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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1944
Page
1
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Keen interest runs high in the city ahead of tomorrow's vote with 3982 registered voters. Leaders hope turnout reaches 2400 to 3000, recalling 1940 when 3001 joined the Roosevelt-Wilkie race as Republicans carried Cors 1550 to 1451.
Allied air forces press the largest bombing campaign of the war into a third day. More than 800 American bombers and escorts attacked oil refineries and industrial targets in western Germany while RAF heavies struck Stuttgart and Solingen. Losses estimated under 120 aircraft.
The Journal will publish complete vote totals tomorrow night while radio networks offer nationwide results. The Journal will run full AV results and answer phone calls on two lines starting at 7 am to 4 pm. Party workers and labor groups will assist voters with transportation and follow up on registration lists to maximize turnout before polls close. Carry voting hours are 7 am to 6 pm with machines ready and precinct stalls full.
Merle Allens, a truck driver from OM City, was arrested Saturday night by Officer John Cullen on a warrant from Alderman Butters. The charge alleges the driver abducted a 15 year old girl to a cabin in Union City and assaulted her on other trips. He was returned to Erie jail for a preliminary hearing and held for further proceedings this week. The girl's parents say they will vigorously pursue prosecution.
Soviet leader Stalin told London that Germany was on the verge of catastrophe and praised the France move as key to driving the Nazis from Europe. He claimed Russia destroyed 120 German divisions this year and that 2 010 000 enemy troops remained opposing the Red Army from the Arctic to the Balkans. He said 30 German divisions were in East Prussia and being hammered, and stressed the necessity of the second front to pin down about 200 divisions for Allied victory.
State Police charged both drivers in a Route 6 crash Saturday night. Summerton of Union City reportedly drove into a machine driven by Chiodo parked on the highway left side. Chiodo said he parked on the wrong side and stopped near Route 11. Damage was about $25. no injuries reported.
Pacific Front report from Peal Harbor notes Liberator missions against 14 Japanese transports in the Bonin Islands and Iwo Jima area. Nimitz says six transports hit at Chichi Jima Harbor and four near Haha Jima. Iwo Jima airfield bombed with limited observed results. Tokyo radio claims U S carriers damaged and a submarine sunk, but Allied sources do not confirm these claims.
Robert Cummings a 75 year old Sugar Grove resident died by self inflicted gunshot in the morning in a Year room of his home. He was despondent over an incurable illness and was found by his wife. Cummings formerly cashier of Sugar Grove Savings Bank is survived by a son in Massachusetts and a daughter in Cleveland.
Two candidates prepare final appeals tonight urging voters to support the candidate best suited to speed victory and guide postwar peace. FDR calls on home neighborhoods as in past practice to rally turnout and support.
A nationwide election draws near as 44 to 50 million voters prepare to decide between Franklin D Roosevelt seeking a fourth term or Governor Thomas E Dewey. Reports indicate campaigns across states focus on turnout, with Bricker and Truman highlighted locally. The piece notes 41 governorships contested and a Senate balance in play as voters faces a wide slate of offices.
Lt. Comdr. Frank Dingfelder, Navy veteran and son of William Dingfelder, returns to the United States after long Pacific service. He was recalled to active duty as a reserve officer and served in the fast task force commanded by Admiral Mitscher. His ships helped achieve a major victory in Philippine waters. He arrived at a U.S. port on Saturday and will visit the family home soon.
A 32 year old Union City man Leonard Tujetsch died in a motorcycle crash four miles west of Union City. His passenger Mrs Alice Estes of Anion City was severely injured and taken to Union City hospital. State Police probed rumors that a car caused the crash as they awaited Mrs Estes interview.
Nov 6 bulletin reports Makussa Maru departure from Natodka with relief goods for American civilians and internees. Allied bombers claim 10 German jets destroyed at three airfields as Mustang group sinks 28 aircraft. Italy front sees German patrols and attacks near Bolowna with little change in front lines. Refugee Spanish Republican congress at Touillonse votes to form a national liberation committee and hints at a government in exile.
Thunder of artillery drenches Leyte as American forces push to breach Japanese lines. General Walter Krueger orders renewed drives with Mul divisions breaking through near Langsa and Leyte coast. Continued fighting and reinforcements stir heavy combat as.page six.
Lieutenant Homer Bulard, veteran of more than seventy combat missions, returns home after duty with a fighter squadron in the Allied offensive through France and Belgium. He holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with clusters, and will remain three weeks before reporting for further assignment.
Floyd Maynard aged 40 attempted death by his own action at his Union City home Sunday evening after a family quarrel. He shot himself under the left arm with a 16 gauge shotgun. the charge missed his heart and he is expected to recover after emergency treatment and transport to St Vincent's Hospital in Erie by the Glenn ambulance.
American B 29 bombers hit the Singapore naval base and the Palembang and Pontianak refineries in Sumatra in long daylight raids. The raids targeted critical oil facilities. no B 29s reported lost. Tokyo radio claimed one B 29 was shot down amid reports of substantial damage to Japanese ships and dry docks.
The War Department announces Camp Reynolds Pa will discontinue December 11 1944 and re establish at Indiantown Gap military reservation Pa. The Press Relations Office states the Army Service Forces Personnel Replacement Depot at Camp Reynolds will end there and move to Indiantown Gap.
Battle report shows Allied forces advancing toward the Maas River on a 40 mile front. German 15th Army suffers heavy losses while Americans fight a bitter clash southeast of Aachen. Nazi resistance at Budapest appears to be strengthening.
Allied forces press inland along a 40 mile front into Lorraine as Third Army and British and Canadian units push toward the Maas river in attempts to open Antwerp harbor. Berlin claims counterattacks and Soviet advances are affecting the northern Balkans, while American and Allied forces report modest gains in France and heavy fighting near Nancy and the Roer river.
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