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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1944
Page
1
A partial OCR fragment mentions relatives and deaths amid garbled text. It references produce items and items like pullets and cobbler terms, but lacks coherent events, dates, or clear entities to identify a concrete news item. The readable bits suggest a neighborhood notice page with scattered names and items.
Allied and Japanese forces clash on Peleliu as Marines of the First Division push toward a major airfield, aiming to unlock the Palau island chain. The operation links with simultaneous drives by Nimitz and MacArthur to pressure Mindanao and the southern Philippines.
Directors plan a Wednesday meeting to act on Superintendent Nichol’s resignation. A search committee has held interviews with several candidates, though no agreement has been reached. The board will review applications and name a successor at the session, with early plans for a quick transition.
Roger Babson argues for investment trusts as a diversification tool for small investors. He outlines advantages such as supervision, professional management, and risk spreading across multiple stocks, noting a cautious approach without excessive leverage and urging prudent diversification.
Corry youth Pvt Foley, serving in Italy with General Mark Clark's Fifth Army, is assigned to the Maid Quartermaster Car Company providing passenger transport for Fifth Army Headquarters. The unit arrived in January 1944 with a US contingent across the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters, aiding supply and mobility in the Italian front.
Moscow reports intensified Red Army pressure on Warsaw with 11 localities captured north of Praga. A Baltic drive crossed the Nyemenek river near Riga as Russians push toward Lupkow Pass. German sources claim 40 divisions, up to 400000 men, engage along a front from Ba Vis to Estonia. Soviet gains include Apollo northwest of Praga and maneuvers toward Narew. Other thrusts aim at Targu-Mures in Transylvania and Lupkow Pass.
A man from Warren arrived in Teside near Fairhaven last evening and demanded access to an infant in the mother's home. He tried to seize the child during a confrontation with the mother and others. The infant suffered some injuries, police were alerted, and authorities planned to seek a warrant and place bonds.
Finns move to declare war on Germany as Finland’s press reports the rupture of diplomatic relations with Berlin. The Swedish wire confirms Finnish troops are mobilizing, signaling a full wartime shift after the former alliance.
WLB chief says wage limits will be lifted as soon as possible with direct or piled recommendations to the White House. He stresses the report on wage questions could reach President Roosevelt before the November 7 election in 1938, and notes the coming Europe victory could bring a surplus of labor, prompting policy changes after a wartime wage freeze.
MOSCOW reports the Polish National Committee, backed by Soviet support, faces a campaign of assassinations and terror as it mobilizes for a large scale resistance. The London government is pressured to act as internal delegates and underground forces clash over disarmament and a unified army of about 900,000.
Washington report discusses U S Army Air Forces plans to form separate daylight and night bombing groups as the war shifts from Europe to Asia. Lt Gen Barney M Giles notes experts study ethics of shifting force to the Pacific while the RAF fields another heavy bomber, with combat use expected in the distant future.
Amocates report the death toll rising to 39 with at least 38 confirmed dead as the hurricane swept the eastern coast. The storm damaged properties from Nova Scotia to New Brunswick and moved toward Atlantic Canada while weakening.
Corry will participate in Erie County War Fund and Community Chest campaign with a pro rata share of the county allotment. Olin Bracken plans to organize a kickoff, while H. L. Emmet of Wilie is named president of the county movement. Campaign runs October 16 through 25 with local announcements expected soon.
An urgent appeal from State Salvage Headquarters urges residents to place all tin curbside for collection next Monday and Tuesday. George Buck announced a citywide salvage drive with WEW volunteers collecting in all wards including Montiny, Third, and Moon, aiming to gather household tin for reuse and supporting the salvage effort.
The War Manpower Commission approves an immediate program to permit limited engineering and technical staff to retool plants for overnight conversion from war to peace-time production. Local offices expect civilian production to resume promptly after hostilities end, with expansion likely in several plants and minimal layoffs during reconversion.
Butter supply remains constrained across the district with government orders diverting a share from local producers. The Model Dairy Company cannot meet customer needs as milk production drops, and market watchers expect the winter to end with limited butter availability until late spring.
Two youths from North Girard, Pennsylvania, were killed in a car crash near Meadville on September 15. The victims are identified as Joseph Luskey, 14, and Bleve Maxptt, 17, while Harvey Clinky, 17, suffered injuries. The report notes the vehicle lost control and overturned.
AP dispatches state Czech Slovakia forces linked with Red Army now hold Fontsdorf forward positions in eastern Slovakia. German raids hit southern England as evacuees urged not to return. one bomb killed an adult and five children, with four others injured. Chinese front reports Japanese pressure on Salween area aiming to block India China supply route. German radio claims Soviet activity in Finland and Rundstedt returned to Western command in place of Model.
In Mercer Pa on Sept 16 the defense for 21 year old farm maid Janice Graham argued she was kidnapped and forced into prostitution of crime by William Morell. They contended Morell killed his wife Helen, while alleging a surprise witness will testify about events that morning. The prosecutor rested the case earlier. opening statements portrayed Graham as innocent.
Allied First Army troops pushed through a 10 mile breach in the Siegfried Line east of Aachen and advanced toward Cologne and the Rhine, sweeping south toward Berlin in a sizable operation. German defenses around Aachen resisted as American forces moved into the outskirts, signaling a major shift in the advance toward Germany's heart.
Allied forces advance through a 10 mile wide breach in the Siegfried Line east of Aachen as American and Third Army units press toward the Rhine frontier. Heavy fighting continues around Aachen while other wedges deepen the assault from the south and southeast, with gains reported along the German frontier and into Wallendorf.
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