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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1945

Page

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British Clamor for Early Big Three Meeting Over Europe Crises

British press calls for an early three power summit to resolve crises in Europe. Trieste disputes and Yugoslav evacuations raise tensions as Allied leaders prepare policy, with mixed signals from Belgrade and London.

Assogia and London Oday Europe Trieste Taders Peoples 1 Daily Sketch Germany Egrapt Belgrade Anvell Yugoslavia William B. Ing

Hochih Retaken By Chinese 2 Army Offensives Near Foochow

Chinese forces recaptured a rail line area nine miles west of Foochow and advanced near Lientong, while American invasion port forces reached Mamol. Coastal operations yielded port gains on the east coast as rumors said retreating enemy troops abandoned several positions along the coast.

Chungking Merous Ching

Army Sets Enlistment Discharge Age At 41 40

Battle Veterans present army infantry show bulletins as Associated Press reports changes in enlistment discharge ages. Washington May 41 signifies a shift lowering the typical age limit for discharge eligibility and indicates ongoing wartime adjustments.

Associated Povss Washington Army

Circus Truck Wrecked Houses in Meadville

May 21 a Mills Brothers Circus truck ran wild through Meadville damaging two dwellings and injuring two occupants. It crossed Hickory and Clark streets, struck a porch and plunged into Walter Timms and Clarence D Allen homes, demolishing rooms and causing significant damage.

Mills Brothers Circus Mendville Meadville Hickory and Clark Buddy J Thayus Mills Whalington Street Wenally Finpe Washington ‘Street Clarence D. Allen Brewley Guys Mills Walter Will Timms Ariel L

Corry War Exhibit Draws All Time Record Crowds

A large turnout gathered for Corry’s war event featuring veterans, Army equipment displays, and a demonstration in City Park. Soldiers from the Wilhony HWA unit assisted as a demonstration and exhibit of weapons and gear accompanied the program.

Corry Jin Corry Tugelwiut Brial Wilent Wisha Nance

Wedding At Erie Wednesday For One Army Show Yet

Army unit from Gerry and their family guests gather in Erie for a Wednesday wedding ceremony. Private Thomas Wilson Wenzel, son of Mrs. Quild Wenzel of Brie, will wed a local girl after snowballing combat service in the Southwest Pacific. The event follows a week of public visits and coverage as Wenzel’s company is billeted at Hotel Corry and guarded by Pennsylvania State Guard units.

Erie Gerry Outit Thomas Wilson Wenzel Mra Qvuihld Wenzel Brie Will Lemhavelet Hal Arai Viel Woodring RR. D Afterion Pte Woenzel Han "Comnyside Charles Kelly PLC Wenzel Parltia Markham Valley New Guinea Bn Noemfoor Islan Philippines Livatt Nuew Goldiers Hotel Corry Riz

Treasure of Hungary Unearthed by U S Army Unit

U S Army 80th Division uncovered the Hungarian state treasure in an Alpine cave near Spital Am Pyhrn. The haul included 1.13 billion penzes and 36 million dollars in gold, banknote plates, art treasures, and royal jewels once stored in Budapest. Gestapo and Hungarian bank officials allegedly tried to hijack the treasure, but patriot Hungarians sabotaged the German effort as American troops advanced.

Assassina Pre Paris Hungary U. S Spital Am Pyhrn Williem J. de- Huszat Chicago Budapest U.S. Army Gartah On jMent Royal Bank of Hungary Supreme Headquarters Gestapo 20Th Division Ferenc Szalasi

Agreement Reached On Regional Defense Plans

At the United Nations conference in San Francisco, May, a deal among the five major Latin American nations advances regional self defense plans with minor wording changes. Signals indicate quick progress on disputes between the Americas and a broad world security framework. Proposals push for a veto system in a future world council while aiming to finish by June 2 with steering committee work under way. Military authorities expect Near East arrangements to shield the United States regardless of the league’s final form.

Associated Frey San Francisco United Nations Sesson United States

Eisenhower Double Used by Germans in Hoax Plot

Paris dispatch reports German agents used a Chicago-born Lt. Col Baldwitt B. Smith as a double for General Eisenhower last November. The ploy sought to undermine Allied morale by staging a false plot against the supreme commander. The double rode in Eisenhower's four star car on trips between St Germaine and allied lines.

Paris Eisenhower We Supreme Com Imander Ife Supreme Headquarters Baldwitt B.smith Osk Lane Avenue Chicago St Germaine

Field Marshal Schoerner Is In American Hands

Paris May 2 Field Marshal Werdinand Schoener commander of holdout Nazi troops resisting the Red Army in Czechoslovakia after Germany's surrender was captured by American forces. He had deserted his troops May 8 and fled in Tyrolean disguise to a German army post but was surrendered to the Americans. The Himmler manhunt continued with an armored car linked to him found near Nennkirchen and Arthur Greiser near Poznan was captured May 7. Moscow commentators questioned why some war criminals were not yet captured.

