22 Feb 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1943
Page
1
A fragmented report notes a federal meeting at 9 AM involving officials including Kennett and Wisbiurn. The scene describes a tense conference with front lines and wreckers present, hinting at wartime rationing measures and policy debates.
December report notes value of 129 dollars and mentions a sale or item linked to a web source. Named entities include the month December and a price. The fragmentary text limits clear action or outcome.
Unclear OCR reads like a damaged transit line mention. The fragment references a path, hold ration, stations, and vehicles, but no coherent event or date is discernible. Further readable text needed for a concrete card.
In a terse report, armed groups clashed as eight new soloses joined the field. Authorities logged 1,233 incidents, with 10 reported injuries and no fatalities. the foray sparked calls for restraint and further investigation.
Local authorities report markets at Larty Center facing disruptions as evacuations proceed due to advancing weather threats. Officials urge residents and vendors to relocate valuables and seek shelter as closures extend into the afternoon.
American households face strict new rationing as canned fruits and vegetables drop to less than half of normal consumption under a wartime program. Office of Price Administration sets point values for staples, with coupons governing purchases of corn, beans, peaches, and more as families adjust budgets and prepare for further rationing of meat and fish.
Washington reports that over 350 dead or missing resulted from two American passenger cargo ships sunk by enemy submarines in February in the North Atlantic. The ships carried civilians and military personnel, with most casualties among Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard members. Survivors status unknown. convoy involvement suspected.
Income tax payers in Corry may obtain assistance filing returns via a deputy collector of Internal Revenue at the post office. Hours are 8 to 12 and 1 to 4 30 daily. Returns must be filed by March 18.
A Senate judiciary sub-committee indicated it will report favorably a bill requiring Senate confirmation for all federal employees with salaries of 4500 a year or more despite President Roosevelt opposition. The move signals renewed oversight of executive appointments at a high pay grade.
Soviet forces push toward the Dnieper after capturing Pavlograd and Krasnograd. They threaten German lines in the Donets basin as heavy fighting continues near Kramatorsk and Stalino. The Red Army nears the Dnieper and marks 86 days of winter offensive.
Grove City Pa February 22 a Grove City College Naval Training Station student and four local Girl Beaut leader rescued Maxwell Burke 11 after he fell through the ice on Wolk Creek. Navy radio technician Robert Pay of Seattle and Miriam McConkey reached the boy as the ice broke under them and they waded to the spot where he was found in about nine feet of water.
Allied dispatches report German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel advancing with large tanks north of Busserine, closing on Thou as fighting intensifies along the general front. The drive pushes 12 miles north amid heavy clashes with American and British forces near the Mediterranean coast.
The Argonaut, America's largest submarine, was sunk off the southeast coast of New Guinea. About 102 men presumed lost, with a companion submarine sinking two Japanese transports within two hours. Commanding officers and crew from Portsmouth and other Navy units are named. Argonaut had been on Pacific patrol since the war began, originally a mine layer later upgraded for high speed.
Mr and Mrs John W Rouse of Wattsburg received word their son Corporal Paul V Rouse 28 of the engineers corps U S Army is a prisoner of war held by Japan in the Philippine islands. Rouse enlisted in 1941 and trained three months at Fort Belvoir Virginia before deployment. The Rouse family is from Corry and nearby areas.
At Tamagqua Pennsylvania 13 year old Lamont Ssmittz Jr and 12 year old Billy Herring stood on a Locust Creek footbridge when an ice jam broke it. Smith drowned after being swept 200 yards downstream. Herring escaped by grabbing a tree branch and then helped save Smith before the ice separated them. Smith’s cap was later found in the Schuylkill River.
Allied raiders pounded Japanese positions in the Solomon Islands area with large bomb loads, while Rauch bombings targeted Buin Panar and Ambon. From India and Burma reports describe air and ground actions near Mandalay and the Salween river, with Chinese forces repulsing attempts near Yuiguan. Japan claimed occupation of Kwangchowan Liuhow peninsula despite Allied activity.
Special Investigators from the Department of Internal Revenue active in Pittsburgh report large sums involved in several tax accounts. Rumors say a local business man Maury failed to file tax reports for six or seven years. Department has not announced cases or amounts, but local authorities note multiple checks during the visit with few details on identities.
Several youths face Erie County reform school referral after months of petty theft across the city. Chief Flanigan and probation officer Harold Dundon met to arrange custody as six to twelve year olds may be taken to Erie for action. some have prior trouble and could be sent to reform schools.
Philadelphia, Feb 22 Wheel a B Lipes a 25 year old pharmacist mate performed an emergency appendectomy on a fellow seaman and submerged submarine in enemy waters in the Pacific last December and has been promoted to Warrant Officer in the Navy during wartime service.
Registration 15 begins at area schools with morning and afternoon hours through the week. Officials note enlisted time up to 15 to 20 minutes per person, as families prepare for rationing measures and coupon shopping starts March 1. Citizens are urged to complete preregistration using published forms and the official points table appears on page 8.
A Senate committee chaired by Senator Maloney urged centralized control of fuel oil and gas rationing in wartime. It proposed a straight percentage cut in allotments for 1941-42 to end the divided authority blamed for shortages. The report said Petroleum Administrator Feikes lacks power to set rationing policy, with authority resting in the Office of Price Administration.
William Caruso aged 28 of 205 Liberty Street died at St Vincents hospital after an injury at National Brie Corp Friday. Deputy Coroner Frank St. George said the death occurred at 10 am Sunday.
Disjointed report notes Rommel facing danger if Allied forces press the Sherre sector and Tunisian front. Mentions Algerian front, Nasir Gintry, and Cob Gen. Jue pet ven Amui’s army amid a fragmented description of battles near Medjex T Bab and nearby hills.
Allied and German forces clash in a night and day struggle along the Mareth Line near Thala and Kasserine Pass. Rommel presses a 70 tank spearhead toward central Tunisia while British and American troops push to blunt the push and defend Medenine and Gabes. Casualties and tank losses mount on both sides as the fight continues.
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