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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1943
Page
1
Ves Al Ty Wome and Private Roehrie appear in an incident reported from Ont, with brief details noting an exchange or confrontation. The fragment references two individuals and a location, suggesting a small military or official context. Further facts are unreadable in the supplied text.
Congressional and Treasury experts draft a tax plan applying excess profits concepts to individual incomes. Aimed to share wartime gains, the bill would levy new taxes starting January 1, 1944, with debate on retroactive effects and feasibility for workers with unclear war-affect earnings.
The city clerk announces a sealed bid sale for a store on Market Street dated 16, 1943. Specifications list refundable deposits, wage rate terms, and bidder requirements with figures in dollars. reads as a public auction notice and bid procedure update.
A June 8 1928 Hitler letter written while in jail was introduced in federal court. Arthur Heinrich Weilir a German born assistant clerk store manager, faced charges over fraudulent naturalization. Walter, a member of the German American Bund, took oath of American citizenship in Clark County in 1936. The letter thanked the Free Brotherhood of Teutonia, an early Bund precursor, for a donation. Peter Gissibl testified about organizing early pro Nazi activities in the U S and the Bund's inception in 1938.
City council scheduled a Friday meeting with the tax collector to pursue an amicable settlement on delinquent occupational taxes. A probe raised by the council examines failures to renew tax liens on the McTimes Steel Company and possible broader losses from uncollected back taxes.
Allied air forces pounded Gerbini air base in southern Sicily with hundreds of tons of bombs in a relentless two day campaign. Photographs showed heavy damage to administration buildings hangars and runways as Fortresses and Liberators attacked satellite fields. Northwest African command gunners claimed four enemy fighters destroyed and at least one more shot down during the strikes.
President Roosevelt sent a short wave radio greeting to the people of China on the sixth anniversary of their resistance to Japanese aggression. The message was delivered from Washington and acknowledges China facing ongoing hostilities with Japan.
City officials push forward a curfew plan for Corry youths under sixteen. The ordinance restricts minors from public places after 9 40 p m unless accompanied by a parent. Parents and guardians bear responsibility for enforcing the rule with penalties including fines and jail time for violations.
Associated Press notes Berlin says German forces broke through main Soviet lines in the Kursk bulge near Moscow as Allied air operations, including mine laying, continue. Giraud will visit Washington for talks with Roosevelt, while Submarines reportedly sink nine Allied ships in recent days. French Comite National Liberation reports Martinique backs the committee and demands new authorities.
The Office of Price Administration plans July 18 to allow one round trip for vacations in 12 Northeastern states where pleasure driving is banned, if within the driver’s normal coupon ration. Outside these states, vacation driving remains largely unrestricted. Critics say many cannot or do not want to travel for picnics or visiting friends. OPA cites gasoline shortages and limited options as the reason for the policy.
In Pittsburgh a rally at the Moose Temple drew miners from about a dozen idle mines as insurgents urged a no work policy until contracts and extra pay for underground travel are secured. Resolutions to return to work were voted by Clyde No 1 Crescent No 2 and Pike locals.
A coal gondola buckled on an eastbound Erie Railroad freight near Columbus, delaying trains for about one and a half hours. No injuries, no roadbed damage. Meadville wrecker arrived, car lifted clear, traffic restored.
Joseph Paveatto, 35, of Creighton, was fatally struck when he plunged into the front of a Pennsylvania Railroad freight locomotive in East Deer township yesterday. The incident occurred near the Creighton road area as the train was moving. The coroner's office reported the death is under investigation.
Enthusiastic crowds mark day one of the sale drive as about one third of the needed funds have been subscribed for war bonds to buy fighter planes. A downtown sales center opens in the Mabel Shieppe storeroom at the Grand Theater building with women on duty from 2 to 8 p.m. daily to take bond pledges and subscriptions. The committee urges merchants to display their windows and cooperate with the Buy Fighter Bonds campaign, which runs through July 1. Sales of stamps at playgrounds extend to next Monday with weekly child-led drives, and promotions are planned as the drive continues. The industrial committee has circulated appeals to plant workers to buy extra bonds in July, with canvassing across business places, clubs, and groups. A large parliamentary gathering is planned for July 30 with details to follow.
Senate leaders clashed with the Roosevelt administration over subsidies to processors under the Commodity Credit Corporation. Lawmakers huddled to reconcile Senate and House versions, with a conference bill preserving CC C support until January and boosting funding to 3.0 billion dollars amid a rollback controversy.
Two towns are reported captured by Allied forces as Nazi losses mount with about 10,000 killed. The German machine and anti aircraft units suffer heavy damage as tanks and planes are destroyed and waves of armored and infantry units advance.
Moscow reports describe the 1999 Oreliarsk Belnorod front fighting with heavy tolls on both sides. Soviet communiqués claim Russian artillery smashed hundreds of German tanks and planes in two days, while German reports cite heavy Soviet losses. Advices from the front mention intense battles near Misensk and Orel with counterattacks and territorial changes.
Director of Streets Pred L Barnes received authorization from the City Council to obtain a priority on purchasing a tractor for street department use. Harold Brown of Corry Bridge & Supply Company offered help securing this priority and discussed a rubber-tired tractor similar to units shown in Titusville, Spring Creek, and Pittsfield townships. The Council authorized steps toward the priority order, after which the city will consider the proposed machinery purchase.
Navy reports an American air raid against the Japanese forces on Kiska Island last night. The attack, coordinated with the U S offensive against Japanese defenses, targeted coastal positions and supported ground advances.
Washington reports May output rose for aircraft and aircraft equipment while merchant vessel value in place fell. Overall munitions held steady with gains in heavier plate and aircraft production, but declines in ground ordnance and miscellaneous munitions. Navy and Army vessel value in place rose modestly.
American warships engage Japanese forces in close combat near New Georgia Island. Navy officials announce U S naval forces trapped the enemy in narrow waters of Hela Gulf and sank several warships while damaging others. overall victory claimed in the initial phase.
A Navy communiqué reports the light cruiser Helena, 1,000 tons, lost in battle with Japanese forces in Kuba Gulf on the morning of an unspecified date. The ship was under the command of County Charles Purcell Ceci of Louisville. Next of kin of crew will be notified as soon as possible.
Pennsylvania's gathracite industry employing 83 000 miners returned to normal production for a day as 4 500 holdouts rejoined the workforce in a wildcat strike ending in Wilkes Barre district No 9 of the United Mine Workers.
Twelve or fifteen boys allegedly involved in vandalism at the Atlantic Refining Company offices on North Second Avenue and in City Park where the fountain was damaged have been ordered to appear in juvenile court for a hearing Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Notice of the arraignment was received by Chief of Police John Flanigar from Harold Dundon, probation officer. Arthur Bacon, charged with aggravated assault and battery in connection with an attack on Boyd Yealey, will face juvenile court at the same time.
Amid chaos in the South Pacific, Adm William Halsey directs the Solomons offensive from his headquarters. Details are scarce as American and Japanese forces clash at Rendova and southern New Georgia. The Battle of the Ewa Gulf marks a second Allied victory in four days, underscoring U S naval power while cleanup continues in the jungle theater.
City Council approved a right of way for a Fairhaven storm sewer from North Corry along Wright Street to Bear Creek. The federal project will drain excess water from the housing development, relieving complaints from nearby property owners along Hast Wayne Street. The 60 foot easement crosses city property and the sewer will discharge just east of the Bear Creek bridge. construction is expected to start soon.
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