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Corry Evening Journal in Corry, Pennsylvania
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1943
Page
1
Trucker Fatally Shot After Cafe Practical Joke
Erie police report Leo Knoll a 45 year old trucker was shot in a downtown cafe after wagering with William McCausland 29 a ten dollar bet over money in Knoll's pocket. Knoll died en route to the hospital as witnesses described the confrontation and subsequent shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Erie
Leo P. Knoll
Palce
George J. Christoph
Grant Allen
Detective Bureau
Wiliam McCausland
Tander Christoph
Gilbert Snyder
Austinhy Sosanio
McCausland
Knoll
Hiis
Senate inquiry shows '43 food crop shortage
The Senate Military Committee warned a 1943 food crop as large as last year is almost hopeless. It backed deferring farm workers from the army and easing farm labor red tape. Wickard warned of limited supply and the need to tighten belts to meet U.S. and ally needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Senate
United States
Wickard
Appropriations
Bandhead
D-Als
Nye
R-Nd
Wickwed
Signals test creates confusion over new blackout plan
Across the city residents and officials evaluated a forty minute blackout drill. Walter A. Scott praised the effort while noting Philadelphia saw notable confusion with changed blue and red signals and some pedestrians failing to seek shelter. Emergency crews reported seventeen injuries and eight hospitalizations, with transportation facilities arranged for post drill needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ress
Uleckout
Walter A. Scott
Ste
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Saving Pond
Planes Pound Jap Bases In Pacific War Report
U S Navy communique No 300 cites American air strikes across the Pacific on March 2 to 4. Targets include Japanese camps at Kiska in the Aleutians, installations at Buin Kabutend and Ballale Island, Munda airfield, with four fires started and anti aircraft fire encountered. No casualties or material damage reported on Guadalcanal from two Japanese bombing raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Prose
Washington
Solomon Island
Kiska
Aleutians
Navy
United States
Guadalcanal
North Pacific
South Pacific
Douglas
Grumman Fmf
Mrs Cypel Stapleton Awarded 1200 In Auto Crash Damages
Mrs. Cypel Stapleton of Erie received 1200 damages in a county court verdict yesterday for injuries from an automobile collision on June 26 1982. The suit named RB Edson Corry and Mary Urban as defendants. Urban was driving another car at the Sixth and Reed streets intersection. Brooks represented Stapleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cypel Stapleton
Erie
Fury
Edson
Corry
Ann Urban
West 11Th Street
Stapleton
Bismarck Victory Highlights Allied Power Rise
The article notes a major Allied victory at the Bismarck Sea and lauds rising war production, including 5,600 warplanes, with emphasis on air power shaping the Pacific campaign. It links the triumph to strategic dominance in the Southwest Pacific and hints at broader implications for pressing Japan campaign. It mentions Patterson’s report on growing armament and allied mobilization, and reflects on morale and future bomber offensives toward Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yewatt MacKenzie
Bismarck Sea
Britain
Orient
Patterson
Mackenzie
Pacific
Japan
Tokyo
Bismarck
South- West Pacific
Australis
Maine
Trent
Pittsburgh
Nére
Survivors Reach Boston From U S Sea Disaster
Survivors of a U S sea disaster reach Boston describing the sinking of a passenger cargo vessel. Ninety men and crews perished in the frigid North Atlantic as two ships were sunk within days. Survivors named Irwin White Jr and James Cantley among others, recalling orderly evacuation and no panic despite the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Br Associated Fresh
Boston
United States
North Atlantic
Soan
Navy
Pssengers
Jy Z-way
Amnon
Irwin White, Jr
Philadelphia
James Cantley
Brownsville
Caulley
Kerr
Doc
Golden Rule Names Directors to Guide Club
The Golden Rule Club plans a Monday 3 PM meeting at the Municipal building to elect officers and debate a proposed board of five directors. An amendment approved at the January meeting would enact the board and rule the club’s operations, with a luncheon served and plans for the coming months discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Rule Club
Provence Stewart
Destruction of Japanese Task Force in Pacific Sea Battle
Damaged Japanese destroyers sunk as Allied forces under Kenney and MacArthur report a decisive Pacific victory. Japanese ships abandoned Lae and Rabaul area after heavy air and naval attacks, with 82 planes shot down in action. Allied losses minimal while RAF and American bombers target Burma front and Rangoon area rail yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck Sea
Rabaul
New Britain
New Guinea
Lae
Kuesaw
George G. Kenney
Austin
Miers
Séchwestern Pacific Command
Douglas MacArthur
Iva Hemay
Kenney
Ireraft
Yester
Burma
New Delhi
Pasundaang
Athlone
Rangoon
Mayme
Surma
Neyre Docks
Mine Workers To Include Officials For ASSOBInce at SCRANTON
