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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1944
Page
1
Fragmentary text provides no clear event names dates or places. The readable portions mention people and actions in garbled form, making it impossible to identify a concrete incident or outcome from the source.
American troops break four day stalemate on Leyte as they advance toward Ormoc amid shattered Japanese defenses. Gen MacArthur reports substantial gains and describes Japanese reinforcements and renewed efforts to defend Ormoc. Air bombardment resumes after the typhoon and fighter planes sink and damage several enemy vessels.
Allied and Soviet forces drive toward Budapest as Russian and Ukrainian units advance on multiple fronts. Rail lines at risk. German and Hungarian defenses hinge on Danube crossings and siege dynamics around the capital.
President Roosevelt stated he, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin wish to arrange another wartime meeting when feasible. No details on time or location exist, and reporters received only banter as questions. The discussion touched on a potential peace feeler and pre election timing.
Bulletin items report the Nobel Peace prize not awarded due to wartime conditions in Sweden. Other dispatches note the United States and Britain transferring Italy’s civilian war machinery control, German U-boats sinking fewer Allied ships, and British forces capturing Forli in the Po Valley with a pincer movement near Bologna.
Washington nov 19 the nations wartime beverage distillers will be allowed to produce industrial alcohol in January without features or permits according to Christian John Krug of the War Production Board the notification stated no permit would be required for the first month of next year for beverage and industrial alcohol production
Corry War Price and Rationing Board reports no new chairman named after Glen Mier resigns effective November 15. A committee of Scott, Blait, and George Kinley will act in executive capacity until a successor is chosen and recommended to Alvin J Williams of Pittsburgh, regional OPA head, who favors immediate appointment. A new member may be added to the board to fill the chair role, while Ehren committee oversees until decisions are made.
Mrs. Allen Foote of Fairview street is paralyzed from the waist down and remains under Kenny treatment at Hamot Hospital. Relatives including her husband and sister visited Erie Hospital to find her comfortable and cheerful. She can feed and move in bed, lungs clear, no iron lung required. outcome still undetermined.
President Roosevelt returns to Washington with a working Democratic majority in Congress after the 1944 elections. The Republicans still hold influence in lawmaking as the nation moves into a new political era. Roosevelt noted record national support from about 45 million voters and a substantial House and Senate margin. Governors across the country also tilt toward Democrats.
Washington November 10 a quarter million rain soaked supporters turned out for Franklin D Roosevelt's homecoming parade along a four and a half mile cordon of cables and ropes from Union Station to the White House. Police estimated twenty five thousand men women and children ignored the bad weather to cheer the president. Roosevelt thanked the crowd from Union Station plaza promising a new congress would face war ending decisions and wartime powers renewals. The forthcoming Churchill Stalin talks and cabinet changes loomed as decisive questions for the postwar peace and domestic policy.
Detroit November 10 Roosevelt appears to have a comfortable lead in Michigan after county election workers untangled a large volume of errors. The Wayne County board of canvassers worked to finish corrections with only a fraction of precincts remaining. Final tally shows Roosevelt ahead with about 1,007,408 votes to Dewey's roughly 0.
About two hundred Corry men serving overseas will participate by proxy in the Veterans of Foreign Wars initiation at Corry High School tomorrow as part of Armistice Day observances. Proxies will stand in for servicemen not present, with next of kin representing them. The event features speeches, songs by Elks Choir, and a formal posting of colors, marking a major public gathering in the city.
The article details Franz and family acquiring a three story building at the corner of North Center and West Washington streets for Masonry Dulce use with occupancy by a specified party. It notes approvals for materials, future alterations, and planned changes to the first and upper floors including storage and tenancy plans.
Erie on November 10 reports Robert Osterberg, 30, of Erie, in good condition at St. Vincent's Hospital with a shotgun wound to the third thigh from a hunting accident north of West Springfield. The gun reportedly discharged in the hands of his companion George Wildus. another hunter Ch J Thompson carried Osterberg to Conneaut Hospital for aid before transfer for treatment. Osterberg works for C W Zack and Sons greenhouse.
County commissioners issued a directive to guard military ballots amid fears of interference. The order specifies protection of ballots at halting fronts and depots, citing instructions from authorities to ensure security of county military ballots in the approaching period.
New York report cites Domei dispatches claiming Liuchow and Kweilin fell to Japanese forces. Chinese high command in Chungking disputes specifics, noting pincers from north and south and a wide gap that could threaten the lines toward the Great Wall. The advance included a column 84 miles south of Liuchow with other units moving west from the West River front.
London reports indicate Winston Churchill told Parliament that German V-2 attacks on England have caused minimal physical damage. He noted Allied defenses and countermeasures, while warning of continued threat from V-3 and other weapons if not halted.
Washington November 10 The War Production Council announces a new super fuel produced from urine in United States plants. Chairman Kerg states current output is limited but will rise as engines become compatible. The fuel promises longer range and full throttle performance though crude oil yields less of it, likely to be used first in carrier boxed aircraft and superfighters.
Corry resident Staff Sgt Frank Lawson returned home this week after completing 51 combat missions in the South Pacific with the Thirteenth Air Force. He earned the Air Medal with eight Oak Leaf Clusters and two Silver Stars, plus a special citation for the first attack on Truk. Lawson will stay in Battle Creek until November 25 before reporting to Richmond, Virginia, and plans to visit friends and relatives while spending most leave with his parents.
London reports Lt Gen George S Patton's Third Army broke through mud and surged forward in a wide offensive. Dozens of towns and villages were captured, with a 10 mile advance along a 99 mile arc around the Meuse. Meantime heavy bombing and infantry actions pressed near Metz and Delme as US forces pushed toward the fortress city and surrounding roads.
Pittsburgh, Nov. 10. Surprise and pleasure attend Nobel physics laureate Otto Stern as he reveals plans tied to the Nobel Prize awarded in 1943, with about $29,000 in cash. The report notes the long journey from Hamburg to the United States, and mentions Isidor Issac Russian radi of Columbia University.
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