01 May 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1943
Page
1
A brief note records an unusual rise labeled jenarian urge of Yiasonk affecting an ornament Tran Heeynibl. The item hints at a cultural or ceremonial context with limited readable details about people or places.
State coal fields idle as 200000 miners adhere to John L Lewis ceasework order. Virtually all hard and soft coal operations halt with no picketing, in the largest industry shutdown since wartime. Stations in the anthracite region report deserted tipples as operators hope for federal mediation.
Governor Martin, in Uniontown, spoke behind President Roosevelt and attended a Connellsville rally as miners brace for the new United Mine Workers contract expiry. About 15,000 marchers and thousands of miners fill the region while many mines suspend day shifts and pickets form at picket lines.
Treasury report from Washington dated May 1 shows receipts 44 003 753 00 dollars and expenditures 289 150 059 93, leaving a net balance of 12 049 06 014 23. Gross debt stands at 133 424 710 906 07 with an increase of 401 108 01682 over the previous day.
May 1 reports from London state the British destroyer Beverley formerly USS branch built 1919 has casualties being informed with few details. Also German salvage boats and a pontoon were sunk in the Oresund by a magnetic mine. 9 men, mostly French and Belgian, lost their lives. Rome claimed an Italian submarine sank four Atlantic steamers totaling 29,000 tons. In Cleveland the magazine Steel notes potential coal mine stoppages could leave the steel industry with near zero days of fuel. Cairo reports Ninth U.S. Air Force B bombs hit Messina harbor Sicily causing a tremendous explosion and stress near the port power station with observed hits on a ferry terminal and installations.
Soviet command at Iset stated Germany reports of a large Russian push in the Caucasus are false, claiming Red armies seized several key enemy positions in the Ruban bridgehead while Germans report a major defense success nearby. The Donets crossing attempt near Izyum was reportedly repulsed, with heavy Russian counterfire. Separately, a rock fall at Sulco Col mine in Somerset, Pa. killed Kenneth Henry Ross on his second day on the job.
In Washington the White House silent on wartime coal strike as leaders urge miners to back national effort. Elmer Davis and Prentiss Brown press patriotism and government support, while senators hint at expanded wartime powers if talks fail. Possible martial law or bayonet protection discussed, with action looming Monday.
President Roosevelt directs Interior Ickes to seize coal mines facing strikes and gives War Secretary Stimson power to protect workers and properties. About 250,000 idle, radio address to outline continuation of coal production for the war effort and ensure employment protection as mines are brought under immediate possession and operation through selected agencies.
Disorder at a junior high following a prom night prompts calls for a curfew. Police and county officials, including Probation Officer Harold Dundon, discuss juvenile delinquency as the grand jury weighs the issue in a secret session. Corry authorities and the district attorney’s office monitor the situation for possible court action.
Harrisburg May 1 The Pennsylvania Economy League defended automatic salary increases for teachers, saying the annual increments match rising living costs and provide stability. Governor Martin requested cuts in a $26.8 million statewide teacher raise, while Senate panels trimmed the boost by $3 million. The study notes teachers retain leisure time and earn above standard state pay, with average salaries rising from $1,350 to $1,639 for teachers amid enrollment-driven changes.
Admiral Stay stated the Battle of the Atlantic is being won slowly. Reports say German U boats may soon be hunted as Japanese subs shift to raiding South Pacific supplies in a wolf pack style. A Canadian notice hints expanded convoy protection between Canada and England. A MacArthur base report notes Japan opened a submarine attack east of Australia, targeting supply routes from America and reinforcements toward the Coral Sea.
Allied headquarters announce three towns captured and 200 prisoners as British forces pull back slightly along a 100 mile barrier. In Medjez El Bab zone, forward troops held positions despite slight withdrawals, while Montgomery’s heavy artillery pounded Axis defenses and German counter attacks continued. An Allied fleet movement was reported near Gibraltar as strategic questions for Tunisian campaign surfaced.
In Moscow on May Day Premier Stalin praised Allied blows in Europe as foreshadowing a second front. He urged utter routing of Hitler's Germany and unconditional surrender, reaffirming unity with Churchill and Roosevelt after Casablanca. He framed German peace chatter as propaganda while noting Axis crisis and German winter offensives.
Erie County officials report over 15 000 names removed from Corry rolls as part of a county wide purge. Notices will be sent to those affected and reinstatement may be requested by mail or at the registration office as clerks continue reviewing borough and township lists.
London dispatch says the RAF and heavy bombers, likely American Liberators or Fortresses, raided western Germany and the Ruhr valley again. One night raid cost 18 bombers, part of April’s Ruhr attack, raising RAF losses to 602 this year as German reports claim damage at Essen and other western targets.
A woman identified as Mrs. Charles Herrick, 13, of Cambridge Springs, was struck by an Erie Railroad passenger train shortly after 1 PM Friday at the Devon Street crossing near her home on Thomas Street. She was hospitalized in Meadville with a punctured lung, several broken ribs, and other injuries. condition listed as serious.
London May 1 The admiralty announced British submarines sunk ten ships in the Mediterranean. A tanker torpedoed near Pantellaria was escort by surface craft, another tanker sunk off Triuly’s west coast, an ammunition ship blown up near Monte Cristo, with other sinkings northwest of Sicily and off the Tunisia coast. One vessel had earlier been damaged by an earlier attack.
A package labeled to Rev Charles Coughlin, famed Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak Michigan, was found today to contain a small bomb. Post office workers alerted police after the package sparked a small fire when opened or disturbed. Authorities reported the device as a scare bomb and began investigations.
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