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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1944
Page
3
M N Nast head of the Retail Merchants Association asked merchants and members to display the flag Saturday in observance of maritime award exercises at the Ajax plant. Principal H J Sheer organized high school girls to distribute posters recruiting WAVES for the Navy Women's Reserve.
Allied forces pressed toward Arnhem as Third Army crossed the Selle river near Nancy and advanced into Remiremont area. German claims of breakthrough at Remiremont were met by a hard Allied defense. Seventh Army fell back near Vermoudans. In most sectors, Allied advances held despite fierce resistance.
Thieves stole two slot machines, a half case of whisky, and cash from the Kane Country Club on Route 6 early yesterday. Police report the machines were cranked for removal and stored in a reinforced compartment, with an estimated value of 1200 dollars. The break-in was reported to state police at the Kane sub station as they investigate, with clues suggesting familiarity with the interior. Discovery came after a Kane Teachers League dinner, when officials notified authorities later in the day.
Serge Robert C. Ball, 24, of Albion, a Marine veteran with five major South Pacific battles, died instantly Wednesday when he fell from an army truck en route from Kingston to Cherry Point. His wife Della Ann Rudler notified her mother, and she plans to return the body to Albion. Ball had just returned from the South Pacific, had a 30 day furlough with relatives, and reported for duty at Cherry Point.
Kane fears proposed postwar highway changes to Route 218 and Route 219 would isolate the borough. McKean County Motor Club directors protested at a Bradford meeting, saying Kane residents should be heard before any vote. Proposals also call for improving Route 68 south of Kane and removing a dangerous curve on Biddle street, while Route 6 may be routed away from Kane toward Mt. Jewett.
Allied air forces struck the Kassel region and rail hubs across Hungary, Yugoslavia, Albania, and Greece. About 850 US planes flew over Italy in poor weather, losing ten aircraft. one German craft fell. Some 2,000 sorties were flown from the west as dogfights erupted, with German losses around 60 planes and limited German successes.
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