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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1944
Page
1
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Navy briefing from Washington reports likely seaborne invasions toward the Philippines and a decisive battle of modern times. It notes MacArthur aims at Luzon to regain bases, split the Japanese empire, and press west to China and north to farther aims. Losses count 58 enemy vessels and several U.S. ships.
Harrison Curtis, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Curtis, graduated yesterday from the Medical Field Service School at Carlisle Barracks Pennsylvania. He joined a large class of officers now qualified for field duty with the armed forces. Curtis will visit his wife in Corry before departing for March Air Force Base in California. Ambassador Winant returned to London with briefing from President Roosevelt.
W W Bracken received a War Department wire early today stating their son Pro Olin Aver Bracken has been wounded in action. The message does not indicate the severity but expresses hope his injuries are not serious. Bracken has served near the western fronts and recently in the Seventh Army under Gen Patch with antitank units.
The War Labor Board faces a Senate resolution urging a 65 cent per hour minimum wage standard. Hearings featured strong endorsements from CIO officials and workers, while Roland Rice of the American Trucking Association warned of higher trucking costs. The measure. introduced by Senator Pepper, would express Congress sense but not create a law.
TRAIN WRECKED ON COAST LINE Waycross Ga Nov 18 The Atlantic Coast Line passenger train Tamiami Champion en route from New York to Tampa was wrecked near Hortenss Ga A relief train was sent from here The train was scheduled to leave Savannah at 525 am and key in Jacksonville at 825 am Chief Clerk Bailey said he had been informed that all but three dust cars of the 10 car train left the track but no information on injuries or number of injured.
The city’s public schools announce a Wednesday afternoon closure for a fall recess ending Monday morning. Classes resume Friday with the second period ending November 1. A Christmas vacation spans December to January 1, inclusive, per the new calendar.
Gen Douglas MacArthur announces stiff U S resistance on Leyte. American forces hold Ormoc perimeter with 24th Infantry and First Cavalry driving back Japanese counterattacks near Limon and Pinamopoan. Air and sea actions around Biak and Mapia Islands cited as continued Allied gains.
The Corry liquor store states it will follow a new hours schedule announced by the manager Cartrol Hoard. It opens at 10 in the morning and closes at 9 thirty in the evening on weekdays, with Saturday hours 10 to 9. The staff includes three women clerks and manager Howard.
Allied forces led by General Patton push through Metz vicinity on a broad eastern front. Lt Gen George S Patton’s infantry assault advances the northern and southern approaches while other units cross toward the German border. The 1,250,000 man Allied force presses gains across a wide 400 mile front amid the Rhine winter offensive.
Moscow reports German defenders retreating on the Budapest front as a sustained Russian flank advances threaten key Hungarian rail hubs Eger Miskolc Hatvan. The Red Army gains control of a 27 mile line along the front and presses toward Belgrade frontiers with Yugoslav partisans.
Mrs Walter Sears learned yesterday that Captain Sears received the Purple Heart for jaw wounds. He also earned the Combat Infantryman Badge. While training as a second lieutenant with Company A, Sears transferred within the unit and was with the First Headquarters Battalion of the First Army, last heard from in Belgium.
Exalted Ruler Paul Stroup announces Corry Lodge of Elks will hold the annual Lodge of Sorrow on Sunday at 6 pm in the Bliss building main auditorium. The service remembers four members who died since the war and pays tribute to past leaders Claude B Porter and Thomas Giblin. A committee meets next Wednesday to finalize details for the memorial session.
A wartime Navy Department notice recalls Coxswain Richard J. Blount and the Corry youth as an account of naval warfare when security regulations allowed. The fragment hints at a vivid scene from a Pacific theater action and the impact on families.
Reports from the Navy confirm postponement of Hatch Vocational School night classes for machine shop and related subjects through the holiday period. Low enrollment prompted postponement. limited registrations hindered federal and state aid eligibility. Carl Wagnert will coordinate reoffering sessions after the new year if interest rises.
Plans for a bold bond sale campaign unfold as Gerry's Mir Pianee Committler mobilizes volunteers. Walter H. Scott chairs the organization and reports canvassers secured for a Monday start. Citywide participation expected with all labs and industries contributing to the effort to back the loan and stamp sale.
Information on the recovery of the car owned by Mrs. E. Rafter, recently moved in Pittsburgh, reveals parts including a Ticensé plate, bracket, direction indicator, radio, wheel and tire were removed before theft. In Groton Massachusetts, Rev. Dr. Endicott Peabody, 87, founder of Groton School, died yesterday.
Miss Catherine Guilineft, a Corry resident visiting Greenville, was struck on the head in a series of Friday night assaults that left five women injured. Police hold three suspects and plan to compare them with victims as healings continue.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Pradford-Feigh Nilory and his wife Lucy Jelgh-Mallory are reported missing in the late night departure from London en route to Tridia to assume allied command in Southeast Asia. An Air Ministry statement said a widespread search found no trace of the unescorted plane.
Babson Park Muss Nov 18 On our Thanksgiving Day we list ten reasons for thanks. First harvest yields surpass all records with plenty of wheat corn and other crops. Health strength and a sound spirit enable work and progress. The past year shows improvement in American life and a step toward peace despite war. We value a country where elections reflect democracy and moral and physical well being endure. Continued on Page Two.
Bulletin items describe Ladsy submersibles reportedly sunk by Japanese air and surface units in the Pacific area. Other dispatches note German activity in central Norway, Yugoslav radio reports of Tirana fighting, and American air raids near Palau and Luzon with limited results. General De Gaulle's Moscow invitation is reported by Tass. Pacific Fleet HQ reports a long air raid alert near Cahn Island with no ships sunk.
Citizens are urged to attend the Mead Park Association annual meeting in the council chamber of the municipal building. Nine directors will be elected, with officers to report on the year's operations. Attendees may hear plans for park maintenance and development as well as forthcoming improvements announced by Attorney Geninead of Philadelphia.
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