08 Dec 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1943
Page
1
Fragmentary text appears to report on a crime or incident with vague references to individuals, locations, and a potential investigation. The readable bits mention a power engine, a lake, an unarmed figure, and an arrest or conviction context, but specifics are indeterminate due to garbled OCR.
Twenty three individuals from the Corry district are inducted in a local ceremony. The report notes wartime moves and mentions Turkey's evolving role with Allied powers in the Balkans. Observers expect demonstrations of deeds over words as strategic uncertainties loom and key leaders weigh entry into the war.
The Cairo meeting among Roosevelt Churchill and the Turkish delegation signals likely future military cooperation with the Allies. Turkey’s strategic position and the Anglo Turkish alliance foretell moving to a defined role, with possible actions across the Aegean and Balkans as the main avenues of attack against Germany.
Police report a dark complexioned man grabbed Mrs Graboski from behind in a Rast Third Street attack between Pyevieh and Holland. A car with a dark sedan front fled west after attempted abduction, with witnesses and patrols spotting a vehicle matching the description at Seventh and State before it disappeared.
Washington dispatch reports a rift in the Democratic Party as southern senators led by Byrd and Briley challenged Democratic senatorial campaign chief Guffey. The clash centered on claims of southern unity with Republicans to affect voting rights and military ballots for next year’s presidential election. Byrd demanded Guffey resign, while Bailey warned of southern scorn if held as second class.
Seventeen area volunteers report for service today, fourteen to the Army and seven to the Navy, with a Marine contingent limited to Paul Gilbert Peard of Union City. Names include Merle Hutcison, Lawrence Raper Henry, Jon Ralph Czech, and Carl Hixson among Army inductees, and Richard Felix Smith, Ray Proctor, and Paul Cobb among Navy selections, as intake follows local district quotas and age groups.
Blood donations topped a local record with 203 pints donated yesterday at the Episcopal church undercroft. The Red Cross mobile blood bank, led by Chairman Cherry, aided by Staubile and nurses, served a long line of donors though a bottle shortage caused 40 people to be turned away. Two-day totals reached 364 pints with Bradford next on the schedule and a return visit planned for January 10 and 11.
Washington hides bill to authorize government paid newspaper advertising to promote war bond sales. The measure died in committee as most newspapers opposed the principle involved.
President Roosevelt proclaims January 1 as a national day of prayer for victory and peace during wartime. The proclamation asks all Americans to seek guidance and humility in facing widening warfare and national responsibilities.
Washington December 8 Senator O Mahoney urged an all-out price control plan to curb living costs and inflation. He argued controls on wages and prices must be set now at a fair, equitable level to prevent a living cost crisis and injustice from current policy. Byrnes warned against delaying, saying without controls the inflation flood would be unstoppable.
G Iarenmi of the Raymond plant group returns from the Southwest Pacific area to address the Inquisitors Club Friday at the Masonic Temple. Bell Aircraft's service representative Kliehmeyer will share his experiences. An unusual turnout is expected.
Marshal Rommel’s Axis forces launch a major push into Yugoslav territory as Bosnian Serb authorities report break through into Prijepolje. German sources claim Axis gains in the region amid heavy fighting and shifting frontline actions.
A break-in last night at Mr. and Mrs. Barnard Ants home on 130 Fifth Street left rooms ransacked. A purse containing 5 dollars and a back-door key were missing, but no other valuables reported. Officer Burlingame investigated after the rear porch window was found open.
Congress extends for six months the statute of limitations in the courts martial of Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Major General Walter G. Short who commanded at Pearl Harbor. If they are tried within the extension, or another extension is granted, the intent of impeachment for alleged dereliction of duty may be removed.
In a grand wartime outline the Allied leadership plans interwar formations while consolidating gains in the Solomons and New Guinea. Japanese supply lines face new pressure as air raids weaken Rabaul and New Britain while China reports a setback in Hunan Changteh.
X ray reports from recent examinations at local senior high and town plants are being mailed to all individuals this week. Several sensors indicate varying active tubercular conditions, and recipients are urged to contact their physicians promptly.
Pittsburgh report states U S Steel will open wage contract negotiations with the CIO United Steel Workers starting next week. Fairless announces polies on a new pact covering American, Coline, Tennessee Coal and Iron subsidiaries and other steel units, with talks led by union reps at the Pittsburgh offices.
Walter Seat chairman of the War Activities gun urges a nationwide campaign to collect waste paper. The drive aims to mobilize city grade schools and local salvage units to gather paper weekly, boosting war needs as thirty mills have idle paper stock.
Atlanta December 8 The Alabama Birmingham and Coast Railroad disclosed to the Associated Press that about 1700 operating trainmen from two brotherhoods have been authorized to strike at 11 o’clock tonight over a wage dispute, after word from the National Mediation Board.
The American Fifth Army captured Mount Camino eight miles south of Cassino on the Via Casilina to Rome and pressed a general push along the Moro River sector. Allied forces reported limited advances and German counterattacks, with heavy fighting near Cassino and along the Adriatic front. Russians noted heavy casualties as they held positions near Kiev.
The Spring Creek postmaster position is expected to move from Donaldson Brothers store after forty years. Glen Donaldson plans to relinquish the role, with Florence Porter poised to take over the postmaster duties in the basement of the Donaldson store once transfers are concluded.
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