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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1945
Page
1
Fragmented OCR reads as a scattered report on army and AAR movements, mentioning China, Europe, and employment impacts. It notes expected passages and supplementary measures through upcoming months, with vague references to leadership and strategic capacity.
The Bromley trial nears a hinge as the prosecution rests and Judge Waite denies a defense motion for acquittal. Key witnesses, including Mrs. Eric Mae Wilson and Robert Wilson, corroborate that Gordon Wilson sought Sheriff Lamberton's help while Bromley faced questions about his whereabouts. The defense pledges to challenge how evidence was obtained and to present the defendant's timeline, with additional witnesses examined as the day proceeds.
Tokyo dispatch reports 11 Japanese war leaders accused of responsibility for wartime actions were ordered arrested, with 97 more war criminals detained in custody. MacArthur ordered the 11 delivered to Sugamo prison as Tokyo media named or implied, linking figures to Manchuria and Pearl Harbor planning while noting some are noted in earlier American lists.
G G Barker was found near the Pennsylv a nia Railroad tracks just north of the city after a late night walk. Deputy coroner Keating ruled accidental death and no inquest will be held. The body showed severe injuries consistent with being struck by a locomotive. Barker, a well known Corry resident, had been seen socializing at the Elks Club Friday evening.
Bellefonte Pa November report confirms three Rockview penitentiary escapees were recaptured in Hannibal Maryland. Edward Blanchard 44 Montour county five to 10 years statutory rape John Hoffman 32 Montour county five to 10 years robbery William Smith 27 Clinton county three to 10 years robbery identified by Dr J W Claudy the capture followed a stockade breakout near the laundry building as the men loaded a pork truck for transfer at noon on November Hist.
Washington November 19 General Motors will price new cars slightly below prewar levels while Ford Studebaker and Chrysler models rise. OPA administrator Chester Bowles says Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile Buick and Cadillac lineups will retail about 2.5 percent under February 1942 levels amid wartime production shifts.
Washington reports limited per model price comparisons for Ford under OPA ceilings. Details show increases for Deluxe eight cylinder tudor sedans and other Ford lines, with factory versus Washington showroom gaps. Bowles notes few model prices completed and warns actual sale prices include taxes and handling.
The Parkhurst family car recovered near Jamestown after being used in a burglary spree. Police linked the vehicle to thefts in Corry and noted two other men suspected in the crimes. A Pennsylvania license plate switch and a Chevrolet photo were part of the investigation.
Chairman Dallas Smiley announced a final War Fund Committee meeting for Tuesday afternoon in Corrye to tabulate reports and decide next steps as the city’s $8,500 quota remains far above the estimated $4,600. Final figures from members may raise the total slightly. policy decisions and whether to attempt another effort will be set. A nationwide shortfall is noted and a final announced total is planned for Wednesday.
Paris reports the constituent assembly approved a 400 to 163 vote urging General De Gaulle to pursue a coalition government. The plan seeks equal representation for Communist Socialist and Popular Republican parties as part of a broader national unity effort. In Boone Iowa Mrs Eisenhower, ill with bronchial pneumonia, rests as her husband plans to travel to Chicago for the American Legion Distinguished Service Medal ceremony.
A distressed historical note reports the Pearl Harbor committee preparing to hear from a deposed admiral amid chaotic claims. The piece mentions Chinese Nationalist forces advancing in Manchuria, with references to Chungring and various political actors, indicating a tense wartime information environment and shifting alliances.
Nov 19 report from Nuremberg says Ernst Kaltenbrunner former chief of the SS security police suffered a brain hemorrhage and may be unable to attend the opening of the trial of the top Nazi war criminal among the indicted. U.S. prosecutor Robert H. Jackson’s office indicated decision would come on timing depending on Kaltenbrunner’s condition.
Reports say Rayburn warns Christmas recess may be delayed until December 23 as talks with Truman continue. President Truman submits a five point health plan including compulsory insurance, while a Bell System strike disrupts Chicago and Indiana telephone services, leaving many communities paralyzed.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports the FBI recaptured two German prisoners of war who had escaped from Geneseo New York. Identified as Oita Girderner, 18, and dahrinnen Pfeifer, 22, the arrests followed a nighttime pursuit after a lamp-lit getaway. The incident involved a company of guards and occurred around 4 oclock in the morning.
The Agriculture Department reports plans for hundreds of millions in next year’s investment by wholesale and retail food trades. Orders for all grocery equipment rise as new one story wholesale plants and expanded frozen food storage are expected. Government may dispose of 58 dehydrations plants financed during the war with large output capacities. Florida citrus concentrate plants produce over a million gallons of juice annually.
Washington Nov 19 The Pearl Harbor investigating committee heard Adm William H Richardson, relieved as Pacific commander months before the attack after reports of disagreements with President Roosevelt, would testify if health permits. Senators pressed for public war plans and details of Tokyo stakeouts as the inquiry probes the basis for Roosevelt’s 1941 decision and the Nagano testimony in Tokyo.
In Gifford Pennsylvania on November 1 a small private plane crashed into a shack transformer, injuring one of the two occupants. Pilot Frank Sprague, 28, was taken to Bradford Hospital with concussion and leg injuries. His brother Ray Sprague, 7, was uninjured. The craft departed from Harel Embassy Airport, looping over McKean County before the mishap. Roosevelt promoted: navy commander role announced for president’s son.
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