12 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1943
Page
1
In private Northwest Rexview a report indicates police officers plan action this afternoon. A magistrate will be involved and Treasury funds are expected to be in play. The scenario hints at a government operation with strong officials and a looming deadline.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names such as John B and Allen and hints at a fishing season or hunting context. The text shows fragments of locations, dates, and military references but lacks coherent facts or events to define a clear action or outcome.
Local Draft Board No. 3 begins calling married men next month under new rules eliminating 9 month deferments for fathers. Men who became fathers since 1940 gain same status as parents, while farm deferments shift and 3-D appears for extreme hardship cases. The changes aim to streamline calls for May quotas as unions report widespread classifications and renewed emphasis on employment proof.
Allied headquarters in Australia report an April 12 raid over Oro Bay as part of a broader Japanese air offensive. Allied fighters shot down 28 enemy planes and damaged several bases from Timor to New Guinea. A merchant ship was beached after direct hits. other damage was light. Mitchell bombers hit Timor and Lombok? reports note debris at Ban exit Timor and ruins at Madang, with Lae and Bismarck Sea targets also attacked.
Allied losses in the Western Atlantic rise as U S seamen tally 1 671 dead and 2 989 missing since September 27 1941. The April report cites 44 Allied and neutral vessels sunk with 5 100+ lives lost and 73 added to the casualty list last week. U boats and merchant sinkings push supply lines at risk near Pearl Harbor era.
War Department released details on 983 United States soldiers missing in action with next of kin notified. Included are several Pennsylvanians: European theater tech Sgt William L. Dumip, son of Mrs Hattie Dumip, 311 Poplar Avenue Clearfield. Sgt Kenneth L. Erhard, son of Mrs Berba Erhard, Anne Street, Somerset. Braden C. Griffin, son of Marion Griffin, Route 2 Kennerdell. First Lieut Arnold H. Henderson, son of Mrs Lillyt P Henderson, 142 Mercer Avenue, Sharpsville.
A severe storm blanketed north Alabama causing six deaths and many injuries. Hackleburg suffered the worst damage with four killed. Vinemont and nearby Mack Joburg areas reported additional fatalities. Communications with the affected towns were disrupted.
Associated Press reports the debt limit rise from 195 to 210 billion dollars becomes law without signature amid a war loan drive. Roosevelt cites avoiding embarrassment to war financing while Morgenthau notes the treasury sees debt levels rising. Treasury recounts April 6 figures: expenditures 230,122,076.80. net balance 2,153,082.09. total debt 120,004,309,210.08, up 147,095,717.13 from the previous day.
In Harrisburg on April 12, Senate Republicans accused a Democratic filibuster of derailing a reapportionment proposal and a tax package. Amid heated debate, Republicans warned of delays and possible early morning sessions as they push a two cent anthracite tax and a $154,000,000 plan. House leaders plan talks with Governor Martin while Democrats vow to read bills at length to block GOP reapportionment.
A chaotic dispatch describes Allied armored units advancing toward Kairouan as Arabs, French, and Jews greet the troops. The city celebrates the arrival amid the wreckage of earlier battles, with civilians signaling lively welcome and local officials staging a ceremonial reception.
Nation’s record war bond drive begins with aim to raise 19 billion dollars. Banks, trust companies, and citizens are urged to purchase bonds as Uncle Sam appeals to new buyers. The drive runs three weeks with speeches by Morgenthau, Green, Murray, and Dewey in New York.
A soldier was injured when a blast struck the basement dormitory used by a special training school unit at a U S Army facility in Holmdelpsburg Pennsylvania on April 12. Damage was estimated at 32,500 dollars.
Bulletin reports a head on collision on a west side line near Indianapolis left several railroad workers dead and a child feared dead. The crash involved a passenger train and a freight train, with wreckage strewn across the tracks and authorities rushing to the scene.
Corry postal workers receive wartime wage increases effective June 30, 1945, under a bill signed by President Roosevelt. Average monthly rise about 35 dollars per month or 309 per year for all service, with additional 25 dollars monthly for rural carriers on two weekly routes. Adjustments apply to clerks, rural carriers, postmasters, and other postal staff under the act.
London April 12 Chancellor Sir Kingsley Wood announces the annual budget with no change to income taxes for the coming year while taxes on tobacco beer wine and theater seats will rise. He says total spending reached about 150 million pounds with plans to raise significant revenue through levies and borrowing. The government reveals overspending of roughly 351 million pounds and an extra borrowing need of about 980 million pounds.
German Italian leaders completed a four day conference in Europe amid fears of Allied invasion and expanding war. The Axis discussion focused on measures to resist invasion with Japan watchers noting the meeting in occupied Europe aimed at thwarting Allied advances on both western and eastern fronts. The summit was described by Axis outlets as a strategic display of unity, though some reports claimed Tokyo abstained from participation. continued on page four.
Allied forces led by Patton push through Faid positions as British Eighth Army occupies Sousse this morning. First Army advances beyond Kairouan while Axis retreating columns face intense air assaults.
Allied troops advance along the Tunisian coast as the British 8th Army reaches Sousse at 8 30 AM and First Army units strike the remaining German Africa Corps near Kalrovar The rapid North Africa push follows a day of heavy blows that left Rommel's troops reeling and retreating under pressure from air and ground assaults
Allied forces pounded ridges north of Sousse where Rommel was said to be arranging a last stand. Bombers and fighters hit airfields in Sicily and North Africa as Montgomery pursued a near 200 mile pursuit across the desert. The German high command claimed loss of a 6000 ton cruiser and a destroyer while defending supply sites.
German armor faced light opposition as Kairouan engagement occurred while tanks tried to break northward. US and British air forces claimed decisive air superiority with dozens of enemy vehicles destroyed and 41 aircraft downed while 14 of theirs fell. Second Army under Patton breached Faid Pass opening a route through the Tunisian mountains toward the coast as the Eighth Army advances 125 miles from Wad el Awarri.
Pittsburgh, April 13. In the Erie county case Baldwin vs Erie county, the question is whether assessments after August 31 may be used to levy next year’s taxes. The Erie court heard arguments on whether state law requires the assessor to issue a precept within 60 days of receiving the roll. The matter concerns the procedure of assessment and tax levies in Erie County.
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