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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1942
Page
1
A prominent figure in New York's art scene faced questions after an event described as a private promontory showcase. Officials report a controversy over 16 items varying with a standard set of 30.
Fragments describe innovations at Patterson and the First dag. Mentions supervised reports, ownership actions, and bonds. References to Dr A C H odsy and Penn time. Context unclear with many garbled terms and names.
An incomplete report describes a racing or driving incident with broken phrases about a vehicle, a driver named Eilts, and a patrol, mentioning a misfire and a damaged stroke, but the text is too garbled to extract clear facts or entities.
The fragment hints at axemen troubles during a fierce race, with fatigue causing ties and near misses. Names, places, and specific events are unreadable, leaving only a vague sense of competitive tension and setback amid the bout.
Franklin Macko of Columbus, a 23 year old corporal in the Canadian Coast Artillery, is listed as missing in action after last week’s Dieppe raid by Allied forces in German occupied France. Enlisted in 1940, he had been in England for two years and previously worked in a butcher shop. His parents received news from Canadian Army headquarters stating they regret to inform them he is missing. Further information will follow. Another son, John, serves with the U.S. Army in the Pacific.
Acting House Speaker Bulwinkle argues against Congress pressuring for a second front saying military decisions rest with the supreme command. He cites Washington Lincoln and other wartime leaders as victims of pressure groups and warns against politically driven military meddling.
Reg Howell 60 longtime Erie County register of wills died at his Erie home last night after several months illness. He served years as register of wills and held posts as deputy federal works progress administrator in the Erie district and four years as assistant postmaster.
A Vichy French government protest reportedly reached the United States and its forces after clashes near Rouen last Monday. The incident draws attention to wartime tensions as Allied troops advance in the region.
The Senate Finance Committee voted 12-6 to set the dependent exemption at 300 dollars, replacing the House 400-dollar level. The move would add about 20 million dollars to the 46.271 billion dollar federal revenue rise from the bill as passed by the House.
Northern Chautauqua county slowly recovers from Saturday’s disastrous flash flood that killed one person and caused thousands in crop and property damage in Brocton and nearby areas. Gas mains failed, farms flooded, and several towns faced power and cooking gas shortages while rail lines and roads were damaged creating widespread disruption.
South American diplomats awaited an Argentine statement on Brazil entering the war against Germany and Italy. Buenos Aires sought to clarify its position in the shifting international scene and hinted at Brazil seeking nonbelligerent status to allow ships to use Argentine ports in peacetime.
Aug 20 Buenos Aires reports informed sources say a cabinet-approved decree granting Brazil non belligerent status in the war against Germany and Italy will be signed by President Vargas. Uruguay endorses, Chile silent but protesting Berlin, Panama Herald urges unity of the Americas against aggressors. Brazil moves to full war footing, tightens control over German Italian nationals, tightens coast patrols near Natal and the Sergipe region. Partial blackouts and curfews imposed, official cooperation with the United States emphasized.
By DE WITT MacKENZIE. The article notes growing Allied preparations for a broader front in the Egyptian Middle East theater. It discusses Churchill’s expected Egypt visit, potential Allied actions against Rommel, and the strategic possibilities shaping the war as two months loom, with continued emphasis on a major front likely in the Near East.
Army and Navy officials report four air accidents killing at least 25 service members with up to 26 dead. Navy patrol plane crash near Dahlgren Virginia possibly 12 victims. Army Flying Fortress crash in New Mexico mountains near Las Cruces leaves seven dead one injured. Army medium bomber crash near Bogalusa Louisiana leaves six dead one critically injured. Second Lieut Melvin F. Lacey 21 of Sacramento killed in Talishgesee Florida takeoff crash. Names for Navy victims not yet released.
Washington reports indicate production chief Donald M Nelson will withdraw some authority from armed services to tighten personal supervision of war materials. He plans to halt semi independent scheduling by Navy Army and Maritime Commission and integrate war production schedules to balance needs with resources. Revision of priority powers will give Nelson broader general control to reduce delays in contractor commitments and material controls.
Mrs Nina Sullivan 44 ends her life with a shotgun in the home of Arthur A Gaglson where she worked as a housekeeper. Coroner reports death as self inflicted though health worries may have influenced her. She left the room to tend to chores before shooting herself near the heart. Survivors include four daughters and a son, a mother and six brothers. Funeral plans set for Tuesday at the Bracken Keating chapel with burial at Rose Hill cemetery in Spartanburg.
A representative from the Brie Rent Control Office will be at the Senior High School tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to register operators of rooming houses tourist homes hotels and similar lodging establishments under the new federal rent control. Operators are asked to register all such properties.
London reports another vast American convoy arriving with thousands of troops, ships, and weapons. Observers note Britain is preparing for a possible second front as US forces establish bases and accelerate reinforcements. Maj. Gen. Marie Clark says only first-rate outfits are being sent, signaling high combat readiness.
General MacArthur's headquarters reports brilliant Allied defense over Darwin. Curtiss P-0 fighters intercepted 47 attacking planes at 25 000 feet, shooting down about 13 Japanese aircraft with four bombers and nine Zero fighters lost from the raid. Allies suffered no losses. Meanwhile an offensive targeted buildings in the Buk Passage between Bougainville and Buka.
In Dallas Texas Aug 4 Senator W Lee O Daniel seems assured of renomination in a tight Democratic runoff with former Governor Allred trailing. Early tallies show O Daniel leading Allred as rural returns pour in and more than 400000 votes counted in the three man field.
In Saratoga Springs New York the Republican state convention nominates Thomas B. Dewey for governor by acclamation. J R Hanley national commander Spanish War Veterans and temporary chairman declares the party demands the right to serve without surrender of its convictions, delivering a prepared address to about 1 980 delegates.
From San Francisco Augusts era report states Henry J. Kaiser and 96 year old Howard Hughes pool war resources to build 500 cargo airplanes to outpace Axis submarine warfare. Kaiser discusses cargo carrier plan with Washington officials while Hughes, Hollywood multimillionaire, operates a California aircraft factory and leads a large aeronautical staff on a secret project.
Uruguay declares readiness to carry out terms of the Havana Agreement. Argen tina and Chile pose major questions as regional tensions surge. Military activity reported on the Don and Volga fronts heightens fears of wider conflict between competing blocs.
Russian forces contest the Don elbow perimeter as German troops breach east bank defenses west of Stalingrad. A major crossing northwest of the city and mobile battle lines signal the escalating struggle for control of the Volga flank and the pivotal battle at Stalingrad.
A Berlin telegraph quotes officials confirming the death of Nazi spokesman Sone Boemer from wounds received on the Russian front. The report, dated Saturday, notes the tip tipped by observers on the impact of the Soviet advance and the ongoing war in Europe.
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