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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1943
Page
1
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Soviet dispatches reported Red Army advances toward Smolensk and Kharkov fronts, claiming three thrusts around the Upper Donets and Dnieper valley. German assaults to cross the river failed as Soviet forces pressed from north, east, and southeast, while in the Caucasus, Russians moved through Tama swamps toward Novorossiysk and the Kerch Strait region.
Premier General Hideki Tojo told the final plenary session that Japan’s internal and foreign policy was advancing in its favor. A Burmese delegation led by Dr. Ba Maw attended as broadcasts recorded by the Associated Press noted Tojo’s remark about an upcoming independent Burmese state. He contrasted Axis and Allied camps and urged continued effort toward final victory.
London reports renewed German air raids on Scotland after months of sporadic attacks. British fighters and anti aircraft defenses claim to have shot down multiple enemy planes. civilian shelters and private dwellings in the northeast faced damage as radio broadcasts noted the raid while authorities assess strategic significance.
James W. Gerard said in a telegram to the Senate War Investigating Committee that the basic trouble at the Irvin Works in Steelton Pa is control of United States Steel by bankers Morgan Co through stockholders and directors. He cited directors Gemge Whitney and another as Morgan allies and noted a $4.5 million repayment to the treasury while a director left to join the Navy. The telegram was filed to the public hearing record by Truman D. Maas.
The Office of Price Administration set retail price ceilings on frozen fish using a flat mark up over cost, replacing the prior ceiling tied to each seller's March 1942 level. Small independents under 250000 in gross sales apply 1.28 times cost, others 1.38 times cost.
Pittsburgh March 25. Harry Miller 54 of Washington county described as a numbers operator was fined 2500 in federal court after pleading guilty to evading income tax for three years on about 500000.
Washington March 25 Roosevelt announced a plan for a new wartime food administration to coordinate production and distribution. Chester C Davis, president of the Federal Reserve Bank St Louis, is offered to head the agency. Secretary Wickard’s role remains unclear as three officials share price stance with OPA Brown and James Byrnes.
Pittsburgh March 25 The Office of Price Administration faces appeals to remove high point values from dried fruits fearing spoilage as warm weather arrives Merchants warn thousands of tons of prunes and raisins may go to waste due to low demand and tight point values Retailers report dried fruits do not keep, with some stocks capable of lasting years under current purchases Foods and juices also risk spoilage as can standards rise.
A severe mine cave-in in eastern Pennsylvania's coal fields shook Pittston, causing ground sagging and deep crevices in yards. More than 150 workers were evacuated as houses swayed and utilities were disrupted. Fire and police departments reported no clear timeline for earth movement to end.
A Pittston area subsidence from an old mine collapsed the surface near a high school, risking the building and forcing partial evacuations. Officials estimate replacement costs around 500000 to 400000 for the school, with movement affecting streets and mines. Civil defense and Red Cross units aided residents and workers as dozens fled to safety.
A March 25 explosion at the Ravenna Portase ordnance depot killed ten workers and seriously injured two others. Col Raymond A Brown, commander, announced the depot remains in operation during the investigation and refused to release cause details. Names of the deceased included Rufus Jenkinson, Robert Scntt, Dor Wirth, Ona Sayre, David Anderson, Alec Woodhian, Lemuel Weyner, Harry Eyer, William Allen, and George Rawkins.
Reported this morning Harold L Brown was injured when his automobile collided with a truck east of Warren near Nowe, with a secondary collision causing significant damage to his vehicle. He was thrown from the car and rushed to a local facility for treatment. authorities noted serious but non fatal injuries and ongoing inquiry into the cause of the crash.
In Lausanne the German authorities press 200000 French workers into war production. Reports say conscripts are being gathered with no preliminary medical exams and transported to Germany, aiming to extend labor classes. The move sparks concern over rising tensions as the manpower pool shifts. ERIE HOY DIES OF CROUP. Frederick Winschell, four, son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Winschell, died at home after failing to respond to medical aid following an inhalation incident.
Multiple terse reports detail Allied and Axis actions across theaters. Navy and Army units claim sinking enemy submarines, repelling armor advances, and neutralizing positions in Europe Africa and the Pacific. Churchill cites stronger Allied fleets as U boats decline. Merchant ships face Atlantic torpedoing with survivors reaching Boston.
Harrisburg March 25 Rep Thomas Lyons Jr Mercer proposed midnight closing of all liquor selling establishments and private clubs. The measure asks to curb hours while current laws keep public houses open 7 A.M. to 2 A.M. and private clubs to 3 A.M. daily.
Price Administrator Brown warned on March 25 that proposed bills in Congress would undo price stabilization and wage control gains. He said the bills would raise agricultural parity payments and drive up food and fuel costs, risking major economic disruption. He urged Congress to accept responsibility for any unintended shifts.
Washington March 2 A measure to raise the national debt limit confronted President Roosevelt as a $25 000 salary ceiling for him loomed. The House approved the Senate version of a bill restoring the executive pay cap after protests of executive overreach, sending the bill to the White House. In Greenville Pa Frederick W Smith former assistant superintendent of the Bes Semrer and Lake Erie Railroad died aged 0. He was father of Theodore F Smith president of the Oliver Iron and Steel Corporation. Pittsburen
US artillery targets air fields and mountain positions as heavy fighting continues at the Mareth Line in the Maknassy region. Reports say American forces have advanced again, tightening control of nearby positions.
Allied reports say U S troops under Montgomery’s British Eighth Army repelled multiple Axis counter-attacks in the El Guetar sector near the Mar Pil Line. Fierce fighting raged with air bombardment, artillery, and desert warfare as both sides traded blows along the Tunisian front.
Governor Vivian ordered immediate action to stop the drafting of farm workers in Colorado. In a letter to Brig. Gen. Harold Richardson, state director of selective service, he cited authority under section 609.11 to administer the selective service system within the state. Treasury report shows receipts and expenditures figures with a large pay balance.
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