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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1945
Page
1
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Reds press a powerful assault to the north of Frankfurt as authorities report intensified fighting and troop movements in the region. Casualties and strategic aims are not clarified in available text.
Allied dispatches report Soviet forces pressing from the Oder toward Berlin as Moscow claimed capture of the fortress Kuestrin northwest of Dresden. German counterattacks faltered while Zhukov massed for a possible second crossing site near Stettin and Danzig. The Berlin mood grew anxious amid rumors of airborne landings denied by a German broadcast.
London reports three air transport companies to be created to run the empire's postwar air program. Steamship fines are noted as an important element, with a white paper detailing the plan. The arrangement aims to integrate a non competitive press and admin for the passenger air service and aircraft movements.
London reports a major daylight raid on Dortmund described as the largest of its kind by allied air forces. The attack involved up to 1000 heavy bombers, aided by U S forces, dropping significant tonnage on Nazi installations, closing rail links and threatening Berlin as part of a broad offensive.
Two veterans posts hold milestone anniversaries with events this weekend. Elmer C. Carter Post 365 of the Amelia Legion plans a big fish fry at North Center Street home featuring a formal program for the 11th anniversary of the Corry post and the 26th anniversary of the national organization. District Legion officers including Andrew Frazier of Erie and A W Farrer of North East attend. A W Thompson Post 264 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars hosts a birthday dinner March 27 at St. Edward's School marking 22 years of the local Y F W organization with entertainment and a large turnout anticipated.
The Talk of the Month Club of this city selected speakers for its spring program. Dr No Yonge Park will address the audience March 27 on current China issues. Other confirmed guests include John J Flynn in May Judge J M Braude in April and Dorothy Fuldhelm in May with John Matcalfe as alternate. Attendance pledges reached about 405 with a goal near 600 in the Senior High auditorium.
Lt Col Lester H Lopus arrived home this morning from New York for a fifteen day leave with his family at their home 138 East Frederick street The Corrupi Tier who has been serving in the commissivalons zone of the war theater made the trip for England by plane to New York Previously Lt Col Lopus has seen service in North Africa and Italy and France Belgium and Germany during extended front operations
March 13 dispatch from Pacific Fleet HQ reports Maj. Gen. Rockwell’s Third Marine Division narrowing the Japanese triangle near Kitano Point on Iwo Jima. US Fifth Fleet warships shell the area while air support from Iwo’s southern airfield boosts Leathernecks. Bombing strikes reach Paramushir and Shumushu in the Kuriles, starting fires and smoke plumes as advancing forces press the defense.
At a grade crossing near Indiana Pennsylvania a freighter struck a stalled automobile. Victim Evelyn Larne McGinity, 22, died. Four occupants were involved. three injured, including Batty Baber de with a fractured skull. Two others suffered contusions as bystanders fled through a car window to safety.
The AP reports heavy fighting across Mindanao with U S Army units advancing toward Zamboanga and Basilan while Japanese defenses crumble. Airfields on Mindanao and Jolo are targeted as bombardment and amphibious landings continue. In Manila’s outskirts the Shimbu Line and Marikina area see fierce clashes as U S forces press inland.
Guam dispatch reports heavy damage to seven important war plants and harbor installations in Nagoya from incendiary bombs. Recon photos show 15 fires burning in the industrial city, including the Aichi Aircraft Works Eitoku plant where 954 000 square feet of roof area were destroyed.
A March board meeting notes enrollment shifts with Senior High dropping to 87 members from 100, evading a broader rise in evades while Junior High numbers slide. Financials show meal service steady at Senior High, and tax collections and delinquent efforts face new procedures amid district debates on minutes and a new tax record system.
Washington March 19 Bituminous coal operators and United Mine Workers move to counter proposals after 18 demands from UMW leader John L Lewis. About 400000 workers under the contract expiring March 31 will vote March 28 under NLRB supervision. Special agents will oversee the referendum with results due March 29.
Bullets report counterattacks by Chinese forces near Suichwan and the airbase at Wuan, with advancing units driving back opponents toward Hankow. Dispatches note the Chineseld seized routes between Tongkon and Hankow as air cover shifts.
Corry school directors discussed Senate Bill No. 375 which would require a local board to file a request 90 days before an election for a superintendent and set a public election date. If the board fails to act the incumbent serves another four years. Some directors view the bill as pressuring boards to warn incumbents while others see it as a step toward statewide tenure controls. The board took no action.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to appropriate 23,719,153,050 for the Navy for the 1915-46 fiscal year. He also sought contract authorizations totaling 3,088,012,624 with 91,519,012,624 in new authorizations and 1,575,000,000 continued from the current fiscal year.
Local officials submitted draft plans for seven postwar public works. Major items include a Senior High School addition west of the current building, a new sewage disposal plant and sewer system reconstruction, and a proposed hospital project. Also listed are a fire protection project, community recreation facilities, and airport development. State headquarters will review and integrate these into a statewide program for future funding.
With the general embargo removed for shipments under one carload the Erie and Pennsylvania systems reported record freight handling yesterday. Local offices saw their heaviest day in years as smaller consignments moved, though several sectional embargoes remained in effect at key transfer points.
The preliminary hearing for Franke Bromley on the Wilkinson murder charge, set for 2 PM today before Alderman William Heisler, was postponed to Tuesday March 27 at 2 PM. Judge Evans named attorneys Jesse Juliante and Paul A. Stophing to defend Bromley, who accepted the assignment.
A Corry man, Neil Gates, has been confirmed alive and held as a prisoner of war by Germany. His wife Mrs. Gates received a brief letter via her parents detailing his good health and receipt of a Christmas package, ending weeks of anxious uncertainty after being listed missing in action on November 26.
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