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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1942
Page
1
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Allied and French forces press a triple thrust to cut the coastal road from Tunisia toward Tripoli while mud stalls the main advance near Tunis. Rommel's retreat continues as U S troops reportedly seize Guarsa and Maknassy.
Charles Mills 27 of Wilmington Del hanged himself early today in the Lancaster County Jail where he was held on charges of attempted bank robbery Coroner A V Walter said Mills left letters to his parents and the Lancaster County District Attorney A V Shirk The coroner said the body was found during morning rounds Witnesses say a window latch was used to secure a rack in Mills cell
Multiple World War II items report on Axis efforts in the Balkans and North Africa, Allied advances near Gabes, fuel card restrictions, aircraft missing from MacDill, and manpower projections. Treasury figures show December balance and debt, with US war administration updates.
Floodwaters from the Allegheny River and Buffalo Creek inundated Tarentum and Freeport, flooding basements and streets as residents moved to upper floors. Nearby towns like Brackenridge and Natrona reported cellar floods while steel plants faced disruptions and transit was interrupted by rising waters.
Washington December 30 authorities said the Victory Tax must be withheld from all wages and salaries paid in January even if the money was earned in December. The ruling bases the tax on the statute assigning a 4 percent levy on net income for 1943, making 1943 income taxed regardless of when earned, drawing bipartisan criticism from Senate finance committee members.
U S military communique says American aircraft from Henderson Field strafed and bombed enemy cargo ships off Wickhat anchorage in the New Georgia group Solomons sinking two vessels. Army and Marine forces killed 150 Japanese in patrols and artillery exchanges with Marine casualties at two killed and one wounded. Two enemy vessels sunk in Wickham anchorage after allied patrols and combined steal ing efforts.
White Plains N Y December 30 Three war workers are dead and perhaps more than 100 have been affected as a result of exposure to chemicals used in treating cables at two Westchester county plants Health authorities report. W F DiLastra Hastings on Hudson plant manager says no deaths attributed to his plant. Richard McLaughlin county sanitary commissioner says about 180 workers were stricken by the calamity described as alver-destroying disease with some so badly affected that death may follow.
Four people were killed when three German planes bombed a southwest coast town. The raid lasted a few moments as the attackers dropped bombs and strafed with machine guns.
In northwestern Pennsylvania continued rain and thaw worsen a flood threat across the lower Allegheny. A landslide about ninety feet long blocked the Pennsylvania Railroad near Miller Farm between Titusville and Oil City, delaying trains and forcing a detour via Warren and Olean. Passengers from Titusville to Buffalo were bused to Corry and reloaded northward as rail service limped along late morning.
Eastern motorists learned that railroads expect to deliver more gasoline and oil to the Atlantic seaboard next month but likely no extra supply. Economic Director James F Byrnes said military needs in Africa and Europe will increase, making further increases in fuel supply impossible under current figures.
Office of Price Administration officials voiced confidence that the point rationing program for dried and frozen foods would start in February. A spokesman cautioned a setback could push the schedule into March. Public response to the plan was described as patriotic and orderly as shoppers await details on coupons and starts.
A devastating fire swept the Empire Hotel in Syracuse causing at least one death and extensive damage estimated at $1,000,000. Police and fire officials, after checking hotel records, confirmed one fatality and numerous injuries among guests, with several patrons rescued from windows late at night. The blaze started in a five hundred stove and burned through the building forcing evacuations.
LONDON, Dee, former British ambassador in Berlin, Nevile Henderson, died in his sleep at his Westerid home after a long illness. He served as ambassador during the Munich crisis and at the outbreak of the war, later serving as a Home Guard colonel. He was 60. A February 1941 quote reflects his views on Germany. Also noted: one new measles case with quarantine for Richard Sorenson of 751 East Maine Street.
Three local defense plants plan New Year Day shutdowns and reduced schedules. Raymond Manufacturing, Goerry Jamestown, and Ajax Tron Works will pause operation on New Year’s Day with night shifts affected on New Year’s Eve. The Ato Supply will also close for the holiday. Stores and offices will generally suspend, with some reopening Saturday. Watch services are set across churches for Thursday evening and Friday worship as the city observes the Feast of the Circumcision.
Washington December report says the House agriculture committee will study a federally funded marketing system to lower consumer food costs while raising farmer earnings. Chairman Palmer notes investigation will target how much of the food bill goes to middlemen and may propose sweeping changes to the marketing setup. Fulmer cites a 200 percent spread between farm price and consumer retail price, citing sweet potatoes as an example.
Soviet forces advanced on the Middle Don steppes and neared Millerovo as Katelnikovski fell under heavy pressure. Moscow reports say Stalingrad and Rostov objectives loom, with German forces cut off and large casualties on both sides amid the Stalingrad battle.
London dispatch cites Reuters estimate of Allied nations assembling about 15 million soldiers with air personnel up to 5 million. German casualty toll feared high, while Japan reportedly mobilizes 4 to 6 million troops in an expanding wartime buildup.
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