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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1944
Page
1
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Nimitz reports Third Fleet carrier planes hit multiple targets in the Pacific. Bombers pound Palau, Iwo Jima, Haha and surrounding areas. Four torpedoes strike a floating dock at Admiral Dewey. Several cargo vessels and destroyers are confirmed sunk.
The State Guard unit Company A and 64 men were inspected at the Armory by Gol. Robert Woodside and Major HII with Captain Guy Abbey and Lieuts Mounts Williams. The display showed good progress after months of training though uniforms and equipment were incomplete and to be updated soon.
General MacArthur announces occupation of Begun Island in the Mapia group northwest of New Guinea and the Mapia group being swept. American forces bombard the Ormoc area sinking 30 barges as they press through jungles and cut Japanese supply routes amid intense fighting and a wounded officer.
Japan announces plans to bolster homeland defense against anticipated major Allied air assaults. A cabinet meeting approved budget and security steps as raids by American forces in Okinawa and Borneo prompt heightened alert and public broadcasts.
Harrisburg reports that Pennsylvania plans to begin counting military ballots next Wednesday at six county seats with a possible full week needed in some counties. Most counties suspend counting on Election Day with Allegheny County including about 5900 military ballots. Early results from Philadelphia and other counties are expected the first day, while rural areas anticipate winding up by next Saturday.
Nov. 17 reports from Germany and Italy note Tiger tanks counterattacks against the U S Ninth Army repelled with losses. In Italy Fifth Army advances place Modignana nine miles south of the Bologna Rimini road junction after German withdrawal. Noord Holland crosses Moerdijk bridge milestone cited by German command. Belgian deputy premier Fayal warns Eisenhower may assume control if crisis grows. Finland names K Paasikivi prime minister replacing Paavo Lipponen amid cabinet shakeup.
British War Secretary told the House of Commons that Japan saved its own nationals aboard a Singapore bound transport in September while permitting 1,300 British and Australian prisoners of war to perish. American submarine crews risked their lives to rescue the prisoners, with about 150 survivors now in England.
German defenses report heavy aerial bombardment as a massive air offensive clears the path for a ground assault. The Luftwaffe claims overwhelming superiority while a reported seventeen planes are lost in the operations.
More than 3 500 bombers supported Eisenhower s winter offensive blasting approaches to the Rhine for five hours. American British and Italian aircraft dropped 14 000 tons of bombs in an L shaped zone near Aachen and over Munich railway yards. Several planes missing as German air force offered no counter.
James Bennett Jr reports seeing a panther yesterday morning west of Range's Corners on Route 6 while driving home from Erie. Additional sightings near Lake Pleasant and Wattsburg districts are reported, with other witnesses noting a rapid leap and swift movement along farm land as the animal roams the area. General Raymond A Wherler named deputy commander of HHP succeeding Stilwell.
Soviet forces under Malinovsky's Second Ukraine Army advanced toward Miskolc and Hatvan near Budapest, breaching defenses and threatening key railway hubs. Other reports claim Italian and German losses as the Red Army presses along the Budapest–Miskolc line with tank and artillery support.
Farmers across the Corry district will vote Monday evening November 20 to form township and county Agricultural Conservation Adjustment committees for 1945. In each township voters choose a chair, vice chair, a third member and two alternates to aid the county committee in administering the conservation program and rationing farm supplies. Delegates and alternates will also be elected to represent their township at the county convention on November 21 where the county committee for the next year will be named. Carl D. Proctor of Beaverdam is the current chairman and is expected to be continued.
President Roosevelt outlined his late military positions and noted he was watching European developments closely. He confirmed a 1:30 pm conference and said he would not detail any single Western Europe drive, citing ongoing actions abroad.
Senator Fillion DF Smith of South Carolina died at his home in Lynchburg today, according to his Senate office. He had long backed New Deal leadership and helped form an anti New Deal committee opposing a fourth term.
Reports from London and Stockholm for 24 hours claim Germany is fitting submarines with launching devices to direct bombs on American cities. The London Daily Mail correspondent and Stockholm sources say both surface and underwater craft are described, though details are unclear and fading into rumor.
Swiss reports describe growing anti Nazi sentiment in Germany and Gestapo suppression. Cologne mass hangings and disruptions by workers signal fear in Berlin and Munich amid student protests and rumored Hitler illness.
Reports from Warren indicate no new developments overnight though officials expect action soon. Sheriff Tindey was reportedly escorted by involved parties into his office as investigators probe evidence linked to the shooting and file access at 2390. Authorities say sensational developments may emerge, with no arrests confirmed. In Wilkes-Barre, no hope remains for three miners trapped in a flooded vein at the Parnett mine as pumping continues.
Supreme Headquarters announces each western front army has its own supporting air command. The Ninth Army is backed by the 26th Tactical Air Command, while the First Army is aided by the 19th Tactical Air Command, the Third Army by the 29th, and the Ninth by the 12th Tactical Air Command.
U S First and Ninth divisions make limited gains as British maps show river approaches near the German border. Allied reserve strength is believed insufficient to halt the drive.
Six Allied armies push toward the Rhine front in a broad offensive across western Europe. British Second Army nears the German border near Venlo Rostmnd, while Ninth and First armies advance on German soil near Gellenkirchen and Ascher.
President Roosevelt gave no indication on where the Army Navy football classic will be held. He dismissed questions at a news conference and left officials to decide whether the December 2 game belongs at the Naval Academy or another city capable of handling a larger crowd.
Dayton Ohio operators stage a walkout protesting hiring of out of town switchboard workers. Pickets form lines outside Ohio Bell buildings as the strike begins.
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