14 Nov 1944
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1944
Page
1
A fragmented OCR snippet from Ohio sports notes hints at a 3.00 maybe time and a 1B mention. Names and exact events are unclear, leaving only hints of baseball or track elements and Riis En as a possible person.
An Associated Press report says American planes attacked Manila’s Cavite area and Makati after dawn, with 34 Japanese planes downed. Japanese figures claim minimal damage to ground facilities while noting several raids on Clark Field and surrounding airspace.
London reports note Prime Minister Eamon de Valera replying to Allied representations to bar Axis war criminals from neutral ports, arguing responses should rest on justice and national honor. Other dispatches describe German retreat in northern Norway, towns burned, and Nordic refugees returning.
The Golden Rule Club retail division approved holiday schedules at the Municipal building. Stores will close early on December 13 and stay open late from December 1 through 24, with specific late hours on Wednesdays and Fridays. New chairmen were named for eight merchant groups.
Treasury retort from Washington lists November receipts at 108,374,272.37 dollars and expenditures at 92,000,049.98 dollars, yielding a net balance of 16,001,? with tolls totaling 219,370,000,002.08 dollars. The report notes a deficit or surplus shift and outlines income and toll figures for the period.
A World War II battle update reports sixty thousand Japanese forces engaged in intense combat. Authorities note strategic positions and ongoing maneuvers as Allied forces press the front.
General MacArthur reported a slow American advance down Leyte’s Ormoc corridor as Japanese divisions press the defense. U S forces captured Mt Cabungangan and Hill 2026 with the 1st Cavalry and 24th Division moving along the highway. Air combat intensified with several enemy planes shot down.
Three freight cars ran loose on the Erie main line through town between 9 and 10 o'clock passing over First Avenue Center Street and Maple Avenue crossings without damage. An auto narrowly avoided a crash on Maple Avenue as railroad workers reportedly jumped aboard to apply brakes. the string stopped near Pennsylvania Avenue and was moved to the yard for clearance before the next train.
A major opposition bloc forms against congressional moves to require peacetime military training. Backers consider delaying action until next year as critics warn the postwar era demands a larger state military establishment.
Miss Catherine Gurli of Corry was one of five young women assaulted by a deranged soldier in Greenville Mississippi. She left Greenville Hospital tonight to return home but still suffers a severe head injury. Police say the attacks occurred on Wye streets Friday night and the suspect, reported to be in army uniform, is believed to have struck all five victims. Gurli’s mother lives in Warren and she planned to return to Greenville Saturday at the request of Chief R. R. Hutton. Several suspects are being held for further investigation.
A Corry YMCA board meeting at the Ritz Restaurant elected Tracy Whitehead as secretary treasurer. The group discussed the Bush estate, reviewed the local program, and outlined plans for youth activities in Emmanuel Church basement with Junior High and HI Club sessions.
Treasurer reports balance November 1 at 82 363 and notes on vocational enrollment shifts. Board hears on selection methods for Senior High students in vocational courses, lists names from Junior High, and agrees to stronger tests for aptitude and future referent decisions.
Harrisburg Nov. l The Liquor Control Board ordered new operating hours for state stores to improve service during the holiday period. Most locations will open 10 a m to 9 p m with Sundays varied while individually run shops keep noon to 6 30 p m.
President Roosevelt announced that Byrnes F Byrnes will continue as director of war mobilization and reconversion until victory is achieved. Byrnes has held a wider temporary appointment and stated he did not want the job on a permanent basis.
In heavy fog two Munhall street cars collided early morning. Motorman George Grunt and four passengers died. 33 were injured, many from the second car. Names include Margaret Mason Rag gerty and Margaret Latuy. William Stewart survived.
The Berlin broadcast claims the German battleship Tirpitz was sunk in shallow water off the Norwegian coast after extensive Royal Air Force bombing. It notes heavy losses for the German crew and says a large part of the ship was destroyed while attempting to shield the Norwegian shores.
Robert Kaslow 21 formerly of Johnstown City New York is jailed in Orleans Parish after being captured with a stolen Army uniform and gear. FBI traced a hotel encounter with a woman companion providing a crucial clue linking a ring and jeweler.
Paris reports Britain and France favor forming a Western bloc to contain Germany. Belin g and Holland may sign, with Norway Sweden and Denmark possibly joining. Churchill and de Gaulle discussed regional accords, with Russia Czechoslovakia and Poland seen as eastern counterparts. Eden returned to England.
Lt Merle Akam of the 83rd Division is awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge for exemplary conduct and courage during fighting in France as part of the American offensive. Pvt Alam, inducted in January, also cited. wife listed at 357 Hirst Pleasant Street.
American infantry breach fortifications south of Metz and reach within three miles of the besieged city. Doughboys push to Vosges foothills, threaten Moselle crossings, amid snow and German resistance.
The trade notes show many retailers reporting a noticeably earlier Christmas buying surge this year. Shoppers placed gifts in wearables and toys with rising activity, while overall holiday spending appears ahead of recent seasons amid wartime concerns.
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