27 Jan 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1943
Page
1
The readable portion lists several names and numbers with unclear context. It appears to mention individuals such as Thom and Dewi ytee Larry, with scattered figures like 2 and 67, but the full event or purpose remains uncertain.
The readable text references directors, corporate aims, and financial figures. It mentions a Mississ of aims and Corpora presented, and notes redacted items about debt, percentages, and January timelines. Specific names, dates, and places are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Four men were indicted on assault and battery counts for attacks on employees at the Ata Supply Co Inc in the attack last November. W Sherlock Fr Gravino Lon Rhines and W B R McElray faced charges. P A Slattery and Frank J Gravino were cleared or freed by the grand jury. Trials were set for Brig with two weeks ahead.
The Senate foreign relations committee approved President Roosevelt's nomination of Edward J. Flynn as minister to Australia and personal representative in the South Pacific. The vote was 19 to 0 with three Democrats and seven Republicans opposing confirmation. The nomination advances to the Senate for consideration next week amid expected Republican opposition.
Three from this section missing two Exle boys and a Meadville boy are listed as missing in action in today's Navy casualty list. The Meadville youth are Arthur Levi Matteson Gerald Woodworth Maltecon Edward William Bauer and Carl Miron Hermold. Hermold’s mother Mrs Blvirs Barret Harmold lives in Gaeretown.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission rescinded its order suspending messenger train service on the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad between Greenville Mercer County and North Bessemer Allegheny County. The reversal followed petitions from local groups and a granted rehearing on the abandonment proposal.
Allied air offensives hit Lorient Nantes and Bordeaux areas, with docks at Lorient set ablaze as daylight raids continue. Two British aircraft reported missing amid intensified European strikes.
United States heavy bombers including B 17 Fortresses and Liberators attacked naval installations in Germany. The strike targeted potential naval centers such as Bremerhaven Wilhelmshaven and Hamburg according to the US Air Force statement.
Associated Press reports a snowfall blanketed Pennsylvania with one half to eight inches in spots. Temperatures held in the 20s and rain or sleet fell in many areas. Roads stayed open though slippery. Heaviest snow in the southwest and parts of Harrisburg saw five inches. Philadelphia had its first measurable snowfall of over two inches. Pittsburgh avoided the heavier western dump.
American planes on a reconnaissance mission over Wake Island were attacked by Japanese fighters but returned to base safely. Two Japanese Zero aircraft were reported shot down during the engagement. This was the first flight over Wake since a December 23 bombing attack that set fires in enemy positions.
Police detain PVt Walter McGlelland of 100 East Main Street for questioning in an auto theft linked to a car found abandoned on Seneca Street. Authorities at Port Benning, Georgia are contacted to confirm his status as he faces inquiry into break ins at Stroup Service Station and robberies in Garland and Titusville.
Payette County minutes from 1985 to 1939 were ordered removed to state police headquarters in Hacksburg for examination. Judge Dumbauld issued the order after Special Deputy Attorney General Marsh petitioned to probe alleged irregularities in county records related to $16,000 in legal fees paid to attorneys amid county indebtedness to the state.
London reports the siege in Marseille has been intensified with reports from Zurich and Switzerland that 170 men and 80 women were cited for violating state of siege regulations under Vichy orders to clear the old port area. The dispatch notes public establishments affected and growing fear in the city.
A war era note recalls Lt Col William Haughtor y of the 112th Infantry and honors his service and sacrifice. The regimental paper laments his absence as he moves toward recovery and suggests Major Miller as his potential successor if he does not return.
Coroners jury recommends two men be held for the grand jury on involuntary manslaughter in the 1941 shooting death of John W. McCombe Jr. Foul Hengel and Don L. Younie are named. McCombe died in 1943 from bullet wounds after an October 8 incident near their homes.
Algiers reports a communique from General Henri Giraud stating substantial results for France after ten days of Allied leaders meetings at Casablanca. It notes a personal meeting with General De Gaulle and initial discussions on organizing the French war effort and future views.
Roosevelt and Churchill forged a master war plan to force unconditional surrender of Germany Japan and Italy. Giraud and De Gaulle agreed on a joint French force. Stalin and Chiang kept informed as Allied leaders briefed on aims, negotiations and deployment.
Reports from AP describe draft projections and manpower limits, rationing plans by the Office of Price Administration, Curtin's call for Southwest Pacific strength, Finland hoping for U S friendship, and Vichy Poland era purges. A Moscow dispatch notes German defenses at Stalingrad amid fierce urban fighting.
Western Pennsylvania board of technicians selects W. W. Meyers and Roy Phillips of Meadville along with several Pittsburgh delegates to advise on blackout preparations camouflage and all shelter matters. Dr A C Marts notes appointments come at request of the civilian defense region. advisers to work with district Army engineers and report on air raid damage and committee work includes architects and contractors.
Presidential Secretary Stephen Early said the Roosevelt trip to North Africa will have "subsequent chapters" yet to be told. He noted the current account is complete as of now and future events are expected to be written as they unfold.
Two Pennsylvania Senate bills seek wider publicity and public access to agency regulations, with a proposed Pennsylvania Register to list all rules. The measures target abuses of regulatory power and require public notice of promulgations. A committee notes some agencies act without affected party notice. Other proposals include open financial records of unions and municipal boards of review for employee dismissals.
Allied and Axis forces clash across North Africa and the Caucasus as German units attempt a sea withdrawal from the Rostov region while Soviet and Allied press drive toward strategic gains. Berlin radio denounces Roosevelt Churchill cooperation, as Red Army reports declare heavy enemy losses and British and American forces push toward Tunis and the Ousseltia valley.
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