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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1942
Page
1
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A Korean former Japanese official said a 1940s Japanese plan calls for April attacks on Hawaii Alaska the Pacific coast and the Panama Canal with a surprise Pearl Harbor strike to end in one week Sabotage would come after these initial operations and Japanese authorities allegedly withheld actions until now to time with broader attacks.
Thomas J. McCoy, Fairhaven manager, announced eighty nine housing units occupied and five more selected for occupancy by May, leaving six three bedroom units still to be rented. He noted demand could fill twenty five to thirty more units if available and discussed potential for a further federal grant after survey results.
Edward B. Hawkins was elected president of the Corry hospital board at an evening meeting in the Library building. Mervyn M. Nast was named a new board member to fill a vacancy left by Major M. Coffin M. Howard. New officers include Sam J. Irvine as first vice president and W. P. Lombard as second vice president. The reports showed admitted 10 and discharged 70 patients in January, with 18 deaths and 31 remaining.
Aneta news agency reports foreign troops have arrived in Java including a small number of Americans. American ground troops and bomber and fighter pilots are now sent frequently to the island, heart of the Dutch East Indies and HQ of the United Nations supreme command in the southwest Pacific. The sources say the troops are welcomed but not yet large enough.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman George D. predicts Congress will need to widen income tax bases or add a sales tax or payroll levy to meet an 87 billion dollar revenue target. Treasury opposes a payroll tax while Roosevelt seeks a 1 billion dollar budget increase.
OTTAWA reports the Canadian Corvette Spikenard has been lost with 57 officers and men, Navy Minister Angus Macdonald stating the ship went down due to enemy action. Five officers and 52 crewmen were confirmed lost, leaving 3 survivors.
In Crawford county near Titusville, two young girls Beatrice Myers 15 and Isabelle Myers 13 died in a blaze that destroyed the two story Trame Myers home in Troy township. Family members escaped, including Joy Dempsey 9 who was burned and taken to Titusville hospital as authorities investigated the fire’s sudden origin.
Former French premier Leon Blum testifies at the wartime defeat trial attacking the court and the government as unconstitutional. The presiding body suspends the Irish to allow prosecutors to respond as Blum argues the Republic remains valid and highlights the roles of the chamber and Senate. Representatives of 26 nations plan a world broadcast via radio.
Motor vehicle owners face tightening tire controls as retreads will be rationed under new rules. February quotas announced by state molding administrator T Elmer Transeayi show county totals: Crawford 42, McKean 43, Mercer 49, Venango 36, Warren 26. Erie’s quota awaits later update. New instructions stress tougher eligibility for certificates and restrict new tires and recapped tires, with boards granted leeway in approvals. Distribution of tires under retread rationing, previously to begin today, has been postponed to Monday due to missing forms at regional boards.
Secretary of War Stimson said the nation should expect raids along coasts and other places like Dutch Caribbean attacks. He urged preparedness against pressure to scatter defenses, stressing the war must be fought by impelling forces to strike the enemy and improving offensive readiness. He noted 9,441 volunteers joined the army in January, more than any prior month, and announced three historic divisions ordered into active service with Filipino units forming in the United States as part of rapid expansion.
Washington reports Japanese forces press the Bataan frontier while regrouping for a renewed offensive. Five flame throwers and three artillery pieces captured in a minor local action. Japanese batteries pounded Port Prank and Cavite shore defenses with limited damage. first report of flame throwers on the Bataan front.
A severe cold spell with biting winds and light snow flurries draped the city today as temperatures plummeted and travel grew uncomfortable. Forecasters warn continued cold and more snow likely, though wartime restrictions may ease the pace of relief. Meanwhile at Alta Utah, paraski troops bivouac in open 3000 feet amid Wasatch peaks after a dramatic test that proves air landings possible despite weather.
Soviet dispatches indicate a widening Russian advance toward Smolensk and Vitebsk as they press from the north and south. Reports claim German positions are shrinking, with a potential encirclement near Smolensk and a long eastern front gap being closed by Soviet columns. The February 24 date marks the Red Army's anniversary and the ninth month of the Moscow defense, with officials delaying specific gains.
FBI wartime warrants issued today target twenty enemy aliens in western Pennsylvania for failing to surrender radios cameras guns and similar material Three women were among those sought with residents from Erie Blair Cambria and other counties Agents will detain them at nearest police station before handing to the district internment board for potential wartime duration President Roosevelt stayed at his White House desk due to a cold while focusing on shipbuilding effort.
Japanese warplanes bombed Darwin in an airway strike, marking the first mainland raid on Australia. Australian Prime Minister Curtin reported the attack as about an hour long, injuring some and damaging service installations. Darwin, near the northern coast, is seen as strategically vital for Allied naval operations in the Pacific as Japan advances toward Rangoon and presses through Burma.
DeWitt MacKenzie argues Java defense hinges on heavy Allied air reinforcements. He says unless America can quickly supply jet fighters and bombers to Java and Sumatra, Dutch and Allied forces face slim chances against intensified Japanese bombing and sea strikes. The piece stresses the urgency of aircraft delivery to Sapak and urgent coordination among war chiefs.
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