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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1942
Page
1
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Washington Jan 3 A flexible wartime price control bill moves to Senate debate to curb profiteering inflation and hoarding by fixing prices to October levels with limited exceptions. It bars control of wages and salaries while establishing a single price administrator and licensing of buyers and sellers.
A morning fire at a Friendship avenue rooming house killed a woman identified as Miss Marie Gabriel, about 40, a nurse at St. Paul’s hospital. Ten residents were burned or seriously injured, including other nurses and roomers. Four alarms battled the blaze. the cause was not immediately found.
London reports a four day battle in the Atlantic where more than 20 freighters reached port. At least three U boats and two long range bombers were destroyed. Losses include the British destroyer Stanjey and the auxiliary vessel Audacity. Vice Admiral Raymond Fitzmaurice led the escort in defending the convoy.
Frankie Frisch, Pirates manager, will be discharged tomorrow from Mercy hospital after an operation to correct an old foot injury.
Attorney General Biddle told Congress that justice department enforcement was overshadowed by defense work in the year ending June 30. FBI investigations yielded a record total of 64% convictions, including 44 national defense cases. Director Hoover noted 68.20% of matters related to national defense were received during the year, up from 16.485 in 1940 and an average of 35 in the five years prior.
Soviet forces report major gains on the central front recapturing bases near Kaluga after clearing 16 villages in two days. Moscow radio claims 15,000 German officers and soldiers were killed in six days December 26 to 31 as the Red Army expands its advance while mounting counteroffensives. In separate action, Richard Dehler, 16, confessed mass slayer, was recaptured in Morrison county jail after a 28 hour escape with Theodore Grest, 14, still at large.
London critics hailed the Washington two nation pact as a turning point and a step toward a postwar League of Nations. British officials foresee tighter Allied unity in military, naval, and air efforts and a potential boost for occupied Europe as Axis hopes wane.
American and Filipino troops battled to delay Japanese advances in Indies Malaya and hold Manila’s defense lines as MacArthur reorganizes forces north of Manila Bay. Officials conjecture Manila may fall, while U S and Allied commanders seek to stretch Japanese blows and sustain communications to the southwest Pacific.
Governor James urged Pennsylvanians to resolve to have a determined new year, not a happy one, due to the threat of enemy bombing. He called for increased civilian readiness amid large industrial and shipbuilding targets that could invite air attacks.
Japanese warships and planes began a violent assault on Corregidor at Manila Bay today as Japanese ground forces pressed the so called last stand by American and Filipino troops on the nearby Bataan Peninsula.
Sturley H Nichols veteran member of City Council will become director of finance in the new municipal administration after a Friday informal meeting affirming department reorganizations. Pred L Barnes moves to director of streets as 8 Walter Swit and J Tred Kinley join council for property and safety roles. Kinley will join the safety department after Richard Rossiuelier leaves. Nichols shifts to finance succeeding A J Sandburg, with Rossiuelier and Sandburg not seeking re election. Formal reorganization set for Monday 10 am.
Considerable difficulty is being experienced in obtaining a successor to Stanley A. Anderson vice or science teacher of Senist High school who was granted leave to take a post as Civilian instructor at a U Gory school in the south. It is doubtful if any recommendation will be made for either vacancy or death of Mrs Gora Smiley another Senior High teacher. A special meeting of the Board of Education Monday evening will replace the regular meeting. Continued difficulty is reported by Supt Ralph S. Dewey in filling Mr. Andersons position due to indefinite term of service. The insurance matter will come before directors Monday along with routine business. Ed. Lewis, new president, has named a special Insurance committee to handle this district’s business.
Bulletin reports an early morning tornado near Denham Springs Louisiana killed eight black children and injured several others, with many homes toppled. Other items note a Dutch tanker may have been sunk off California and multiple Fort Knox plane crashes killing three officers. British and Japanese clashes flagged near northwest Malaya as Singapore defenses faced renewed pressure. A Coast Line passenger train derailed south of Miami reflecting ongoing transport disruptions.
Nine persons died and two were injured in a southern Illinois collision near Staunton last night. Eight adults and a child perished. Harold Woolsey, 28, driver, and Mrs. Lawrence Paddock were among the victims.
A housing committee led by Worth Hammond and backed by Corry Defense Council chief Roger M. Brown launches a homes registration drive to list all available rooms, apartments, and houses for defense industry workers. Local owners are urged to contribute space to prevent production interruptions. A registration office will operate as a clearing house with Martin H Miller assisting.
Hearings will be held by Alderman B Porter after noon following the arrest of two principals in a brawl outside Raseys Restaurant on East Main street. Patrolman J Kelly arrested Frank Miller of Spring Creek and Bruno Galusso of Corry as they left the East Main street drinkery late last night. Polizei report Galusso bit Miller’s finger during the fight. The city seeks actions to abate disturbances at the establishment and will refer the case to the State Liquor Control Board.
A plane that crashed on a Laurelton farm near New Kingston, Pennsylvania, on New Year’s Day was found with two occupants parachuting 7000 feet to safety in a heavy snowstorm. Pilot Charles Beard and instructor Robert Beard are named as survivors. Frank Wilson and others report the craft could be repaired. A farmer on whose land it fell was unaware of the crash. In Washington, uniform federal unemployment compensation was proposed to cushion disruptions from peacetime industry shifts to military production.
Joseph W. Martin, national Republican chairman, pledges full wartime cooperation and says honest mistakes will be highlighted when appropriate. He urges unity as Congress begins a new session, forecasts swift approval of Roosevelt war measures and revenue plans, and notes the party will push for accurate criticism.
War Department reports a five hour air assault on Corregidor Island near Manila Bay with about 60 bombers and several enemy planes shot down. American casualties listed as 16 killed and 45 wounded. Japanese claims say efforts aimed to prevent Allied reinforcement and disrupt transport to Luzon as bombardment and land-sea operations press Manila defenses.
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