10 May 1945
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1945
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a theft case with unclear names and details. It references a suspect or item described vaguely and notes confusion over dates and places. The readable portions imply a report of illicit activity but lack verifiable specifics.
A fragment from an Ol seryeu page notes a tip to Tyquilo involving Us Rom and iminows. The garbled OCR leaves unclear actors, dates, or locations, but indicates a minor exchange or advisory item. Further readable context is needed for precise names or outcomes.
Readable lines show livestock and dairy prices with calves sheep cattle and wool terms. Figures include cows at 4.00, fat cattle around 2.50, lambs and calves listed, with notable weights and unit prices in a terse market brief.
Reports from Guam describe 400 plus B-29 missions targeting major oil facilities on Honshu while airmen report improved oil supply disruption. Allied forces push on Okinawa enhancing air operations as Chinese and Burmese fronts shift tactics and debates grow on potential Allied landings on the Chinese coast and future Pacific strategy.
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh indicted Joan Schaffner Jr of Meadville and Calvin D. Bandi of Tarentum on charges involving failure to report for induction. The case centers on alleged illegal removal of keys from a rural area and related connections to the event.
The Associated Press reports May 10 that U S casualties in Germany last month include 4 million plus to date with 68 225 killed 405 220 wounded and many missing through April totals across all forces nearing 612 ?113 with more expected. Secretary Stimson estimates total Allied casualties in the war against Germany around 800 000 with about 150 000 killed and most wounded returning to duty.
The War Production Board plans to lift most production restrictions on steel copper and aluminum for civilian goods soon enabling manufacturers of radios washing machines and vacuum cleaners to resume normal output. Some items like autos trucks and shovels will stay controlled until supply levels improve and orders will be amended to permit limited production.
France will furnish two divisions, about 20 000 men, to join the war against Japan, with more to follow. Rene Pleven told President Truman at the White House during a conference, stating France will also rehabilitate its railways while contributing manpower. Also, Polk State School in Polk, Pa was quarantined due to a tentative sleeping sickness diagnosis.
London reports Marshal Hermann Goering will be tried soon likely before a high tribunal of western Allies and Russia. A source close to the United Nations War Crimes Commission said the trial would proceed despite a reported split with Rudolf Hess. The plan follows a San Francisco conference framing postwar war crimes actions.
Special registrars at the city municipal building report light registration with only two requests for changes or new registrations by late morning. Miss Mary Dempsey and Mrs. Livya Stowe handle duties with sessions today and tomorrow evenings to 9 PM. The mayoralty and county judgeship races were expected to boost volume. In Pittsburgh, a fire at First United Presbyterian Church in Coraopolis caused estimated $30,000 damage to the organ and structure, flames rising 100 feet before containment.
Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, last west Front commander, says Hitler was a genius but overtaxed and surprised by Hitler’s plans. He notes Hitler’s death and reflects on past discussions as U.S. troops capture his train near Salzburg Berchtesgaden awaiting surrender.
The War Department announced a minimum discharge score of 85 for ground, air, and service personnel with released and moving for separation within weeks. About 300,000 men qualified this next year. 44 points set for Women’s Army Corps.
The article reports a May 10 session of the United Nations-like council where members discuss a plan to create a global organization with limited powers to prevent aggression. American delegates seek a formula balancing regional security and universal authority, with debate over enforcement and regional vetoes.
The Aero Union ratified a move to seek a National War Labor Board election on whether to strike at Aero Supply Mfg. Co. Inc. Union leaders reported record turnout at three union halls as members supported the shift to a possible NLRB vote. The dispute centers on a management move placing a junior employee into a salaried position, which the union argues falls under the contract terms.
Dr. Francis A. Nolan, dentist of 9360 West Lake Road, was found in a rear downtown building with a chloroform saturated handkerchief and was taken to Hamot Hospital in Hamot Hospital in critical condition. He had previously practiced in Butler and Pittsburgh. Police officers Raymer and Scully responded to a tip at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday and arranged transfer to hospital where his condition was described as improved the next morning.
Aulloa srgaps claim a village captured with aid to escape routes near Irrawaddy River, 60 miles northeast of Pegu. In Britain ration news Prime Minister Churenutl says more food will reach in 20 days. basic ration to be substantially the same as the United States. President Eduard Benes returns to Prague. House faces Senate in treaty power dispute. prospects uncertain without Leanoh’s stance.
A May 21 induction list from Erie County includes ten Corry residents such as Bowdett R. Kennedy and William Hoffman among others. The group will travel by chartered bus from Union City at 8 AM to Pittsburgh and return the same day. Additional picks from nearby rural districts include Casimir Goleniowski and Walter Burek Union City residents and several others from Edinboro Fairview and Wattsburg. A Treasury report dated May 1 notes balances and expenditures in Washington.
Rosenthal of New York plans a rapid sale and extensive remodeling of the Brown block on North Center Street. The city property, initially three stories, is to be reduced to one story with a large double storeroom in anticipation of leasing to a grocer market. Final decision expected soon after Rosenthal’s visit this week. the 30 000 purchase price noted in earlier reports.
In Berlin on May 10, Russians recovered at least four charred corpses from the ruins of the underground fortress. They identified some top Nazis including Goebbels and Bormann with fair certainty, but no definite match to Adolf Hitler. The search continues as experts compare measurements and photos.
Reported surrender of a Nazi pocket at Dunkerque with prominent figures in custody. Victorious Russians parade through Prague as Stalin asserts Germany will not be destroyed.
War torn Europe begins reconstruction as Allied armies round up Germans. Prominent Nazis displaced across captors zones, with millions of refugees and uprooted civilians moving westward. Soviet leaders vow to destroy Germany as food and shelter crises mount for evacuees. (continued on Page Three)
Trial list for May term trimmed from over forty five to thirty four trials starting Monday. Albert Magliarditi faces forcible robbery of 3300 at a West Main Street craps hall. Other cases include John Brown of Columbus for public intoxication Harald Crewland for malicious mischief and Frank Bromley murder postponed to September term.
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