a pastry bakery separate from the Ritz kitchens. A rear stairway to access the new quarters is being added with air conditioning and other modern equipment. Frank Parsons handles the structural work and remodeling. completion is expected within the next two weeks.
Rumors spread in financial circles that a century-old plan to bore a tunnel beneath the Channel linking France and England has been revived. Reports say a company once formed to pursue the project may resume activity and that shares could soon trade while negotiations with Britain for entry proceeds.
Co A prepares a special train departure for Corry to mobilize with the 16th Pennsylvania Guard. The unit lists officers and enlisted men headed for induction and notes one sergeant leaving for Navy service. The mobilization includes troops from Indiantown and nearby towns joining the Pennsylvanian Guard contingent.
Readable fragments indicate a bond total surpassing one million, tied to Seventh War reporting. Mentions names, places, and figures in a worn OCR record, with unclear context but shows collective financing or defense expenditure linked to wartime effort.
A garbled historical note describes Y M C A efforts with slow progress and unclear budgeting. References hint at committee actions, projected funds, and organizational support despite inconsistent text. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, but the piece points to ongoing athletic and social campaigns linked to the Y M C A.
Philadelphia June 23 The Lu Lu Temple headquarters for the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine was leveled by a five alarm fire late yesterday. Potentate Wienzel put losses at over 300000, with seven firemen injured. Fire officials suspect a short circuit in a switch bar sparked the blaze.
Tokyo reported that pilots died by their own actions as attacks continued, sinking two American ships and damaging three off Okinawa. Allied troops pressed inland, with heavy losses and a large invasion force. Churchill cabled praise as the battle drew global attention.
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