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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1944
Page
1
Fragmented lines mention Penns or Pennsylvanian items with unclear context. Names like Erie and Kennedy appear among garbled phrases. The readable content is too incomplete to determine a clear event, date or outcome for a usable news item.
The dispatch discusses pre indiction examinations and post war conversion challenges across aviation railroads and household products. It notes potential plant consolidations and the strain on industries shifting from war to peacetime production. It also reports on London and Philadelphia coverage about oil shipments to Spain and possible Franco negotiations, with U S and British officials seeking to curb aid to the Axis and monitor embargo enforcement.
Harrisburg dispatch reports the State Sanitary Water Board seeks a state wide anti pollution program with authority to set policy and require treatment of sewage and industrial wastes before discharge. The Justice Department says hearings may form the process and such regulations could apply to streams across the commonwealth with a March 5 meeting planned.
New store hours took effect last evening with most shops in retail lines except shoe stores and groceries staying open until 8 PM. Evening traffic was heavier than anticipated, and stores will shift to afternoon openings at 5:90 PM while groceries close earlier, and some shoe stores will remain open Saturday evenings.
State motor police warned that all highways in the section are in a Formals condition today with a heavy coating of ice after last night’s wet snow and freezing temperatures. Drivers were urged to take extreme care and avoid unnecessary trips.
Allied high command reports three small German attacks against the beachhead below Rome were repulsed or contained as the Nazis showed signs of strain after a costly recent offensive. Weather limited operations while patrols and exchanges of fire continued around Cassino and along the Cisterna Montello line. The Eighth Army repulsed a Nazi thrust in the mountains. At least five Nazi divisions were engaged in the latest effort and more than 300 prisoners were taken since the landings below Rome.
Louis Lepke Buchalter reportedly refrained from giving or collecting a formal statement to Gov. Dewey. Attorney Breitel claimed there have been no communications between any executive official and Buchalter. The statement was issued just before Lepke’s counsel sought U.S. Supreme Court review of a lower court decision.
Postmaster Sullivan announces an official order setting higher postal rates effective after March 36, 1944. No redemption or exchange of 2 cent stamps, 6 cent stamps, or stamped envelopes will be allowed due to paper shortages. The order, under the Revenue Act of 1943, requires customers to affix additional stamps for local delivery mail. details follow on page two.
Senior High School students continue an intense waste paper salvage drive with a total of 28 tons collected so far. Each room competes vigorously as Room Six leads with an average of 24 pounds per student, and organizers aim for 30 tons by next Wednesday.
Stockholm dispatch quotes private sources that junior KK Passikivt, who represented Finland in arranging the 1940 peace, would arrive soon with Finland’s answer to Russia. The reply would be handed to Soviet ambassador Madame Alexandra Kolontay in Stockholm to seek clarification of several terms.
A large draft pool emerges from a Erie district selection with about 36 men accepted after pre-induction examinations. The list includes numerous volunteers from Corry Union City and surrounding towns, with many named individuals slated for Navy or Army service and added to the reserve group awaiting further calls.
Moscow dispatches report Soviet forces advancing toward Pskov as German troops burn Narva. Red Army units hold positions near the city and approach from multiple directions, with spearheads and rail lines near Ostrov and the Narva river bridgehead under pressure.
City Council meets Monday and may elect a successor to Jobe B. Forer as City Clerk. Daly Williams Me is the only candidate so far, with some members opposing dual municipal posts. Williams has served capably as weeklong clerk since Povey's dismissal.
In Pottsgrove township near Pottstown Pennsylvania Roger Monroe six and his sister Glhoys five died when a fire destroyed their home last night. Three other children were rescued by a neighbor. Mrs Calvin Monroe and seven children were visiting relatives when the blaze occurred. Luciada fourteen Bonald seven David Monroe and David Rhoads were rescued from the building. Cause of the blaze was not known.
Erratic notes describe a campaign to recruit 80 donors for Blond Unit and to schedule 170 minutes of events. References to payments, applications, and panic over confirmations appear vague. The text mentions hoped ticket reservations and a pending donor poll.
Searchers discovered an injured crewman and then located a wrecked military aircraft after a deadly crash near Tobshinny. Residents reported hearing the impact during a snowstorm. The survivor was taken to Taylor Hospital for treatment.
Union City gunner reports on a new Rome raid amid Allied air operations. Denton Whitfall of Union City, Pennsylvania, describes seeing enemy planes and the tense air battle for the Sut Line. He recalls the Liberator crew and their perilous position during the raid.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt marked another year in office as he entered his twelfth year in the White House. The ailing nation faces domestic and international upheavals while Congress debates tax measures and foreign policy, with the president describing ongoing efforts and health updates noting he remains in good shape for his tenure.
London dispatch reports a daylight aerial assault of vast proportions mounted by American bombers from multiple bases in England against targets in eastern Germany and Berlin. The operation involved heavy escort by fighters and near continuous combat, with claims of territory advances and fierce resistance as a major Allied air push continued across western Germany.
Corry faces a severe coal shortage as multiple distributors report depleted supplies and rising demand. Officials say soft coal is plentiful but lacks hard coal deliveries, worsening the fuel crisis for homes and businesses. Some suppliers note rationing and delayed orders, with one distributor calling the situation the worst in memory.
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