March 5 at Scranton the United Mine Workers prepared to enroll anthracite mine officials and press for a new contract. International secretary treasurer Thomas Kennedy outlined a 21 point scale proposal seeking inclusion of all industry employees under the general agreement except federally excluded supervisory roles. He said supervisory staff properly belong under this agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
United Mine Workers
Thomas Kennedy
International
Dld
Ennedy
Kennedy
Warning of new small home bomb threat in London
March 5 report from Rome security officials warned Britons of a small new anti personnel bomb dropped by Nazi planes. The bombs, about the size of a round cigarette cam and weighing four pounds, could scatter over a wide area and explode at the slightest touch according to the ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ministry of Rome
Nasi
Whitministry
Western Germany Bombed On Ninth Successive Night
Royal Air Force bombers hit Western Germany for the ninth night in a row with raids on rail centres and German targets. One aircraft reported missing. attacks also struck near Le Mans and rail facilities at various locations in western Germany, with U S bombers striking near Hattingen and other warehouses in Rotterdam and Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Germany
London
Royal Air Force
Turpis
Germany
Fire destroys Fort Meade Officers' Club in dealy loss
Associated Press dispatch reports the historic Fort George G. Meade Officers' Club, built after World War I, burned today. Third Service Command estimates damage between 60 000 and 370 000 dollars. In Finland a new cabinet under conservative Edwin Linkomaa forms, ousting pro fascist Patrioile party Minister, with foreign affairs assigned to Sir Tenrik Ramsay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort George G. Meade
Officers’ Club
Fort Meade
Third Service Command Afiuts
Rellini
Finland
Oday
Edwin Linkomirs
Representalinga
You Plts
Tenrik Ramsay
Price ceiling on pork is due about April 1
Uniform price ceilings will soon apply to all retail sales of beer veal lamb and mutton with cents per pound maximums for other meats expected within weeks. Pork ceilings described as heavy blow to black markets aim to standardize prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl & Bauman
Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
Close Call At Early Morning Crossing Crash
George C. Stowe of the State Highways Department narrowly escaped injury when his pickup was hit by a train at Center Street crossing about 4 am. The impact damaged the truck’s left fender and bumper while Stowe suffered a shake and shock. The watchman reported the gates were not lowered due to no order. The driver accelerated to clear the tracks just as the locomotive struck the rear of the truck, avoiding a likely more serious collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Stowe
Gd Weiehstreet
State Department of Highways
Westbond
Center Street
Stowe
Highway Department
Cony
Mr. Stone
Martin Stands Firm on Parker Nomination in Harrisburg
Governor Martin defended his March 5 nomination of Dr. Frank Parker to the Utility Commission. He said he would not withdraw the nomination unless the Senate requests it, insisting Parker can do good work. The press conference occurred in Harrisburg with no withdrawal planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Martin
Frank Parker
Futlle Utiility Commission
Senate
Parker
Senate May Support Martin Plan To End Hospital Favoritism
Harrisburg March 6 Senator George Woodward pledged to sponsor legislation carrying out Governor Martin s plan to shift the operating costs of ten state owned medical and surgical hospitals to their host communities. The proposal targets communities in Ashland Blossburg Coaldale Connellsville Hamilton Ladush Mountain Nanticoke Philipsburg Scranton Shamokin, currently operated by Welfare for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Martin
Harrisburg
George Woodward
Phila
Woodward
Cd Uke
General Assembly
Cvauruwteu Noyonal
Kine
Achland
Blossbure
Coaldale
Connellsville
Hamlaton
Ladush ‘Mountain
Nanticoke
Philipsbure
Scranton
Shamokin
Welfare Department
Reds Sweep More Nazis Defenses in Two Way Advance
Allied and Soviet forces reported major advances across multiple fronts. British First Army pushed Germans from Sedjenane near Tabarka, while American and French units moved toward Mezzara and Gafsa in Tunisia. Soviet troops claimed several towns west of Moscow and near Kharkov as they pressed a broad drive to reduce the German salient. The combined offensives aimed at crippling Axis air power and advancing toward strategic targets in North Africa and the Soviet front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asvoc Jied
Churchill
British First Army
Sedjenone
Bizerte
Tunisia
Svident
Kharkov
North Africa
Sedjenane
Mataur- Tabarka
Jurgen von Avmin
Ceck
Waid Pass
Erwin Rommels Racen
Nofls
Chott Djerid
Salt Lake
Tomard Gafsa
Bernard J. Mont- Romery
Thrists
Ridnoy
Moscow
Moscow-Vallle Liki
Olenino
Rabe
Gehaisk
Vyamin
Velitie
Smiolensi
Baltic
Ted
Mor
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Man
Winnar
Slayer
Millar Meat Processing Company
Benjamin Brodsky
Munda
Shortland Island
U. S
Ethel Stapleton
U.S
Lones
MacArthur
Linnis
Angie
Lastijwhl
Ward
Ventas
le Mansne
Valentibnngs
France
Mayes
State Highway Department
Sheek
Mareth Line
Bresswty Marea
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