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24 May 1945
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1945
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President Truman approves a four way cabinet reshuffle to boost prestige and reduce age. Thomas Clark replaces Biddle as attorney general while Lewis Sehlwel tenbach becomes editor official appellate judge. Clifton Anderson takes agriculture post, Wickard moves to electrification admin duties, and War Food Admin duties pass to Andergon awaiting Jones.
Pfc James McEvoy returns to Nome after 37 months service with the North Africa and Italy campaigns including Hill 60 in North Africa. He arrived with relatives, met a fellow soldier Pie Feeney, and was in Naples when VE Day was announced. His sister Ti Ante McEvoy serves in a field hospital unit overseas, and brother Bernard Mchyay served with the Merchant Marines.
The bulletin mix reports a Pennsylvania education bus program and a 500000 projection, while a separate item notes Japanese fortress actions on Okinawa as U S forces push through. The garbled lines include references to Governor Marlin and the General Assembly with unclear context.
In a sweeping dissolution, sixteen city eateries shutter as vestiges of the state vanish. The regime’s leaders and high command are imprisoned leaving few authorities in control. Local vendors report new uncertainties as public life halts.
Germany enters an era of atonement after the dissolution of its last government remnants. The Reich is divided into zones, with Allied control over politics, economics, and society. Allied and German authorities plan screens for war criminals and labor assignments, leaving local officials under supervision. The sweeping disarmament and removal of the Nazi command follows Eisenhower’s orders, signaling a historic restructuring of Germany.
A campaign to recruit more volunteers for Company A in the city continues as officers report progress. Prospects and interviewed men, including Frank ter, Hf Warner, Ronald Merkum, and Raymons Whine, are expected to enlist by Saturday evening to reach the unit’s 73 personnel. The drive seeks business support and offers information on benefits from state guard service while aiming for the summer encampment. Treasury data show May receipts of 169,516,082.26 with a net balance of 9,555,006,478,055 and a total debt of 438,030,100,184,248, up 122,008, SITO4.
amid widespread liquor license questions local officials reported limited action as protests continued. restaurants face strict wartime food orders and supply worries while Mayor and traders gauge possible reopenings and new sale constraints through War Food Administration directives.
President Truman asked Congress to authorize legislation enabling a reorganization of all executive branch agencies. He argued the plan should be flexible to permit any form of organizational adjustment as needed, noting current war powers provisions expire after the war and automatic reversion could reestablish agencies that should not be continued.
Government announces 50 percent increase in the A and B gasoline ration, boosting monthly allotments to five gallons per week for the nation. The change, effective immediately, raises ceilings and expands eligibility for more fuel during wartime, with three month validity and regional adjustments for East, Midwest, and Far West.
Charles Monroe chairman of Cory Ratton Board urged local farmers to slaughter cattle to ease the meat crisis. He said the board will extend assistance, issue permits, and help with forms while noting price ceilings still hinder many farmers from selling.
Chief of Enforcement Bureau Mr. Chojinski said the hotel closures for meat service are voluntary actions by operators and not ordered by the OPA. He asserted investigations by his team were independent of the Corry Ration Board and CPA members, with no details released on charges.
London May 4 Heinrich Himmler killed himself with poison last night three days after his capture by the Allies. The Exchange Telegraph Agency report quoted by Reuters said the 44-year-old Gestapo chief was arrested in disguise and held captive in a house in Lueneburg. The agency reported he drank from a hidden vial to end his life. British Second Army headquarters later confirmed the death.
Corry and Union City draft boards report new rules reduce effects on over 29 population locally. They note a continuing focus on 18 to 20 year olds with smaller future calls, while deferments for older workers end and a June 18 induction group is prepared in Pittsburgh.
May 26 marks Poppy Day in the city with sales conducted by the Women's Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Archie W Thompson Post 264. Doane Hardware serves as sale headquarters with Indies veterans assigned to city sections to solicit public support for the disabled veterans fund. Last year about 4 200 poppies raised nearly $500 and organizers hope to surpass that total.
President Truman plans a stop in San Francisco to witness the signing of the world security charter and deliver a 19 minute address. He will travel from Washington for a short leisure break and then return by plane, with a worldwide radio hookup planned for his remarks.
The White House announced preliminary stages of a planned Big Three conference involving President Truman Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin. Officials said the talks with Moscow and London by Hopkins and Davies are not substitutes for the anticipated three nation summit.
Tokyo radio reported 199 carrier aircraft swarmed over Kyushu airfields as 650 Superfortresses pounded industrial targets and 4 500 tons of bombs ignited fires in southern Tokyo. Fire storms spread under high winds, visible up to 200 miles at sea, as Japan readied defenses and warned of further raids.
Washington May 24 Secretary Morgenthau asked the budget bureau and Congress for funds to recruit 5,000 more treasury field agents “at once” to speed a mounting tax evasion probe. He noted 1,500 agents are at work and denounced illicit profits as shocking and revolting in wartime business.
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