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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1942
Page
1
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Churchill tells Britain in a rare broadcast the war faces a dark hour as Singapore falls and the empire confronts dire prospects. He stresses unity, cites the United States and Soviet Russia as decisive factors, and notes calls to reshuffle his war cabinet amid rising demands for changes. The nation must endure and stay together.
British Imperial Troops and volunteer Americans and Canadians held a defense as two Japanese columns pressed across eastern Burma toward Thaton, 40 miles northwest of Rangoon. One column moved from a Salween bridgehead near Pa-an toward Thaton, while another probed up the coast from Martaban aided by landing parties. Reinforcements from Malaya were expected as Singapore fell, signaling a new Burma campaign phase.
U S Office of Education issuance of a certificate of necessity is expected to allow an immediate federal grant of about 40000 dollars for a four room addition to the junior high building. The Board of Education met to advance preliminaries, with a sketch from the State Department of Public Instruction showing two one story wings instead of a two story addition.
London reports Sir Roger Reyes calls the fleet mollified by a long running austerity, blaming governments for denying the navy its air arm for 24 years. Survivors from two torpedoed freighters say Canadian corvettes rescued them and may have sunk submarines. Landis urges uniting fitness programs with defense needs, while German plans in southeast Europe hint at spring moves toward Russia and Turkey. An enemy alien Butler case surfaces in Philadelphia tied to John D. Hamilton’s circle.
Senator James J Davis, veteran Republican, announced formal entry into the May 18 GOP primary. He said nominating petitions will circulate starting February 28, with filing due within 20 days. A three-way Republican race appears possible with Edward Martin eyed by some as a candidate and a reform group naming William Harman as its standard bearer.
Washington report predicts a determined Nazi push to control the French fleet, with Congress warned a united surface force could threaten Allied navies. Senators Walsh Bone and others weigh the risk of Vichy handing over ships and a potential Mediterranean and Indian Ocean threat.
Stores of men aged 49 to 90 registered in the first hour for possible war service at the Municipal building. Mayor Frank Heuler organized volunteers to staff the Municipal building with three shifts of workers for four to five hours. Teachers from Corry Public Schools assisted with the registration as Brisk activity was reported at the Senior High School.
Heavy enemy artillery and intermittent infantry action were reported on the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines. The War Department communique noted enemy air activity on the Bataan and Buling flank with no new sightings elsewhere. A delayed report says nine Japanese soldiers surrendered to General Douglas MacArthur’s forces, preferring capture over death.
Automobiles driven by Mrs How ard Turbest and Carl A Johnson collided at the junction of Routes 277 and 77 on the Spartansburg road south of Corry. No injuries. Turbest’s Telegraph sedan valued at about 375 dollars was damaged. Johnson’s Buick coupe about 100 dollars. Turbest pulled off the road to turn left while Johnson struck the side of her car.
Allentown, Pa February 15 Attorney General Claude T. Reno of Pennsylvania was reported seriously ill in Allentown Hospital. The hospital said he is suffering from an abdominal ailment and the exact date of the trouble could not be determined.
A Glierhem College student from Westerville, Ohio registered Saturday afternoon, becoming the first in the 20 to 45 year bracket to enroll. Mrs Cassis D Sears oversaw the process as registrars worked until six oclock, with both buildings open for enrollment.
The Anota news agency reports an enemy submarine attacked Aruba with torpedoes and shelling. Three tankers were torpedoed and the refinery of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was damaged slightly with no land casualties. A fourth tanker was torpedoed at Willemstad harbor and badly damaged, one person injured.
Attorney Walter L. Peake was named country rationing administrator, with prior service as local food administrator and as a member of the Briewointe 1182 rationing board since its founding. The announcement came via Eric Sainday from Harrisburg.
Two youths from Jamestown confessed to multiple burglaries in the surrounding area after interrogation by state police. New York officers, who arrived to assist, plan to seek their commitment for prosecution in New York courts. The pair may face severe sentences and extradition proceedings, with possible voluntary return to New York.
A tanker operated by Atlantic Refining Company named Point Breeze blew up near City Island in Long Island Sound. One sailor died, another is missing. Vessel cargo of 390000 gallons of gasoline blamed for the explosion. ship later refloated. Deceased: Pred Emlehmech of Philadelphia. Missing: Floan Stitsel of Port Arthur Texas. Few evacuated as London report cites no large British evacuations from Singapore.
In Connellsville Pennsylvania families above the abandoned H C Frick coal workings fear renewed flames from a 25 year old mine fire. A two family house burned briefly but was subdued as residents remove belongings and watch cracks in the ground. Buildings remain in danger as experts warn of possible flare ups under Route 119 and nearby homes.
Savagely battered Allied forces report Palembang captured, a key southern Sumatra foothold in the Japanese southward advance toward Java. Allied air power strikes hit two Japanese cruisers and transports, with great destruction to oil fields and refineries as Dutch and British planes support the effort. The campaign widens the battlefield across the Dutch East Indies, threatening broader control of the region.
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