07 Dec 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1943
Page
1
A fragmentary notice from a Pennsylvania paper mentions a local establishment event and names a place and year in unclear terms. The readable text hints at a civic or business filing but lacks full context or specifics necessitating further detail.
Fragmentary text mentions farm tasks and equipment with references to wagons, horses, manure, oats, and a power engine. Lacking coherent names, dates, or places, the readable fragments depict agricultural activity without a discernible event or outcome.
Readable fragments show numeric codes and percentages with no coherent event or entities. No identifiable people organizations places dates or actions emerge from the text, making a reliable summary impossible.
Edward W. Felat won director reelection and Glenn N. Wood was named president of the Corry Public School Board. New officers include Barney Wisk seated as vice president and Wall’r H. Scott re elected as solicitor. The board authorized superintendent Dewey to discuss a new high school instructor to fill a vacancy. Christmas recess set for December 22 to January 3 with school year end next June.
The Corry Evening Journal reports Allied plans and German and Japanese responses on Pearl Harbor's second anniversary. American submarines increased enemy ship losses, while Tokyo claimed Japan would crush the United States and Britain. Allied leaders forecast a long campaign, with offensives promised by Admiral Halsey and Gen. MacArthur staff, as raids hit New Britain and the Marshall Islands.
The Raymon Company joins 43 donors who kept appointments as 181 pints of blood were collected from 175 volunteers during a two day drive. Under Episcopal church leadership, the Red Cross chapter reports strong patriotic support with Miss Helen McCray guiding a rain team that ferried donors to the headquarters and back, while late arrivals and no-shows were covered by standby donors.
The state and federal governments debate military absentee voting as six months before Pearl Harbor Pennsylvania expanded absentee ballots to residents serving abroad. Commonwealth Secretary Charles M Morrison says further action is needed. Senate seeks easy soldier voting facilitated by sessions. Morrison believes the current law remains a logical approach.
In Washington on December 7 the Senate Finance Committee opened executive sessions to rush the new 2.14 trillion revenue bill ahead of Christmas. Officials said the measure would likely face extensive revisions in closed talks, while supporters expect only modest gains for average taxpayers. Senator Walsh of Massachusetts noted the committee plans to go through the House bill page by page.
Washington Dec 7 A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee agreed to begin public hearings into liquor shortages with testimony Friday from Stewart Berkshire deputy commissioner of internal revenue on illicit withdrawals from bonded warehouses. The committee has gathered information indicating a supply of alcohol will track wartime production but shortages persist.
London reports deposed German officers seek peace talks with Allies in Bern and Zurich Italian dictator Mussolini reportedly paralyzed and deteriorating from an old youth disease The Nemaciate claims Mussolini under German medical care Yugoslav partisans claim victory over Germans in southwestern Slovenia killing over 200 including a German commander Senate moves toward approving a March 8 wage boost for non-operating railroad workers
The 90 million Wisconsin battleship splashed into the Delaware at 11 45 a m Eastern War Day, launched by Assistant Secretary Ralph A Bard before a cheering crowd. Rear Admiral M F Driemel praised future ships as the fleet grows, while Jane's Fighting Ships notes displacement at 45000 tons light and 52000 tons loaded.
A son and daughter-in-law found 83 year old Mrs Anna Devlin dead in her home near Pittsburgh. Police say she died of a heart ailment more than a week earlier. The visitors Mr and Mrs Edward Toy traveled from Mumly Shade MD for yesterday’s call.
City council approves 1944 budget with total expenditures around $98,? thousand and receipts forecasted at $71,577.03 in taxes plus various other incomes. Police staffing to be trimmed by at least one officer while street equipment funding considered via short-term borrowing. Treasurer reports November balance near $24,474 with checks outstanding. Court order probes poolrooms for late-hour violations referenced.
Carter Midshipman Maurice W. Price of Tulsa, Oklahoma, reports two Japanese submarines sank the U.S. ship Henry Knox, then rammed lifeboats and wiped out charts, signal stations, sails, and masts. Eleven of the 41 crewmen are still missing, with two deaths in lifeboats after the ship went down in the Persian Gulf.
Washington reports that B and C gasoline ration groups will be numbered serially. Theater tickets begin around March 1 and the GPA announced today that tickets for commercial vehicles will be serially numbered.
Berlin radio reports a Cairo meeting among Roosevelt Churchill Ismet Inonu and Turkey on Turkey’s possible war stance. Dispatches say a conference outcome could place Turkey with the Allies or limit participation, with confirmation anticipated tonight. An Arles note suggests Churchill Roosevelt Ismet Inonu talks may shape the war’s direction as Ankara plans a cabinet session.
London reports the British king suffering from influenza with Buckingham Palace stating the illness is not serious. A delayed medical exam referenced a test from recent works, while the week ending November 27th is noted in related London health figures.
Yesterday’s ballots for Aero Lodge No. 1508 of the International Association of Machinists affiliated with the AFL elected Frank Semple as president. Other officer results named Harry Milfred as vice president and Clyde Lawson as conductor plus several trustees and secretaries. six of twenty four candidates won seats on the Knights committee and district delegates were named, with balloting continuing through the day at the Readquarters in the Barlow block.
William A Morrell, 20, faces first degree murder charges in the slaying of three persons at his employer's arm near Mercer Pennsylvania. The Mercer County grand jury was set to announce its findings after deliberations that continued into the day.
Raymond Ching, a former Corry resident and diver for a transportation company, was ambushed in a New York estate attack. A 45 caliber weapon was used, and Crispin’s Wallet with receipts and papers was found discarded on the pavement. A manhunt stretched across New York and Pennsylvania as authorities cautioned arrests. Crispin, previously from Corry and later Erie, was identified in the incident.
Audrey Buen, the Fairhaven girl reported missing for days, was brought to the city last evening by Henry Wade of Spartanburg. Wade said the girl had been staying at his home with a young man. She admitted her identity but claimed to be 18 while authorities list her as younger.
Marine Second Lieutenant Robert W. McClurg of New Castle Pa reports a bold low altitude mission over enemy territory. His fighter engine failed but he still strafed and shot down two enemy aircraft from the rear, calling the act a necessary risk and reporting no fear upon return.
A wartime dispatch reports Germany massing divisions toward the Turkish frontier as Allied forces pressure the Axis on multiple fronts. Soviet advances, heavy bombing, and strategic withdrawals reshape the eastern fronts while Milan, Ismet Pasha, and Roosevelt-Churchill diplomacy factor into Turkey’s stance.
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