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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1941
Page
1
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Members of Company A, 2120th Infantry, prepare for ten day training at the State Armory ahead of mobilization for Indiantown Gap. Second Lieutenant Ross Fehlemann promoted to first lieutenant and Sergeant Walter Sears commissioned as second lieutenant, both effective February 6. Capt W S Houghton poised for major as Fehlemann eyeing captaincy after gap arrival. Enlistment drive seeks thirty more men to reach strength of 154, with cutoff February 16 and departure for Indiantown Gap set for February 20.
Officials of Aero Supply Manufacturing Inc report agreement with Dodge No. 1508 International Association of Machinists on a one year wage contract with general increases and shift differentials. The pact also ends a prior vacation with pay concession, awaits signing for immediate effect. The plant, employing about 1,200, plans personnel expansion with a new facility. A separate incident: a $5,000 blast at Allegheny Dudlumt Steel in Dunkirk injured no one, with 400 to 500 workers present.
Associated Press reports Assistant Attorney General Thul Amald testified that the government faced excessive and unreasonable prices for essential war materials due to arrangements between domestic and foreign companies and collusive bidding on army and navy contracts. He cited patents and cartel deals to the United States, blocking American development and causing shortages, with probable secrecy of vital military information through royalty payments. He described German control of defense industries and German price fixing affecting American concerns.
Washington February 12 Willkie urges faster American destroyer aid to Britain describing Britain as in desperate need An influential source says a tangible reply from administration quarters could come if aid bolts are enacted The testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee highlighted destroyers as Britain's top immediate war need
Secretary Knox said the Navy cannot spare any more destroyers for Britain, opposing Wendell Willkie’s proposal for five hundred destroyers monthly. He stressed the need for a balanced fleet and did not directly comment on the plan, signaling stronger resistance to depleting U.S. naval strength. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee closed hearings on lend lease, with final deliberations set to begin. Willkie, the 1940 Republican nominee, urged aid as the quickest way to help Britain, advocating rapid passage with some modifications toward broad support.
BALBOA GARRISON February 12 United States army pilots died when two planes crashed into Panama Bay fifteen minutes apart One victim was Second Lieutenant J Kinsey of Grand Rapids Michigan He failed to pull out of a dive during bombing practice The other pilot Second Lieutenant Wilbur Broemel of Pennington New Jersey parachuted to safety after his engine caught fire on approach He was flying solo for Air Brook Field
Harmison 4, Senpel Wascimcnd President of Cory National Bank after board reorganization at the bank Tuesday afternoon. Keppel, formerly vice president, succeeds Blaine Kincaid who retired for health. Clifford F. Bliss becomes vice president, Dan A. Devey cashier, Harry W. Powers assistant cashier, Walter J. Keppel teller. Powers promoted from teller to assistant cashier. Bliss long-time director. Election delayed due to Bliss's Florida absence. Kincaid Jr. commissioned as first lieutenant in Army Air Corps assigned to Middletown base near Harrisburg.
Chicago February 12 nations dust bowl era praised as a golden wheat belt. Southwest drought and perfect weather yield a miracle harvest of 1940s strength. May delivery wheat at about 80 cents, futures down, and a 639 million bushel harvest seen with a possible 1.2 billion bushels carryover next July. Spring wheat has not yet been seeded.
Foreign reports say Francisco Franco and Benito Mussolini met somewhere in Italy with Ramon Serrano Suner to discuss Spain's possible entry into the war. A French-Italian embassy note and Vichy sources indicate preparations for talks with Petain on the Riviera, with Petain and Darlan traveling to Villeneuve-Loubet and Sagnes for discussions with the Spanish leaders.
City officials plan personnel shifts in police and fire units after Aero Supply Manufacturing Co hires one regular and one extra patrolman. Patrolman William Swan takes 30 days leave and may resign if the Aero post suits him. Leon Brown to depart. Harley Drake to become regular patrolman if Swan resigns. L. J. Kelly eyed for extra patrolman. Possible full-time relief driver job may be created through a four day relief schedule.
The Red Grass WI chapter discussed opening a first aid class and establishing a highway aid station at its monthly meeting in the Municipal building. Safety Director Richard Rossbach and American Legion Commander Tester Loos were named to investigate the projects, with past successful classes noted and a plan to hire a competent instructor if needed. A Waterford style road service station is proposed and a new garment shipment quota for overseas use was announced, including sweaters, dresses, bed shirts, layettes, and hospital apparel, with distribution to begin soon.
Abraham Lincoln's 132nd birth anniversary was commemorated in Springfield with the dedication of the $75,000 Lincolnana collection donated to the Illinois State Historical Library by the late Governor Horner and Governor Dwight H. Green. Carl Sandburg, famed poet and Lincoln biographer, participated alongside other speakers and officials.
Cairo dispatch reports British forces advancing on Asmara and Masawa in East Africa. They say Elgena town is seized, prisoners and equipment captured. Further south Cheren area operations progress with guns captured, while Libyan fronts show no notable changes.
Miami Beach February report by Detective Chief Earl D. Carpenter details a missing sum of 675000 in cash and jewels from Jim Starsland estate found within the home. Mrs Roe Wells reported the money disappeared from riding places and claimed previous hidden sums were later discovered.
Washington February 12 Members of the House continue investigations into American activities. Despite illness of chair Rep Dies a Texan, he collapsed in his office after defending the committee’s work and voting on a resolution extending the panel to April 1, 1982. Four more chicken pox cases prompt quarantines for four residents.
Superintendent Relph S. Dewey announced a reorganization to expand defense shop training at the Hitech Vocational School. Applications for shop machinery, 10 Four Lanny ty, are awaiting approval as enrollment nears capacity. Eight weeks of the first defense training phase are finishing, with three more units planned to finish by June. Evening trade extension classes continue with necessary local organization. Dewey reported machine shop equipment approval by January 20 and submitted forms, floor plans, employer letters, and advisory committee approval to federal and state authorities. two additional items, mill or distribution expenses and a concept for print machines, were not yet added.
AP dispatch from Belgrade reports Hitler shifted about 25 divisions into Romania and Bulgaria, with roughly 400,000 men, hundreds of tanks and artillery trains moving through Hungary toward the Danube region. Neutral observers estimate total German forces now near 500,000 in the area as warlike preparations accelerate in the Balkans.
Washington reports that General Walter G Krivitsky reportedly died by his own action after police found his body in a hotel room. A former German officer friend Dobert claimed Krivitsky wrote three farewell notes and helped buy a pistol in Charlottesville.
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