09 Oct 1944
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1944
Page
1
OCR reads like garbled notes about police activity and public alerts. Mentions a group, a committee, a street, and a possible arrest or patrol actions. Names and places are unclear, but references to duties, warnings, and unresolved incidents suggest ongoing law enforcement attention.
Russian forces surged 62 miles through the Baltic front enveloping 15 German divisions and advancing near Memel. In Yugoslavia, Russians and Partisans pressed toward Belgrade, with Belgrade’s northern outskirts already outflanked and German efforts to evacuate the city underway. Soviet gains threaten East Prussia as forces concentrate along the Niemen defenses and Baltic rail lines near Memel and Telstai.
The United States Britain Russia and China propose a four power blueprint to transform the United Nations into a security council armed force. The plan envisions universal contributions from nations and authority to act against aggressors. A high level four power meeting may be held to advance the peace enforcement framework.
Corry Chapter of Red Cross announces a two day blood donation drive with strong donor turnout. Ching cites highly gratifying response and notes city quota may be within reach. Cherry urges all donors to keep appointments and seeks more volunteers to assist. Event hours: morning 9:30 to 12, afternoon 1 to 4.
The Corry Rationing Board announced that applications for the new A gasoline ration banks may be filed immediately. Eligible holders will be serviced by mail and at service stations. Applications require a form from a station, a completed fill, and the back of the present ration book attached. New coupons become valid November 1, with books used promptly after processing. Early filing helps avoid congestion and ensures earlier issuance.
Vincent Cremin of Meadville died in France from wounds received in August while serving with a tank unit in an armored division. He had been employed at Montgomery Ward in Corry before enlisting and was well known there. his home was Meadville.
The Hershey estates announce that POA Staples will succeed Milton Hershey as chair of the Hershey Chocolate Corporation. Milton Hershey, 87, longtime head of the firm, died yesterday at his home, with three other corporations noted in the obit.
Japanese coast defenses report no aerial opposition as Halsey’s carrier force works to neutralize enemy batteries. Tokyo braces for intense defense of homeland while Allied fleet presses the attack with strategic bombardment and sea control actions.
American forces reported another wave of Japanese losses as aerial and naval bombardments pounded Marcus Island and surrounding outposts. The update notes 25 more small Japanese vessels sunk or damaged and details Allied air and sea actions across the Pacific theater, with Nimitz and Halsey leading carrier operations in the Marianas, Philippines Sea, and Palau.
The War Department reports Pfc Walter Flanders, an infantryman, received the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in action July 98 near Bt La France. The award was presented at the 270th Army Hospital in England on September 12. Flanders’ wife Ruth G Plenders received the medal at 87 East Congress St. He had been employed at Acra Supply plant and trained at Camp Shelby.
Confirmation that Meadville merchant Albert Phillips bought Bernstein Brothers clothing business on North Center street. Morris Bernstein will assist for months. Phillips plans to keep current staff and store layout at 948 Water Street Meadville, with minor stock additions and no immediate move to Carny.
German forces reportedly prepare to evacuate Athens as Peloponnese operations falter. British pilots report increased enemy movement south toward the isthmus and near Corinth while Allied planes pound Athens and Saronic coastal positions. Approximately 4000 Greek puppet troops captured. fleet ships and ferries observed.
A farmer west of the city with a Farm Security Administration loan of about 2200 dollars bought cattle and then neglected them. The herd lacked feed and water for two to three days, PSA officials planned to cull the herd to recover funds. Reports cited two or three other similar cases involving owners who bought cattle with federal funds and neglected them.
Churchill and Anthony Eden arrived in Moscow for conferences with Marshal Stalin after Allied forces landed on a Schelde Estuary island. In London Allied air and ground actions pushed into Germany and Holland though weather limited aerial assault scope. Maj. Gen. Marian Edy leads American forces between Nancy and Metz as German resistance shifts. In Italy American troops near Bologna advance toward the Po Valley hub, per Allied reports.
An all night police and Boy Scout search for two children, siblings of Mr and Mrs Glenn Hyrie of Warrensburg, who had left home, ended as they were found safe at their grandparents’ house in Mariotyl Jean. The effort involved Gismen and scouts visiting relatives and a neighbor’s home where the pair were discovered.
New York January 9 Associated Press reports Wendell Willkie died yesterday at Line Fill Hospital after throat infection led to coronary thrombosis. His funeral will be at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church from 2 am to 8 pm with viewing from noon to midnight. Burial plans depend on his son’s return from Atlantic duty. Rosy messages poured in from Roosevelt and others praising the late Republican candidate.
Mrs Madiline Schell Conklin of Third Avenue received word from the War Department that her husband, Sergt Clarence Conklin, was killed in action on September 14 while serving with the 26th Division, 12th Regiment in Germany. He had been wounded in France earlier, rejoined his company, and died after sending a letter on September 6. Funeral details and family plans followed, with Corry, Warren connections noted.
Two youths who burglarized a garage on North Center Street in Erie County were questioned by police after valuables including $11.64 were recovered. They admitted spending time at a lumber yard in Union City and buying pocketbooks jackets sweaters and soda. A county probation officer arranged to take them to Erie for detention. Authorities plan to decide disposition later.
Reports describe street battles and enemy resistance north of the city as Patton’s forces surge between Metz and Maney. The advance below the Hurtgen Forest is noted, with ongoing fighting and troop movements suggesting heightened combat activity in the area.
Allied reports describe American First Army forces tightening the Aachen siege amid fierce house to house fighting. US Third Army advances across Metz to Nancy while German counterattacks try to halt the push near Driant and Aachen.
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