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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1942
Page
1
Mrs Robers announces members of the Corry family will attend a local gathering this Sunday at St. War Aul? detr location. The fragment confirms a family notice with church or community link and a scheduled meeting.
Babson argues in support of a pay‑as‑you‑go approach amid a report by the Committee on Non Essential Experiences led by Senator Byrd. He notes potential savings in defense and non defense programs and discusses the impact on national debt, taxes, and wartime needs. he predicts limited adoption by official Washington and urges restraint to fund armament and social measures.
Anti Axis nationals seek to form the Liberty Legion under discussion in Washington. Americans, Germans, Italians, Mexicans and others would enlist to form nationality based units to spearhead invasions of homeland targets and support U S forces in operations.
German reports claim a Finnish victory on the eastern Kerelian front after Soviet Siberian battalions were annihilated en route to battle. About 500 bodies were reportedly counted, with the dead left to freeze in extreme cold, a claim not corroborated by Finnish reports.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill and four aides arrived in Plymouth aboard a flying boat after a Bermuda to Plymouth flight. Officials expect a broadcast to the empire soon and a Commons speech on his United States visit may follow, as Far East reverses prompt cabinet speculation.
Lawrence onumus, at Lawrence Airport, learns identification cards will be issued at western Pennsylvania points next week. A Goff, Aeronautics Authority inspector, says cards go 9 am to 5 pm at Bettis Field McKeesport Monday Jan 19 Cumberland Tuesday Jan 20 Meadville Wednesday Jan 21 Greensburg Thursday Butler Friday. The Rio de Janeiro conference faces Tholian press urging neutrality in Latin America.
Madrid dispatch reports three Axis merchantmen seized by a Free French destroyer in Santa Isabel harbor, Fernanda P00 island off West Africa. An Arriba account says crew members on two ships were saved and the other may have been lost. Spain protested to Britain, accusing London of justifying the raid.
The Axis stronghold Hellfire Pass in the Libyan desert frontier surrendered to British imperial siege forces. The collapse frees British units to advance toward the coast and support the Tobruk drive. Allies say 4,500 Axis personnel were captured as they sever the Axis hold and open the coastal supply route for westward operations toward Tripolitania.
The Maritime Commission announced contracts for 632 additional Liberty type merchant vessels to meet Roosevelt’s tonnage goals for this year and next. The $1.11 million per ship estimate reflects a surge in U S shipbuilding with completion set for 1943. The plan projects American yards producing over 1,000 vessels in two years. A separate note states Brokenstein Airport at Youngsville reopens under guard, with pilot training resuming.
Washington January 17 news reports Roosevelt appointed William S Knudsen a lieutenant general in the Army as the War Production Board reorganizes to mobilize the automobile industry for weapons output. Officials hailed his production mastery and expected rapid conversion of plants to planes guns and tanks. Knudsen may displace the OPM with its future uncertain as Senate probes critique past conversion failures.
The War Department announced a heavy Japanese attack progressing against American and Philippine troops in the Philippines. The communique said the assault was well supported by machine gun and artillery fire, with defenders stubbornly contesting the advance. Japanese forces on Bataan Peninsula, Luzon, were noted as retreating toward the coast near Manila Bay, seeking shelter on Corregidor Island.
Private Jon Hormick of the state motor police investigated a late night crash near Shelmadine Springs on the Sparta Titustille road. Three people were injured, one perhaps seriously, when a car failed to negotiate a left turn, left the road, struck a telegraph pole, and overturned. Mr and Mrs Mack of Titusville and Rubi pert Baker of Evinerprise were taken to Titusville hospital. Mack and Baker were discharged after repairs, Mrs Mack detained for further examination.
Defense ward leaders were announced with Captain G F Bennett and lieutenants in several wards. Coordinating chief Walter Scott conferred with an advisory committee including Red Cross and Veterans groups. Wardens will coordinate air raid defense and attend a school of instruction over the coming weekend.
The board and district officials met with two federal representatives to discuss a potential grant for enlarging facilities at High School and adding classrooms in response to the postwar defense needs. Local officials praised federal aid prospects and indicated plans to adjust the Junior High expansion to fit federal guidance.
Harrisburg June 17 state 14 teachers colleges will offer a three year streamlined course during the war emergency to speed the training of classroom instructors. Students may complete in three years plus 12 weeks of two summers, reducing training costs by about 200. A Chinese army communique says an American missionary on Hainan was slain after clashes with Japanese forces in the Pacific.
Mr and Mrs Richard Mortis of East Main Street report a bear crossed Route 6 near the second Hatchery two miles west of the city while driving home from Union City. They stopped as the bear vanished into the icy darkness, leaving clear tracks. It is the closest bear sighting to the city in many years.
In Harrisburg on January 16, Secretary of Labor and Industry Lew G Hines joined organized labor in urging a special session to widen unemployment protections. Proposals include boosting maximum benefits from 14 to 21.5 a week and extending payments for 11 weeks plus creating partial unemployment benefits. A separate note cites a January 14 Japanese report stating 10 percent of Malaya based Japanese personnel suffered malaria or other illnesses.
Los Angeles dispatch reports a Transcontinental and Western Airlines flight crashed off a Pacific coast route. The plane carried Lombard and 21 others, including wife of Clark Calis, with several passengers removed for pilot seating adjustments. The Army contingent aboard was en route for new assignments. Officials deny further details as investigations begin.
On Table Mountain near Las Vegas a TWA flight crashed after witnesses saw a fire. Several ambulances and dozens of autos rushed to the scene but fears of further danger delayed investigators through the night. Local officials and volunteers joined a long search in rugged terrain as rescue teams prepared to haul survivors by pack horses.
Ellsworth Wisconsin January 17 two mass killings within 24 hours left eleven dead. Thomas Slepel 31 shot his wife Lucile 29 and five children then killed himself. In a separate farm home near Plum City Mrs Arthur Petan 29 and her three children George Neil and P Gress were killed and the house set afire. The father was away and survived. Prosecutor Theodore A Walter said a warrant would be issued for neighbor Jamog fi meéc k 22 on first degree murder charges with a confession cited in the Petan case.
AP dispatch reports Japanese forces broke British lines near Malacca and moved toward Singapore, with captures around Malayan towns and heavy fighting seen along rail hubs. British and American air activity reported strikes and counterattacks as Malayan defenses thin amid rising casualties.
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