06 Aug 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1943
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR item mentions names such as Hadlinis, Tomas, Joel, Pennsyl Vall and Phil Ward. The line includes prices and store references but lacks a cohesive event or clear outcome to summarize into a targeted news item.
German forces reel backward in their first major summer retreat on the Russian front as Soviet offensives push from Belgorod toward Kharkov. Stalin hailed the victory while Berlin sought to downplay losses, with heavy Soviet air attacks battering retreating columns and launches toward Orel.
William FR Brown son of Mr and Mrs Robert Brown East Pleasant Street graduates from Army Air Navigator School in San Marcos Texas He has served over a year and received a commission as second lieutenant The news will please his many friends and a potential brief furlough may be granted after graduation
A Los Angeles report notes growing protest over a proposed draft of fathers. A subcommittee of the House military affairs committee recommends a full review of selective service quotes and procedures. Representatives Costello and Harness call for no father draft until a complete re-examination of classifications such as 4-P is completed.
Belicon Mont Aus 6 Senator Wheeler seeks delay in drafting pre Pearl Harbor fathers to Nov awaiting reply from War Manpower Commissioner McNutt. He would rally Sen Barkley and Rep McCormack to bring Congress back if no change. Hershey testifies Monday while local boards debate father draft priorities amid wartime manpow er pressures.
Oregon health officials report a food poisoning outbreak in Eugene with one death and 25 additional cases. Dr. L Lindgren said 48 cases had been reported and the illness was linked to cultures in cream-base pies improperly refrigerated, prompting hospital admissions.
Moscow reports frontline collapse as German assault breaks through after Orel and Helga offensives. Allied air forces pound Sicily with 800 Axis planes abandoned on captured airfields. Rayburn cites 2 million U S troops overseas and strong Navy outlook. New Jersey notes possible gasoline and oil supply expansion. Messina battered as Allied air and naval forces push inland from the Sicily peninsula.
A wartime summary shows Japan lost more than twice as many ships as the United States and four times as many planes in the South Pacific from August 1942 to May 1943. American losses were far lower, and U S Marines and Allied forces have driven the Japanese from New Georgia and secured Munda airfield. Pat White dies in Detroit at 32, once a noted pitcher for several major teams.
Allied headquarters report American troops completed the occupation of Munda on New Georgia, 32 days after securing the beachhead and five weeks after invasion of Rendova. The final assault eliminated organized Japanese resistance, with over 1,671 enemy dead counted. Eyewitness J Norman Lodge described rapid advances as troops secured the airstrip and seized relics amid heavy fighting.
Madrid dispatch reports Spanish correspondents in Berlin avoiding detailed military topics last week. Censoring limited, observers note intriguing references to undisclosed subjects while promising fuller coverage on another day.
A representative of the Interstate Farm Council says farm groups in Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and West Virginia will oppose every effort by Joby Lewis to organize farmers under the White Miner Workers banner in Philadelphia and adjacent regions.
Three people were injured in a head on collision near Spartanshore on a Thursday morning. Gil Wen Mayfield 23 of Thlasville driver of one car and Charles Everton 15 of Lancaster were seriously hurt and remained in hospital. Thomas Madden 8 of Titusville and C V Myers 47 of Erie sustained minor injuries and were discharged after treatment.
General Vanderridt announced in the southwest Pacific that amphibious forces are ready for action as Allied planners consider new sea borne offensives against Japan. He returned to the front from the United States where he was decorated with the Medal of Honor and promoted to lieutenant general. A Chinese army spokesman said Japan is rushing air reinforcements for possible Allied attacks on Tokyo bases in China, noting about 80 planes arriving at a held air base in Anhwei and Japan enlarging Wirbunen in Ampeh province.
Police investigate a theft of a 1937 Oldsmobile coach from in front of the Atlantic Service Station at North Center and East Ave. The car, with Pennsylvania plates 42503, was found abandoned on Mill Street after a 1 mile drive. A Remington rifle and other small items were recovered. a lead is being pursued to identify the suspects.
Milan via Die Tat reports widespread talk of peace as Italy’s new government shows no sign of pursuing it. Badoglio’s cabinet enacts measures to dismantle the Fascist party, revises penal codes, abolishes racial laws, and tightens press controls while promising unity with Germany to continue the war. News of Orel and Catania beyond the front adds to the tense mood as Italians await a decisive move.
Railway Express Messenger George J Rohmer, about 60, aboard the Buffalo Division train from Titusville to Corry, was found unconscious in an express car at Corry around 6 30 this morning. He was moved to Gary hospital with a serious condition but gradually regained consciousness after what was described as a stroke or similar incident. He is a longtime employee known among express staff along the division.
Reports from the control center indicate a daylight drill observed in Corry at noon. Edward Hawkins said air raid wardens and auxiliary volunteers responded. many workers could not report due to employment. First aid stations operated at several schools. no vibrations noted during the exercise. blue signal at 12 20.
Indiana County sheriff details the murder of 19 year old Edne Reeger Sink in a vehicle fire near Brash Valley. Husband Blair Sink, 31, is charged after deputies reconstruct the scene and body injuries. Witnesses say the pair were in a car with Sink’s child, Williar, 2, and that the driver tried to crash the car into trees. The report describes the victim’s burns and the alleged attack before the car fire. Continued on Page Two.
American doughboys breached coastal anchor defenses on Sicily's north coast as the British Eighth Army pushed a spearhead toward Messina. Allied bombers disrupted Axis lines while German troops reportedly fell back toward the Etna region amid heavy air and naval bombardment.
Vancouver police blame hoodlums and payday drunks for a downtown disturbance that escalated into clashes on the waterfront. The riot led to hospitalizations and arrests as tear gas dispersed the crowd and soldiers mingled with civilians.
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