08 Aug 1941
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1941
Page
1
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Berlin reports new progress in Kiev and Estonia as a boy near death in a tractor fire dominates wartime dispatches. The piece notes Senate action on extending military service benefits and a planned House vote amid a tense debate on how long to defend any country.
A gasoline spill on a Union City farm tractor ignited flames that enveloped 15 year old Richard Owens and burned 31 year old Gerald Blakeslee. Both were rushed to Cory hospital with severe burns while fire from the threshing oats threatened outbuildings. A second tractor moved burning equipment away from structures.
The Briy of Erie, a famed Great Lakes side wheeler, was sold to Offs Steel Co. for scrap to produce war defense material. The 48 year old vessel, once routed Cleveland to Erie, had been idle since 1949 after Gloveland & Buffalo Traneth Co. discontinued passenger service.
Washington August 8 Roosevelt vetoed the proposed defense highway construction bill that would yield 320 million in funding. The measure aimed to accelerate road projects but was rejected, stalling the effort to boost infrastructure spending.
London August 8 the Ministry of Information disclosed that the White Star liner Georgic has been damaged by enemy action. There were no troops aboard the 21 768 ton passenger liner at the time and all crewmen were reported safe except the chief barkeeper. The time and place of the damage were not disclosed.
A dated report says Britain plans to move several divisions of Indian troops via Afghanistan to bolster Soviet defense of the Caucasus. Afghanistan protests British troop supplies but may consent. Transit routes draw British Axis competition as Turkey warns of diplomatic severance over German expulsions.
Albany reports public hearings on proposed increases show government planning to adjust New York City milk market orders. A $3.82 per hundredweight price for fluid milk is expected, with a referendum possible for about 60,000 producers across a six state milk shed.
A Titusville man, 23, was jailed on robbery charges after allegedly hiding in a lavatory and stealing about $6258 plus several packages from the Eagles Club grill. Police say he confessed to taking the money and cigarettes as the club closed.
London dispatch reports British aircraft now ferrying bombers and fighters across the English Channel into occupied France and western Germany, marking a new phase of the Battle of Britain. The effort follows intense operations from last year when large convoys challenged German defenses.
Fragmentary wartime note reports heavy aerial combat on October 21 with both sides claiming losses. Claim that Britain lost 10 planes and that an Allied offensive discussion persists alongside forecasts of further battles, with references to American involvement and continued coverage on Page Three.
Moscow reports claim German blitzkrieg failed after six and a half weeks of fighting. Soviet figures cite 1.8 million German losses and 600,000 Soviet casualties, with 895,000 supposed Soviet prisoners used to inflate enemy defeat narrative. Embargoed wartime propaganda disputes Stalin Line existence and accuses Nazi reports of inflated prisoner counts.
Howard C. Hopson, once a dominant utility magnate, signed in his federal prison cell an agreement to turn over a major part of about 5.1 million dollars to the Associated Gas and Electric System, the federal and New York State governments. The deal, among the Hopson Interests and family members, was filed in federal district court. Reuters reported that 12 Finnish ships totaling about 30 thousand tons were detained by British ports across the empire since the breach in British Finnish relations.
James Carrig of 223 West Smith Street reported fending off a would be robber who demanded his money at gunpoint near the Pennzoil station. The assailant, a youth about 9 to 20 years old, fled toward Dayisan-Fogle Lumber Company after Carrig struck with his own weapon. Police searched the area but found no suspect. The incident occurred shortly before 1 o clock this morning.
Police hunt two men after a 42-year-old Erie woman, Mrs. Margaret Hockett, says she was forced into a downtown car, held for two hours and beaten. She was found four miles away, injured and too hysterical to be questioned. taken to a hospital for later questioning.
Bulletin notes Lady Halifax, wife of the British ambassador, has landed in England after a night flight from Canada, per the British embassy. Also reports Rivers and Harbors Committee backing a large seaway and ship canal project to be sent to Congress, and internment of senior Vichy officers by British authorities in the Levant. In Smethport, wage talks resume next Tuesday between Quaker State Hofininiz Corp and the APL International Brotherhood following a strike at Farmers Valley plant.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau urged Congress to raise taxes by cutting personal exemptions and tightening levies on married couples and corporations. He asked the Senate Finance Committee to lift the revenue target from 3208,200,000 to 990,000,000 and hinted at further increases including new taxes on low income earners.
Charles Perry, 31, formerly of Corry, pleaded guilty in Union City to larceny charges connected to the theft of two heifers. He faces a tougher sentence in Erie next week, with prior convictions and workhouse terms noted. Police continue to investigate related farm pilfering and chicken thefts in the area.
Preliminary appraisal places the 20 acre old Maly Evans property near 85 801 dollars as the government proceeds with condemnation for 100 housing units. Hearing scheduled in U S court at Pittsburgh on August 7th with objections possible and a viewers appointment to fix the price.
George R. Spencer a 59 year old barber died of suffocation in a fire that swept a five room apartment in Titusville. His body was found near a central hall as he tried to escape the blaze which damaged six other units in the building. Spencer had operated a barber shop in Union City before moving to Titusville. His wife was at Titusville City Hospital following surgery last week.
Tokyo reports official recognition of military and economic encirclement by the United States Great Britain China and the Netherlands East Indies. A government bureau spokesman said the move marks Japan's first formal acknowledgment of cordon tactics. The Japanese press had criticized Allied preparations to check Japanese expansion beyond French Indochina.
Adolf Hitler's high command said German troops broke deep into lower Ukraine and annihilated a Red army force near Uman trapping 30,000 prisoners and the Sixth Army commander. Kiev reportedly surrounded while main thrust aimed at severing Odessa. To the north German columns moved toward Leningrad.
conflicting reports from London and Berlin over a Soviet air raid on Berlin last night. German officials denied RAF involvement while suggesting Soviet planes carried out the attack. London officials maintained no Berlin raid occurred as nearest Soviet bases lie far from the city. The outage coincides with the anniversary of the Battle of Britain as Allied and German forces continue raids in Western Europe.
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