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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1942
Page
1
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British and Axis forces clash near El Alamein amid sandstorms with British repulses and Axis advances claimed by both sides. Rommel’s tanks press on the coast toward Alexandria while Auchinleck braces at the line west of the delta. RAF strikes continue as cities brace for further brutality. Local authorities fortify bridges and dams while Vichy warns against provocation of interned ships near Alexandria.
Local Board No. 1 of Union City calls 29 more registrants for July draft, including five from Corry. The two day total reaches 131 of 168 needed for the B quota as the district prepares for the next call. Corry registrants listed report for final examinations on July 11, with names and addresses across Corry streets and nearby areas. Continued on Page six.
Washington July 2 Price Administrator Leon Henderson warned on Capitol Hill that without an extra 46,000,000 appropriated by the Senate there would be utter disorganization and anarchy in the distribution of scarce commodities as supplies run out. He noted possible Senate opposition and House resistance to reversing its stance.
Reynoldsville Pa on July 2 reports the first time in decades that the Jefferson county town has no railway passenger mail or express service. The last Pennsylvania Railroad train has been withdrawn and twenty other communities along the line are affected by the suspension.
Federal rent controls take effect in Erie County restoring rents to the March 1, 1983 level across houses apartments hotels and rooming houses. A rent director Frank S Anderson appointed to oversee registration hearings set for July 15 to August 15 with protests already filed and referrals expected.
Berlin says Nazi total losses from June 1941 to June 21, 1942 reached 971,612 killed and 65,730 missing. In the two months since renewed offensive, 20,321 killed and 6,077 missing. Communique calls casualties proof of danger to Europe and vow of victory. Soviet tally cites 10,000,000 German killed wounded or captured in first year of war.
Washington reports that a Japanese broadcast claims 1,000 survivors from the Houston and Perth have been rescued and are in Batavia, while the Navy has no independent confirmation and cautions against false hopes. The status of Houston crew remains uncertain as enemy sources provide the only word.
United States Army Headquarters in the Panama Canal Zone announced the arrest of 20 persons accused of forming spy rings. The rings allegedly gathered fuel and submarine data and disclosed shipping information to the enemy. Also reported were promotions in Italy to marshal, minor earthquakes in Spain per Swiss radio, and a military commission in Washington to try eight saboteurs linked to Florida and New York incidents.
A five minute window from noon to 12 16 Wednesday saw large bond and stamp purchases across many businesses. The National Bank reported 1175 in bonds sold, Citizens National Bank 866.50, and the post office through Citizens Bank 1197 30. Stores listed smaller sums like Page and Ferry 28 25 Ritz Restaurant 28 Wilcox Grocery 27 V Phillipe 25 Woolworths 29 40, with totals expected to be substantial citywide. Treasury figures show June 20 receipts 360 006 969 77, expenditures 273 085 242 00, net balance 2 991 TAT 215 77, total debt 76 990 704 146 50, up 327 794 338 05 from prior day.
A large crowd attended the flag unveiling at Fairhaven in a Wednesday evening ceremony on a new 40 foot pole in front of the administration building. A half hour concert by the Corry Band followed the program amid civic pride remarks and assurances of privileges and services for residents. Local officials, veterans post members, and the United Brethren pastor spoke as Mayor Hep welcomed attendees and the flag raising concluded the event.
Corry post office operates on a curtailed basis Saturday July 4 with limited post office windows open until noon and delivery mail handled promptly. Air service maintained while star route delivery ends in afternoon. Rural routes unchanged. Local offices suspend industry and business with mercantile places closing for the day and stores staying open Friday night for shoppers.
Floyd Rose, 19, of R D 1 Spring Creek, employed at Corry Wood Products on Grace Street, suffered a severe accident while testing a planer. A splinter struck his right hand, causing deep lacerations and the amputation of portions of his index, middle, and ring fingers. He was hospitalized and reported to be progressing favorably the next day.
London reports say Prime Minister Churchill won a strong vote of confidence 479 to 25 in the House of Commons after detailing a grave assessment of Allied positions in the Mediterranean and Middle East. He cited losses near Tobruk and retreat prospects toward Alexandria, warning of further grave news and noting heavy casualties and matériel.
Chinese high command said Japanese advances along the Yangtze were checked and key gaps near Tyang and Shanqing remained, despite vigorous enemy attacks. Two Kiangsi towns, Poyang and Tsungjen, were lost, while Chinese forces retook three towns on the Homann-Shoult border. Chinese air force launched a large-scale strike along the Yangtze with bombers targeting Hantow and Yochow in Hunan. all aircraft returned safely.
Allied bombing raids led by General MacArthur hit Kendari airbase in Celebes and targets in Dili Timor Lae Salamaua Bougainville and Tulagi. Reports say Japanese warplanes were destroyed or damaged, with fires ignited as low-level runs hit grounded aircraft and hangars.
Washington July 2 The government will seek the death penalty for eight men to be tried before a seven member military commission next week on charges they landed from German submarines to blow up American military installations. The trial will be held in Washington or nearby reservations. Defendants will have counsel and the proceeding will resemble a court martial.
Berlin reports July 2 claims Sevastopol fully possessed by German forces and that Hitler’s main army group completed preparations for a second great phase of the war against Soviet Russia. Mobilization for an all out offensive implied, with dispatches noting Sevastopol and other operations in Russia entering a new phase of the fight.
July 2 dispatches to the army newspaper Red Star describe fierce fighting around Sevastopol with Soviet defenders holding the Crimean fortress. German and Axis forces claim control of parts of the peninsula while British sources suggest preparations for a wider push to the east and Mediterranean actions before year end.
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