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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1943
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a gun supply item tied to a committee and lodge listing. The readable text suggests an item or agenda entry involving procurement or inventory but lacks full names, dates, or places to confirm specifics. Further clarifying text is needed to provide a precise summary.
Allied rumors from London and Stockholm claim parachute troops have set up a base in the Norwegian mountains with a meteorological station and raids on Nazi targets. The Norwegian government-in-exile offered no confirmation as Axis jitters rise from the Balkans to Scandinavia.
A blaze swept the basement of the American Stores Bakery in Harrisburg causing about 40000 in losses. Two firemen were injured while operations could be disrupted though nearby bakeries would supply area stores. Fire officials blamed smoke hampers and a refrigeration area as the likely source. Injured firemen were Samuel McGinn and George Thier, both treated at a hospital.
A northbound freight train collided with a heavy tank truck loaded with 4125 gallons of cleaning fluid at Centerville crossing, causing the locomotive to be put out of commission and fire. The accident delayed by hours, with crews escaping injury as flames and dense vapor from Stoddard's Solvent spread. Trucks from Warren and Rouseville involved. investigation by state police.
Kai-Shek's forces report blocking Japanese advances across central China and Burma fronts while sweeping allied air strikes hit Japanese bases in New Guinea. Tokyo claims several ships sunk and damage inland, but Allied sources dispute those numbers.
Sharon, Farrell, Wheatland and Sharpsville in Pennsylvania would be moved from the seaboard rationing area to District 2 where gasol ine coupons would be worth four gallons if the Price Administrator Prentiss M Brown approves a recommendation by Deputy Petroleum Administrator Ralph K Dav ies The communities lie near the Ohio border where motorists can obtain four gallons per coupon
State Treasurer G Harold Wasmer announced that Lorry hospital will receive 6422.10 in state aid for the quarter ending November 30 1942. The aid will be sent via warrant and mailed to the hospital administrator.
Householders should place tin in containers at the curbs by 7 a.m. Friday for collection by the street department truck that will visit all city streets. Tin is needed for war plant manufacture and proceeds from the salvage drive under Frank M. Loveland will support local wartime activities.
Washington April 1 The War Department announced that soldiers in the army specialized training program will plan competitive team sports at colleges but will not have time to train for or participate in intercollegiate competitions Coaches at many schools hoped soldier students could boost varsity teams depleted by the war and rebuild college athletic programs
Washington reports that OPA plans to issue a special ration book for small food carving establishments. The book, like the householder can goods book, will drop the complex certificate system for small eateries, while larger places keep certificates. It aims to remove the need for ration bank accounts for small restaurants.
York fire kills Hershey man 76 and his daughter Gloria 50 in a Spring Grove home blaze early April 1. The blaze damaged the residence and caused the fatal injuries.
Washington April 1 Republicans aim to back a constitutional amendment proposing two four year terms for presidents. Senator Butler Nebraska said he and others plan to offer the measure soon with possible Democratic co authors. The move follows anti fourth term resolutions by several Republican controlled state legislatures and comes as Democratic leaders gauge 1944 prospects.
A bill approved today and sent to the governor would prevent reducing the pension of employees who return to school service during wartime. The measure ensures their annuity remains at least as large as before retirement, preserving their retirement benefits.
Parents and PTA members push for a city curfew amid juvenile delinquency concerns. The council will petition the city, with Mrs Wicker Nixh named to lead the effort. a 10 PM street curfew for under 16 was to go into effect tonight, with warnings sounded by fire alarms.
Harrisburg April 1 The House scheduled a special order of business vote today on a 1 000 000 yearly salary boost for Pennsylvania 61 270 teachers as leaders near ways to finance the pay raise in the next biennium Republican leaders in the governor's office prepared to finalize a plan to raise 30 million by trimming a state corporate net income tax before deducting a similar Federal levy to fund the raises Attorney General J H Duff said there was broad agreement on the plan and the only path to funds without new taxes not yet named conferees said the agreement is necessary to obtain the funds without raises in other taxes.
Reports from Erie on the opening of the forty third fishing season. Captains estimate strong catches as weather holds and tides cooperate. Several tugs operated yesterday guiding vessels into the harbor while crews prepare nets and gear for the first day.
A Navy transport plane crashed and burned in a cornfield at Copper Hill in Marlten township near Flemington New Jersey. Seven people were killed and six bodies were recovered with the seventh found nearby. Four occupants reportedly escaped the wreck. Police awaited an official report before releasing casualty details.
Navy reports Allied air assault on Kiska and Holtz Bay areas in the Aleutians. One Liberator bomber was downed by anti aircraft fire, several formations attacked Japanese installations, and all U S planes retired safely. Additional strikes targeted Munda on New Georgia to hit the Japanese air base 180 nautical miles from Guadalcanal.
Allied headquarters report Rommel may be preparing a new stand after retreating four days from the Mareth Line in southern Tunisia. In the north, the British First Army presses a strong defensive toward the crucial naval base at Bizerte as Axis wartime shipping was threatened near Genoa and Sardinia.
Soviet dispatches report Red Army repelling a German push led by about 70 tanks and heavy air support along the western bank of the Upper Donets near Chug-Wey, 22 miles southeast of Kharkov. Germans suffer 22 planes down and 500 killed. Elsewhere, mud slows transport as Russians advance within 42 miles of the Kerch Strait and consolidate lines near Smolensk. Caucasus troops push toward Kerch from Anastasyevskaya as spring thaws affect the Volga region. Schwerin snowmelt and swamp conditions ease in the north.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau said a hopeful outlook for enactment of complete tax legislation by fall, including revenue measures and a withholding plan. He doubted the proposed system could begin before January due to House action and feasibility of the tax toll federal plan.
British and American air forces launched a massive bombing raid against Rommel’s air base in northern Africa. The assault targeted shipping, industrial facilities, and airfields near Tunis and Kairouan, with substantial bomb drops claiming numerous enemy aircraft damaged or destroyed. Allied advances along the Tunisian front reported contact with prepared Axis positions and rapidly shifting deployments as the war effort presses east toward Tunis.
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