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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1945
Page
1
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Allied columns push within six miles of Ludwigshafen Mainz and the great chemical center as third army units fight near the Saar region. German casualties exceed 80,000 with major German industrial areas at risk while Eisenhower warns Ruhr is next in line of conquest.
Washington March 31 The submarine Barbel is overdue from patrol and presumed lost with its officers and crew about 85 men notified by a Navy communique Lt Commander Conde Leroy Ravell commanded the vessel It is the 40th loss from all causes and the 273rd naval vessel lost in the war Middletown probe crash Pa officials investigate fighter plane crash near Fontana Lebanon County yesterday pilot Lt R I Semers bailed out when the engine filled
A force of about 20 million American bombers and fighters attacked nine western German air fields and a Turk factory near Plauen while RAF planes hit a large Bremen oil refinery. US bombers from Britain and the British Second Tactical Air Force joined in a third straight day of intensified offensive. The drive aimed to soften up the Reich ahead of a likely final battle as Allied forces press through the Saar and toward Berlin.
Corry Hospital confronts a wartime style financial crisis as operating costs surge, led by payroll, with rising food and supply prices. The board formed a committee to study the situation and pursue funds while noting February treated 165 patients for 966 days, eight beds occupied, 17 births, and surgical totals of 19 major and 32 minor operations. Visiting committee reported completed maintenance and redecorating with improved overall conditions. Directors present included S. B. Elston, Edward Hawkins, D Ar mour Hillstrom, M. M. Nast, L Ruinestle, Arthur Scheppner, Dallas C. Smiley, and Bruce Smith.
Robert B. Dawson, son of Mrs. John Dawson of Girard and nephew of Mrs. Robert Desmond, wounded in action with General Patton's Third Army in Germany. He is hospitalized in England. V mail letters from him were received by his mother and Mrs. Desmond, confirming his injury. Dawson was a technician fifth grade and formerly employed by the Air Supply plant in Corry.
The National Bank of Corry reports Mrs. J Slemmens of 134 Maple Avenue as the first local holder to redeem a Series B Baby Bond issued in 1985. She bought two A bonds with $100 maturity each ten years ago and redeemed them this month. The bank notes 9925 in maturity value redeemed to date.
The War Manpower Commission issued clarifications on exemptions to the curfew for area restaurants. Exemptions may apply to eateries serving only food, or those serving food and beverages but not offering entertainment before midnight, with applications to USES of the WMC and supporting employer and union statements. Indirectly, New Jersey shifts the curfew to midnight while New York City remains at 1 a.m.
Dr. C F Benneth received a wire from the State Bureau of Animal Industry reporting that a small dog owned by Mrs. Anne Kudlick of Columbus had a positive rabies result. The dog bit a girl, Helen Kudrick, who received immediate preventive treatment. The dog escaped from the Kudlick farm, was killed, and its head sent to Harrisburg for testing.
Harold G. Wolfe announced the formation of national committee chairs for a clothing collection drive here. A single day push is planned for Sunday April 2 with a next planning meeting Monday March 28 at Wolfe’s office in the Junior High building. Committees include Collection, Storage and Shipping, Sorting and Packing, Publicity, and Special Activities with named chairs and members across multiple local figures.
British troops began operations from Mandalay to clear Japanese forces around Meiktila, closing southern escape routes for about 30,000 Japanese in central Burma as they retreat eastward into Thailand along minor mountain trails. Paris reports Saarland and Palatinate may see lasting German setbacks with heavy enemy losses. the Rome dispatch notes Flynn in Italy aiding an emissary of Roosevelt and meeting Pius XII.
American forces extend their grip on Panay Island as Gen. Rapp Brushy’s division drives inland from the Invaded beachhead at Tigbauan. Marine dive bombers attack near Cagayan and air force Mitchells support operations along the coast and rivers.
Danish and Swedish reports say about 20 Allied aircraft bombed Copenhagen at noon. Gestapo headquarters and the port district were attacked, with the Shell House destroyed by blasts. Germans reportedly held 25 Danish hostages in the destroyed Gestapo HQ at Aarhus. Nyboder district also struck. One bomber reportedly landed at Landskrona.
Arcie Lewis Butts, once a notorious army deserter and bandit now serving a Western Penitentiary burglary term, was indicted again in Federal Court at Erie on two counts of transporting ice machines across state lines. The charges include the theft of a car from Joseph Cornish of North East and another car associated with Richard Taft of Fredonia, found abandoned near Walnutburg after a separate incident. Butts, linked to a high profile police raid near Wiltshire, has a history of crossings with a young North East girl and later being captured in Philadelphia and tried at Erie.
San Francisco March 21 Premier Kunio Hatto of Japan told this countrymen today the loss of Iwo Jima to the American Marines is the most unfortunate thing in the whole war situation and warned against a U S invasion of the Nippon homeland.
The prolonged spell of cold weather threatens the maple syrup season with an early finish. Buds swell on sugar maples and predicted syrup output will drop to a fraction of recent years. Producers report variable tapping and some forgo output, with only a few thousand gallons possible for a number of farms. A hard freeze could extend or halt the season. continued cold snaps may force reaming and reset of sap buckets. Continued on Page Eight.
Two German POWs who escaped near Reading Monday were captured in Erie after an Army truck crash in the downtown business district. Erie patrolman Joseph Meyers said the pair surrendered with no resistance and claimed they aimed for Alaska. They were turned over to the FBI and taken to Camp Reynolds for removal to Indiantown Gap.
U S Pacific Fleet led by Admiral Mitscher devastates Nippon defenses with over 1,000 carrier planes. More than 17 enemy warships crippled including a 45,000 ton battleship and eight carriers. Reports say 477 ships damaged or sunk, 100 more damaged, and key airfields, factories, and oil stores hit.
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