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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1943
Page
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In a crowded wartime front, reports tally 26 dead and 150 injured in a New York state train wreck. Simultaneous dispatches note Hitler facing a new Danish threat as strikes erupt, while the Mariupol seaport nears peril from a Russian advance. The Red Army drive threatens Stalins city. the German right wing risks collapse as a Bryansk push gains momentum with resistance near Kharkov.
Soviet forces press on at Sevski front recapturing towns and pushing toward Taganrog and Rostov. Front reports claim heavy German resistance with daily counterattacks while Soviet gains include multiple villages, increased cover from Kharkov to Bryansk sectors, and losses cited for German forces.
Aug 31 report from Kansas City warns of looming beef crisis as cattle depredations and disease reduce herds. Receipts yesterday reached about 240 cattle, the largest in years, while cattlemen fear continued depredation could worsen supplies.
Allied air forces boosted pressure on Wewak New Guinea reporting Liberators and Lightnings in a heavy 11?ton bombing raid that destroyed at least 37 to 49 additional Japanese planes and over 300 since mid August. The communique from General MacArthur's headquarters noted strong ridge positions above and below the Salamaua airdrome and described ground losses and renewed counterattacks near Kiln Ridge as Allied troops push toward the air strip.
Deputy Collector Bernard Baymowski from the Erie Internal Revenue Office will be at the Corry post office September 8 and 9 to assist taxpayers. Hours are 9 A M to 4 30 P M. They must file Form 1040 ES for calendar year 1943. Required data include estimated tax withheld from Jan 1 to Jun 30 and Jul 1 to Dec 31 1943, 1942 income tax return if on record, 1942 tabulation of payments, and tax paid in 1943 plus tax-free covenant bonds.
Treasury data shows receipts of 20,199,080.27 dollars and expenditures of 199,535,422.68 dollars, leaving a net balance of 467,113,494,84790 dollars and a total debt of 147,307,406,408.02 dollars. The day’s increase amounts to 26,119,625.53 dollars.
Wayland New York disaster sees 26 dead and 150 injured as the Lackawanna Limited collides head on with a switch engine near Wayland. Death toll rises with many badly burned. Hospitals treat 56 more as blood plasma is flown in.
Mr and Mrs Samuel Skinner of Wright Street escaped unharmed after their voyage cruise aboard the White River steamer Aishelien collided with its sister ship the Taroussac near Murray Bay on the St Lawrence River. The collision amid dense fog killed at least one passenger and injured several others. Crewmen say three passengers were tossed overboard but rescued. Miss Ruth Bucher man Sr of West Amboy was among those killed.
Military control tightens across the nation as troops are dispatched to strike paralyzed regions. King and most government members are jailed or under arrest, and a new government may be formed allied with United Motions.
Danish legal experts in Sweden said a state of war exists between Germany and Denmark as German military rule spreads under Von Hannecken. King Christian X and government faced abdication threats while mass detentions and strikes challenge the occupation amid reports of 1000 army and 200 navy officers interned and possible Jewish roundup.
The Office of Price Administration and Petroleum Administration for War announce a midnight lift on the nonessential driving ban. Motorists are urged to conserve fuel, with drivers no longer stopped for questioning but expected to use coupons only as necessary for essential travel.
Mr and Mrs Leo Flanerty of their son Pvt Charles Ted Weeks wounded in New Guinea with serious injuries to his right hand. Confirmation by family friend overseas. War Department and Red Cross have not yet confirmed details. Weeks has been overseas since January.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told reporters in Quebec that recent meetings focused on stiffening the Allied resolve against Japan while Russia seeks peace with Japan. He warned a United Nations conference may be held and praised the Soviet wartime stand against Germany. He cautioned Britain’s current pressure against Japan would primarily target India, with Lord Mountbatten overseeing the theater.
Aug 31 reports a fierce air clash over Italy with U S Marauders Lightnings and Flying Fortresses in heavy combat. German Italian planes pressed near Aversa and along the Rome Leghorn line. rail facilities at Civita Vecchia Viterbo and Perth faced bombing and direct hits. Explosions devastated a train yard and chemical works as two ton blockbusters triggered fires and widespread damage.
London reports the RAF and American forces hit targets in France and Germany including Lilly-Vanderville airfield Mazingarde power station and Muenchen-Gladbach Rheydt and Duisburg areas. Twenty eight bombers lost and several aircraft missing amid night raids across the Rhineland industrial belt as Mosquito and Spitfire escorts supported strikes.
AP bulletins report Enrico Gallauzzi arriving in Madrid aboard a Vatican link en route to Lisbon with possible U.S. talks about Rome as an open city. In Washington May cites compulsory peacetime training. Nassau magistrate orders Alfred De Marigny held for jury on murder of his father-in-law Sir Mary Oakes. Kinwa clashes in Chekiang noted by a Chinese high command. Rome leaflets urge a five minute silent strike tomorrow. Italian agency says six anti-Fascist parties deny involvement.
Berlin radio said British troops tried a minor landing southeast of Reggio Calabria across from Sicily but it was immediately scotched. The broadcast cited 400 men and offered no official London comment, inviting skepticism about any landing being a small-scale hit and run action or reconnaissance. In a separate item, Pittsburgh butter allotments will rise in about two weeks, Parker M. Robbing announced.
A new five member state committee, appointed by Governor Martin, will shape postwar sewer plans for Pennsylvania. The panel will study stream pollution and assist municipalities with loan programs and authority to fund purification projects, while work continues on the Bear Creek sewer extension. William S. Livengood leads the effort, with technical sessions to include engineers and health experts.
Washington reports July munitions making rose 3 percent over June with specific gains in airframes 4 percent fighter planes 19 percent signals 17 percent and ammunition steady. WPB chief Nelson urges further increases to meet six month goals as monthly aircraft output more than doubles since 1942 with 7379 planes produced in July.
A German foreign office spokesman told Swedish press of new Allied invasion reparations in five Mediterranean areas. Dispatches cite Timisla Sicily and Oras as key locations with invasion fleets and warships reportedly mobilized.
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