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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1942
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text hints at county level voting, attendance figures, and signatures. Mentions Corry Warren and aiding officials, with references to judges, employment, and district activity. Indicates a partial update on tax or payment records and upcoming signings. No clear cohesive story due to garbled source.
Washington July 13 The Senate debated a $1.858 billion price control appropriation directing the Office of Price Administration. Leon Henderson warned farm price limits would cripple anti inflation measures by forcing studies of thousands of items before ceilings could be set. Senator Wagner called the issue pivotal for home front costs and war materiel profits. The bill also embeds a 31.5 cent per gallon gasoline price rise in 17 rationed states, affecting pipeline supplies and tanker costs.
Gene Graver of Miami, Florida, recounts the loss of the sole American bomber in a raid on Lae New Guinea. A Japanese zero, already damaged, collided with the bomber as its pilot Walter Krell and navigator faced a fatal crash. Private Pat Norton of Hathford Indiana fired about 100 rounds into the zero before it crashed through the tail of the bomber. The aircraft spiraled and plunged into the Aen.
Officials at Local Board No 3 Union City report next month's contingent will include several TeB drifters amid sweeping changes in qualifications. Draft boards anticipate limited service calls targeting those with disqualifying physical defects. vision, hearing, teeth, and limb impairments may qualify for noncombat roles. Navy and Coast Guard expected to adopt similar practices. lists include criteria such as 20/40 vision with glasses, hearing 10/20, denture fixes, and loss of digits while preserving function.
Washington July 15 Assautted Vesa reports House subcommittee findings accusing four scrap rubber firms of earning vast profits from the nations scrap rubber program. Firms named are H Meuhistetn and Company Inc A Schulman Inc Nat B Bergen The and the Loewenthal Company with coast to coast branches expected to gain greatly.
The RAF daylight raid on Danzig shows British bombers can reach most German targets and strike into Poland, Italy, and the Balkans with Danzig no longer safe. The attack, though costly in planes, signals a widened reach for Allied air power and exposes German facilities including U boat works.
Ten young men from Cony and nearby areas applied for enlistment in the United States Navy during a two day visit by Chief Boatswain's Mate John Gardner who opened a recruiting station in a storeroom on Ninth Center Street. Interviews marked the event, with potential for further enlistments as contacts continued. Applicants included Stewart Mead Gursline, Joseph James Allen, Harry Arthur Silvis, Darwin Duens Palmore, Carl Eugene Whilis, Leonard John Dukes, Patay Caruso Natte, Joseph Paul Hajee, Robert Otte Lange, and George Glen Davis. Hajee and Davis were assigned to the construction battalion, the others to regular assignments.
City Engineer Don Williams announced gutter improvements on Soul Center Street from Center Alley to South Street to prevent fender and running board damage to parked autos. Cooperation from the highway department followed a similar West Main Street project that raised pavement to clear curbs. The program may extend to other streets with high curbs to lift cars above the line.
In Texarkana on Sunday Willie Vinson, 85, a Black man suspected in a reported attempted attack on four white women, was abducted from a hospital by two groups of men and killed near a cotton gin. His body showed drag marks but no additional bullet wounds. Sheriff Watts said no arrests were made and identities of the assailants remain unknown. Vinson worked as a cafe dishwasher and the incident marks the month’s third similar event in the community.
Reuters dispatch from London cites May reports of two RAW aircraft damaged and a Storch type plane used by Rommel’s staff struck with all crew killed. Royal Navy pounds Matruh, Axis base. elsewhere, a Mexican bullfighter and others found dead in Mississippi, wage office supervisor named in Pittsburgh, and a U.S. commerce official nomination noted in Washington.
Large crowds enjoyed Wallace Bros circus on Saturday at East Mall street and Shady avenue. The program opened with Americana and featured horse, elephant, and seal acts to widespread praise.
Work starts today on Oxbow Hill Road with a large resurfacing machine moved to the scene. The stretch runs several miles and will receive a typical surface treatment as crews repair holes and crack repairs. Additional sections, including West Pleasant Street and Selama road, are slated for later resurfacing this summer.
British forces on the Nile, reinforced by Australians, repulsed German attacks west of El Alamein and held Tel el Eisa positions. Rommel moved to reinforce with Guderian and Clerf, while Auchinleck drew strength from reserves in Egypt. Described as a probing phase, the front saw continuous shelling and air operations hindered by dust storms.
July 13 report states Chinese forces recaptured Futow Island near Poo chow port Ih Pukien provisive after Japanese seizure last Thursday. Fighting continues northwest of Wenchow in Chekiang. The communique notes Japanese air rescues and pressure on Fukien as Chinese gains restore a port in Chinese hands.
Edward Morton son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Morton of West Spring Creek sustained powder burns to the left eye in a home accident late Sunday. Details are unclear but his injuries occurred while handling a gun. Not considered serious, he was referred to a eye specialist to guard against possible impairment of sight.
Associated Press reports that fourteen alleged associates tied to German saboteurs who landed on Long Island and the New Jersey coast were taken into custody. Attorney General Biddle called them immediate contacts, aiding their shelter and support in New York Chicago and Astoria. Hoover said FBI probes into their activities and other possible links continue.
Two accidents were reviewed over the weekend as state police investigated a collision one mile south of Mill Village in LeBoeuf township Sunday evening. William McCarthy, 63, of Waterford, sustained bruises after his car was hit by Charles Palmer, 21, of Meadville. Minor injuries and about $100 damage were reported. Palmer uninjured. A settlement between owners ended charges. Earlier Sunday, Emory Messenger’s car went into a ditch along Spring Creek road two miles east of Corry, snapping two poles. Messenger fled the scene but was said to have bruises and front-end damage. Police were informed and Messengers’s vehicle was found later.
German forces drive 37 miles east in nine weeks reaching near Boguchar and threaten Stalingrad as Russian defenses crumble along the Don and Volga corridors. The southern drive widens with a two way battle, with tanks and aircraft pouring into the Don valley and near Voronezh.
Three men died when a freight train struck a tender on the Baltimore and Ohio main line between Pittsburgh towns, Allegheny County. Victims listed as Brangy Blanchard, Jones, and David Shesere of PunafMutawney.
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