Afra and Linke Tie in Narrow Overtime Thriller
Afra and Linke battled in a tight game with late drama and a final overtime period. Both teams traded baskets as the outcome remained in doubt until the horn.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1942
Page
1
Soviet Break German Ring Near Staraya Russa Front
Dispatches from the Staraya Russa front say the trapped remnants of the 16th Army and encircled forces of the 2nd German Army Corps face collapse as Red Army units widen the squeeze. Soviet troops claim destruction of enemy positions, tanks, and weapons with heavy losses for Germany amid snowbound terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ino
Pres
Moscow
Staraya Russa
Germany
Russia
France
Red Army
Leningrad
Staraya Russe
Ingrad
Informaton Buresi
Red Star
Lake Tmen
2Nd
16Th Army
Stareyi Russa
Pavel A. Kurechikin
Soviet Information Bureau
Lake Thien
Jove Depiydyat
Earle Sworn In as Navy Officer
George Haile, former minister to Bulgaria, accepts a commission as lieutenant commander and will be sworn in at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia at 3 PM today. The Navy announced the decision. Earle had not commented since the commission was sent to Rear Admiral A. E. Watson. He previously held a similar commission in the last World War and earned the Navy Cross as submarine chaser commander Victor He.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yay Aneneinien Ree
Philadelphia
George Haile
Bulgaria
Navy
Leutenant
Navy Yard
Earle
A. E. Watson
Cohen
Romerinds
Pendiagivenia
An Prtmary
Bill
City Council Plans 20000 Bond Issue and Auto Rationing Rules
The City Council moves to issue a 20000 bond to fund broader auto rationing rules in Pennsylvania. New rules widen eligibility and exempt government agencies from quotas while detailing when a car is considered no longer serviceable. Certificates may be issued for new autos to replace worn vehicles used for official functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Lee Rationic Board
Tremseau
Transeat
Ship Ablaze Near Coast
Belmar police reported a ship afire about 9 miles offshore early today. Coast Guard vessels from New York and New Jersey stations aimed to reach the drifting tanker as residents watched a wall of flame rise hundreds of feet, with authorities later saying no names, type, or damage extent had been released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Belmar
Coast Guard
New York
New Jersey
William Biden
Ocean Front
Asbury Park
Third Naval District
Roosevelt Condemns Rider Tactics in War Appropriation Fight
President Roosevelt denounces rider politics as reprehensible in vetoes, reacting to a Senate plan to attach an amendment to a war appropriation aimed at stopping government farm products from selling below parity. In a separate report, cars owned by Howard Miller and Harold Sweet were ransacked on West South Street as they attended a senior high school class, with little of value missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FDR
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Lodey
Senate Farm Bloc
Howerd Miller
Harold Sweet
Aly Reid
U S Forces Hold Advanced Lines On Bataan Front
Forces in the Philippines report ongoing fighting on the Bataan front with General MacArthur holding advance positions. American and Filipino troops gained from one to eight kilometers across the front over the last 48 hours, the greatest shift north of Pilar as enemy air and artillery pressure remains, with no current reports from Cavite shore fortifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bataan
Associated Press
Washington
Philippines
War Department
Douglas Macarthur
MacArthur
Pilar
Cavite
State Birth Rate Soars in 1941 Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Vital Statistics reports births in 1941 numbered about 172,682 to 174 per 1,000 population, while deaths were 106,232 to 10.7 per 1,000. Director Tom E B Williams notes the birth rate is the highest since 1931, with 116,714 births or 18.5 per 1,000. The death rate stands at 109,801 or 11.2 per 1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Vital Statistics
Tom EB. Williams
Democratic State Committee Rejects Open Primary Demand
Harrisburg report: Democratic state committee rejects open primary push and votes 51 to 26 to suspend the party rule requiring candidates for governor and state offices be named at the May primary. Contending factions favoring Latther Harr and Ralph H. Smith versus Lathe Latther Harr and others. The scene hints at a three way gubernatorial battle with lingering names and the possibility of a harmony candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic State Committee
Harrisburg
Demogentic State Committee
Peb
Serge Potas
Joseph F. Guffey
Metearth Meyers
National
David T. Lawrence
Life
Eidorse
Guffey
Common Pleas
Ralph H. Smith
Pilla Bligh
Meyers
Latther A. Harr
Philadelphia
Bavten
Clair Hoss
George Hl. Harley
William C.ones
France
City Council Rejects All Fire Apparatus Bids
In a special session the City Council rejected all twenty one bids for a fire apparatus to replace the Second Ward truck and authorized new specifications. They also approved a $20,000 bond to refund outstanding warrants and unpaid bills, with bids re-advertised not to exceed $2,090 in price for the same apparatus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ling Qwiltt
Ttc
Vidler
Second Ward
Walter H. Scott
Fred Kinley
Stanley H. Nichols
Wartime work week suspension debated in Washington
Advocates push for a wartime suspension of the eight hour week and overtime bonuses, facing opposition from Roosevelt administration leaders yet maintaining that a House majority would back prompt support for the measure. Baron Frits Von Opel, wealthy yachtman and son of a German car maker, was arrested in Beach for suspected dangerous alien activity as FBI hunted several others. Major General Edward Martin, a potential Republican governor candidate, held a press conference in Harrisburg with a political announcement anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
