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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1942
Page
1
Allied bombers reportedly cripple part of a Japanese invasion force moving along the New Guinea coast toward Australia. Tokyo sources acknowledge ships sunk or beached and other vessels damaged during landing operations, signaling intensified hostilities in the region.
Australia vows a national effort to feed prisoners in Singapore, a move unseen before, with worry over fairness. Reported air strikes target Japanese ships near New Guinea as Allied forces push back. a larger Japanese convoy is feared to threaten Port Moresby and Australia.
In London on March 12 the government announced a new rationing system ending most motoring in England this summer. Only those proving genuine need will be allowed to drive as wartime restrictions tighten. Parliament disclosed plans to curb leisure travel and curb sports amid broad austerity measures.
Soviet front lines report breakthroughs north of Smolensk and near Linka Thnen on the Leningrad front. German forces in Staraya Russe area are said to be trapped with dwindling supplies, suffering heavy casualties as the 16th Army is cited with thousands killed or captured.
Associated Press reports two US ships arrived in San Juan with 83 survivors from a British tanker sunk last Thursday and Friday, and 34 survivors from a Swedish freighter near 20 miles away. No lives were lost in the sinkings. Havana also notes the shelling and sinking of the Oregna off Puerto Plata with 10 survivors aboard.
SAN ANTONIO March 12 Six army flyers three officers and three enlisted men were killed last night in a crash of a B25 medium bomber nine miles east of Yoakwa Duncan Field officials disclosed. The dead from Camp Beauregard La were Second Lieut D W Bradford pilot Second Lieut B O Hocking co pilot First Lieut ACM Johnston Master Sgt C G Frasier Tech Sgt BE Ricks Sgt CA Smith. The plane crashed about PM with the crew aboard returning from Duncan Field bound for Camp Beauregard. The plane had been at the depot for sea fine repairs and overhaul.
Rome says three British cruisers were hit in the eastern Mediterranean yesterday, with one possibly sunk and damage to other ships. German planes and submarines followed up, while an Italian submarine is listed as missing. The Tallanish command described the attack as a successful air and sea assault on a British squadron observed for days by reconnaissance planes.
Berlin says German submarines in North and Central American waters sunk 17 more merchant ships totaling 109000 tons. A coast guard vessel and a submarine chaser were also reported sunk. Italian submarines accounted for 50109 tons, bringing combined total to 623200 tons. Plows against shipping include two steamers totaling 5000 tons sunk from a convoy in the English Channel and a merchant ship damaged off Scotland.
Two Corry youths were sentenced in Erie juvenile court by Judge Miles B. Kitts after a late Tuesday purse snatching on North Center Street. Raymond Miller was committed to Harborcreek Training School while Arthur Banan was sent to George Junior Republic in Grave City. both sentences set for indefinite periods.
A March 12 Associated Press report says major air and naval actions involve German capital ships British torpedo planes and UN convoys near Murmansk and Kirkenes. Analysts consider a Western Allied spring push to control upper Scandinavia link with Russia and strike into Germany, potentially shifting the war effort.
Washington March 12 Gasoline ration cards loom as a next war issue for the East s 10 000 000 motorists Industry proposes a rigid ration card system to cut consumption by 25 noting shortages from tanker losses and gulf port disruptions An interim program may be used until a full card system is ready Ickes promises action but cannot predict final breadth of adoption. Also Philadelphia March 12 William H Delancey is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Marie Eurbults after pleading guilty and claiming mental unbalance at the time.
Nut movements are being made to the plant bulldide at the corner of Wet Main street and Third avenue. The transfer will free space for other manufacture at Aero Supply Mfg Co which now employs over 2000. The engine control department moves to the smaller plant, with fifty to sixty workers when normal. A concrete block addition is under construction and interior remodeling continues. the small addition will house a spray booth for the new department. Transfer is expected about third days, officials say.
Six crewmen from the torpedoed Brazilian vessel Cayru, suffering exposure, plus a passenger body, landed at New London by the Navy. They were the sole survivors of 21 aboard the ship after it sank off Ambrose Light Sunday evening. The men, all frostbitten, were rushed to hospital after lifeboat survival of three days. The Navy reported 98 others unaccounted for. the second mate and cook bore the worst exposure, with possible amputations for their feet.
Herod n. Jowel wi smeruwen Motor Company announced cancellation of its lease with Kendall Refining for operation of the Kendall Service Station at Washington and Center streets, effective next Monday. Mr Powell may take over as new operator, while Powell Motors completes new lubricating equipment at North Center Street garage and expands vehicle servicing. he will continue to handle Kendall products.
Rio de Janeiro reports President Getulio Vargas issued a decree seizing Axis property and grounds of Axis elements in retaliation for the sinking of four Brazilian ships. Brazil had severed diplomatic relations with Germany, Italy, and Japan earlier in January as tensions mounted toward potential war.
British bombers from new bases in central Burma carried out a seventh heavy attack in 48 hours on the Japanese held port of Moulmein. An RAF communique delayed by All-India Radio said the raid targeted positions yesterday. A London military commentator noted fighting will likely resume as British forces withdraw from the Irrawaddy delta to join Chinese units. Taiwan reports trench work north of Peaity near Ran Geton railway junction. General Stilwell, newly named USA chief of staff at the China Sea, heads to Burma for an inspection tour. The commentator said British forces remain largely intact but likely suffered heavy casualties.
Washington March 12 The National Association of Manufacturers proposed a 97 6 billion tax program to Congress featuring 4 4 billion sales tax and moderate increases in individual and corporate levies. The plan, presented to the House Ways and Means Committee by J Cheever Gowdin, would raise only one third of the rate hikes Morgenthau proposed and rely on either manufacturers or retail sales tax to cover the rest Morgenthau opposed a war tax on consumption Cowdin asked how else to meet the nation need for vast new revenue
City Council will open third bids on a new fire apparatus at the regular meeting on Monday evening March 16. Proposals under revised specifications aimed to permit early award of a contract for a heavy new truck to replace the Securid Ward equipment.
Bulletins describe an angry crowd smashing a window of a blacklisted German firm on Avenida Rio Branco in Rio de Janeiro. Reports from Moscow claim French ships were handed to Germany including the battleships Clemenceau and Dunkerque while Washington notes the Civilian Aviation Administration program expanding for wartime air power.
In Harrisburg on March 1 an eleventh hour effort by two Roosevelt cabinet members to forge harmony in Pennsylvania Democrats failed to persuade State Chairman Meredith Meyers. Private talks among Welker Biddle and National Committeeman David Lawrence aimed to back F. Clair Ross, but Roosevelt confidants floated William C. Bullitt as a compromise, though Bullitt would drop out if opposed.
Japanese premier Tojo told a special diet session that Japan has captured over 410000 prisoners since the Pacific war began and claimed major enemy losses including 120 warships sunk. He cited ground advances, air successes, and 2100 artillery pieces along with 180000 rifles and 28000 tanks seized. Churchill indicated Beaverbrook would not attend a peace mission.
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