19 Oct 1944
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
1
Readable fragments indicate a new efforts announcement amid a broader sag in production or supply. Details on people or organizations are unclear. the item reads as a brief notice of a forthcoming change without concrete dates or names.
Fire swept through the Moser Manufacturing Co. plant, a Melvin & Smith subsidiary, destroying four buildings and destroying machinery, equipment, and patterns. Loss estimated between 80 000 and 100 000 dollars. 30 workers employed in war production. Firemen from Mt. Dewett and Kane aided as embers threatened nearby homes.
Corry Hospital directors urge a two year state aid rise from 310 500 to 322 350 for the next biennium, citing improved service and needs. They discussed superintendent candidates, interviewed several, and expect an appointment next month. September report shows 140 patients admitted and 787 treatment days.
Moscow dispatch reports a solid Red Army front from the Carpathian mountains toward the Danubian basin. Col. Gen. Petrov’s Fourth Ukrainian Command surged through gaps left by retreating German forces, destroying hundreds of tanks and capturing seven Carpathian bases as Romanian forces cooperate under Malinovsky.
Allied headquarters report Fifth Army forces seize several peaks and villages on the southern approaches to Bologna and the Bologna Rimini road. Indian troops seize Acquarola and Roversano while American infantry establish at San Clemente near Castel San Pietro amid heavy fighting on Monte Belmonte. South African forces take Monte Persa and Mount Castell pie as the front line tightens along Highway 65.
The United States Eighth Air Force sent a large bomber armada over southwest Germany including Mannheim Ludwigshafen and Mainz with 70 escort fighters. Mosquito bombers struck Mannheim last night and Hannover was hit by other craft as they crossed the Rhine in overcast weather.
The first report on Cory War Fund drive shows $1040 in cash, including $1000 from Ajax Iron Works and its employee, plus a dentist group donation. Delays hindered larger early totals. a second report by Walter Hindman is planned by Saturday as organizers push toward a $12,500 quota.
Governor Thomas E Dewey attacked Roosevelt s secret diplomacy and world organization plans saying personal conferences would invite disaster He warned against perfecting world peace schemes and questioned allied norms and Poland Romania in the war era in a Hershey Tribune forum report. The White House and State Department planned to respond to his foreign policy critique.
London dispatch reports heavy casualties in a southern English town hit by flying bombs for the second night running. An entire row of houses was destroyed when a bomb struck after anti aircraft fire, and rescuers worked through the ruins for word on dead and injured amid scattered blasts elsewhere.
Investigators sought lab results from Harrisburg and Philadelphia as they probe the deaths of Mrs Bertha M Wolle and her four sons in Erie. District Attorney Burton Laub said brain and stomach contents were sent for analysis to determine if food poisoning or a neurological disease like poliomyelitis or meningitis caused the fatalities. Dr James R Smith called the case the most mysterious in the health department's history and noted the time from 2 pm Tuesday until discovery as part of the mystery.
Allied forces push German lines back toward Venlo on the Maas from the Holland salient as American armor and British troops assault to break organized resistance before Christmas. Soviet and German actions elsewhere indicate a broad battle pattern in East Holland and the Ruhr.
Harrisburg dispatch reports the Liquor Control Board shortening the whisky ration period from four to three weeks from October 23 to November 1. Retail dealers will receive 80 percent of normal purchases, up from 70 percent, due to better supplies. War Ration Book No 3 will again be used by civilians and military personnel.
Chairman Chevy of the Blood Donors Committee says visits of a mobile unit from the Bubile blood bank will be suspended for a few months likely until January or February. The suspension affects Coury chapel and Tithisville areas with plans to issue notices in other towns. The Red Cross continues the donor drive locally, operating one unit after November 10, while urging continued support and planning for a resumed service.
A U S District Court appointed view group conducted a final hearing yesterday to set the price the Federal government should pay for the Fair Grounds site at Fairhaven housing project on Erie. Witnesses included city engineer Don Williams and bank representatives. If the viewers’ figure is disputed the case may go to federal court for review before November 1.
Wright Field officers report helicopter expert Leslie B. Cooper 5 son of Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper was among five Army men killed when a plane crashed about ten minutes after takeoff from the second ferrying group base at New Castle Delaware yesterday. Also dead was Pfc. Charles R. White 21 son of Mrs Ruth White of York Pennsylvania.
The Defense Plant Corporation will dispose of an additional 70 war plant properties in Pennsylvania. A separate World War II update notes German moves in the Aegean, Santorini surrender, and Allied airstrikes near Volos and Latise. OPA warns clothing merchants of license requirements, while U S Army casualties in the Western Front from June 6 to November 3 total 174 780 with 20 842 killed 20 227 wounded and 14 721 missing.
Southeast Asia command reports British forces captured the Japanese base at Tiddim after advancing westward from Thphal. Allied headquarters say the pursuit followed retreating Japanese forces 100 miles southward from Thphal as they tried to seize India, with garrison details not disclosed.
The article argues victory in Europe this year hinges on rapid Allied seizure of Antwerp and Warsaw to open western approaches. Clearing these routes is vital to project power, support heavy blows, and reach Berlin, with prompt action needed to avoid weakening strategy on the western front.
Manila reports carrier planes attacked two air fields in four waves with invasion still unconfirmed. Allied forces claim seven enemy ships and 19 planes downed at Luzon as Pacific operations continue.
American expeditionary forces were reported landing on Suluan Island as part of an invasion of the Philippines. Tokyo radio cited by the Associated Press described battles near Formosa and other Pacific actions while US and Allied leaders coordinated responses.
Tokyo radio said Allied task force bombed and shelled Nicolter Istarias in the Indian Ocean for three days from Tuesday to Thursday. The report, unconfirmed by Allied sources, claimed one carrier and one destroyer were sent, with Japanese accounts noting Kinpot and other planes shot down during bombardment.
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