ALM
Beach
Fis
Baron Frits von Opel
Federal Bureau of Investigation
von Opel
Danreroux
Harrisburg
Edward Martin
Dominanion
Tighten rules on deferments for plant work
Regulations governing occupation deferments were outlined at a district conference attended by Mayor Frank Hepler and Local Board No. 2 officials. Industrial manufacturers from Erie, Warren, and Crayford counties were urged to push training for nonessential workers, with deferments beyond six months allowed only after clear proof of failed attempts to replace them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Hepler
Exte
Warren
Crayford
Erie
Lawrence
Iy Wall
Hunt Escaped Erie Youth From White Hill Industrial School
Pennsylvania railroad police and state authorities hunted year old James Daye who escaped from the White Hill Industrial School after a coat theft near Enola yards. Investigators believed he planned to head home. Three accomplices were captured. Harold Deming, 19, Pittsburgh, was shot in the leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Enola
James Daye
White Hill
Henry ©. Hill
Dave
Erie
Hjiro A
Harold Deming
Pittsburgh
U S Envoy to Quit Vichy Over Fleet Issue
London Feb 7 German controlled Paris radio said Admiral William D Leahy United States ambassador in Vichy demanded U S authorization for all French fleet movements The Vichy government rejected the demand The radio added it is rumored Leahy will leave his post and S Pinkey Tuck will assume U S representation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
William D. Leshy
United States
Vichy
Admairal Leahy
S. Pinkey Tuck
Allies Plan Offensive to Protect Australia
Melbourne reports a wartime planning conference with the Commonwealth War Council debating defensive and offensive moves for Australia. Japanese attack risk rises as observers expect Japan to strike once the Netherlands Indies fall. leaders weigh sending major forces versus defending home shores while awaiting a broader Allied counteroffensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Commonwealth War Council
Melbourne Herald
War Council
Netherans Indies
Herald
Java
Japan
Mus
Shift to East Columbus Ave Airmail Pickup Reported
Postmaster says airmail and express pickups moved to East Columbus Avenue near Selota Street late yesterday without notice. Southbound plane used the new station for the first time around 6 o clock, causing many calls about a possible distress. Wheel-In Station owner Russell Ream to handle pickups and deliveries. future pickups at East Columbus site. extra pickups arranged to manage heavy mail and express volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Selota
Sewice
James P. Sullivan
The
Journal Today
Russell Ream
Gast Columbus Avenue
Selota Street
Lawrence Airport
East Columbus Avenue
Continue Same Foods in March Stamp Program
Four families in western Pennsylvania will participate in the Food Stamp program, announced by William J Gleason, local stamp treasurer. With the pork removal, the March list mirrors February’s. eggs remain on the list as a meat substitute despite rising prices, while fish is excluded due to price increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
William J Gleason
Stamp Terre
Japs Strike First Blow Upon India
Japanese bombers raided Indian territory for the first time, targeting the Andaman Islands near the Bay of Bengal. The attacks on Port Blair, 350 miles from Rangoon, followed earlier carrier-borne raids and intensified fears for a key route supplying Britain, Russia, and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tndia
Indian
Andaman Islands
Bay of Buryal
Japan
Park Blair
Rangoon
Burma
India
Russia
China
London
Bay of Bengal
Port Blair
Corry youth enters Army Air Corps as aviation cadet
Homer Glenn Bulard of Corry has passed Army Air Corps physical and mental exams and will report to a training center for thirty weeks. He becomes the first applicant from the area to qualify at the Erie center, with a commission as a second lieutenant forthcoming. A separate Erie Railroad wreck near Tasten, N.Y. derailed seven cars of an eastbound fast freight, halting main line traffic. no injuries reported and a westbound passenger train arrived about four hours late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erle
Homer Glenn Bulard
Corry
Army Air Corps
Bulard
Teading
U. S. Army Air Corps
Erie
Erie Railroad
Tasten
N.Y
Brack
Famine and Starvation Rise in Nazi-Occupied Europe
London report from the Inter Allied Information Committee says famine and theft by Nazis plague occupied Europe to feed Germany. Hundreds of thousands suffer, with black markets thriving as prices soar. Greece could face 600,000 starved by winter end. Belgium conditions worsen, with schooling disrupted as children go without breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London
Inter-slaled Information Committee
Inter-allied Committee
A& Pr
Star
Greece
Belgium
Allied planes strike new invasion fleet off Sumatra
Allied air units pounded Japanese shipping and ships near Bangka Island and Palembang as Japan suffered heavy losses. British American Dutch forces reported sinking ships and bombarding targets while reinforcing units limped toward a climactic Java action amid a widening Pacific battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumatra
Java
Associated Press
Bangka Island
Tave
Bangka
Lower
Batavi
Indies
N. ML Heatquarter
Japan
Bangi Island
Palembasgi Lower Siematra
Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
Sgerabaja
Reuters
Dutel
Soerajaja Andelsblad
Pacific
Jane's
Hritidhand
Burma
Mandatey
Rangoon
Woh
Ghoste
Adivanch
Chinn
Rooming House Rent at Keleher Block
Notice announces rental of rooms in the Keleher Block on North Center Street. It states rooms will be ready by the first of the week and invites interested parties to inquire via the provided contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keleher
Genter
Pini
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vetefan
U.S
Council
Hunt
East Columbus Ave
AIR Corps
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