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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1942
Page
1
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A Ringling Brothers circus fire in Cleveland destroyed the entire menagerie tent and burned at least fifty animals. Ten camels, three elephants, three giraffes and several big cats perished while many other animals were injured or escaped. Police used riot gas to subdue the fleeing giraffes as crews battled flames. damage likely ran into tens of thousands of dollars with no official total yet. Page Three details follow.
Harrisburg Aug 4 Dr Edward B Logan secretary of revenue says Auditor General F Clair Ross is expanding payrolls to collect more taxes not legally required. Logan urged dismissing 126 excess workers in mercantile and inheritance tax staffs while noting taxes were actually lower during 104 months with the larger payroll.
A new traffic ordinance introduced by Safety Director J. Fred Kinley received initial approval and moves to a two week study before full adoption. It bans all night parking on many streets, extends two hour limits outside the business district, abolishes parking on West Main from First Avenue to Union Street, and limits parking to one side of several avenues. The measure ends parking between the highway and sidewalk in many areas. Continuous coverage continues on page two.
Corry campaign to collect 1400 old phonograph records continues through the week after a slow start. Orn, chairman, reports 420 records received at the American Legion home on Saturday with sharp late-week gains. Records go to plants for reworking into military use. drop points on North Center Street porch or call Mr Orn for pickup.
Depleted accounts in the streets and public affairs department force the city to borrow 6000 for the remainder of the year though a 26551.64 balance exists in the treasury as of July 11. Director Stanley H. Nichols warned colleagues of extra patrols and payroll needs and noted funds are tightly marked. The budget shows little room for authorized uses, prompting debate over delinquent taxes and immediate action.
Bulletin summaries from Chicago Rome London and Washington detail William Green and Philip Murray seeking parley for AFL CIO merger, aerial combats over Egypt and Malta, British bombings and anti air defenses, a House of Commons secret session, Gandhi’s civil disobedience call linked to negotiating with Japan, and President Roosevelt honoring Lt. Bulkeley for heroism in Philippine actions.
The Associated Press reports a Broadway bookmaker confessed to killing former associates during a card game over a double cross and gambling debt. Max Fox, jailed on homicide charges, claimed Greene and Wolenski betrayed him, with Assistant District Attorney Louis A. Pagnucco presenting the confession.
Standish Mich Aug 4 Coast guards and sheriffs hunted by land sea and air for 12 missing from a cabin cruiser foundered Sunday in Saginaw Bay. Louis Repke 28 Bay City survivor swam seven miles to safety and told of the tragedy.
Twenty persons were injured when a Buffalo Pittsburgh bus left the highway and plunged down a 20 foot embankment near Marion Center Pennsylvania. Driver Arthur I. Matt of Dutloss said the bus began to shimmy causing loss of control. First aid was given to Mario Salliaan Brock Way John Smith Kersey Francis Seerra Colidersbart dilcard Princess St Marys Richard M. Chittes tur and Howard Anderson, all of various towns.
Allied reports from Assorted Press indicate enemy ships head for the Papuan peninsula to reinforce forces landed at Gona Buna on July 22 as MacArthur’s HQ notes a land threat to Port Moresby. Allied air forces strike in Burma and China, with raids on Linchuan and surrounding targets.
Tokyo reports Japanese sprines attacked the airport and harbor at Port Hedland on the northwest Australia coast. Imperial headquarters said the attackers included five squadrons. The raid struck 100 miles from Darwin, marking a bold action on the west coast of Australia.
In an August announcement Gol. J. Tilson Jr was appointed commanding officer of the New Cumberland army reception center succeeding Obl Cyruls Baseich. He becomes the third leader since the center’s 1941 February establishment.
President Roosevelt examined the findings and proposed sentences of a military commission that tried eight alleged Nazi saboteurs in the United States. The commission’s use of the term sentence signaled convictions, with speculation that seven could face death warrants. One defendant, George Job Dashh, might receive leniency due to government assistance.
Flood relief funds are urged for northern Pennsylvania flood victims. Gorty Red Cross chapter urges chapters nationwide to contribute. Richard Rossbacher, Corry Chapter chairman, coordinates local collection points at First Avenue, Bracken Keating Funeral Home, and Spear Hat Shop on North Center Street. Families suffer losses. many need food, clothing, and care as Red Cross relief expands nationwide.
George Aikens of B.D. 2 and Gerald Brant of Columbus were arrested by state motor police last night in a chicken theft case in Columbus township. They will have a hearing before Justice of the Peace Perry Mead at Columbus this afternoon.
Nationalist movement in India led by Nehru and Gandhi is pledged to be ratified by the All-India Congress with a plan to begin a swift civil disobedience in about a fortnight. Gandhi warns British rules may invite a Japanese invasion if independence moves proceed. Treasury report shows Aug 1 receipts and debts with daily increases.
Westmoreland County inquest heard state trooper A. Wood report new evidence in the July 29 cabin killings near Seward. The scene left three adults and a man shot by a person described as parsons an avin. The jury urged district attorney involvement. Dominisck Pompanella remained jailed awaiting Habeas proceedings while eyewitness Pompanelli faced continued detention.
Wy CUUREH notes the assessments for the Main Street paving project, listing items paid to suppliers and contractors such as Pennsylvania Ballmath, Heath & Preble, Florence Ti, and Ross Watered. City clerk was directed to notify property owners of their assessment amounts for the street improvement.
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