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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1942
Page
1
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Unidentified offshore craft shelled Estevan Point on Vancouver Island and fired at areas north of Seaside Oregon. No casualties or damage reported. Royal Canadian and American naval units pursued the submarine, while residents described distant gun flashes and orange muzzle bursts along the coast. Dimouts were ordered in Washington and Oregon, with limited evacuations near the coast.
Scott faces a Tuesday arraignment before Alderman William Helster on charges of murder and manslaughter in the Lake Pleasant Club shooting that killed Walter Porter, 39, a former Erie resident. Porter died at Union City Hospital after a 2 18 p m shot in the club’s summer home. the incident stems from an argument over draft registration with John Oldt, 22, of Corty.
District Scouts plan a fine camp on Bear Lake shore in Erie County. Dan Cornish donates land and funds for a dining hall. A Wednesday bee at St Pauls Lutheran invites volunteers to haul, dig, and assemble the 16 by 36 foot hall and related facilities.
Admiral Charles Freeman, a 63 year old native of Erie Pennsylvania, was named by President Roosevelt to commander the Northwest Sea Frontier and promoted to vice admiral. He formerly led the submarine force from 1937 to 1939, served on the Navy’s General Board, headed the 13th Naval District at Seattle, and later commanded the Naval Yard there.
An Erie woman was slightly injured when a DeSoto coupe struck a pole on West Columbus avenue Saturday. Howard Fisher of 917 Ash Street reported he was the driver, saying a front wheel failure pulled the car off the road into the pole. His wife suffered a lip gash but was not seriously hurt. Police also noted a Lincoln Zephyr on South and Spring streets and a Chevrolet sedan collision near 12:18 am Sunday, with no injuries but both cars badly damaged. Patrolman H. S. Burlingame investigated.
Wardens in Columbus oversee dusk to dawn blackout set for Thursday evening June 25. Regulations mirror Erie county rules already in the Journal, with all residents urged to cooperate. Signal for beginning blackout will be the whistle or bell.
Pittsburgh report links fresh homicide to infamous killers blamed for decades of macabre crimes. A decapitated unidentified man was found in the Monongahela River, stripped of clothing to hide identity. Coroner says the body was in water about three days. fingerprints are being checked.
Three Erie youths pleaded guilty to burglary and tire theft connected with a break in at the Central Garage on East South Street late in February. Joseph Batien, 18, Kedward Groto ws le 21, and Anthony Czyns k, 19, were arrested by state troopers and police. They were held for the next grand jury after hearings before Alderman Gordon and faces prison terms of two and a half to five years upon conviction.
June 22 dispatch warns non residents to depart Hawaii as Japanese forces were routed at Midway. General Emmons says false security could invite surprise attack and urges those not needed in war work to relocate to the mainland as space allows. Evacuation of dependents proceeds with Pacific Fleet reports of a large invasion fleet massed toward Hawaii.
Washington June 24 under fog and thick weather Japanese landing forces have inched along the Aleutian chain toward Alaska and are establishing a base at Kiska about 385 miles from the United States Navy bed of Dutch Harbor. A communiqué yesterday noted a small enemy force landed on Attu or nearby, with occasional weather clear spells permitting limited air coverage and tents observed. Kiska, 75 miles east of Attu, is sparsely inhabited by natives and a few traders.
Philadelphia endures severe fuel shortage as half the Atlantic seaboard faces dry tanks and empty pumps. Thousands of motorists abandon cars or seek tow services as 3500 Philadelphia stations shut by Sunday afternoon. Gas dealers warn the strain will continue as summer demand rises.
Washington reports that President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill will issue a joint statement after 22 May meetings. The White House said the conferences are proceeding day and night in a very satisfactory way with military naval and air experts from both nations at work.
Allied reports from the Middle East and Atlantic describe heavy fighting near the Egyptian border and continued naval actions. German broadcasts claim British losses while Moscow notes Crimean defenses retreat under German pressure. Japanese commentary links submarine attacks near Vancouver Island to U S bases. In the Netherlands East Indies a secret Australian visit precedes renewed operations, Boston conducts a daylight test, and a Pittsburgh steel worker dies in a pit incident.
Moscow dispatch reports Sevastopol entering a crucial battle phase as German attackers push inside the outer defenses. The German high command claims the northern sector near Bewernaja Bey is cleared after capturing the last coastal fort, while destruction of remaining enemy forces on the Isthmus continues amid heavy casualties and renewed offensive against the Caucasus.
Lieut. Frank Dingfelder, son of Mr and Mrs Will Dingfelder of Roosevelt highway, has been promoted to lieutenant commander in the U S Navy. He previously served as executive officer of communications at the Radio and Signal School in Los Angeles and was transferred last week to the Naval Training Center at Ithaca, New York, with the promotion accompanying the move.
Washington June 22 complete reorganization of the War Production Board including top staff changes will be announced this week. WPB aims to align its operations more closely with military strategy and demand. William Harrison, head of the production division, will move to a post in procurement as a key transfer. Donald M. Nelson remains WPB chairman while army and navy chiefs are to meet more regularly to adjust war production to shifting supply needs.
A tattered flag over Tobruk signals Axis reentry into Libya and marks a strategic shift, with analysts convinced the Axis push in North Africa will affect broader war plans and may delay or alter Allied shipping and invasions.
Cairo reports a British position at risk as Tobruk falls and Axis forces push toward Benghazi and Bir Gobi. Berlin claims Tobruk occupation with thousands captured, while Alexandria remains tense and Egypt braces near the border. Imperial forces dig in along the frontier amid conflicting reports and pledges of aid short of war.
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