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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1942
Page
1
Fragmented text describes sustainted bruises and references to a pub setting. Mentions opening a particular building and related injuries but lacks clear names, dates, or locations to identify the event or provide full context.
Two one story wings to the southeast and northeast corners of the Junior High would add four classrooms, 22 by 30 feet each, if about $40,000 in federal funds are available. Plans drop homemaker and music spaces to focus on classrooms, while future home making or music spaces could be added if enrollment peaks decline.
The War Department said American forces shot down several Japanese planes in the Philippines within 24 hours as Japanese air activity remained heavy. The Royal Fram, a 24,000 ton transport, was torpedoed near Hawaii on January 8 with 89 survivors reported. thirty-three reached safety later. In the Netherlands Indies, allied fighters reported one enemy plane shot down in a minor action amid bomber activity.
The Corry Public Schools will be closed on Monday February 16 the third registration day under the selective service act. The Board of Education is divided over the need and logic of suspending classes for the day. Director Glenn Wood questioned the expense and patriotic value while Director Austin Johnson urged adherence to the Governor and voted with the majority.
The Christian Science Monitor reports the arrival of a vanguard of nine U S naval ships at Wellington New Zealand with reinforcements landing at way stations along the Hawaii to New Zealand route. The correspondent describes the symbolic American victory and Japan’s first serious reverse as Bluejackets reach the front.
A conference with the State Insurance Commissioner on a licensing controversy involving William W. Myers, a Senior High faculty member, failed to produce a report at the Board of Education meeting. Mrs. Barnes, tasked with delivering the update, did not provide one during the regular session. It may have been covered later by the teachers' committee after the 1:20 p.m. session.
Burma, Feb 10 The British said their eastern Salween defenses met a small Japanese force north of Martalit but offered no evidence of a crossing. Mastalan on the west bank has stood since January after withdrawal from Moulnicin. Japanese broadcasts claim Martaban mouth was entered and the town occupied.
Bern dispatch reports a vast German effort to stabilize fronts in Soviet Russia ahead of a spring offensive aimed at distant theaters. Observers cite goals including Caucasus, Egypt, Suez, and possible Turkish transit to shift toward the Caucasus and Iraq, with a broader aim to extend into Asia in liaison with Japan.
A battered Normandie sinks at her Hudson River pier after a fire and blast ruptures. The 80,000-ton liner keeled over and rests on its side in 40 feet of water, while 2200 aboard suffer injuries and welder Frank Trentacosa dies from a skull fracture after leaping to the pier. Rescue efforts, slowed by flames, resume as authorities consider salvage prospects.
Amid dire war news, Japanese forces threaten Singapore and advance toward the Dutch Indies and Australia. British and Allied troops fight to slow attacks as air and sea bombardment intensifies, with Singapore’s wireless still silent and alarms mounting in London over a potential Japanese encirclement.
An Associated Press report says Japanese forces overwhelmed British defenders on Singapore Island, driving a withdrawal. Tokyo dispatches claim Japanese troops surged ashore, signaling a pivotal moment in Britain's Far Pacific defense during World War II.
Firemen police and air raid forces will be trained under civilian defense plans in Cov. Walter H. Scot named coordinating chief of Emergency Defense Wardens may need auditor status. City officials say close to two dozen men will assist as air raid wardens with sixty auxiliary firemen units and patrol teams planned for emergencies. Five classes for air raid wardens and three for line firemen are tentatively planned with final training plans due within ten days.
Japanese forces press a fresh offensive toward Dutch East Indies targets as they push toward footholds near the United Nations naval base at Soerabaja. Macassar and Bandjermasin areas report combat and disruptions, with communications cut between Java and Borneo and Dutch garrisons delaying actions.
Deputy Coroner Arthur Crowe will hold an inquest Thursday at Union City to investigate the death of Mrs. Flores Lucille Rohde 24 wife of Theodore Rohde of Lawyers Park killed when her Buick sedan collided with a locomotive at the South Main street crossing The driver claimed he did not see the train until seconds before impact gates were not lowered and the car was near the engine His wife died at once he was thrown clear with minor injuries Witnesses include Marvin Murdock watchman at the crossing Others summoned Funeral services for the bride of five months will be held Wednesday at the Crowe Timers home in Union City with burial in Yer Green cemetery
British patrols reported no close fighting near Tobruk as operations stretched from Mimo to El Meehiti. Berlin claimed eight more merchant ships sunk by U boats in the Atlantic, lifting total to 61 ships. Admiral Standley expected for Moscow post confirms in Washington, replacing Steinhardt to Turkey. Finnish forces claim to have destroyed part of the Russian 36th division north of Lake Onega. London reports a cartel of French and German industrialists pursuing a peace campaign on business grounds. Submarine actions and air attacks hit Axis shipping and transport planes in the Mediterranean.
State Treasurer G Harold Wagner announced today that Hospital 10 will receive 6528 in state aid for the quarter ending November 30 1941. Checks will be mailed upon receipt of warrants. Corry hospital was the sole institution in the northwestern district listed in the allocations.
London February 10 The government barely escaped a defeat in the Lords by three votes. A Lords defeat would not topple the government as a Commons loss would. Baron Gainford, privy counselor, moved that Lords disapprove any increase in the hours of employment for young persons under 16 as in a December 43 1941 general emergency order. His motion failed 20 to 17.
Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek visits New Delhi amid talks with Indian officials. The trip signals closer unity in the Allied war effort as China and India coordinate against Japan. Officials hint at joint strategy in the China Burma India theater, with Rangoon serving as a key transit point for supplying Allied forces.
United States Consul-General Tenneth Patton turned American interests in Singapore over to Swiss custody as British, Australian, and Indian forces struggle to halt a Japanese advance. The city fray intensified through the night with artillery and air attacks, civilians gathered in southern districts, and reports of a possible Japanese infiltration near the radio station.
Unclear internecine report details allege six German waiters and a Thai inn baker detained at a Axis envoy camp in a frontier area. The document cites "Asis diplomats" and a field agent from Huntington with withheld details on arrests and reasons.
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