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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1944
Page
1
A fragment notes a county event with a prosecutor involved in an ongoing case. Names and precise actions are unclear, but the item points to a legal proceeding within the county system and related authority figures. The readable text hints at court steps or filings awaiting further detail.
In a closely contested game AL edged Wert as stock performances remained steady throughout. Wert fought hard, but AL pulled ahead in the final minutes to seal the win.
The nation votes to choose between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thomas E Dewey in a high stakes wartime election. Campaigns end with calls for victory while both sides stress the importance of ballots as polls open across states. Roosevelt seeks a fourth term. Dewey aims for a first term. Mrs Dewey travels to cast her vote with her husband. Mrs Roosevelt also votes as the campaign closes.
Bulletin notes the murder of Lord Moyne the British resident minister to the Middle East at 69 authorities in Cairo report. Moyne handled Britain Egypt relations with focus on Middle East policy amid rising tensions and regional conflicts.
London dispatch reports Red Army and Western Allies tightening grip on Budapest outskirts as Stalin declares the war nearing decisive offensive against Germany. Russian forces push within two miles of Porshegy airdrome amid continued fighting near Budapest in the outskirts.
Corry Chap ten of the American Red Cross reported 176 pints collected on the first day of the extra blood donor drive. The Buffalo unit led by Lt. Commander Williams praised the Cherry committee as Clymer Wattsboro and Union City sent large donor groups. Donors were told to give from 1:30 to 4 and 5 to 7 with more expected, aiming to surpass 6,000 total pints for the city.
American battle veterans push four miles from Carigara Bay through Japanese mountain defenses on Leyte toward Ormoc, the island’s last Japanese stronghold, as heavy U S bombers pound Cebu Negros and Lahuba airbase. Japanese counterattacks are repulsed with heavy losses.
Allied air forces pounded the Reich for a fourth straight day as 4,000 planes carried daylight and night raids. RAF Lancasters and Bulfloaxes hit rail yards behind U S and British fronts while Mosquitos attacked Gelsenkirchen and Coblenz with crews flying through overcast to strike at key targets.
An official probe by State Police into a deadly Route crash found no conclusive cause. Witnesses reported a motorcycle may have skimmed a car but left no trace of damage or the vehicle. Investigators described the incident as mysterious with uncertain factors surrounding the fatality.
State Police at Corry substation said Mr and Mrs Alex Swanson of 3913 Parade Erie Ware reported stopping to alert Tinton City police after passing a motorcycle on Route 6 Sunday night seconds before it veered off the highway and fatally struck rider Tiletsch a 22 year old from Ashton City Investigators planned to interview the Erie couple to obtain further details at the scene near Breed Hill Breed farm as they seek to understand how Tiletsch was thrown from the machine and died
A city boosts its finances through a parking meter fund while in other news large forest areas burn as planes assist in containment. British and Canadian efforts suppress resistance near Mans river as water approaches Antwerp Montgomery lines up to strike Ruhr.
British, Canadian, American and Polish forces along a 500 mile western front press toward decisive action. American First Army fights through Hurtgen forest toward the Cologne plain while Allied forces clear German resistance near Wossenack and the Meuse region. The pace quickens as engineers prepare Antwerp docks for a major offensive.
Voters flocked to Corry polls in the presidential election with heavy participation in six districts. By noon, totals showed strong turnout across wards as both parties mobilized transportation and watchers, though campaigning remained vigorous without marked bitterness.
Mrs Cornelius Neckers of Clymer is killed when her car on the Corry Clymer highway leaves the road and hits a tree near the Charles Dibble place. Husband Mr Neckers unharmed but shaken. Survived by husband, Elton Sample, Ethel Sample, two stepdaughters, siblings, and eight grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm with burial in Holland Cemetery.
Relatives in Abiduippa Pa receive word Sgt John McConnell has been killed in action in Europe. The young officer, previously reported missing, returned to duty before being fatally wounded. He was a father in law to Mrs Ray Reed of Whitely and nephew of Mrs William Well, with ties to Corry residents enlisting.
A gas ration program nears its goal with about 3400 new ration books dispatched from Corry offices and an estimated final total near 3800. Officials cite car sales to service members and higher theft risk as factors reducing late applications while stressing strict security for coupon forms stored in vaults and distributed daily.
City Council met last evening with Mayor Hepler and members in session for two hours addressing continuing work and pending items. Bills for the month were approved and several resolutions passed transferring funds to bolster various accounts. the largest moved 10000 from the parking meter fund to the General Fund leaving a balance of 64446 in the receipts fund. October disbursements totaled 414.08 with receipts from fines and other sources at 190.28. November balances show 42531.05.
Tokyo radio reported Allied Superfortresses over the Kanto region for the third time in a week. No bombs were dropped. The same broadcast noted 40 B-29s raiding volcano islands 750 miles south of Tokyo and conducted reconnaissance over Honshu as Japanese propagandists worried about potential returns to the Tokyo and Kanto area.
Pearl Harbor reports say U S Third Fleet aircraft struck near Manila and Luzon, sinking a sub chaser and likely a heavy cruiser while damaging light cruisers and destroyers. Carrier planes reportedly wiped out about 200 enemy aircraft in night raids as land airfields on Leyte and nearby zones were devastated. Tokyo radio claimed 300 American planes were destroyed in attacks, with extensive losses on American ships. US commanders noted no confirmed losses yet.
Three persons were injured fatally last night in traffic events in Pittsburgh. Mrs. Rose Palaitibo aged 82 of Brighthon died after being struck by a backing automobile in a street where children played. John Zimin ski 10 was struck and killed by a vehicle in Nospiay. Paul Orazete 19 died in a collision on the Lincoln Highway east of the Westisthouse bridge. two others were injured.
Election statisticians warn watch the big cities for clues as Roosevelt and Dewey race nears. New York Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit and other large cities loom crucial as margins in these areas could determine the national outcome with states like New York Pennsylvania Illinois and Michigan carrying heavy electoral votes. observers stress importance of large margins in key cities to sway the overall result.
The analysis notes Roosevelt faces a New York City majority of 640000 to 680000 needed to win the state. It recalls his 1940 NYC margin and recalls New York City’s role in shaping statewide outcome, with Republicans betting on rural gains and Democrats consolidating votes in urban centers.
Washington dispatch reports speculation that Soviet support could extend beyond bases to full participation in the Pacific war. With Stalin’s discussions noted as frank, observers weigh Russia’s possible assistance to the Allies amid tensions, while noting uncertainty about timing and scope.
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