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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1942
Page
1
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President Roosevelt urged total national mobilization to speed the war effort amid expected further reverses. He warned of enemy submarines off the California coast and warned of continued losses before the tide turns. Production must be interrupted to build vast war supplies for the grand offensive.
Moscow reports Red Army troops occupied Dorogobuzh on the Dnieper and launched a dawn central front assault toward Smolensk. Massed infantry with tanks and field guns pushed forward while planes covered the operation, aiming to exploit earlier gains near the Mooraisk sector and sever rail links toward Moscow.
Java defenders brace for a major Japanese assault as the governor-general appeals for reinforcements. Dutch anti-aircraft fire repels bombers near Byentoeng and military targets, while warning that a large all-out attack on Java looms.
Tokyo via Domei asserted Japanese forces annihilated an American and Dutch cruiser and five destroyers. A Tokyo radio propaganda broadcast claimed Japanese planes repelled an attack on Japanese mandated islands in the South Seas, saying U S fleet units suffered heavy damage and fled. The claim remained unconfirmed by other outlets.
City Council in special session hears 21 bids from eight manufacturers for a replacement fire apparatus. Director Kinley to prepare report and recommendations as council weighs a possible favorable action and bond issue plans.
London reports a German radio statement claiming a major Russian offensive and imminent relief of Leningrad. Moscow dispatches say heavy fighting east of Smolensk with the Red Army advancing from Dorogobuzh toward the central front, German forces retreating and ceding ground.
Hayes esla, 29, whose body was found at 1004 East Main Street, is believed dead since Friday from asphyxiation due to a gas heater. Deputy Coroner issued an accidental death certificate. Hayes, a Warren native, recently worked at Aero Supply and Boston House, survived by a wife Alice Madden Hayes and two children. Private funeral services planned in Warren with remains at the Leo Gibson funeral home.
At Buenos Aires on February 24 sabers clashed at dawn. The duel left the Dies Committee chairman Ted bleeding from the field of honor and retired army colonel wounded. Ravi Damonte, head of a congressional inquiry, was hurt in the arm. Gol Marique Fotijer suffered a saber stab to the heart and two other wounds.
The War Department reports Allied air and sea forces are hunting a Japanese submarine off Ellwood California after it fired twenty five five inch shells at the Bankline oil refinery near Ellwood last night causing slight damage and no casualties. Enemy air activity continued in the Philippines with incendiary bombs dropped, while both sides saw limited ground troop action in the past twenty four hours.
A 5,287 ton American tanker Republic of Houston was torpedoed off the southeast coast. Five lives were lost, twenty eight survivors, two with slight injuries, were brought ashore. The Republic was owned by Petroleum Navigation Company of Houston.
Twenty two police officers including fifteen from Erie attend a one week war traffic school at Erie opened by the FBI. Chie of House John Flanigan and Corp T E Hubley coordinate with FBI instructors Joseph L Wehmeyer and W A Rutgers to cover bomb damage during air raids traffic control during blackouts and related wartime topics for Pennsylvania motor police and northwestern Pennsylvania.
On February 24 a Japanese submarine fired on Goleta area near Santa Barbara California during President Roosevelt's war address. Shells damaged a pumping plant and oil derrick but caused no fires, injuries, or deaths. Coast vigil and naval officials tracked the raid, with planes aiding search as witnesses sighted the sub retreat southward.
Washington reports a broad post war settlement framework for lend lease and aid to the United Nations. The White House announces the agreement as a step toward postwar cooperation with Britain and other allies while fighting continues on multiple fronts.
In a London briefing, Prime Minister Churchill warns that Japan’s sea dominance is waning as ABDA forces resist and Britain contemplates a protracted war. He notes Japan’s 26 divisions and 390,000 troops, with 100,000 more in supply, and discusses potential Allied strategies and China’s Chiang Kai-Shek joining the Pacific war council.
The city considers a seven blast warning as a general alert for blackouts or raid warnings. Chief Andrew Poulsox proposed the alarm to signal war emergencies with seven blasts, while the all clear remains two blasts. The Archie Council weighs a possible civilian raid warning siren though details are uncertain and audible reach is in doubt.
Rear Admiral Blandy told the House naval committee the Navy uses ammunition tested for security and quality, denying radio claims that rounds from the 1920s are ineffective. He said no reports support age as a factor and promised full information while noting some stored ordnance has been improved. A separate communique said Atlantic submarines sank eight ships totaling 63,000 tons.
A local teachers association plans to press the school board for an upward salary revision for the coming term. Officials discuss needs with the board and a survey to compare living costs with salaries is underway. Budget priorities limit likely increases as a board examines funds and potential revenue sources. London report notes Britain favors India's political freedom.
German broadcasts in Berlin and Tokyo react to FDRs Washington speech. The commentator says Roosevelt was right that Germany Italy and depen used energy to cut Anglo American supply lines, and that Axis production is at its peak. He adds Roosevelt was wrong to suppose Axis output would not rise further and praises Germany Japan and Italy for their strategy while urging restraint.
Washington Feb 24 Navy said destroyer Truxtun and cargo ship Pallux ran aground in a storm off Newfoundland amid extremely difficult surf in bitter winter weather. Heavy talet personnel were attributed to the raging gale and hazardous seas.
Navy confirms 189 missing and dead from the sinking of the World War era destroyer Truxtun and cargo ship Pollux off Newfoundland. Survivors rescued by lifebuoys and breeches buoy, praised for heroism and aided by St Lawrence residents. next of kin notified as searches continue.
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