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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1943
Page
1
A fragmented ad copy lists item prices and vague product mentions such as bulbs and mirrors. Details are garbled with stray numbers and phrases, making precise items or brands unreadable.
Berlin reports Belorod, 50 miles northeast of Kharkov, captured as German forces push northwest of Kursk and voweled to strike along the Upper Donets river. Soviet dispatches claim fresh German troop, tank, and air massing but minor Red Army gains in one sector amid heavy fighting.
Richard Dicks Shoop, son of Clarence E. Shoop, of East Frederick Street, was promoted to captain in the U S Army Air Corps. The advancement became effective last Tuesday. He is stationed at Lubbock Texas as a group commander in the slider school the largest of this type of Army training centers. Shoop is a Corry High School graduate and remains popular in athletic and scholastic circles. A brother, Clarence Stoop, is a major in the Air Corps in California. Meanwhile a mine accident in Shamokin killed one miner, Charles Houser, 59, and trapped Lewis Snyder for an hour.
The Journal commends Chief of Police John D. Flanigan and Aero Officer William Swan for outstanding police work in the recent assault case. A private citizen who urged investigation is also praised, while the paper notes police delays and calls for better night patrols and prevention measures. The piece contrasts initial public criticism with the eventual arrest and confession by the suspect, and urges improved coordination and timely action.
Allied aerial sweep across the southwest Pacific launched by Gen. Douglas MacArthur targeted more than a dozen Japanese concentrations from Timor to New Britain. Madang in New Guinea bore the heaviest strike with over 38 tons dropped, long-range fighters strafed the area, and Liberator bombers returned damaged but victorious after destroying several enemy planes. Recon planes over Kavieng and Rabaul reported fires still burning from Wednesday night.
The issue may shape the miners wage case as the Fifth Circuit upheld iron ore workers who used the travel time rule from site entry to exit. If accepted, Lewis argues underground time adds about an hour and twenty minutes daily of payable work. The decision boosts labor claims against coal miners. Alfred Parker Morell, writer for Saturday Evening Post and Cosmopolitan, died after an operation.
United States forces under Patton entered El Guetar, 12 miles southeast of Gatsa toward Gabes, after enemy abandonment amid heavy rain and food shortages. Patton’s armored patrols moved toward Gyelle and Gabes area as French units join the effort, with air operations continuing despite weather.
About one hundred officers from Erie Crawford and Warren attended the first 1948 quarterly police conference in Corry under FBI supervision. Special Agent in Charge JH Thornton led the session with HK Johnson noting aims to strengthen cooperation among local, county, and federal agencies in handling internal security matters. The program featured remarks by John D Flanagan, university officer Lloyd Mahoney, and other officials, with the event open to the public.
President Roosevelt told a press conference he preferred to delay national service legislation for war industries as long as possible. He warned against added machinery and regimentation, noting the difficulty of organized labor while Rickenbacker argued manpower remains available if properly used.
Frank Bromley, 91, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty in Erle vaunwy court to three counts linked to a brutal assault on Mrs. Clegh Haight of Marion Street. Judge Miles B. Fitts sentenced him to 21 7 years, with a concurrent four year term for attack with intent to assault. Protests against the lenient sentence flowed from residents who favored seven to ten years, and prosecutors noted the risk of parole after three years. Bromley confessed Tuesday night and previously attempted suicide in custody. He was arraigned with Alderman George H. Gordon and moved to Erle for sentencing. Also included is a Treasury report dated March 19 with receipts and expenditures figures.
Officials of the Corry Hospital Association met with Federal Work Administration offices in New York City to seek a new survey into the acute need for additional facilities. The move aims to revive a federal allotment for an addition to the hospital. The board authorized action at its regular meeting, noting February attendance averaging 41 and 47 in the first half of March, underscoring crowding. Superintendent L William Coon reported donations and improvements, with Golden Rule Club funding room improvements and Roby Club being approached for support. Ladies Auxiliary activity noted.
United States air force bombers hit at the heart of German T boat strength with a two hour daylight raid on Vegetack, 800 miles round trip. Flying Fortresses and Liberators penetrated deep into Germany, destroying many enemy fighters and a submarine concentration center, then returned over the North Sea with the loss of two bombers.
Washington reports that French Guiana pledged allegiance to General Henri Giraud boosting hopes that Martinique and Guadeloupe would also join the Allied cause. The move follows prior delays by Admiral Georges Robert and comes amid food shortages and strategic concerns over French fleet bases in the Caribbean. Continued coverage on Page Five.
Bulletin items report Congress debating a pay as you go plan affecting one year's taxes while parties split on supporting or opposing the Rampton plan. Roosevelt hints at possible UN conference undertakings, and the House clears draft deferment priority rules. Fines levied in a DuPont and Atlas Powder price-fixing case are noted along with a wartime naval communique describing Italian torpedo attacks and Allied responses in the Mediterranean.
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