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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1942
Page
1
Fragmented text mentions Erie and local events with garbled names and dates. Reads as a damaged notice with unclear details about properties, a Friday date, and references to local figures, making precise facts indeterminable.
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Autociled Press reports Gandhi led spread of work stoppages and communal riots across India with police clashing in Bombay and other cities. Troops deployed as looting, fires, and street violence disrupt daily life amid fears of a broader crisis.
Board of Education approves nine new teachers and grants leave of absence and resignations. Five staff resignations include William Milter and John Connors while new hires Howard Brubaker and Ronald Putnam are appointed. Industrial arts position remains unsettled as a blanket motion completes the action after committee recommendations.
Police say Joseph Pavlick a 28 year old Plymouth chef shot his wife and mother in law and then shot himself as they walked home from church. His sister in law Eleanor Sachurak was unhurt. Pavlick was under court parole after earlier incidents.
London dispatch cites Svenska Dagbladet Vichy correspondent reporting Pierre Laval ordered police and troops to shield the Vichy regime against a rumored coup. Laval greeted 4000 French POWs released by Germans and said Nazis would swap prisoners for French workers. He claimed 1.2 million French soldiers were captive and 180000 specialists were needed, with 80000 POWs to be released in exchange.
Senator La Follette objects to the proposed lower income tax brackets in the revenue bill. He argues the House plan is too harsh on the lower group and ignores revenue from estates and ability to pay. He notes exemptions would still tax single earners at 89.62 weekly and married earners at 23.08, affecting about 63 percent of families under $2,000 in 1949.
Coroner Ed G. Lowrey to hold an inquest at Warren courthouse on August 26 at 3 p.m. into the deaths of Eugene and David Marshall, infant sons of Mr and Mrs Clair Marshall, killed in a head on collision near Garland on Route 7. Several others injured, including Barney men and Youngsville women. The Marshalls were en route from Bloomington Valley to Wellaboro to join their newly secured home.
Moscow reports indicate Red Army forces hold lines near Stalingrad and Krasnodar as authorities urge troops to save Russia. The brief cites Red Star and Tavestia messaging, stressing decisive battles along the Don and Enban corridors amid scorched wheatlands and oil fields.
After bitter night fighting the Red Army acknowledges a new gap in Russian lines at Armavir about 110 miles east of Krasnodar. German forces push toward Novorossiysk and Tuapse as Soviet defenses fall back to new positions. The Berlin radio reports various bombardment and air attacks, while officials claim overall resilience and plan to reform lines.
Allied air and naval forces under General MacArthur drive toward Japanese positions in the Solomon Islands and New Britain as land fighting continues around Thagini and Guadalcanal. Bombers report sinking a large Japanese destroyer and damaging ships while fires burn on enemy vessels near Timor and Rabat.
Columbus Township taxpayers will gather Thursday at 8 p m to decide suspending Columbus High and sending students to Corry High school. Albert Sandburg and Eugene Powers report to the Board of Education that up to 71 Columbus students may transfer, with 23 ninth graders, 3 tenth, 16 eleventh, and 15 twelfth. Tuition estimated near 10 dollars monthly. officials weigh facilities at Corry and possible impact on Columbus High.
London reports say German bombers struck an East Anglian mental institution last night, killing several patients and staff as emergency squads worked through the night to recover the dead and rescue the injured. Phosphorus bombs scattered nearby. Hastings and Colchester were major targets. Local air raid sirens sounded early morning and the all clear followed.
An Italian news dispatch reports German forces moving entire plants from Northern Italy to central Germany to keep factories running. Thousands of Italian workers are relocated, with foreign workers total around 3,000,000. Separate reports note executions of Czechs for treason, and hostage actions in the Netherlands as wary measures amid the invasion.
Associated Press reports in Bern that Germany warns of reprisals against all civilians in occupied France following anti Nazi outbreaks. The Paris announcement claims 93 Frenchmen were shot after terrorism and resistance acts against German troops. Brigadier General Georges, head of the Elite Guard, says executions aim to deter assaults by terrorists, with other European reports noting German preparation for Allied invasion and a high Nazi officer allegedly sanctioning harsh measures.
Penn State Extension plans to continue winter classes at Dunfar High School after permission to use rooms was granted. Rentals are set at 31.60 per room per night. Registration is scheduled for September 1 and 4 with classes starting September.
General Charles De Gaulle arrives from Cairo as forces are garrisoned. German invasion exercises in Norway with a goose-stepping parade near Bergen. Berlin claims sinking ships and a destroyer with tonnage totals. American bombers strike warehouses in Hankovw area. British air attacks on the Egypt front target Axis transport and camps. Mrs Edison described as very ill in Trenton as her son Governor Edison reports some improvement.
Daily focus on today’s voting across five states tests Roosevelt era influence as New York residents choose congressional nominees and convention delegates who will select governors. Mead and Bennett contend for the Democratic nomination while Dewey supporters push for the Republican slot.
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