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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1942
Page
1
Reading fragment cites unclear phrase about a South Atlantic matter. Text appears garbled and lacks concrete names or dates. No identifiable person or organization can be confirmed from the readable portion.
Readable text fragments mention Mrs Artie Lansburg and a list of farm tools and livestock including cows plows stove and clover. Partial numbers and dates appear, but the full event or notice is unclear.
Imperial headquarters announced a Japanese cruiser squadron in the Indian Ocean west of Australia sank the U S cruiser Marblehead on March 2. The report adds a Dutch minesweeper was sunk near Bali to Java on March 8 and a strike damaged Christmas Island installations. This marks the third U S cruiser Japan claims to have sunk without Washington confirmation.
Since their July 1940 opening at Hatch Vocational School in Corry the defense training program has educated 441 men. Of 432 graduates, 408 have secured jobs, with 29 completing training. Superintendent Ralph S. Dewey lauds the program as a credit to the local schools while noting strain on shop machinery and requests federal funds for replacements.
Washington reports that in Bataan General Douglas MacArthur faces superior Japanese forces but the front appears stabilized for now with no ground or air activity in the last 24 hours. The brief communique notes positions held by both sides have become temporarily mobilized as the situation remains unchanged.
Britain charges toward a postwar Dominion status for India with a detailed plan and Cripps to seek assent from Hindu and Muslim communities. Churchill asserts as soon as possible India should gain dominion status and a constitutional framework to be drafted by Indians. Further, Sir Stafford Cripps will visit India to secure on the spot agreement and assess military considerations. In other news, Miss Mary Graham from Gerry High School is named all state orchestra representative for a Friday concert.
City treasurer Irene Mullen reports 1941 collections rose sharply with total tax receipts reaching 960,793.80 and year end uncollected taxes of 30,807.26. Revenue from licenses funds penalties and delinquent taxes contributed to a strong year, noting old accounts balanced off at 5,815.40 from pre-1936 records.
Adolf Hitler reportedly urged Italy Hungary and Slovakia to provide 2 600 000 troops to bolster the spring offensive and fill gaps from nine months of fighting on the Russian front. Advices from London said Berlin sought 1 000 000 from Italy 1 500 000 from Hungary and 100 000 from Slovakia as Soviet reports claimed German losses topped sixty-one thousand. Fire damages Titusville Iron Works plant again amid wartime production delays with an estimated $2000 loss.
Across the globe, a Tokyo broadcast warns Australia faces disaster if it maintains its stance toward Japan, citing the Netherlands East Indies as a recent example. Reports from London describe heavy Allied air raids on the Kuhr valley, with four planes missing. In Washington officials announce the March 17 draft lottery for about 9 million registrants. Cairo notes intensified Libyan fighting with Axis withdrawals and limited counterattacks. Pittsburgh engineers report flood dam reductions on the Allegheny and Monongahela. The government sets price ceilings on used wires and tubes effective March 16, with tire prices—depending on wear—ranging from 8.10 to 1.50.
Two youths Artin Eaton age 14 and Raymond Miller age 16 were arrested within an hour of a purse theft on North Center Street. Money recovered hidden behind Rex theatre and the purse dumped near Dr. Bennett building. They confessed planning the crime days earlier and will face juvenile court in Erie later today.
Gorry's chapter of the American Red Cross in Corry reports a record shipment of 2450 refugee garments. Mrs. Charles Stewart Thaiman praised local women and several organizations for sewing and knitting efforts over months. Attendees included Mrs. T P Giblin and others, with thanks to volunteers who organized Red Cross rooms and box preparation. Funds and programs across disaster, home missing projects, and civilian defense were discussed as the board plans further actions.
Walter Garber linked to a past shooting with intent to kill and assault charges, tied to a 1934 Newark Ohio arrest and Warrensville Heights incident. The FBI report notes fingerprinting for a Cleveland welder job application and a dropped assault charge.
The Fourth Interceptor Command ordered Los Angeles Grange and Ventura counties off the air as a blue alert was issued before 6 AM. A prior yellow alert had been set for San Diego. Blue signals a stage in the alert system while yellow warns wardens and police to be prepared. No explanation was given by the army.
Rio de Janeiro reports government order suspending all sailings to the United States and recalling Brazilian ships en route. The move follows recent Axis submarine sinkings off the U S east coast, with two more ships sunk near Barnegat Light and Ambrose Light, leaving several missing and a tally of vessels lost at sea.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson arrived at Balboa in a personal inspection of the area seen as a trouble spot since the war began. He traveled with an escort of 12 pursuit aircraft and was accompanied by Harvey Bundy and Col. E L Harrison, focusing on the canal's defenses.
Several loud detonations rattled windows along a ten mile stretch from Manasquan to Tavarette and Point Pleasant Beach on the New Jersey coast. Observers said the blasts appeared to come from the Atlantic Ocean with no immediate word on their cause or origin.
In a report to Congress President Roosevelt says lend lease operations since the act’s signing total 2.57 billion dollars, with United Nations pooling essential military matériel and support. He stresses victory requires time, more equipment, and costly losses, and that the program is a pure mechanism for allied aid.
Walter Parkhurst and Mrs. Byron J. Crowell suffered serious injuries in separate falls. Parkhurst, RD 8, fell from a barn roof when a ladder slipped, breaking both ankles. Crowell, 72, of RD 1, slipped while sweeping snow from her porch and broke a leg. Both were reported improving at Corry hospital.
A Damel dispatch cites Dutch Lieut Gen Hein Ter Poorten ordering Netherland troops on Java to lay down arms as Imperial Tokyo claims 93 000 captured troops with 2 000 officers. Melbourne reports about 3 000 Australian troops still believed to fight in mountain jungles with others holding in estai Java.
The Associated Press reports Canberra says at least five Japanese ships, including a warship, were sunk by Australian bomber squadrons in heavy strikes near New Guinea. Attacks focused on Salata as Japanese forces threaten southern New Guinea, with reports of transports, cruisers, and destroyers hit.
Washington reports Sector Guffey said a surgeon from the general office would visit Butler Pennsylvania tomorrow to decide if a tuberculosis hospital could be suitable for arm use. Major Tynes to Harrisburg for further talks with Governor James.
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