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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1943
Page
1
The document notes that letters testamentary or of administration have been issued in the estate of Warren in Pennsylvania. It instructs all concerned persons to present claims or demands promptly to the named executor or administrator at the indicated address and dates.
Refined investment guidance by Roger Barron emphasizes diversified stock portfolios and long term profits through careful selection. The column advises readers to allocate a portion of income to well managed funds, consider dividend prospects, and remain aware of inflation and market conditions while maintaining disciplined investment strategies.
Washington April 10 Roosevelt warns the nation to save and spend less to hold the line against inflation. Officials discuss a compulsory savings or lending tax as part of a $16 billion inflation curb program. Proposals would tax portions of income after an initial exemption, raising rates with higher incomes, and allow adjustments for fixed commitments and essential expenses.
War Department announces Pvt. Paul V. Rouse of Wattsburgh listed among ten Pennsylvania soldiers taken prisoner by Japan. His father John Rouse is noted in Corry and nearby Victnity. Camp location not released.
Friday saw renewed grass fires in the First and Fourth Wards with four additional calls in the afternoon and evening. Fires were contained before causing serious damage and all incidents were checked by firefighters.
British Eighth Army has captured Sfax and the Defense Council appeals to all residents to plant Victory Gardens to boost food supply. Garden literature from the U S Department of Agriculture is being distributed and a committee led households in finding plots on vacant city and county lots. Gardens, even in small plots, will help relieve food shortages and sustain winter supplies, while residents fulfill a patriotic duty.
In New York on April 1 with preliminary wage talks wrapping up, United Mine Workers and coal operators moved to details. J. S. Warflower of Lehigh Navigation Coal Co and UMW secretary James Kennedy reported more advancement than at any prior session amid ongoing deadlock in Appalachian soft coal wage talks. The northern meeting adjourned for now until Tuesday.
The Navy reported the first sinking of a mercant vessel off the American east coast by an enemy submarine. A medium sized U S merchant ship torpedoed and sunk in April off the coast. survivors landed at Miami. Officials hinted at a broader U-boat campaign but offered no further details.
Louis G Feldman, chief CFA endorsement officer, said motorists from many vocations took part in gasoline ration bootlegging for about six seats a vation. In Harrisburg Guy J Swope, district OPA manager, announced seed potatoes may be sold as tablestock under max price rules if priced under regulation.
General Douglas MacArthur announced Allied air and sea actions in the South Pacific. Allied planes bombed Japanese positions in New Guinea and targeted bases around Sala-maK, Lae, Finschhafen, Mubo, Kayieng, Timika, Doba, and Saumlati. The Navy confirmed a destroyer and three other vessels lost in a midweek air raid on shipping in the Solomons, countering Tokyo’s claim of heavier Allied losses. three of 99 Japanese planes were shot down.
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania sees 201 cases in first quarter up from 60 last year but officials say only about 50 active cases statewide. Dr J Moore Campbell notes national trend as the illness spreads, with scattered cases in Williamsport Wilkes Barre Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Preventive steps were outlined as the disease remains largely curable with sulfa drugs and fatalities have declined.
London April 10 Associated Press reports RAF bombed Duisburg and Ruhr district with explosive and incendiary bombs as a day and night campaign continues. Eight bombers failed to return. coastal command planes also attacked shipping off Norway. Four German night fighters were shot down over the Dover Strait. Casualties were reported in England from a southeastern town bombing.
Georgia selective service boards will drop classification 3-H next Monday as state director Col James N Keelin Jr states. He says 3-D will be added to deferment for dependents, and local boards gain tighter control over occupations for men born 1900 to 1917.
The House faced a split path as compromise plans emerge amid an Easter recess push. Democratic leaders urge concessions while Republicans push to advance or block key tax legislation, signaling internal strife and potential votes under pressure from party factions.
General de Gaulle communicates strong backing to Allied commander Dwight D. Eisenhower amid rumored tensions with the Allied leadership in North Africa. He states the Fighting French send ardent good wishes to the command and struggle, reinforcing unity with Allied forces.
Pittsburgh April 10 a broken 20 inch water main flooded streets in the Salkland district last night halting service and marooning passengers for hours. City water bureau estimated over 1,000,000 gallons poured through Craigseat and Center avenue. No one was injured. London April 10 diplomatic circles reported hints of tug of war between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini with the Balkans as a potential payor reach.
Marine Private Harold Wilson testified in the Berth 13 murder trial of Robert E. Lee Porkus. Wilson described seeing a darkhaired man exit a lower berth and head toward the dining car where Porkus allegedly prepared breakfast. The witness noted beads of perspiration on Porkus’s forehead and stated the kitchen stove was lit.
The Military Order of the Purple Heart will be conferred on 44 wounded soldiers at Percy Jones General Hospital in Battle Creek Michigan. Major Alber Enukowski announced the presentation by Brig Gen Norman Kirk Sunday afternoon. Among those honored is Staff Sgt George W Gathers of Bradford Pennsylvania.
Russian front dispatches say German forces pushed fresh troops into the Tayum Balakleya sector south of Kharkov while Soviet troops held lines and killed more than 1,200 Nazis. In the Donets river valley fierce fighting continued as Soviet bombers damaged German transport off the coast and battles raged near the Kuban delta area in the Caucasus.
Indianapolis April 10. Secretary Knox asserts the United States is at the start of ultimate victory as warship production climbs to a heroic scale. He cites plans to complete more new fighting ships than in service at the end of 1942, highlights airplane carriers and destroyer escorts, and warns that German submarine power remains a growing peril.
Allied reports say British 8th Army captured Sfax at 8 15 AM after seizing Mahares and Graiba, advancing toward the Mareth Line. Rommel’s forces retreating north along the Tunisian coast as Montgomery demands speed and specifies heavy air superiority aiding the pursuit.
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