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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1942
Page
1
Fragmented sale notice shows assorted goods with prices and sizes. Mentions rubber items, heavy fabric, jackets and fibers, multiple prices, and limited readable details. Distinct entities include brands or locations not clearly identified, with several numbers and measurements sprinkled through the text.
Area firefighters battled more than 2,000 acres of brush and timberland on South Mountain near Gettysburg. District Forester Thomas Norris led an all-night effort with state police assisting from Chambersburg. Firefighters, 300 volunteers and 60 soldiers helped, with fires under control by dawn. A lookout atop the mountain reported flames rising after sunrise as emergency crews stayed on to monitor hot spots. Early investigations point to deliberate ignition at multiple points, including a candle-based device found by a forestry worker.
A Justice Department attorney testified before the Senate Patents committee that a German patent cartel involving Remington Arms, DuPont, and others has impeded Allied war efforts. The alliance allegedly blocked tetracene ammunition sales to Britain, granted German access to military info, and allowed royalty collection on U S ordnance sales. Remington lawyers reportedly denied continuing sales to England, as Bayer’s Bone pressed for full exposure of Axis ties.
Police report several women accosted by a youth identified as Joseph Jackson, 21, of Spartansburg, after brutal attack on a Fourth Ward girl. He was taken to Belew County jail for grand jury action. Citizens Sheehan and Mrs Barnes aided victims, aiding capture near Precision Products Plant. Jackson pleaded guilty to assault with intent to ravish.
A Free French spokesman predicted Paris will side with the United States or Germany as Laval uses power from Vichy. He warned Laval may order French warships into the Mediterranean and Atlantic to provoke Britain and push France toward the Nazi side, a decision the French would resist.
Secretary Stimson said the army is nearing readiness for an offensive though difficult, with progress since Pearl Harbor described in general terms. He stressed protecting resources and said morale among American forces is superb while preparations continue worldwide.
Corry and Union City prepare for the largest contingent yet to be inducted into the armed forces. Seventeen of the thirty five slated to leave Local Board No 2 and No 3 are from Corry with other names listed including Victor Sexton James Costello and Earl Sorenson. Drath headquarters say occupation questionnaires will be mailed after the fourth registration on April 27 with distribution expected later this month.
The War Department stated that more than 65,000 troops and civilians were unreported for over a week on Bataan Peninsula and Panay Island. It said 16 generals among the missing, likely in enemy hands, with evacuations from Bataan to Corregidor and ongoing fighting around Iloilo Capiz and Panay towns.
Minute Men under air wardens began the Pledge for Victory canvass in all homes. Officers report a splendid response with few refusals as visits continue through Sunday. Wardens ask residents to sign pledges supporting War Savings Bonds and Defense Stamps to aid the war effort.
Italian high command said an enemy landing on a southern Crete island was blocked. Berlin’s version called it a coup de main. Gardes, Gavdos, and smaller isles near Crete are noted in the surrounding map references.
Federal Judge F P Schoenmeier in Pittsburgh says the $98 410 88 payout for land taken in Westmoreland County is excessive and will grant a new trial unless Blairsville owner Samuel W Miller accepts an $18 000 compromise within 15 days. The award covered land and coal mining rights used for the Loyalhanna dam flood control project.
Louisville reports say George Bodenschatz 44 and wife Viola 59 pleaded guilty to charges of being Nazi agents. Each received five years in prison and a $3000 fine. The case highlights wartime security actions and penalties. London reports suggest unconfirmed discipline of 30 Italian officials by Mussolini over peace moves with Britain. Roosevelt and Mackenzie King announced a May Ottawa conference with UN nations and training programs. Melbourne dispatch notes 800 Europeans in a concentration camp on a Japanese captured island with dire conditions. Washington notes a grand jury will probe the Sat or Justice network founded by Charles Coughlin after it was barred from mail.
London reports persistent Allied raids as RAF planes harry occupied France at 20 000 feet while German bombers strike back against southeast towns including Southampton. Night and day operations drive a nearly nonstop air war with multiple waves of raiders and a reported loss of two bombers for the Germans.
Copies of the Golden Rule Club by laws and proposed amendments have been mailed to members for consideration. The changes affect monthly dues and meeting times and were presented at the March meeting. the business men's exchange will vote on them on the June meeting day.
Harisburg April 17 Civilian sugar users named in the May 4 to 7 registration will form a master roster for rationing other commodities. Dr Carl Morneweck, state sugar rationing coordinator, said registrations will cover each family member including newborns. Registrations occur in elementary schools over four days with extra days in contested districts. Trade outlets such as sugar-using industries will be registered in high schools April 28 and 29. The registrar ratio is one per 20 citizens, with 63,000 teachers aided by volunteers to enroll about 10 million people. College students 18 plus register where they study, others away from home under 18 register by parents.
April 17 reports from London say the Vichy government cleared the way for Pierre Laval to assume power by submitting mass resignations to Chief of State Petain. At the request of the old marshal, retiring vice premier Admiral Darlet became commander in chief of land, sea and air forces, according to Reuters dispatches via Zurieh.
United States Ambassador Admiral William D. Leahy will return to the United States for government consultations and is expected to depart in two or three weeks. Mrs Leahy’s illness delays his travel though she is recovering after a serious operation. The report notes potential mediation efforts and hints at a reorganized French cabinet under Petain with political heirs and gravity of wartime conditions.
German authorities stated 35 hostages in occupied France were shot in reprisal for attacks on German troops. A first group of 15 died April 14, and a second group of 20 followed the same day. The Courier de Navire Calais reports the acts occurred near Laval and other areas under authority of Laval, as Axis powers consolidate control.
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