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29 Jan 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1943
Page
1
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Associated Press reports Congress moves to review the lend lease program with Edward R. Stettinius Jr. questioned by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on wartime operations as lawmakers seek direction for another year of aid.
Edward R. Stettinius told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that American lend-lease aid has made the British Isles an impregnable base for offensive operations. He urged continuing the lend-lease program, noting large parts of the North African and Middle East campaigns sprang from allied supplies via Britain. He argued the debate is over sending more aid, not whether to continue. He also addressed labor-law reform prospects and Senate scrutiny of Flynn’s Australia nomination, amid wage and salary limit debates.
City officials led by Mayor Hepler may urge swift action to prevent a porous situation from developing as a result of a proposed clubs charter. Rumors speak of rival groups seeking a club license amid police policy disputes and possible municipal influence, with Chief Flenigan denying protection charges. Council members are expected to address the issue soon to shape policy levels.
Moscow reports steady German retreat reversed as Red Army drives on the plains west of Voronezh. About 12 miles gained on the flank with 9,000 enemy killed or captured. among those captured were three generals on the front overnight. Harrisburg also notes a state ruling on funding care for indigent mentally ill in private institutions. Horace D. Taft, 81, Taft School founder and brother of William Howard Taft, dies at his Watertown home after illness.
Corry's campaign for the March of Dimes fund began with appeals to residents for contributions to the Erie County Chapter. Alan W. P. Lombard was named chair man of the local canvass. Postmaster Charles Sebilocs heads the chapter. The drive runs through February 15 with half of funds staying locally.
Four convicts attempted to escape from Wisconsin State Prison at Waupun when guards opened fire, killing Franc Kopjar of Milwaukee and wounding Charles Bennett and Wendell Fowler. One robber cleared the wall but was recaptured. the fourth escaped injuries and hid under a car before being found. Deputy Warden Hinkamp noted the break began at breakfast and electricity was cut, plunging buildings into darkness. Local residents and visitors were present as the incident unfolded.
In a Philadelphia district court hearing, government efforts to revoke Alexander M. Bortmann's citizenship surfaced testimony from John D. Metcalfe of the Chicago Times. He said Hitler’s associates planned a U.S. revolution with bloodshed if needed, and that storm troopers were instructed to prepare to overthrow the government, possibly by force, with talk of bloodshed in American streets.
A generated relief drive titled Brother Can You Spare a Dime funds polio assistance through public donation points. Canvas lists Miller's News Stand and several eateries and stores including Coney Island Guneh, Hula Restaurant, Rexall Pharmacy, Margaret's Shoppe, and Hotel Corry where residents may contribute. Continued on page three.
Corry youths among more than ninety registrants from Local Board No. 3 face the draft as a national system consolidates Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard and Army calls. Local boards await data while registrants may express branch preferences. induction beats begin with a nationwide call allocation and assignment rules. Four ships sunk off the South American coast as Axis submarines press convoys, with 25 sailors lost and 38 missing in the latest attack. Treasury reports show January 27 balance debt and changes from the prior day.
Local Board 3 names individuals alleged as delinquents. residents include Melvin Bherman Beally of Peach Street and Albus Bernard Long of Buffalo, with others listed. Officials delay disclosure of enforcement steps while property actions are turned over to police. federal investigators may assist in pursuing the case.
Allied reports quote General Henri Giraud denying any single united French movement exists and stating the only agreement with General Charles De Gaulle is on military, economic, and financial matters. He notes a permanent liaison on exile questions and says Jewish property rights in North Africa could be restored gradually, with no sympathy for German views on the issue.
In Washington on January 31 Dr Putzi Hanfstaengl once press chief for the Nazi party was reported by reliable sources to be providing information about Adolf Hitler and his associates to the United States while detained in federal custody under guard. The American educated German Former playmaker is said to have given the government identifiable information on Nazi leaders.
President Franklin D Roosevelt continues his North Africa journey with a stop in Liberia after the Casablanca talks. He reviews U S troops and rubber plants on the way to the 69,000 acre Firestone plantation run by George Seybold. Hopkins, the British and American munitions board head, and Rear Admiral Menn accompanied the trip as part of the war planning group.
The Navy reports a two day action in the Solomons with American destroyers engaging a tanker and destroying ten enemy ships. Four American planes reportedly missed. Japanese losses total 791 planes destroyed in combat, with 7 sunk, seven probably sunk, and 98 damaged. The action involved Kokumbana Tassafaronga and the New Georgia group near Guadalcanal as targets, with plans aimed toward Koloshbangare.
In the Mediterranean the bomber crew hit an Italian destroyer. Lieuts P A Shersher Cambriedge Springs L Porter Chandlers Valle near Warren J J Miller Warren Seagt R Mount Yeadon Pay led other crews. Navy reports 198 casualties with two wounded and 436 missing.
The toll from Pennsylvania's worst winter storm rose to four with the death of Lycoming County Judge Samuel H. Humes in Williamsport shortly after midnight. He reportedly suffered a heart attack after being found unconscious in a showroom, as temperatures stayed below freezing and high winds persisted. The storm dumped four to twelve inches across the state, delaying schooling in LancasterCounty, slowing production at Philadelphia Navy Yard and Cramp Shipyards, and causing trolley accidents and widespread travel hazards. Unidentified man found dead in Philadelphia likely a millworker, and 23-year-old Irving Telex killed in a highway collision near Walton, Dedford County.
Soviet forces push into the German front between Moscow and Rostov, gaining 14 miles, capturing 6,000 prisoners and killing 3,000, with advances near Kursk and Voronezh. Allied actions in North Africa surge as Rommel’s corridor tightens and Eisenhower’s forces move toward decisive strikes amid heavy bombing of Sfax, Palermo, and Cosenza.
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