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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1943
Page
1
Poor weather and farm labor scarcity threaten maple production in the region. A damaged crop outlook follows a warm spell and recent cold snaps. syrup demand remains strong with prices up from last year, while retail syrup costs rise.
Allied units under Patton push Kaknissy and advance toward the sea while Montgomery’s Eighth Army drives a frontal blow at the Mareth Line. British and American forces close in on Gabes area as Rommel’s defenses stiffen and Axis counterattacks push to hinder the advance. Air forces report heavy bombardment and tank losses on both sides.
RAF bombers hit a German submarine facility at St Nazaire and attacked Wilhelmshaven area targets. Reports say one submarine facility was destroyed while Allied air forces pressed against German shipyards and U boat bases. Losses cited for German defenses.
RAF and United States Air Force raids struck Wilhelms hav en and nearby shipping depots. The night actions followed a February 28 assault that dumped over 1,000 tons of bombs on U boat pens. Three bombers did not return, while Allied crews reported dense anti aircraft fire and strong camouflage at the docks.
G Her mon Webb, a Media attorney, pleaded guilty to charges of conversion and embezzlement involving $10,000 from two clients, Dr. and Mrs. Shmowl Skittern. Sentencing scheduled. judge Dutton MacDuhl to hear the case.
Washington bulletin reports George Sylvester Vivie s of New York, a German propagandist in World War I, was arrested this week on an alien registration violation for failing to disclose work for the Nazi foreign office in the United States. Baghdad notes General Sir Henry Pownall named British commander in chief in Iran, to take up duties soon. London dispatches Denmark votes in parliamentary elections seen as test of Nazi sympathies as five major parties settle that Seaverson cabinet remains intact.
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp president Lester Perry testified before the Senate committee that higher management was not involved in failures to follow prescribed testing procedures on steel plates from the Irvin works. He said the firm deplores the disclosures, that an internal investigation is under way, and personnel changes will ensure future compliance. Treasury report notes March 20 revenue and expenditures with a large net balance.
Soviet dispatches report heavy action near the Bryansk region and Smolensk, claiming advances and multiple towns over 24 hours. They say German forces burned villages in retreat while Red Army, claiming 6,000 Nazi dead in eight days, push toward key Smolensk area.
The Navy said Army Liberator B-24s and Mitchell B-25s with escorts raided Japanese positions at Kiska in the Aleutians on two days, starting a large fire but with no other observable results. Communique No. 921 notes the operation occurred in the North Pacific during early March.
Harrisburg report shows the Senate judiciary general committee favorably reproduced a measure to repeal Pennsylvania’s new parole law. Sponsor Senator J Jerome Jaspan leads a controversial 1943 session bill advancing to the Senate floor amid debate.
Axis radios in Berlin and Tokyo announced last night that Germany Japan and Italy reached a new world order plan based on justice and universal peace. Premier Tojo participated though Axis envoys were absent, suggesting routine diplomacy. Reports also said German Italy manpower details were being drafted and Mussolini summoned Laval to discuss strained relations. Continued on Page Three.
Names of Erie County residents appear on the May term jury panel. The murder case against William McCausland, accused of killing Leo Knoll, will head the docket before the grand jury convening in April with trials to follow in May. Grand jurors include Pauline Crowe Union City Francis Donaldson and Marie J. Wimmer from Walisburg. Trial jurors announced Monday include Rev Gray Alter and several residents from Wattsburg Corry and Union City.
The United Mine Workers Union offered northern Appalachian coal mine operators an agreement to keep all mines running for 30 days after April under the current contract. Any wage or hours improvements would be retroactive to that time. The mine representative declined to say if issued with President Roosevelt's suggestion of no work stoppage when the contract expires.
Allied reports say Japanese forces were driven from the Mambare area in New Guinea after intense fighting. Australian troops claimed progress along the Mambary River as they cleared pathways and pursued remaining pockets.
Local Board No 3 announces reclassification of married men as spring quotas approach. Registrants who have had births in their families since questionnaire completion are urged to report promptly to aid proper placement. With April quotas nearly filled, single men and married men with dependents are being prioritized, possibly expanding calls to married men without children in May.
Washington March 4 Advocates of an immediate postwar plan urged binding action on a United Nations organization with the proposal under Senate consideration. Senator La Follette called the Ball Burton Hatch and Hill resolution an extreme futility, saying it is not binding on anyone including its authors. In Williamsport Pa March 25 a D A R official observed the 100th birthday of Mrs Angole Eight Gregory, the last actual Daughter of the American Revolution, while New Hampshire's Mrs Zaraline Randall was noted among visitors and earlier records recalled collaborators and relatives.
Deputy coroner reports in Erie that George Boltoxer, 42, killed himself after slashing Adelaide Nelson, mother of two. Nelson is in serious condition at St. Vincent's Hospital. The couple reportedly quarrelled after meeting in a cafe.
The State Supreme Court validated a half pay rule for public employees on military leave raising questions about a parallel teachers on duty benefit. The August 1 1941 plan paid the difference between military leave salary and substitute pay, while a 1917 law once provided half salary. The 1921 law was reported resolved, leaving its fate to the attorney general after the ruling. At Harrisburg Attorney General James H Dut? declined comment pending the decision. In Upper Darby Pa an Electric plant worker Williams was shot dead while fleeing from Stephen Smuck’s home just before midnight last night according to Detective Nor man Keely.
County detectives continue probe into the Bromiley case with two officers visiting Cory to verify his whereabouts on the night of the Harbor Creek murder. Investigators assess the 22 caliber revolver and Bromiley’s prior record as possible links while pursuing other angles.
Washington March 23 The administration made a futile bid to dis solve legislation raising the nation al debt ceiling from 4. President Roosevelt's salary limit order drew opposition as Senator Barkley of Kentucky agreed to take up the measure but said the pay check rider had no place in a debt extension. Opponents placed it to force a veto while the $210.9 billion debt ceiling measure faces strong support in the Senate finance committee. Barkley preferred the Senate version over a House draft.
A low flying Army plane crashed into the side of a Hofstra College classroom building near Mitchel Field in Hempstead New York. The fire was set but no students were near the area at the time. The pilot was reported safe.
Republican leaders in Harrisburg announce a broad probe of public school financing with focus on broader taxation for schools and a potential two percent sales tax proposal to fund a $20,000,000 biennial teacher salary increase. Governor Martin suggested forming a committee to study sales tax viability but cautioned against new taxes this session.
Secretary Finox said the Padulla is quiet now but warned this may be the calm before the storm. He stressed that the war is still ongoing and tensions remain high as talks continue at the conference.
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