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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1944
Page
1
Fragmented text references American radio, military units, budgets, and Elopement mentions. Mentions Nhl, Tesh Anstons, and Stevens with unclear roles. Partial lines hint at July compensation, gasoline routes, and ad rates, but specifics are unrecoverable from the garbled content.
Allied air forces win the opening round of operations in Holland as planes force a landing near a city. Soviet dispatches report heavy German counterattacks blocked by Red Army, with large numbers of tanks and self-propelled guns expended. Moscow confirms advances toward Riga and Jelgava, while Berlin acknowledges the Russian drive across the Baltic region. The fighting rims into Transylvania and Hungary, with continued Red Army pressure and German retreats, as reports cite bridgehead probes along the Vistula and preparations for a final assault.
Lt Trent McCracken, shot down over German territory on May 12, reports via letter to parents Mr and Mrs J H McCracken that he shares a cell with a former Carnegie Tech instructor who is also a prisoner. He describes teaching in calculus and organic chemistry, growing a small garden, good health, and no requests for food. The message was sent through the International Red Cross and War Department confirming survival as a prisoner of war.
AP bulletins report Dewey calling for industrial peace postwar shifts, Swedish coast alerts of German ships near Aland in the Baltic, London blackout after brief German air raid, Tito's Partisans claim capture of Draja Mihailovic's son, and Canadian forces breaking German siege lines near Paris, with movements toward southern defense positions and harbor crossings.
C J MFG CORP increases capital from 100000 to 900000 as part of a full reorganization of its capital structure planned to be completed before October. The plan splits existing shares four for one and issues new stock as a five for one dividend, creating a twenty to one basis on completion. Approximately sixty stockholders will receive new shares. no new offering is planned elsewhere. The Corry concern has produced for the Marine Commission and plans to convert to normal production of high class steel office furnishings and equipment.
Allied forces advance on Angaur Island with the Bith Wildcat Division securing the north and Marines pushing on Peleliu. First Marine Division holds the southwestern peninsula as Potemkin Hill is captured and airfields come under American control. Heavy Japanese artillery and counterattacks reported, but Allied progress continues across Morotai’s southern Pallus area.
Supposed broadcast from Supreme Headquarters says General Dwight D. Eisenhower will establish an Allied military government in occupied Germany to destroy Nazism and remove Nazi party members from power. The plan grants him supreme legislative judicial and executive authority to secure communications and suppress Nazi activities as Allied forces advance.
A sugar shortage disrupted canning, causing a sharp drop in peach prices as shops sold large quantities at cut rates. Prices fell to around 1.992 per bushel with some stores moving heavy volumes late Saturday. The shortage stems from shipping and distribution issues across a broad area, delaying relief signals.
Two Army training planes from Louisville to Pittsburgh were damaged after the pilots failed to note a transmission line right of way. One plane landed safely with occupants escaping. the other diverted to nearby land with propeller damage. State Police and CAP members secured the scene while Pittsburgh Base arranged aviation fuel and repairs. High tension lines were torn down, causing minor service disruption as Penn Breathe crews worked past midnight.
Santee Graham on trial for three murders at Wilson farm testified she was bound and gagged before the killings and denied any role. She described being forced by farm hand William Morell to travel to Ohio after the slayings, maintaining a calm demeanor during the proceedings.
Mrs Denman Greely of Waynes, the only polio patient under treatment in Corry, was discharged yesterday and returned home to Hier. Her condition allows convalescence at home and she shows no paralysis from the attack. admitted with mild symptoms, she is not fully recovered.
Lt Col Houghton, a World War I veteran, was wounded seriously in the early days of the American offensive in France. He was in a jeep when a German shell or mine detonated nearby, escaping with life but suffering fractures to both jaws and a punctured wrist. He remains in a base hospital in England for weeks of surgery and recovery as dental work and further treatment proceed.
A Union City man Edwin Walter Miller 30 Liberty Extension Union City is reported as a draft delinquent. The local board presented papers to federal authorities indicating Miller left for induction and daily traveled to nearby towns while refusing to comply. He is suspected to claim conscientious objection and is expected to be taken into federal custody within days for court action in Pittsburgh.
A near thousand attendees at No-Ber Riding Club’s Horse Frolic west of Elm, Sunday afternoon, weather perfect and turnout strong. Seventy riders contested the grand event, followed by a pony class with winners including Raleigh VanTussel and Mary Ellison. Coverage notes notable prizes, performances, and relay results, with honors going to local riders from Jamestown and Columbus amid a lively county fair atmosphere.
Alfred Flick a 15 year old from Spartansburg was killed when his dirt road motor veered onto the blacktop and toppled into a ditch pinning him beneath. A passing witness and helpers freed him and he died en route to Cory Hospital. The injured youth was conscious when removed but pronounced dead by Dr V W Graham on arrival.
Rome date line reports an Allied naval task force including aircraft carriers sinking eight enemy ships in the Aegean Sea off Greece. Three more vessels were boarded after attacks, and another damaged. British aircraft struck enemy transport on Crete, destroying two vehicles and damaging others, with Melos activity involving sinking and beaching of merchant ships and small craft.
The Elks Male Chorus under H. Lynn Rice will give a victory concert Thursday at 4 20 p m at the Bike Hoax on North Center Street, featuring a violin solo by Miss Mary Grahart and a soprano solo by Miss Mary Jean Sullivan. The program honors Allied service members and includes the first formal performance of America, We Love You, by Billshureh Lodge of Wik No Mi. The chorus, famed for quality, is touring many cities this winter.
British forces press a bold thrust to outflank the Siegfried Line as they push toward airborne links. The First Army clings to positions below Aachen while the Seventh Army advances into presumed territory, signaling renewed momentum in the Allied drive.
Allied forces push toward the Rhine as air supremacy and ground offensives tighten from the Seille-Meuse corridor to Belfort. Patton’s Third Army advances along the Moselle while French and Seventh Army pressure from the Vosges to the Belfort gap, with reports of German retreats and mass surrenders in mid France as the front lines shift toward Germany.
Associated Press reports heavy fighting as Fifth and Eighth Army darts push toward northern Italy. Allied forces clash along a broad front with advances near the Rimini area and San Martino on Monte high ground. German parachutists and Tiger tanks counter strong British and allied assaults along the Adriatic coast.
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