Associated Press Paris Werdlnand Schoener Red Army Germany Schoerner Czechoslovakia Firs Gestapo Heinrich Himmler Nennkirchen Arthur Greiser Poznan Moscow

Truman Hosts First Joint Medal Of Honor Ceremony

President Truman and Congress honor the 100th World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Tech Sgt Jake W Lindsey of Lucedale Mississippi. Lindsey, 24, credited with killing 20 Germans, will receive the medal in a 4000 to 500 word ceremonial speech in the House chamber at 1 pm Eastern War Time, joined by a joint Senate and House session and broadcast nationwide.

Washington Truman Congress Tech Jake W. Lindsey Lucedale Miss Lenate House Lindsey

School Board Council Meetings Postponed To Tuesday

A special Board of Education meeting and the second Tor Cito Council gathering were postponed from tonight to Tuesday evening due to the Army show at Loveland Field. Supt Dewey prepared budget impact notes on state aid, and the Board of Health will consider a Phoenix Hotel nuisance complaint and exhaust noise from a nearby shop.

Board of Education Tor Cito Council Loveland Field Selva Spigoto Supt Dewey Couneil Aso Phoenix M Inntes Inxs

Ten Corry Men Off For Exams Tonight

Ten Corry men join 25 others leaving the district draft board offices in Union City for pre induction examinations at the Pittsburgh center. One man moved to California district. another to Urs state as exams proceed. Names include Everett R. Kennedy and others with addresses in Corry and nearby areas. Two men reported at Pittsburgh last Friday were rejected, marking the fourth time Corry men were called up and returned.

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Veterans With Long Service In Combat In Loveland Show

Battlefield veterans featured in the Loveland Army event titled Here's Your Infantry demonstrate actual war action and discuss overseas service. The unit, under capable command, has received special heroism and meritorious service decorations for extended deployments and remarkable duty.

Loveland Dick US. Army

Army Show star Comma Phipps visits Gooty for exhibition

Comma W. Phipps, the Wuthernet producer of the Army show Here's Your Infantry, tours Gooty to witness the upcoming exhibition. He arrives from New York and plans a return trip to Washington after touring with a 28 group of performers and officers listed from Pennsylvania and neighboring states.

Coma W. Phipps Wuthernet Gooty Olay Risht Oxpt Phipps New York Erie Washington Capt. Phipps North Carolina

War Bonds Update From Headquarters Amid Rising Sales

War Bond totals show a strong uptick in sales at headquarters with the latest figure $184,842 and expectations of further gains. Report notes a surge in contributions since Saturday, and the campaign moves to push big jumps in bond sales as the war effort continues.

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Two Hurt In Auto Crash On Route Six

Charles Snyder of RD near Corry and Archie Willis of Corry were injured when a car Willis owned left the road near Post House, struck a boulder, rolled twice into a ditch. Willis had severe cuts and was to be discharged today. Snyder was in serious condition, possibly paralyzed, with details still undetermined. State police investigated.

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Oil City Ace Gabreski Reaches Paris Enroute Home

Lt Col Pranaig Gabreski of Oil City Pa the U S Eighth Air Force ace who downed 28 German planes arrived Paris after months in German prison camps He says he wants a crack at the Japanese in the Pacific and will soon head to the United States He described his capture after a crash landing near Coblenz and five days in hiding before capture The Red Cross parcels helped sustain prisoners during confinement

Gabreski Associated Press Paris Pranaig Oi City U.S Eighth Air Force United States

False Fire Alarm Echoes From Bar 22 Corner

A false fire alarm from Bar 22 at North Center and Washington streets caused anxiety in the business district Saturday evening before officials confirmed no fire. The box was primed by a slam device due to a missing glass panel, and several city boxes are left open with easy access to levers, inviting further false calls.

Bar 22 North Center Washington Streets

Task Force 1 Heads Toward Southern Japan

The article reports Task Force 1 moving toward southern Japan as U S forces prepare a decisive strike to accelerate the battle for Okinawa. Japanese forces show signs of abandoning central China amid the maneuver.

Task Force Japan Okinawa Central Chine

Okinawa Fight Seen Winding Down as Japanese Plunge

Allied reports say Japanese forces on Okinawa appear to disintegrate as Marines seal the Shuri ridge. Generals Hodge and Buckner say enemy resistance is waning while remaining forces number around 30,000. US losses and enemy sailor deaths mount in the broader Pacific campaign.

Okinawa Shuri Fortess Tokio Japan Oktiawa China Philippines John R. Hodge 24Th Army Corps Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr Teal Aly Assaul Frank Dine Os Wetchs S. Juau

Price Control Showdown Near Senate Debate

The Associated Press reports a bitter fight in Congress over future price controls as the Senate prepares to tackle when and how controls should apply. Proponents led by Senator Taft urge strict limits to avoid harming industry and the reconversion economy postwar.

Associated Press Washington OPA Senate Taft Ohio

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