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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1942
Page
1
An official coroner’s office faces discussion over appointment processes and associated fees. Stakeholders debate transparency and costs as the position’s duties and funding come under review.
A 43 year old Navy petty officer Lloyd Wilkinson was shot dead on a highway south of Route 20 after a farewell party with his fiancée Ruby Eastman. A man in a plaid lumber jacket robbed Wilkinson and forced Eastman to flee, while police comb roads in the North East Harborcreek district for the slayer. Wilkinson was due to return to duty on a destroyer tomorrow. Eastman reported the attacker fled toward Wattsburg.
German high command said its navy sank 26 warships, including a British cruiser and eight destroyers, during February and March, with a further 37 ships damaged by offensive actions and Luftwaffe air attacks. Berlin boasted of U boats for Atlantic operations housed in a coastal drydock. Washington reports Ways and Means members expect that most of Secretary Morgenthau’s revenue proposals will be rejected.
British forces retreat to positions north of Prome after heavy Japanese attacks in Burma. A Chinese denial followed reports of a Japanese landing at Akyab near the Bengal frontier, with British HQ saying no landings occurred and forces remain between Prome and the Maton Irrawaddy.
Bulletins describe RAF air operations near Paris and English coast with heavy damage to Ford Truck plant outskirts and attacks on Lefavre docks and Nazi airfields. German claims target Dover and Portland while British losses include two planes. Separately Axis submarine attacked a tugboat and three barges off the Atlantic coast, sinking the tug and two barges. 16 crewmen missing, nine rescued.
The Red Cross reports 66 American captives from Gilbert Wake and Guam interned at Zentsuji on Shikoku Island, Japan. Camp covers six acres, fenced, with two two story barracks, capacity 500, present 374. Prisoners include 45 officers, 10 doctors, two druggists, one dentist.
Maple producers in Beaver Dam Carter HM and surrounding sugar bushes face warm spell and cloudy skies that threaten the long sap run. Forecasters warn another freeze could stabilize production as prices climb to 1.87 per drum and syrup fetches 2.50 to 3.00 per gallon. Producers remain hopeful for a strong crop.
Washington April 3 An order to freeze prices of all consumer goods not yet under control is under discussion between Office of Price Administration and War Production Board officials. A permanent price rollback to levels dated several months ago was considered, with many officials unhappy with current controls and pushing for faster action.
Certificates issued by Coca Rationing Board No 3 authorize two new passenger automobiles and many tires and tubes. April quotas include 45 truck tires 40 truck tubes 37 retreaded truck tires 17 passenger car tires 58 passenger car tubes and 96 retreaded passenger car tires. Former VFW national commander Williams dies at 84 in Wilkinsburg.
Harrisburg April 3 Daily applications to the vital statistics bureau for birth certificates exceed the issuing capacity. The 316 employees, working shifts from 6 AM to 4 PM, can issue about 2,000 daily, with requests averaging 4,350. Backlog totals about 60,000 as war demands and new recording methods strain the system. The state has opened branch offices since 1906 and sent a representative to Erie to explore adding staff.
Parade plans for Army Day were announced with Howard J. Sheen and William W. Miers directing. Charles P. eating ill, Dr F. Bennett named marshal, Saddle Club, American Legion, city bands, police and air wardens listed. Parade from West Washington Street to Smith Street, assembling at 6 o clock. All groups invited. decorated cars urged. contact Steen or Myers for entries.
Chiang Kai Shek reportedly intervened in British Indian negotiations to back Britain’s postwar dominion plan. He allegedly conveyed views to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru through a special messenger, with specifics and Cripps’ timetable unclear as Cripps delays departure amid Congress and Muslim League tensions.
Detroit AP reports a major fire at the Michigan state fairgrounds at 11 45 A M. April 3 flames appeared to originate in the electrical exhibition building near the grandstands and track. Workers warned the flames spread rapidly as firefighters rushed in. A staffer noted the area was hot and officials said horses at the track would be safe, with 150 yards of space between the burning building and stables.
War Department report indicates Japanese forces possibly encircled following an advance. No official statement issued during the day. Allied counter thrusts are believed to be mopping up pockets of resistance along disrupted U S lines.
American and Filipino forces mopped up pockets of Japanese units that broke through the main line on the Batanga Peninsula. The War Department said a considerable number of troops were trapped by a fierce counterdrive after two heavy attacks. The report noted Japanese platoons with grenade throwers and machine guns, and detailed their weapons, while indicating most attackers were encircled and contained as of the day.
An Army bomber crashed in a field at West Greenwich on April 3. Five crew members were feared dead including the pilot and co pilot both second lieutenants, the sergeant radio operator, the bombardier and gunner. Names to be released after confirmation. Residents found two bodies amid a forest fire and smoke. A crater 15 rods across marked the blast.
Henry Simons, a 7-year guard at Far view State Hospital in Honesdale Pennsylvania, was sentenced to five to ten years in the Eastern penitentiary after pleading guilty to two counts of selling revolvers to an insane inmate. The inmate escaped and terrorized about a dozen communities for six hours before capture. judge Bodie imposed consecutive terms.
At Fort Dix New Jersey on April 3 a clash between white and black soldiers left three dead and several wounded in a brief confrontation at the post. Major Waldike described it as the first sign of racial tension at the post and said an investigation would follow. The incident began over a telephone argument at the nearby Sports Palace and spread into barracks where shots were exchanged.
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