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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1942
Page
1
Readable portions indicate a blaze in 1941 with mentions of gasoline, margin wear, and possible casualties. Names and exact places are unclear due to damaged OCR. the fragment references a fire event affecting a residence or local property with severe health impacts and uncertain outcomes.
A fragmentary notice shows funeral directors resuming normal duties following a morning disruption. Names and exact events are unclear, but the item indicates a shift back to standard operations and the ongoing schedule for services and processions.
Food Administrator Wickard announced nationwide rationing will cover canned fruits vegetables and their juices starting February with a two book system. Households must declare on hand stocks with penalties for false reporting while supplies for civilians will remain robust though weighted toward military needs.
Postmaster James P. Sullivan reports postal receipts this Christmas rose about twenty percent over 1941. Cancellations surged during the six to nine day period ending December 24 compared with last year, with peak totals on December 16 and 2nd. Officials say earlier mailing of carols and mail matter boosted volumes, and annual reports are expected to show a substantial increase.
Washington authorities question why the Japanese air force has been largely impotent in Pacific war communiques. Explanations point to drawn down ground units in South China and Burma for defense, reducing airpower. Guadalcanal airfield raids have been sparse since mid November, with four bombings and few planes returned. At Munda on New Georgia Island, Japanese attacks ended as American forces targeted oil and air bases. Official Navy reports claim 40 planes lost at Munda with further losses elsewhere, suggesting Japan cannot protect vital targets in coming months.
Eight more United Nations cargo ships were sunk last week in Western Atlantic allied losses. The craft included three American, two British, one Panamanian and two unidentified vessels. Fifty two seamen were killed or reported missing, raising the total losses to 572.
A major fire in Media Pennsylvania damaged two stores in the business district, with losses estimated between 480,000 and 100,000 dollars. Several apartments above the shops were scorched as firefighters fought the blaze for hours. Firemen aided by the Swarthmore Volunteer Fire Company contained the flames after a six hour effort, with the fire reigniting five hours after an initial extinguishment. Peggy Armitage assisted as a line firefighter and has served as an auxiliary member for nearly a year.
A Canadian Pacific troop train plowed into three local coaches at Almonte station killing 33 and injuring 116, many critically. Most dead and injured were civilians aboard the coaches taking on men, women, and children for Ottawa.
The Navy reported Japanese forces parachuted cargo to Guadalcanal on December 27, but the bundles were found on the ground and strafed by U S Army planes. Observers spotted about 30 parachutes on Tassafatonga Beach, while Dauntless dive bombers and Air Cobra fighters hit targets northwest of Kokumbona.
A saw mill worker, Stewart Henry, 1, was injured when a heavy log rolled onto his leg in the woods near Columbus. He crawled to his team, drove to Cory hospital, and is reported progressing. Also treated at Cory hospital were Mrs DeGlow, 84, from Findley Lake after a fall damaged her shoulder, and Mrs Constantine Puchly of A D 8 after a fall caused a right ankle fracture.
Reports from Nairobi and London outline wartime moves including Maj. Gen. Powkes seeking to add Djibouti to Allied bases in Africa after a visit with General Dupont. Paris hints at mobilization of the Spanish navy under Franco amid potential new Spain Portugal pact, while Allied dispatches claim a large raid on Sousse Tunisia targets. In Chicago, a retail group warns rationing of fruits and vegetables will prompt unfair distribution concerns.
About 400 persons died by violence in the United States during the long holiday weekend as the nation marked its second Christmas of the war. Traffic deaths were lower than last year, with 234 reported by dawn December 26.
City Council schedules special session Wednesday evening to finalize a 8 mill tax levy and a 490 005.02 budget for the coming year. Bills 696 and 607 on third and final reading. The 14 mill tax assessment is a slight reduction from 1942 and includes raises for municipal workers and street, fire, and police staff. Equipment purchases of 59,000 and a patrol car are planned for the street and police departments.
London dispatch reports Giraud and De Gaulle discussing French unity amid Africa cabinet shifts and planned meetings with allied leaders. Circulation notes Eisenhower comments and Algerian press claims on unity prospects as both leaders seek support for a unified stance with France’s empire.
Allied air power presses the Pacific front with heavy losses to Japanese planes and ships. American Lightnings claim 15 fighters and two bombers down. several enemy craft and transports reported destroyed at Rabari and near New Britain. Chinese defenses report eight Japanese bombers shot down over Tusnah province. Helen Jones departs for Pittsburgh for a buying trip.
A mud slide 180 miles south of Portland derailed eight cars and toppled a car into an embankment injuring multiple people. A hospital train carried the injured to Eugene while the rest of the crew continued. Eight cars, including five sleepers, were derailed but not overturned.
Donal M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, reported November production rising 2 percent from October, marking the largest monthly gain since rearmament began. Absolute gains outweighed October’s percentage rise, with airframes, ordnance, vessels, and other munitions all increasing. notable increases include airplanes up 18 percent and merchant vessels up 96 percent.
In Pa I residents near Hishacoquillas Valley Lancaster county reports show three new smallpox cases yesterday with over 3 000 people vaccinated from a 4 square mile quarantined area. Dr S J Dinkey notes no spread and officials observe new patient Mrs Kore Peachey 54 Springs Somerset tied to Mitchin outbreak. continuation promised on page three.
Ansaciated Press reports Red Army forces close in around the Stalingrad salient, threatening new German divisions. Allied blows hit Tunisian ports as Rommel’s retreat continues, with French and American units pushing near Tunis and Bizerta. Treasury figures show December receipts and expenditures with a widening deficit.
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