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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1942
Page
1
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Officials report a superior court ruling bans pinball machines that provide free games. District Attorney Burton v Laub is directing enforcement. Police await further instructions as operators may be given time to remove devices. The city has about a score of such machines and imposes a $25 annual tax on each.
The Japanese navy announced a revision of warfare regulations, alleging that United States and Britain have waged extreme warfare and retaliation since the Pacific war began. Navy Minister Shimada told the cabinet and notified neutral powers of the move, while expert Enomoto said Japan would act under international law only in reciprocity as foes ignore rules.
Ludwrick Carlson 61 pastor of Pentecostal Holiness Church in Union City died after a nine three-vehicle crash on the Waterford Union City highway Tuesday night. He suffered a fractured skull chest and internal injuries along with a broken collar bone. The truck driver Iee Range of Mill Village struck Carlson rearward pushing his car into Montague’s disabled vehicle. Montague sustained a broken left ankle and Mrs Lena Andrs was injured but not seriously. Carlson is survived by his wife and nine children. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 15 pm at the Union City Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial in Evergreen cemetery.
Washington dispatch reports General Lewis B Hershey forecasting a shift in deferment policy from counting how many workers exist to evaluating what jobs they perform. He says wartime labor shortages for war work are expected by fall as suggested by President Roosevelt.
Reed Lilley, 87, a first class machinist's mate in the United States Navy, is reported lost at sea. The Navy telegram advised not to disclose ship name or location. four brothers and one sister surviving, with two brothers in the Navy and others employed locally.
The War Department reports two American bombers scored a direct hit on a large enemy cruiser in the harbor at Rabaul New Britain Teland northeast of Australia in a raid on Tuesday. Also disclosed General MacArthur travels with 15 officers to assume command of U N forces in the Southwest Pacific.
Guatemala City reports an intense German propaganda campaign in Guatemala as United States patrols operate near the Panama Canal. Authorities fear large German internment concerns, with an estimated 5,000 Germans in the country. Anita Raeder de Dies sel, daughter of Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, is cited among the interned and mingling with others. Kaffee and economic ties with German plantations complicate Guatemala's position. letters from detainees are used to warn of American fears and to claim Yankee imperialism. Attorney Donald Barnes Adams fined $1347.50 for not answering traffic summons in Philadelphia.
An Americanbuilt freighter Aging the Stars and Stripes arrives in Alexandria after eluding Nagi bombers and subs, delivering 10 000 ton war materials to bolster Britain's North African armies. Commanded by Capt Richard Ells the ship, first of its class built under wartime program, discharges cargo amid British cheers as details of cargo remain undisclosed.
Dr J Christensen of Edinboro Teachers College addressed the Corry Teachers Association urging teachers to remain in their posts despite shortages and the lure of higher pay elsewhere. He linked the push to build armed strength by 1943 with school operation challenges and noted a stalled salary increase discussed with the Board of Education.
Berlin renews alliance talks with Turkey as German envoy Franz von Papen, reportedly in fragile health after a January bombing near Ankara, travels to Hitler’s headquarters to mend diplomatic ties. Reports from Ankara and Stockholm note Turkish interest in joining the war and potential plans for influence over Iran and Mosul.
Reports fromLondon and Moscow describe large fires in Kharkov, once a steel center, as Nazi demolition squads blow stores and oil depots. Dispatches say German troops are advancing along the Upper Donets line toward a potential withdrawal amid Soviet resistance and enemy air and artillery activity.
Equ ably will suspend operation on Sunday in conformance with the 72 hour maximum operation for distributing stations in practically all eastern states. Relief was advanced that a majority would inaugurate Sunday closing this weekend, with the remainder to follow within a week. Weekday operation is expected to continue from 7 a. m. to 10:07 p. m.
Congress voices concern over a U S shipping shortage as evidence points to production delays and stalled delivery of vital goods. Senators urge faster merger of trucking and rail networks, with defense bodies to report on shipbuilding progress and shipyard capacity to replace wartime losses and prepare for postwar demand.
In Philadelphia a firefighter named William Phillips enters a burning building, saves ten children into neighbors’ arms, then dies from burns. The father Joseph Hathurieity and others witnessed the daring act as flames engulfed the structure. Phillips had earlier pulled as many children to safety despite crowd warnings.
New York May 20 Juicy Bochner a 19 year old high school pupil said he found espionage in and was sentenced to five years in federal women’s reformatory at Alderson West Virginia by Federal Judge Henry W Goddard. Judge Goddard also sentenced Carl Herman Schrochter a 48 year old skipper of a Minnesota fishing boat to 10 years imprisonment. Bath pleaded entity to gurlicina Hum in the espionage ring headed by Kurt Prederick Ludwig master Nazi who was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.
General Joseph W Stilwell announced he would command all U S forces in China Burma and India and pledged that aid would be furnished without reservation. He said the United States would not be satisfied until American and Chinese troops were in Tokyo together and noted President Roosevelts resolve to aid China. Stilwell warned against impatience as allies prepare for the counteroffensive and said much work and repairs are needed after his inspection of British Chinese positions in Burma.
Clarence Arters, 51, won a court round in Philadelphia as judge Byron Milney ordered his release on $300 bail pending a hearing on April 1. Arters fled from a prison in 1920 after stealing an automobile. Community members funded his bond while authorities demand his return for extradition.
U S forces in Australia draw hope from General Mac Arthur’s promise of an all out offensive to retake the Philippines and push Japanese from New Guinea. Australian defenders improvise against a Japanese strike aimed at securing airfields and positions around Port Moresby as Berlin radio carries Tokyo reports.
General MacArthur, appointed United Nations commander in the Southwest Pacific, says President Roosevelt ordered him to organize an American offensive against Japan to relieve the Philippines. He vows to break Japanese lines and return to the Philippines, with actions aimed at Port Moresby and surrounding areas as Allied forces regroup in Australia.
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