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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1944
Page
1
The readable fragments mention a collection or sale action and local names but lack clear dates, places, or participants. It hints at a neighborhood event or notice involving plans, a pack, and persons connected to a home or property, but specifics are not discernible.
On opening day at Chicago Stadium the Dewey campaign surged with California pledges and a Pennsylvania unit vote shift, while Governor Warren planned the keynote. Delegates total over a thousand with Dewey leading the gay, urgent push for the nomination amid wartime convention pageantry.
Dowty auewary wise setVish Company A of the State Guard announced this morning that after his return from the annual Gunnment of the unidl he will open a new plumbing shop in this city. He and his father have been engaged for mintiy years. Mr. Stewart is forming to come away valy a shop for all kinds of plumbing work and service at his Dim Cunotrd street.
Pearl Harbor reports a heavy Japanese loss in the Marianas as Saipan landing forces push inland. Nimitz tallies show six Japanese carriers sunk or damaged and 402 enemy planes destroyed in the week, with American gains expanding on Saipan and northern Guam.
James I. Reid aged 43, a longtime Aero Supply worker, died suddenly at his home 835 East Main Street shortly before 4 AM from a heart attack. Survived by his wife Nellie Held and infant daughter Nancy. brother Corporal Gerald Held in the Air Corps. aunt Mrs. William D. Warren of Brookline. Body at Bracken-Kenning Funeral Home. services Thursday at 2:30 PM. burial Pine Grove Cemetery.
Allied reports say American forces hold a third of Cherbourg with docks reached by armor and infantry. German bridgehead near Vitebsk cut off from rear lines. Chinese troops seize the southern half of Morganng as fighting continues on three fronts. General Arnold forecasts aerial superiority over Japan as B 29 raids continue. German forces execute 100 French captives in Assel after reported guerrilla activity. Chinese sniper incidents and French resistance cited as affecting Allied operations.
Raymond Rapp aged 10, a Warren resident and brother of Mrs Ray Stearns, was killed in action on the Italian front after enlisting last September and going overseas in January. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Rapp, two brothers Richard in England and Jock at home, and sister Mrs Tay Stearns. Further details awaited from the War Department.
Soviet forces driving Germans across the western Dvina River encircle Vitebsk from three sides. The push, aided by American weapons, aims toward Berlin with an outlined plan to link with Allied advances in the west and south. More than 16,000 Germans killed, 1,650 towns freed, and a rapid 25 mile three day advance marked by German retreats and defections to the Red army.
Rangers on horseback navigate a 40 mile Grand Canyon trek to reach an Army airman stranded 500 feet above the Colorado River. A second team of Coast Guardsmen arrives with boat and rescue gear from the Pacific coast. Pack animals will move gear to a camp near Tonto plateau as weather concerns limit visibility. The airman is one of three parachuted crew from a bomber that encountered trouble last Wednesday over the canyon.
A damaged dispatch notes Japanese forces pressing toward Hengyang and the Chinese rail hub at Sianyang, threatening allied lines from Hong Kong to Peiping. U S expeditionary reports describe heavy Japanese advances around Hengyang, Chunguang and Changsha as forces attempt a land drive to seize the northern rail center and cut off defended cities.
Allied and German air forces clash around Vienna and Danube valley as German fighters attack formations of Allied bombers. Mosquito sorties from Britain and Italy hit targets across France and Hungary, with extensive bombing near Evrecy and rail hubs. About 3,500 planes participated. Allied losses number 44 aircraft, Germans 59 downed.
Lyamvcunvu Press reports Ray Edmundson, former District 12 president and active in the Autonomy Movement, will seek election to lead the United Mine Workers of America. Edmundson claims local support from Springfield and Zeigler locals, while Lewis declines comment as the international presidency election is moved to December 12.
The War Finance Committee reports local bond totals at 308 167 with the drive toward 500 000 by week’s end. Weekend bond sales reached 7 143 as Treasury Certificates boosted the balance. A public exhibition of captured German and Japanese war gear may display within days, with a convoy expected to visit the area.
An Army Air Forces ceremony will honor the Raymond Manufacturing Company of Jamestown with the Army Navy E Award on February 15. Col Waller E Richards will present the award on the First Ward Industry grounds, with Air Corps Lt Col 1st Ward Gaedert assisting and Cmdr B C Walling USN delivering E pins. Raymond vice president E W Felt will accept on behalf of the company, as five veteran employees and two group leaders attend. The event will be broadcast by WSN and later rebroadcast by transcription from 1 p to 9 p, with ARoporated Springs Corp officials arriving for the ceremony.
London June 26 German high command said Allied cruisers were sunk and four others seriously damaged near Cherbourg after a German naval bombardment. An Allied bush force reportedly bombarded Nazi positions around the port as German torpedo boats damaged an Allied destroyer north of the Cherbourg peninsula.
Rehabilitation efforts led by the Red Cross are underway across Pennsylvania West Virginia and Maryland after a deadly tornado that killed at least 146 people displaced thousands. Officials estimate property damage around 3 million in Clarksburg West Virginia while authorities mobilize federal aid and military support for relief housing and rebuilding in the tri state region.
Captain Abbey warned that Company A may muster no more than sixty men and three officers due to wartime draft losses and job releases from plants. The unit will entrain Friday evening on a special train, with focus on weapon use during rampment and two days of State Guard training. Treasury report shows receipts of 875,457,695.89 and total debt over 101.56 billion.
Allied forces push toward Cherbourg amid heavy German shelling as American doughboys battle street fighting and inch toward victory. Don Whitehead reports heavy combat across Cherbourg and near the harbor, with liberation days counted in a hard five day fight.
London dispatch reports Berlin acknowledges most of Cherbourg port city fallen to American forces after three day assault. German defenses held in outskirts as tanks and infantry faced stubborn resistance in pillboxes and streets. Omar Bradley communications note surrender ultimatum to German troops near Cherbourg.
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