15 Mar 1944
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1944
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Ellis Chaizo and Voormay NM with garbled surrounding words. The readable bits reference names and locations but lack clear actions, dates, or events to form a complete news item. Further context is needed to confirm if this is a report, notice, or obituary.
In a late afternoon confrontation Porter and teammate engage in a water fight near B22valt. Sungoni and Nquive witness the clash as security intervenes to restore order at the event site.
Rescue workers sifted through smoking ruins after a short midnight raid on London rivaling the 1941 devastation. Thousands of incendiaries struck downtown and East Anglia as a 150 to 200 plane force dropped bombs, damaging warehouses, dwellings, and business districts. American soldiers helped extinguish fires and aid evacuees while German radio boasted of the assault.
Associated Press reports from Harrisburg that Pennsylvania passenger car owners receive an extension of their 1943 licenses from March 31 to May 31 due to wartime steel shortages delaying 1944 single license plate production. The March 31 deadline remains in effect for all other vehicle licenses.
Miles B. Kitts issued a county wide dog quarantine effective Friday at A.M. It requires all dogs to be restrained and kept on premises of their owners within Erie County. Local officials had not received full details but planned to comply once clarified by court orders.
Joseph B. Eastman, 61, longtime head of the Office of Defense Transportation and former Interstate Commerce Commission member, died in Emergency Hospital after a coronary occlusion following weeks of illness. He helped lead wartime freight movement and rail coordination under Roosevelt.
Miss Mary Evelyn Hopkins arrives in Corry to take over management of the War Manpower Commission offices. She succeeds Edwin J. Paine, who transfers to another city after assisting ten days. Hopkins comes from Meadville with SES ties, previously at Montgomery Ward in Baltimore, and is a Pitt graduate. Mike Hopkiss, Erie County native, aided in background.
A task force failed to find Japanese ships or combatant planes though Allied fliers reported five enemy planes near Wewak New Guinea. MacArthur HQ tallies 65 enemy planes shot as battles rage across New Britain New Guinea and Bougainville with allied forces advancing on Manuis Island and Talasea fronts.
L. Brown of Corry Bridge and Supply Co today handed over a W-ton Galion power grader to Sparta township. The heavy, tire‑durable machine is the finest road maintenance gear in the area and should aid Supervisors in spring dirt and gravel work. Also, treasury report from Washington notes March receipts of 164,587,039.85 with a total debt decrease of 12,248,88.
March 15 dispatches report Finland rejects Moscow armistice terms by a 160 to 40 margin. Two score members would accept peace. Other items note US heavy bombers in central Germany and air battles over Hanover, plus fiscal and inflation remarks and auto production timelines.
Police dispersed an immobile picket line barring entry to Ford Motor River Rouge aircraft engine plant in Detroit. Majority of workers returned to work within an hour. UAW CIO president called the stoppage unauthorized and a serious mistake, urging a quick return to jobs.
A fire reported last evening to the home of Howard Pound on Ohio Street in North Corry damaged the attic and contents. Firemen saved the one story dwelling though extensive water and smoke damage occurred as water from hoses threatened the structure.
A fragmented report from Corry and Washington outlines potential changes to draft policies. It notes many Pennsylvania plants, including Corry sites, operate on replacement schedules not yet canceled, with some possibly called for future releases. Lawmakers in Congress scrutinize deferments for non-fathers and the draft of younger men, signaling a potential broader shift in policy.
Allied forces unleashed a massive air assault on Cassino, dropping over 1,400 tons of bombs on a tightly packed fortress area. The operation aimed to break a two month stalemate, destroy fortifications, and force German withdrawal from the Cassino fortress on the Fifth Army front.
Three Erie coast guardsmen from Erie city are among 148 crew members of a destroyer escort vessel listed as missing after a March 9 battle in the North Atlantic. Names include Gerald William Clie, John D. Gunther, and Joseph Balevon, with details sparse via Erie coast guard communications to families. The report notes 375 other unit members aboard and earlier repatriation news from Gripsholm docking in New York harbor.
An Army inquiry began into a crash aboard a two engine transport vessel near Guardia Pied that killed two civilian mechanics who had pilfered the ship without authorization, prompting questions over the incident and the role of the military.
Edward Hawkins leads a centralized mobilization of workers and volunteers with limited public input. Lynn G. Adams states the State Defense Council coordinates across agencies, stressing rapid on-site protective services and county disaster practices to stabilize emergency needs.
Jamestown raid by Ausaduia Press leads to arrests of several men including George P. Lee 43 president of Ute Heon Service Printing Co and Roy Johnson 4 secretary treasurer along with Alpine Jolson 40 and Pralik Cohen 43 of Syracuse. Authorities seized 15 lottery tickets with face value and over $1 million in cash.
A group of twelve youths from Senior High took the V-12 and A-L3 service examinations this morning at the Library building. The tests were administered by Stanley B. Anderson of the high school faculty, assisted by twin Ries of the local teaching staff.
Buenos Aires March 15 reports reveal Quincplets born eight months ago to a well to do rancher Franco Diligenti and his 42 year old Italian wife Valleta. The couple kept the event secret to avoid publicity and later allowed only photographs and a brief description. Names given: Maria Fernanda Maria Esther Maria Christina Callas Alberto and Pranco. The children were said to be in good health with mothers and midwife in attendance.
The strategic port of Nikolayev on the Black Sea appears likely to fall as Soviet forces press the offensive. German plans for a Bug River battle faced disruption as enemy momentum wanes and the capture of the city looms.
Moscow reported several German divisions trapped and ground to bits as Red Army advances along the Black Sea coast. About 10,000 Germans dead and 4,000 captured in a widening encirclement east of Nikolaev, with the Soviets stating major crossings and river pincer moves near the Bug and Dnieper areas.
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