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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1941
Page
1
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First Lieutenant Ross G. Fehlman commander of Company A 112th infantry and World War II veteran has been promoted to captain with the appointment taking effect Saturday August. The promotion is greeted with praise in Corry and among his unit, reflecting a career dating to 1915 from private in 1915 to sergeant in World War I and later commissioned as second lieutenant in 1926. He has long been regarded as an outstanding officer in the regiment and led Company A during reorganizations and trainings.
The crisis in the Far East intensifies with blunt London warnings that war or peace depends on Japan. Tokyo press threatens “the worst suion” if anti-Japanese pressure continues while Australia’s Meares and Curtin signal decisive support for national defense. In Washington a possible break with Japan over trade looms, and akiyama warns Vladivostock could become America’s defense line against Japan.
Jamestown architect Raymond Freeburg will meet with school officials to review two room additions for the Junior High, to be built this fall if federal funds are available. The plan, prepared for the Board of Education, places the new rooms on the southeast corner to handle expected industrial growth. The project, funded by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, is expected to cost upwards of 15 thousand dollars.
Navy Secretary Knox weighs a proposal from Teveral Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co president Korndorff to place the big Kearny New Jersey yard under Navy control. The plant employs 17,000 idle workers amid a strike tied to open shop issues.
Frontiers tighten as Ecuador and Peru resume fighting over the weekend. Peru reports surprise air assaults along the Napa River repulsed by Ecuadorian troops. Ecuador counters with claims of attacks near Zope Hilo and Sativriay, all halted by defense forces.
An Associated Press article from Tokyo reports Japan warns the United States and Britain of escalating anti Japan pressure, while affirming a peaceful Far East policy. Ishii notes no difference whether war materials reach the Soviet Union by US or Russian freighters, and mentions a returned ship bound for San Francisco with Americans onboard. A separate item records John D. Braun, 80, killed by a fall from a hay wagon in Beaver Falls township.
German forces push toward Odessa as the Red Army struggles to break out, with reports of frontline advances on both riverfronts and efforts to flee the big Black Sea port. German dispatches claim rapid operations and encirclement near the city.
Heavy showers accompanied by a sharp electrical storm struck the city and surrounding areas Monday evening. Lightning damaged a tree and a house on Hate Street, a barn fuse box near Beaverdam burned, basements flooded in the Second Ward and business district, including the police station. Firemen reported the most freakish lightning antics and estimated total damage under 25 to 30 dollars. crops and gardens benefited overall from the rainfall.
London reports heavy daylight raids by British bombers over Cologne and western Germany, with multiple waves targeting industrial centers near the Rhine. Observers noted formations flying from Dover toward the continent as crews pressed toward Munich and other targets amid cloud cover.
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In Lewisburg Pennsylvania Enoch L Nucky Johnson the former Atlantic City political boss entered a federal prison to start a W year income tax sentence escorted by officers. His bride Florence Osbeck Johnson a 21 year old former showgirl arrived from New Jersey in tears but was denied a farewell wave as the couple’s brief marriage ends in separation.
Governor Arthur H. Jones announces 425 050 in appropriations for hospital projects in western Pennsylvania. The mix includes Kane Community Hospital 10000 Erie St Vincent 20000 Warren General 28000 and several others, totaling 12 000 for one facility plus 1000 from the state for another.
Langley Field officers reported three army fliers missing after a mine crash into the sea off Virginia Beach last night. Names listed include pilot Adri J. Wilcomb and others, with Virginia Beach residents seeing the plane strike water before sinking. A second item notes Governor Lehman warning New York motorists of possible gasoline rationing if voluntary fuel savings fail, urging a one third reduction in consumption.
President Roosevelt ordered a curb on installment credit, aiming to stop consumer purchases for defense needs and reduce demand surges. An executive order directs the Federal Reserve to set rules under WW II statute, with penalties up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 fines for violations. Existing contracts before the new rules take effect are exempt.
School board at regular meeting approves a year sabbatical leave for Grant Edinger to work at Ajax Iron Works. David Faust from Orwigsburg will teach vocational subjects. Louise Huep from Grove City appointed music instructor salary 1400. Edmund J. Roach selected janitor at the Vocational school for August duties. board plans further vacancies and a special meeting to finalize the yearly schedule.
A Royal Air Force Ferry Command report states 22 Corsons died in a transport plane crash in the United Kingdom after leaving a British airport. Among the dead are several Americans and Canadians. listed are E.G. Reeves of Roslyn Heights, G. T. Harris of Kansas, Capt. D. J. Duggan of Winton, Capt. HW. Judy of Dallas, Capt. J. Wixen of Los Angeles, Capt. J. J. Roulstone of Kong Beach, and Capt. We M. Hing of Arkansas. The incident occurred last Saturday according to London dispatches.
Berlin reports German forces have reached the Black Sea coast near Ochakov and advanced toward a major ship building area near Nikolayev. London dispatches note vast Soviet losses and a German push splitting the southern Ukraine pocket, while fierce fighting rages around Odessa and the capital Kiev as Soviet air power targets German infantry.
In Washington on August 1 Democrats aligned to back a cap on additional army service at 11 months instead of indefinite terms. House military chair May of Missouri said the measure would be pushed with Speaker Rayburn’s approval amid uncertain support from McCormack of Massachusetts. If the vote was close, the 11 month limit could swing passage. In London news, RAF ace Douglas Bader, 30, who lost legs in the war, was celebrated for his return to flying after a long recovery and service period.
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