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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1942
Page
1
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London reports rapid Soviet offensives in Crimea and Karelia with recaptured Meshohovsk and heavy German losses. Moseley Richards warns of machine gun posts in Berlin, SS guards guarding against a potential coup as Berlin claims continued Russian pressure and raids on Feodosiya.
Corry City Council will meet Friday evening in adjourned session to study bids for street and sewer equipment and a new fire truck for the Second Ward station. Four firms submitted bids for street equipment including a heavy grader and a small tractor. three bids for a new fire truck were opened. New directors Stanley H. Nichols, Fred J. Barnes, Fred Kinley, and Waller Sweet will formally assume duties at the meeting.
Health official Jali D. Pinni gan reports Gerry logged 424 quarantined contagious disease cases in 1941, a record high. Chicken pox led with 218 cases, followed by 139 for measles. other quarantined illnesses included whooping cough 88 and pneumonia 12, among a list totaling 424.
RANGOON Burma January reports say the British launched a counter blow against Bangkok the capital of Japanese occupied Thailand. Large fires lit the skyline as British airmen returned from the raid described as retaliation for prior Japanese attacks on Rangoon. Some dispatches place the attack at 4 16 am local time with two British planes reportedly crashing in residential districts.
Washington reports that Philippine defenders brace for a large scale Japanese assault. General MacArthur directs forces north and west of Manila Bay as morale and resolve among American and Filipino troops remain high. Frontline fighting is described as varying in intensity with suspected enemy preparations for renewed offensive.
Members of the teachers committee met in executive session to consider the William W. Myers controversy over off hours work as an insurance representative. No formal action was taken after about ninety minutes. The Erie context notes pressure from Corry Underwriters and ethics concerns. ERIE MAN INDICTED: Harry Hempton Leet, former bank official, indicted on false public records, fraudulent conversion, and embezzlement totaling 29,314.
Temperatures plunged across western Pennsylvania for a third day with readings from 8 to 14 below in Corry and surrounding areas. Kane and McKinley Station reported 24 and 26 below, Venango County hit 29 below the coldest in a decade as cars froze and workers faced travel disruption.
Army officials report eight men drowned in the Atlantic about 20 miles off the Isles of Shoals when the nine foot mine planter Arnold sank while being towed to port near Portsmouth New Hampshire. The only survivor was the Arnold master William Chasteen of Waterford Connecticut. The Arnold had been sent to aid another mine planter the L 18 and, with an army plane’s aid, located the L 18 and towed it toward shore before the craft began to sink following a leak and heavy fire.
Italy claims Mersi Assalto torpedo boats conducted a night attack on British warships in Alexandria harbor December 1918. A battleship was seriously damaged and sent to drydock. Italian high command called the action an assault wave. taunting reports describe small, man carried craft operating from Blida Bay to Valletta, Malta, and Gibraltar.
U S and Japanese reports clash over Pacific fleet status and intent. Tokyo broadcasts and Axis sources question claims of a crippled Pacific Fleet while observers note Japanese naval maneuvers near the Philippine front. General MacArthur’s forces hold Bataan with stubborn defense as air support intensifies battles.
A house collapsed trapping eight members of the Georgia family as the frame structure on Raytin Hill caved in during the night. Mrs John Roy and five children alongside relatives were inside. Neighbors aided but the dwelling was destroyed. all escaped with injuries, likely serious. Continued on Page E1x1.
The court appointed viewers to determine ownership and interest in 19.6 acres of land near Corry tied to a government defense housing project. Judge Schoonmaker ordered judgment against the Bir Grounds property and set notices and hearings for interested parties. Viewers will assess estates and report with a per diem fee of 610. The action hinges on a declaration of taking and compensation for the lands involved.
A six alarm blaze in Manhattan destroyed a warehouse and threatened a pier while fireboats and crews battled the flames. Two firefighters were wounded and a third rescued from the river as a freighter was moved to safety. Fire Marshal Brophy cited no plans for arson as investigators probed the scene on 13th Street and Fifth Avenue.
Axis Libyan forces pull back under British attack as weather and mines slow progress toward Tripoli. British sources place operations 600 miles from the Egyptian border with penetrations reported near Agerlabia and Misurata. The Axis fought a delaying retreat from the Bengal region before withdrawal.
Jap planes raid Dutch East Indies and Indochina bases as Singa pore insists British lines hold. Fifth Division leads the drive with aggressive assaults and renewed pressure along the frontier.
British planes and ground forces report ongoing withdrawals in Western Malaya as Japanese forces press along the lower Perak front near Kuala Lumpur. Tokyo and Berlin broadcasts claim Japanese spearheads push toward Singapore, with British losses mounting and defensive lines collapsing under renewed frontal assault.
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