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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a settee and a mirror were part of a local property sale or moving sale. The text mentions a settee and a mirror, with unclear additional items referenced but not legible. Further details are not readable from the snippet.
Fragmented text mentions a Friday sale of horses and prices. remaining words are garbled and unclear, with scattered names or figures not recoverable. No definite event date, location, or participants can be confirmed from the legible fragments.
Local fire report describes a blaze at 962 East Main Street gutting the Gilbert Nichols home. An overheated chimney is suspected. fire chief estimates losses around 4000 dollars. The Nichols family of six sought temporary shelter with neighbors as firefighters battled the flames for over an hour. A second alarm at the European Hotel caused minor damage from a backfired chimney, with losses near 50 dollars.
Jacob Raymer of 180 Seneca Street threatened his wife and Miss Jean Collins then barricaded himself in his bathroom turning the home into a store of shotguns rifles and ammunition. Police removed the firearms and guided Raymer to the station overnight. Neighbors reported ongoing disturbances prompting court action expected this afternoon.
The Italian high command reported a major Axis counteroffensive in Libya veering west and northwest toward Benghazi. General Rommel’s forces moved to within about 16 miles of the British held port, after a rapid shift in direction that followed heavy air bombardment.
A Tokyo radio dispatch claimed Japanese forces demanded surrender of the U S garrison at Corregidor in Manila Bay with no clear reply noted. Separate War Department briefing reported American artillery halted a major Japanese assault on MacArthur's lines in the Ratan Peninsula, with heavy Japanese losses. In the Netherlands Indies, a third raid by heavy American bombers damaged Japanese shipping in the Macassar Straits, destroying a transport and setting another ablaze.
A roundup of wartime notices spans Pacific fleet command changes in Hawaii to unity of command for outposts. Reports from Berlin and Moscow detail severed relations and Soviet naval actions. Rangoon air battles claim 12 enemy planes down with no Dutch loss, while Red Army advances reach 93 miles. Funds moves appear as Tobin seeks to loan 8 million dollars to the government and east petroleum tightens. Navy committee blocks extra Pearl Harbor inquiry.
Rio de Janeiro January 9 Pan American conference closes with Western Hemisphere solidarity affirmed. Peru and Ecuador agree to settle their 11 year boundary dispute in a triumpant windup. Forty one resolutions inscribed in English French Spanish and Portuguese pledge unity and set up joint military economic and financial boards while severing relations with the Axis.
Plans for an early meeting of all special defense policemen firemen and air raid wardens were announced by Chief Coordinator Walter I Scott under the City Defense Council led by Roger M Brown at a Hotel Corry session. Ward captains Dr F Bennett Wallace M Young Clinton Mo Lew Harold Brower coordinate volunteers. district sections will have fifteen wardens and volunteers with sector taps shelters and fire storm boxes for county and state review.
London dispatch reports Die Zeitung will say Hitler compromised with German high command over the eastern campaign. The paper claims generals Von Bock Von Rundsted Von Lech and others take charge of new armies while Heinrich Himmler loses military sway and returns to the Reich. A Swiss telegram notes Von Reichernau succeeds Welter Von Reichenaus in Ukraine after Reichsau’s death.
Washington reports that German U boats have moved closer to the eastern shore, with sightings from Hatteras to the Gulf of Mexico. The raids target coastal shipping, especially lumber, signaling a broader undersea campaign near the United Nations’ shores. Also: two Philadelphia brothers, Patrick and Peter Conway, freed from prison after 11 years for fraud as governor’s papers arrive.
London dispatch from Batavia reports Japanese invasion fleet split into three groups off Java and Macassar. Allied command orders continued attack to turn back the invasion at all costs. About 65 ships with 150000 troops remain in the Japan armada as the damaged fleet fights to land.
An Argentine delegation member Enrique Ruiz Guinazu and 11 others survived a sea crash as their plane sank near Rio de Janeiro while departing from the Pan American conference. Guinazu suffered chest injuries and was rushed to the Naval Hospital. the accident occurred at 9:00 a.m. local time.
Three American sailors from the torpedoed steamer Prusa reached Nukunau Island in the Gilbert group after a 31 day voyage across the Pacific. The crew survived the sinking of the 7000 ton vessel and endured a lonely open boat journey covering about 2500 miles. Captain G H Hoy of Hole Son Texas and 12 others were reported adrift in the other lifeboat.
The British House of Commons voted 484 to 1 to express confidence in Churchill’s war leadership after he stated the United States aims to engage the German foe promptly. He outlined a British counterpart to Nelson as War Production head and said Singapore reinforcement had begun guiding the Allied effort toward an early victory in a speech marking three days of debate.
London reports F J Rutland a Royal Air Force squadron leader and veteran of World War I is detained on alleged hostile associations with the Japanese during a Washington visit. An official spokesman says important military questions and security concerns are involved. He was noted for an earlier hazardous convoy escort and for spotting the German fleet off Jutland. Detention began about four weeks ago.
San Juan reports the torpedoing of the Canadian liner Lady Hawkins on January 19. The attack claimed 950 lives or missing, with only one body recovered among the survivors. Seventeen survivors are American, plus passengers from Canada, Newfoundland, the British Isles, and the West Indies. Most rescued rested aboard the Camp and Coamo vessels, receiving emergency clothing. Further details continue on another page.
World awaits the answer to Britain's $400,000,000 defense system as Singapore distance narrows. Japanese vanguards advance toward Johore Strait while Allied counter attacks mount. Fears of a defenseless Singapore loom if Japanese forces breach coastal lines. Allied commanders report heavy fighting around Bengt and Kluang area as aerial combat intensifies. Australian forces under General Gordon Bennett claim withdrawals to avoid encirclement while vowing resilience against tanks.
A transient was arrested near Warren in connection with a reported rail tampering attempt between Columbus and CAL treer. Authorities press a continued inquiry after a spike was found driven between waters and joists. The release of the suspect was expected today, with investigators tracing a Wednesday incident two weeks ago.
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