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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1942
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a rainfall effect and references to a hill area, dam-related concerns, and public works or projects. Names and clear details are missing, leaving a partial snapshot of a local infrastructure issue and potential investment context.
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Directors voted to retire the last notes totaling 84 9 percent and arrange final payment on May Showipment purchased from Dr Hugh A O’Hare who leaves for Army service. The hospital shifts building costs to the general capital fund after a withdrawn Federal Works Agency grant and reports best financial condition in years with 217 patients and 1196 days of service in November.
The Justice Department announced criminal charges against the three largest soap manufacturers Procter and Gamble Colgate Palmolive and Lever Brothers for fixing soap prices in violation of the anti trust law. Defendants named include executives Richard Deupree of Procter and Gamble Francis H. Count Wry of Lever Brothers and leaders from Colgate Palmolive and Lever Brothers. The action cites coordinated price practices across major US markets.
A State Justice Department report cites a $2,136 shortage in the office of Luther A. Harr, former Philadelphia city treasurer, with three men under arrest or indictment and to be prosecuted by the abstinent attorney's office in Philadelphia. The deputy attorney general Robert Sevage provided the remarks, noting ongoing criminal proceedings though he omitted names of the suspects.
Associated Press reports Congress expected next session to strip RFC related entities from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. An Admin push to create statutory appropriations and move BEW from RFC control is described, with Treasury officials criticizing current funding for war programs and operations including loans to Britain and salvage projects.
Russian dispatches report major Soviet gains west of Rostov and near Stalingrad. The 14th motorized division of Germany is said wiped out in a recent clash, while German bombers attacked pocketed targets as Russians repelled counterattacks and stalled German advances around Velikye Luki and the Kotelnikovsk salient.
A local workers meeting at the Hotel Comy will discuss progress on the Victory Bond drive chaired by Theo P Williams and Walter H Scott. Corry’s quota is 770000 and has been raised. Red Cross holidays close Ajax building until January 0 while Christmas season limits activity. Post Office dress rooms remain open for volunteers to assist wartime work.
Veterans from Bataan and sea service to address Ajax Ton Works employees at St Edward's hall on Saturday evening December 18 at 7 40 pm. Staff Sergeant Douglas E Brown of the U S Army Air Corps wounded at Pearl Harbor will recount the first bombing attack and its sacrifices. Coll Mackenzie merchant seaman who survived three torpedoings will also speak. Prizes announced for best suggestions to improve working conditions and production.
Washington reports that Senator Prentiss Brown of Michigan could succeed Leon Henderson as price administrator. If he takes the post, aides predict a softening of rationing controls to release more supplies to civilians. Brown has argued some orders are too harsh and that voluntary agreements could replace strict compulsion.
Three more workers of the Revd Supply ME Coy Inve face mal salary charges forlaying an alleged tack of four dismissed employees, with bonds set at 300 dollars per count as Alderman Kilisaewski ruled on the civil action arising from a grand jury proceeding. Defendants oppose court costs on discharged law and hearing noted Savko’s claim of injuries from an alleged assault.
A three room house at the corner of Weel Wayne and Eagle streets was gutted by a fire started by an overheated stove. Mr and Mrs William Hyde II and Boyd Yealey occupied it. the owner was Mrs Jerry Sullivan. Loss estimated at 400 dollars. Mrs Hyde, an invalid, was removed to Tanner Thorne for care. Salvation Army aid planned for furnishings, with collection arranged by Adit Morrison.
Admiral Jean Darlan, in an exclusive interview from Allied headquarters in North Africa, states that the French fleet units at Dakar, Alexandria, and North African ports will join British and American fleets to defeat the Axis. He explains his shift from Vichy to the Allies, aims to prevent German oppression, and notes past actions to keep France’s word as Allied forces moved into North Africa.
Navy confirm dive bombers hit Japanese ships at Munda on New Georgia in the Solomons. Flying Fortresses destroyed 12 Zero fighters nearby, one Fort lost with crew saved. Japanese air and sea losses cited include a destroyer or cruiser damaged and total enemy ships sunk or damaged in the Solomons reaching 142.
New York area newspapers returned to the streets after a three day walkout by about 3000 Newsman and Mail Deliverers Union members. Most voted to obey a War Labor Board order to go back to work while wage and job security dispute with the Publishers Association of New York was resolved.
The White House announced Roosevelt proclaims January 12 as Farm Mobilization Day to boost 1943 output. Western Defense reports a Yellow alert and lone enemy sighting near Los Angeles later cleared. Moscow cites Mussolini dismissing Abrosio Bastioni and others. Laval linked to a car crash near the Loire. A Jamestown youth robbed a newsstand, was shot and captured, with a thigh wound.
Chester police and fire department investigated a morning blaze that swept through a bakery a fur shop and a clothing store causing about 200000 dollars in damage. Fifteen people were reportedly frostbitten while reporting the incident early today. Fire Chief Blimey Weigand announced the damage estimate.
An unofficial but reliable source said Premier Mussolini of Italy has stomach cancer. The informant claimed diagnosis was by Hitler’s specialists who traveled to Italy after rumors about Mussolini’s illness began. The stomach condition reportedly appeared about four years ago.
United States Army Air Force and Navy reports indicate Japanese occupiers on Kiska Island have faced probable starvation and severe shortages since September. No ships have delivered meaningful supplies since October 9, with failed reinforcement attempts by air and sea making resupply unlikely. Possible supply by submarine or surface ship would be hard to conceal and unlikely to succeed in one night.
Allied broadcasts claim the British Eighth Army severed retreating Axis columns near Tripoli, trapping armored units and inflicting heavy casualties. Reports say Luftwaffe and Allied air power persisted, with bombardment around Bente Bo Nofillo and Tunis area signaling air superiority and looming large-scale ground actions.
The Ely report notes Capt Thomas B Roelofs is promoted to major effective December 15 at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. A 1938 enlistment as a private, he rose through noncommissioned ranks and was commissioned in the reserves before receiving the major rank at age 32.
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