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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
3
Friday notes mention horses and racing chatter with scattered phrases about a Tuesday event, a reference to 128 and a cryptic cadence. The fragment hints at a local racing or stable scene but provides no clear outcomes or identities.
Disjointed notes describe market rounds for motors stock groups amid confusion. The text references rounds and orders, hinting at trading activity and group movements, but specifics are unclear due to transcription gaps. Local traders watch for clearer guidance as prices and volumes remain unsettled.
Jacob Raymer fifty of 186 Seneca steel barricaded himself in a bathroom and armed with two shotguns two rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition after threatening his wife and a boarder named Jean Soliis. Police persuaded him to come to the station where the weapons were confiscated and he spent the night in jail awaiting a 2 pm hearing on charges filed by his wife. The Seneca street neighborhood faced a wave of fear as authorities planned court action to curb similar disturbances.
The Italian high command reports German and Italian troops entered Benghazi the Libyan capital of Cirenaica. Rommel’s counter offensive veers west to Regime infanti and east of Bengesi, with main forces near Msus shifting direction after British air strikes.
A Tokyo dispatch claimed the U S garrison at Corregidor Manila Bay urged surrender to a Luzon Japanese commander, no reply noted. Washington reported heavy Japanese infantry assaults on MacArthur lines in the Bataan Peninsula repelled by American artillery with heavy enemy losses. In Batavia UN communique says further bombardment and ship destruction at Macassar Straits. two enemy planes shot down. five American bombers returned safely. Miss Mary G Lynch of 216 Pairview Street died at Corry hospital after illness. she lived with sister Miss Kate Lynch.
AP dispatches from Washington reveal Secretary Stimson announced a speeded up unity of command for key Pacific outposts and task forces. Reports mix in German, Soviet, and Burma theater actions with Allied air success near Rangoon and a Red Army advance, alongside U.S. moves on oil and Congressional inquiries into Pearl Harbor.
Rio de Janeiro Jan 29 Western hemisphere solidarity was affirmed as Peru and Ecuador agreed to settle their 111 year boundary dispute. Pan American conference produced four resolutions calling for severance from the Axis and creation of joint military economic and financial boards. Hovador signed to endorse them. Delegation insisted on boundary settlement as a preregulator.
Plans are pushed for an early meeting of all special defense policemen firemen and wardens under the Emergency Defense Wardens organization led by Chief Coordinator Walter H Scott under the City Defense Council. Ward captains C F Bennett Wallace Mv Young Clinton Mc Lean and Hardie Brown head a structured district with eight sections each led by a sector warden supported by volunteers plus fifteen policemen and fifteen firemen per ward.
London dispatch reports Die Zeitung claims Hitler agreed to concessions with German high command weakening his grip on the eastern war effort. It says generals Von Bock Von Rundstedt and Von Loeb now lead new armies while Himmler is recalled from the front. An earlier Swiss dispatch noted Von Bock replacing Raichengu in Ukraine after Raichengu’s death.
The Associated Press reports German undersea forces shift to the U S Atlantic coast with raids extending from New England to the Gulf of Mexico. Navy officials note long voyages and intensified operations near American shores as U boats target tanker traffic and other shipping, raising alarm over convoy protection and potential impacts on wartime supply lines. In a separate item, Patrick and Peter Conway are released from the Eastern Penitentiary after Gov Jamies appoints clemency, following fraud convictions involving real estate clients.
London Daily Mail dispatch reports a large Japanese invasion fleet attacking Java through Macassar Strait. The fleet, about 100 ships, has 28 reported ships destroyed with 36 sunk or damaged in UN communiques. About 5 ships with 150,000 troops remain afloat as Wavell orders all posts to turn back the enemy and maintain three-pronged ground positions.
A plane carrying Enrique Ruiz Guiara, Argentina’s foreign minister, and 17 other delegates from the Pan American conference crashed into the harbor on departure from Rio de Janeiro. All aboard were rescued. Guiara suffered a chest injury and was taken to the Naval School. The crash occurred at 9:30 p m local time.
Washington reports 18 American merchant seamen from a torpedoed strainer reached a tiny south sea island after a 2 600 mile open boat voyage. The Prusa was torpedoed 109 miles from Aonolin on December 19. Captain G H Boy and 12 men were adrift in the second boat. Boy’s boat landed January 19 on Nukitnan island in the Gilberts, about 2 500 miles north of New Zealand.
The House of Commons voted 464 to 1 in support of Prime Minister Churchill after a 40 minute defense. He stated the United States will ally to defeat the German foe quickly and noted Singapore had been reinforced for a decisive battle. Churchill claimed renewed confidence and promised no apologies or promises, aiming to end the war in a manner favorable to Britain and the world.
London January 9 Associated Press reports F. J. Rutland RAF squadron leader who returned from the United States in October is detained on alleged hostile associations with the Japanese while in Washington. The detainment involves important military questions and security considerations.
A Canadian liner Lady Hawkins was torpedoed off San Juan Puerto Rico with heavy loss of life. About 250 people are dead or missing including Americans. Only 71 survivors were recovered as the ship sank rapidly, prompting urgent rescue efforts. Survivors were landed after last Friday’s discovery by the New York Puerto Rico steamer Coano.
World eyes Britain's $400 million defense network as Singapore braced for a possible rear attack. British and Australian forces fought Japanese columns within 30 to 40 miles of Johore Strait while preparations for Singapore Island’s defense intensified. General Gordon Bennett said Australians held firm on Johore despite Japanese pressure and vowed not to yield ground.
An arrest is anticipated in the rail tampering incident connected to a train wreck two weeks ago near Columbus. Authorities pursue leads after a section hand reported a derailment between a water pull and nearby pillars, with investigations continuing.
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