19 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1943
Page
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Treasury officials urge individual buyers to join a push toward the 13 billion dollar War Savings Bond goal. Secretary Morgenthau notes big investors dominate purchases while stressing optimism that the public will invest in the small denomination Series B bonds.
West Present street saw a collision Sunday afternoon around 4 30 as a Hudson sedan driven by Daniel P Sraith 17 Waterford and a Chevrolet sedan driven by William W Prine Prospect Street collided on a steep hill. Both cars were damaged and towed.
Those great weekend bombing raids by the Allies into Germany and beyond into Czechoslovakia mark a major UN effort to strike at the Axis heart. RAF bombers hit Pilsen Skoda works while 600 heavy bombers pounded Mannheim and Ludwigs hafett. Russians pounded Königsberg, Danzig, and Talsit as American air forces joined the attack.
British reports from London describe a second attack on Spezia by heavy four engine bombers in six nights. Lancaster Halifax and Stirling aircraft targeted the Italian naval base, with one bomber not returning. Italian defenses showed strain as Allied raids pressed from north and south.
Palm Sunday services drew a strong turnout as Holy Week began in Corry churches. United Brethren held a mortgage burning at the inner edifice and Forty Hours Devotions opened at St Thomas Catholic church. Rev Paul Weaver spoke at the U B service on What Christ Found In the Temple, with choir members debuting maroon robes. An audience of about 250 attended. a $100 offering is planned for a new building program including a modern parsonage.
Tom Harmon, former Michigan All America fullback, wandered four days in Dutch Guiana jungles after his bomber crash. He was found by natives, taken to a Dutch Guiana base hospital for exposure and care, while the rest of the crew remained missing. Army officials reported no serious injuries beyond exhaustion.
Washington April 19 leaders of the pay-as-you-go tax plan sought middle ground after a weekend push. The six member compromise committee met with House leaders aiming for a vote this week or next. Chairman Daughton said there is a good chance of enactment, as Smutson predicted a possible agreement by tomorrow. Continued on page three.
City Council to consider 10 measures at tonight's meeting with a recommendation from Engineer Don Williams to prepare plans for a postwar sewer revamp and a disposal plant as part of a hyenas t War project. Funds are anticipated after the war to support the program and enable federal aid for postwar construction. Williams urges immediate steps to file preliminary plans to secure federal funds and speed up city utilities work. The council may also address a curfew proposal supported by the PTA and allied steel groups urging executive action.
Church of the Nazarene members and friends meet Tuesday at Rev E C Altic home to honor seven years of service and celebrate burning the mortgage on Easter Sunday. Since arriving in May 1936 the church grew from a small group to a sizable congregation and moved to the Advent church on Issex Street under a ten year contract. The mortgage burning marks a milestone as Rev and Mrs Altic and their five children, with two singing, prepare a concluding message in song. A Rally Day and Sunday School program, plus a farewell W M S fellowship dinner at the Altic home, are planned with refreshments provided by the church committee.
A weekend series of fires in Erie culminated with a blaze at the St George Club on 14th and Cherry streets, gutting the building staff areas and causing $9,000 in property damage plus $200 in contents and $900 for orchestra equipment. Two men severely burned in a second fire on Pareto Street. Carl Daneh and Ward Daveher ty among the injured. Mrs Eamm s Ward Daveher ty listed. Doctor Ida Stewart Copill, age 74, dies in Philadelphia.
Rumors swirl as Philadelphia Democratic boss urges a plan to end the filibuster and callers hear that a deal to save jobs may be at stake. Republican leader denies any plan to postpone or transfer jobs.
Harrisburg April 19 Hopes for early adjournment of the Pennsylvania legislature hinge on party caucuses and a leadership conference to end the week long Democratic filibuster. Republican and Democratic leaders may seek a compromise to finish the session as Gov. Martin declines to intervene. A plan to delay the transfer of tax revenue jobs is debated while Democrats resist offer to end the bill reading slowdown.
Columbus designates Wednesday April 21 as Tin Can Collection Day with town residents urged to leave cans at the east end of the school grounds for shipment. In Baltimore a 20 year old shipyard welder, among ten arrested for sabotage, was sentenced to one and a half years for defective work.
Allied forces reported ships damaged near a merchant vessel and air strikes at an enemy base in the Pacific as Japan faced pressure in the Solomons. Soviet troops pressed from marshes and rivers around Novorossisk driving Germans back and stalling a second offensive while a unified Balkan command began organizing under a Bulgarian-based leadership.
A fire at the Walter Babcock home across from the Ray Burrows residence threatened the dwelling but a bucket brigade and neighbor help saved it. Fire Chief Andrew Paulson praised the quick work of residents and firefighters. Damage was around 209 dollars with insurance status unclear.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds Allegheny County may levy real estate tax on land owned by the Pittsburgh school district that is not used for school purposes. The land has an assessed value of 774,279 dollars and was privately teased for public parking. The ruling reverses the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and may influence local Fair Grounds property settlement.
Allied air forces reported heavy air fighting over Tunisia and Sicily. American pilots in the desert claimed downing 58 German transports and six escorts as part of a large-scale effort against Axis supply lines. Ground actions around Pont Du Fahs and Timms were described as intense, with Allied and Axis forces trading momentum along key routes near Tunis. The Northwest African Air Force asserted clear Allied air supremacy, citing continued Allied strikes at Palermo, Tunis rail yards, and Sardinia ports while Axis losses mounted. Continuous rain and mild temperatures affected conditions in Pennsylvania and nearby regions.
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