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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1943
Page
1
Corry launches a "Buys Fighter Plane" drive opening Monday with a July 5 start and $10 prizes for best plane name and best slogan. The city aims to raise about $100,000 in Series war bonds through bond and payroll deductions in local industries. An earlier attempt to buy a medium bomber was dropped due to these plans.
Adlrens urges return to Earl Chery by June 20 and outlines a July celebration plan for a smaller war craft. Aero Ledge 1508 plans to assist Independence Day observance with four week promotion ending July 31. A $10 prize will be awarded for the best suggested plane name and a second prize for the best slogan.
In Pennsylvania and Alabama workers walked out over government fines for June 1 strikes and wage dispute delays. About 1,600 miners at Windber Pennsylvania pits joined the protest while most of the nation’s soft coal miners stayed at work. WLB delays on underground travel pay and a proposed $1.20 daily increase fueled objections amid stalled hard coal wage talks in New York.
Bulletin from Switzerland reports French cardinals protest the German halt policy, claiming it deprives French youth of the moral security of home. London dispatch notes Nagy resigns as Hungarian war minister and Admiral Horthy appoints Gen Ludwig Von Conta as successor as per Berlin radio. Chungking reports Chinese forces recapturing several points near Sungize after heavy fighting with Japanese, while Japanese troops in Chungtu sector show signs of collapse after heavy losses.
Corry and Erie sought $37 500 from the county gasoline tax refund for street maintenance. County commissioners declined, saying 1943 budget lacks provision for such payment and that state legislation had sidetracked. Officials noted other third class cities might receive voluntary help, but Erie’s request was denied with regrets.
The Senate moved toward final passage of the Connally-Harness bill to seize war plants and mines facing strikes and curb union activity. House approval followed a partisan 139 to 19 vote. debate centered on anticipated Senate support with a few opponents pledging to oppose.
Washington reports a major change in propaganda policy with a few powerful short-wave stations to be equipped for worldwide broadcasts. The Greatly Corporation of Cincinnati received authorization to install transmitters totaling 700000 watts, with a new battery of transmitters to be installed near Cincinnati soon.
Moscow dispatches report the 700-plane Soviet air offensive over German air fields on the Russian front as the war’s largest aerial strike to date. Ten enemy planes fell, 19 Soviet aircraft did not return, and raids targeted runways, hangars, fuel dumps, and depots. Guerrilla forces are described as repelling German punitive expeditions amid heavy fighting, ambushes, and counterattacks that pushed Germans back.
Gasless week end hits Pennsylvania as fuel shortages persist. Authorities report over 20 carriers of war cargo immobilized for two days due to critical gasoline supply gaps along the Pennsylvania Turnpike and across the region.
In Pittsburgh a Meadow Gold dairy plant ammonia leak in an ice cream production room burned and killed 22 year old Mary Ruane. Two co workers Kathryn Giel, 21, and Dorothy Humphray, 29, were hospitalized in serious condition after fumes drove others to the street.
Four year old Joseph Bodner was found drowned in a cistern filled with water in Canonsburg. Firemen and rescuers spent about five hours yesterday attempting to locate the boy before authorities confirmed the death.
The notice invites entries returnable to Earl Cherry in Pennsylvania by June 20 for two contests linked to the Fighter Plane campaign. Louis B. Sears and John A Blatt join Earl Cherry on the judges committee, with Walter H. Sci tt as general chairman of the bond and stamp program. winners receive prizes at the July 1 program.
An Army fifer crashed his smoking fighter plane yesterday near Samuel Hunt’s farm four miles east of Here as he swerved to avoid hitting Hunt. Hunt said the plane seemed to tilt upward and explode in a hayfield adjacent to the property. Local Army policy notified kin of the deceased.
An Algerian report states the National Liberation Committee agreed to discharge anti Allied officers with Petainist backgrounds amid De Gaulle’s demand. The committee, including De Gaulle and six members, is to decide on a purge of army officers and heartily support De Gaulle’s stance. The issue will consume much of the committee’s time in coming days.
New Delhi June 12 American and British aircraft operating from Indian bases conducted widespread air attacks on Japanese troops and railway targets in Burma. Mitchell bombers of the US 10th Air Force damaged railroad facilities at Ywataung and Thatz junction, with several hits observed and oil fires reported. No American aircraft or crew casualties were announced.
A Flag Day event in Corry will begin with a parade forming at the V F W Home on West Washington Street at Two Locks and marching to Sty Park for an 7:30 start Monday evening. The program, under Cory Lodge No 160 BPOE, features bands, Boy and Girl Scouts, Veterans, a drum corps, and local riding club groups. Fred W. Lamberton, Erie County sheriff, will deliver the services, with Aero Victory and Corry City Band performing together.
Buenos Aires June 17. The number of nations recognizing President Pedro Ramírez’s government rose to 29 with new recognitions from Panama and Honduras in the Americas and from Vichy France and Belgium. A Paris radio report cited by the Vatican City broadcast via the Associated Press notes the Holy See has recognized the government.
Liquor stock raids by licensees to build short whiskey supplies are banned by the Control Board effective next Tuesday. Retail liquor may be bought at retail by licensees for resale to hotels, restaurants, taprooms, clubs, and similar places, with retail stocks marked for identification and not for sale directly by licensees.
A London Times report quoted by a British radio broadcast said a brother of Gen Charles De Gaulle was arrested in Paris, his home, and deported to Germany as a hostage. The BBC noted the claim, tying it to ongoing European tensions and the French resistance context.
Allied forces pounded targets across Timor, New Guinea, and New Britain in a day of wide sweeps. Mitchell bombers hit a bridge at Salamaua, while Liberator groups set fires on runways at Vunglunam and Rabaul. Multiple Japanese oppositions were reported downed as bombers struck air bases and dumps.
Philadelphia reports a severe meat shortage as packing industry spokesmen forecast the worst period yet. An executive warned supply may drop to about 10 percent of demand from a current 95 to 50 percent level, with slaughterers doubtful. A subsidy plan tied to a price rollback for packers may affect profits starting next Monday. Transportation halted in Pittsburgh as 22 APL drivers strike the Ambridge, Aliquippa, and Sewickley valley districts.
In Philadelphia a U S District Court hearing concluded with Judge J Cullen Ganey delaying final ruling on Olga Schueller a 61 year old German asking stay of an Army exclusion order from the eastern seaboard The Army says the woman is excluded for associations subversive activities and loyalty concerns while the judge will consider if due process was followed and hearing continues July 1 by Ganey to determine legality of the order.
Allied air forces unleash massive raids on Duesseldorf and other German targets as Pantelleria falls to air power. Lampedusa bombardment continues while Gen Spaate reports renewed strikes in Calabria. Hitler rushes reinforcements to southern Italy as Algiers says garrison remains 12,000 strong amid fierce resistance.
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