10 Feb 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1943
Page
1
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U S Navy spokesmen announced Guadalcanal secured with Japanese evacuation of senior officers. Major General Alexander Patch reported no remaining Japanese organized forces on the island and estimates of 40 000 to 60 000 enemy casualties in the Solomons campaign. Browning said Guadalcanal’s airfield and base value were limited to future operations.
The Board of Education seeks state aid to fund a 1848 44 budget and a salary rise for teachers as wartime strain reduces staff. Directors favor a 9 percent district raise or a $200 per teacher boost, while awaiting lawmakers' relief amid rising living costs and military demand. Superintendent Dewey warns conditions may worsen before relief arrives.
The Roosevelt administration proposes a 48 hour work week for wartime production to speed victory. McNutt says a broad plan may extend to more regions, while senators split on its impact. Treasury reports February receipts and deficits amid ongoing war mobilization.
The Justice Department announced that the federal district court in Trenton New Jersey adjourned the anti trust trial of General Electric Company Corning Glass Works and other lamp makers till after the war. The adjournment follows a war production certification by the secretaries of war and navy that continuing the trial would seriously impair war production.
Moscow dispatches report Soviet forces breaking through gaps along Belgorod and advancing toward Kharkov. The drive threatens the Donets industrial region as Russian gains press near Kursk and Belgorod, with fighting and counterattacks described in snowbound sectors.
Fireman M L Robbins of Export was killed when a locomotive jumped the track and derailed freight cars a quarter mile west of South Fork station. The crash blocked four main tracks and wrecking crews were summoned from Cresson and Gallitzin. Cause of the derailment not immediately known.
Corry merchants join Lincoln and Washington window contests to spur stamp and bond sales in February. Prizes totaling 25 dollars await winners in each display. Robert Bumbaugh of G C Murphy guides the events amid growing interest. Stamp Days on February 5 and 20 feature schoolgirls selling defense stamps. The Lincoln window contest ends this week, followed by the Washington display next week.
Associated Press reports Blue Network president Mark Woolf says several commentators violated policy by departing from prepared texts in an inflammatory manner. Rumors tie the actions to Walter Winchell and Drew Pearson, with Winchell defending freedom of speech while noting enforced rules.
The Corry Chapter executive committee met in the Avis building to discuss the 1a Res Chase War Fund. Rich ard Rosshacher reported that 59 700 will be retained for chapter use and 5 300 will go to the national war effort with any deficit or over subscription pro rated.
Harrisburg reports the Republican majority calls for fast House action after strong rejection of a proposed graduated tax scale tied to gasoline rationing. Senate GOP leader Weldon B Repburn predicts passage. Separately, Victor Mature, now in the Coast Guard, was divorced yesterday in Las Vegas. Navy casualty toll rises with 41 dead 23 wounded and 14 missing announced today bringing totals since December 7 1941 to 29 972 across Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard.
The Call 124 1N March Sail Board from Union City reports 124 men accepted for final physicals and induction. Most will be inducted into active service with some joining Navy Marine Corps or Army. several will go to Erie and Pittsburg for processing as hundreds of relatives are expected to attend the sendoff.
Bulletin items report eight miners killed and two seriously injured in a Wisconsin mine disaster, a mid January sinking of a British merchant vessel with 52 missing crew and six survivors, United States air attack on a Japanese base in Sumatra, and concerns over a possible coal strike in early April in the Iron Age.
Harrisburg Feb 10 Democratic leaders oppose a bill to abolish the state parole board. Rep. Rethen Cohen says his side will oppose the move while Gov. Martin backs the plan as part of the economy program. The proposal by Senator Jaspan would shrink the board amid unemployment relief shifts in counties.
United States forces report renewed aerial strikes against Japanese positions in the Aleutian theater. Liberators and B-24 bombers targeted Kiska and nearby islands, while fighters and escort craft attacked Kolombangara and New Georgia areas.
Harrisburg February reports list 13 prisoners seeking pardons or commutations including two women serving life terms for first degree murder in Eastern Penitentiary. Names include Grane Prophet and Alice Shisler with hearings set for February sessions. other applicants span Philadelphia to Bucks and Allegheny counties with prior board refusals noted.
Mrs Virginis Crankshaw 37 wife of a Philadelphia officer was arrested in an OPA case described as among the East’s biggest gasoline black market seizures. She faced a hearing on defrauding the government with illegal rationing books as police found $2000 in cash and numerous coupons in a second floor bedroom while her husband was suspended and agents pursued a conspiracy charge.
British Big Army reportedly opened a new advance into Tunisia ending a lull as Vichy radio claimed Axis forces countered near Mareth Line and reinforced Tunisian front. Allied air strikes hit Axis bases at Kairouan and Palermo while ships bombarded the Calabrian coast.
In a swift reaction Governor Martin condemned a professional proposal to draft workers for war work. He said the move threatens freedom and production, noting Pennsylvania men and women already contribute over 25 percent of critical war items for the United Nations and urging Washington to protect citizens' rights.
Washington reports a total of 7,179,598 dollars certified for defense access roads in Pennsylvania. Thomas MacDonald, Public Roads Administration commissioner, outlined allocations of 210,607 from regular funds, 230,659 by the state, 5,089,025 by the War Department, and 8,609,411 by the May government to support the program.
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