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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1945
Page
1
The notice lists cattle and equipment for sale including Holstein stock, ponies, tractors, and assorted farm gear. Highlights include weights and prices for hogs, cows, calves, lambs, and heavy farm implements, with terms and venue details implied by the fragmentary text.
Roger W. Babson discusses hopeful signals for American crops in 1945 including wheat set to break records at about 1 140 283 000 bushels rice and flaxseed prospects well above averages and soybeans near 1948 levels while corn and oats show surprises. He warns supplies remain tight despite favorable forecasts and notes sugar and canned salmon demand will stay constrained. (Continued on Page Two)
Youngsville man Glena Finnland reported his car was struck on the Brokenstraw Bridge by a speeding vehicle that fled the scene. A stranger later assisted youths at a Ford coupe wreck further suggesting a connection to the initial crash, ownership unclear at noon today.
City observes Labor Day with widespread closures as shops and industries pause. Only a few vendors and eateries remain open while unions host picnics and golf events, with schools resuming next week and stores reopening midweek.
Citizens in Collis town and Columbus township plan to advance a volunteer fire department. They study a replacement for a Jamestown pump with a tanked unit mounted on a standard chassis. Education and supervisors back site, budget cover 60 percent of costs. estimated need is 6 000 to 8 000 dollars.
Allied sources and a Bertin radio broadcast claim Adolf Hitler’s chief deputy Martin Bormann is held as a prisoner. British military circles and Hamburg dispatches reference possible capture and list him among war criminals for Nuremberg proceedings.
The Corry School Superintendent Ralph S Dewey announced teacher assignments for all city schools for the term opening next Wednesday September 5. New appointees are listed with principals for Central High School, Junior High, and the elementary schools including Burke, Burr, Hopkins, Lindberg, Lytle, Wright, Johnson, Brown, Anderson, and Harding.
Warrant Officer William Langhurst of this city received the Bronze Star for meritorious service with the headquarters company of the Combat Engineers. The decoration was presented in Pilsen Czechoslovakia on August 11. He previously earned a unit citation for participation in the Normandy invasion through France and Germany. Word reached his family that Langhurst has been detached from his unit and is now in France awaiting home time.
Ajax Lede T. A of M. members met at 9 0 clock yesterday with no public developments announced. Workers protested at the plant over pay issues as foremen were terminated and most departments closed except office and engineering. No federal or state conciliators had arrived to intervene by afternoon.
More than 11,000 servicemen are aboard 10 transports due to dock in East Coast ports today after their Voyage from Europe. Six troop carrying ships are scheduled to arrive in New York, three in Newport News, and one at Boston.
Police investigated a daytime assault on John Brown of Columbus who was knocked down on a sidewalk near North Center Street by an identifiable suspect. Brown suffered a serious head injury and remained hospitalized with critical condition as doctors awaited X rays. Witnesses included Frank Bavesst and Donald Knupp. Whitman helped after the incident.
Reports from Tokyo say two days after Emperor Hirohito announced the war’s end, planes dropped anti-emperor pamphlets in major cities. Civilians expressed shock at disobeying the emperor, but the effort lacked popular support and faded quickly. Pamphlets claimed conditions in the United States were dire and urged continued fighting. American POWs, including Lt. Col Burton Brown, arrived in Manila on the way home after over three years in Japanese custody.
The note describes a formal surrender ceremony scheduled for 9 verti and detailed plans for a broad public broadcast. It notes that a special extra edition of the Journal will follow the event with elaborate programming and extensive coverage, reflecting on the war’s end.
The city council meeting is moved from Monday to Tuesday due to Labor Day. City Engineer and Treasurer reports, street work progress, and bills for approval will be on the agenda. Officials expect discussion on wartime emergency response policy and street extension ordinances.
Eight children fled a Vernon township home when a fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Willoughby residence. Mrs Willoughby and two children were away at a Meadville show. the remainder of the family were at home when the blaze started.
Americans across the nation flood highways for the Labor Day weekend as gas is ration free and sunny weather boosts travel. President Truman urges personal responsibility to save lives while the National Safety Council warns of possible traffic deaths reaching 300 or more over the three day period. Early counts report nine fatalities and four deaths in Ohio as cases rise nationwide.
News from Washington and Tokyo reports the surrender of Japan to be marked by a broadcast from President Truman with General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz following on air. Allied leaders including Wainwright witness the ceremony aboard the battleship Missouri near Tokyo Bay as Japan's empire ends.
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