Incomplete OCR Item About Team and Sales Inquiry
Fragmentary text mentions a team and an inquiry into sales and margins. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are readable.
13 Jan 1943
Page 1
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1943
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions a team and an inquiry into sales and margins. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are readable.
A partial OCR shows a lively bid and a monetary figure around 1000 pounds or more. The readable items reference a process to nominate or mediate a payment, with unclear parties and place. Further specifics are not discernible from the fragment.
Thousands of striking miners in Pennsylvania meet to weigh a possible truce as the War Labor Board hints President Roosevelt may seize strikebound collieries. WLB says coal stocks are critically low, threatening the war effort, and could authorize government action if the strike persists. Leaders push for negotiations while impasses with UMW chiefs surface.
Workers at the Ajax Tron plant voted under the National Labor Relations Board to choose representation. Independent Local No. L reportedly gained a large majority of ballots though final tallies were not available. The result determines bargaining rights for numerous employees at the plant.
Melbourne dispatch says editors argue Australia ready to accept Edward Flynn as minister despite questions about his fitness. They warn the worst consequence would be if American political vendetta proved true, given the strong support Flynn would need to serve as U S representative.
Corry's civilian defense group readies a mobilization and air raid drill described as a real test of the state's war plans. The War Strategy Board set fif teen core objectives, including blackout readiness, ration coordination, unit identification, and public reaction to mobilization maneuvers.
Harrisburg January 2 The case against Clifford Baugher former deputy state treasurer for forgery and embezzlement was postponed due to illness. Attorney Cari Shulley said Baugher underwent an operation at Erie on January 11 and the case will be resumed upon recovery. Baugher pleaded nolo contendere last September to charges involving 28000 of Commonwealth funds.
In Algiers General Henri Giraud and General Charles de Gaulle prepare for a possible summit after arrests linked to Admiral Darlan's Christmas Eve assassination. A spokesman says the probe targets a broad conspiracy, not political lines, as telegrams hint at a quick meeting in early January. A side note reports a smallpox quarantine in Harrisburg.
A spark ignited vapors at the Publicker Alcohol Company plant causing a five story building to flood with ash and alcohol. Nineteen workers were injured and several rescued, with one man suffering a skull fracture. Fire and plant officials investigated damage as a major blaze burned through the facility.
AP dispatches report Allied and Axis activity across WWII theaters. Bombings near Henderson Field and Mintai air fields, casualties among flyers, Casablanca and London air raids, German tank and air assaults in the Caucasus, Russian counterattacks near Tosto and Mingralnye, and arrests in Algiers tied to Admiral Darlin’s assassination probe.
The Office of Price Administration clarifies that stops while en route to work are permitted if they occur on the home to work route. Authorized stops include church services, funerals, essential shopping, doctor visits, and other necessary trips to protect property. The ruling aims to save gasoline in the 1 state college area without hindering essential activities. Wyoming liquor sales for retailers will follow a rationed allotment based on 1940 rules per the state liquor commission plan.
Weather men report roads opening across Pennsylvania and New York after a heavy blizzard. Highway crews cleared drifts overnight and urged cautious driving as remaining rural routes and sidewalks thaw. Officials expected all major routes usable by nightfall.
The War Labor Board, in a new plan, will create 12 to 14 regional boards with power to settle wage and labor disputes. Regional offices will be in 10 cities with two more in Detroit and Seattle. up to two additional boards may follow.
Negotiations are under way in New York for a motion picture about Captain Eddie Rickenbacker the flyer. Christy Walsh the authorized representative said no contract has been made with any company or individual yet.
Dispatches report German military leaders preparing the populace for the loss of much of last summer’s spoils in Russia. A retreat is favored in the Caucasus as the Red Army pushes forward from Mozdok and Nalchik, with renewed German resistance bolstered by fresh troops and equipment. The Caspian supply routes and lend lease aid from the United States are cited as crucial factors shaping the war’s northern advance.
Sergeant Kenneth Shepard, son of Union City residents, took part in a dawn raid near Kebili in North Africa. Flying a Light 420 Douglas Havoc escorted by Curtiss P-40 Warhawks, his squad attacked Axis concentration of troops and trucks, with leader Captain C. B. Sharpless guiding a low altitude pass and fires starting from the grove.
Allied aircrews claim destruction of 34 Nazi aircraft in a land and sea attack south of Tripoli and near Castel Meil, with Fortresses and B 28 Marauders involved. German defenses, including P 38 Lightning escorts, fought back as the mission achieved base withdrawal. Continuous air activity marked the day across northern Tunisia and eastern Libya.
AerO Supply plant workers will vote Thursday morning to choose their bargaining representative amid a dispute between United Steelworkers and IAM Local 1508. Balloting runs 5 30 am to 8 30 pm under National Labor Relations Board rules with secrecy guaranteed. The outcome will determine the plant’s union and end a crossover in a wildcat strike from November. Leaders expect a decisive result with broad local interest.
Soviet reports claim Red Army shock troops smashed through western outskirts of Volga city as fighting rages in courtyards and streets. advance tightens Don Volga corridor and alarms Germany with renewed offensives near Rostov and Lake Ladoga.
Citizens Natl Bank stockholders heard annual reports showing a good year of operations. The board of directors was reelected for the same terms: A. O Bendure, Glenn W. Donaldson, Howarth W. Loveland, D. B. Theath, and AL W. Parker. A meeting for officer elections was announced for Thursday evening. In other news, rationing of evaporated milk for infants began in Cleveland with 29,000 ration cards issued.
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