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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1942
Page
1
Sugar rationing enrollment surged nationwide with 7 959 registered locally over four days. Snl Ralph Dewey announced counts by day and the lone violation, Lebanon the head of a nine member family, who registered relatives twice.
The Drottningholm sails from Jersey City with about 900 Axis officials and nationals and heads to Lisbon to pick up American envoys for exchange. The voyage marks the first under exchange terms to bring home diplomats and newsmen awaiting exchange in Europe. Lisbon will serve as the guarantor for the actual exchange with Portugal approving this role.
A heavy bomber with ten Army men aboard was listed as missing today by MacDill Field officials in Tampa Florida. The aircraft departed MacDill Wednesday morning on a routine training flight when contact was lost near the field at 7 am. Search parties were dispatched and crew members include Bengt Wher Mi Geared, 21, and Mrs Kalla George of 420 Pierce Street, Lavada, Pa.
Price Administrator Sean Henderson announced that western New York and western Pennsylvania areas and part of West Virginia are removed from the eastern district where gasoline rationing starts May 16. Ralph X. Davies said the WPB will likely approve his recommendation to exclude western Pennsylvania due to regional gasoline surplus.
Congressman L. Rodgers relayed word that Corry area in Erie and Crawford counties may be exempt from fuel rationing due to ample gasoline. Deputy petroleum coordinator Ralph K. Davies urged including western New York and parts of West Virginia, proposing unlimited 24 hour sales if stations stay open. Officials noted possible exemptions extending from Lake Ontario south to northern West Virginia, with Pittsburgh schools postponing afternoon sessions as districts await WEB decisions. Mrs Susie Whitmore arrived from Los Angeles to visit relatives on East South Street.
W F W stages enhancements at Mead Park including a 60 foot flag pole donated by Lieut Avenile Thompson Post 264 VFW. A May 20 dedication date is planned with landscaping at the park entrance and a later plaque for donor Glenn Mead. O A Stepnett named caretaker as park improvements expand under his guidance.
New York May 8 Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley arrives home praising torpedo boat crews for potential sea dominance against Japan. He notes the war’s achievements including ferrying General MacArthur and sinking several enemy ships. He predicts future battles with improved odds and a steamroller approach when air power matches surface strength.
May Elapse Before Fate Of Americans On Corregidor Is Known. Washington reports delays in identifying prisoners and dead from Corregidor and Bataan. War Department says next of kin notified immediately when casualty information is available. Over 50,000 American and Filipino troops were captured or killed or wounded. only a few hundred reports have been released to date.
Associated Press summary of wartime fronts reports including Madagascar surrender talks at Diego Suarez after a four hour assault and a ceasefire order. Japan pushes into Manchukuo and eyes Siberia while Burma Road advance reaches into China. Allied reinforcements land on Ceylon as Russian forces strike German troops near Leningrad and along the Volkhov, with Ukraine actions noted.
Associated Press report from Harrisburg states that the State Council of Defense ordered control centers in all 67 Pennsylvania counties to coordinate civilian protection during air raids under a new rule. Each county must organize at least one control center to relay commands to civilian protection forms during emergencies, with penalties for violations and a duty to coordinate community council efforts in unprotected areas. A separate Moscow dispatch notes a German offensive aimed at the Soviet Karelia transfer, repulsed at three points, with German forces withdrawing from Rincian territory.
Allied headquarters report a vast naval engagement east of Australia with heavy losses on both sides. Japan reportedly sunk an aircraft carrier, heavy cruiser, light cruiser, six minor ships, plus an additional carrier and support vessels damaged. Allied bombers claimed another transport sunk near LooSea Islands northeast of Australia. The clash, centered in the Coral Sea region south of the Solomon Islands, is described as the largest naval battle in U.S. Navy history to date, with strategic stakes for Australia and the Pacific theater. Prime Minister John Curtin noted ongoing coverage.
In State College Pennsylvania May Free Farmers Inc led by L Dickinson rallied dairy men to oppose John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers. Dickinson called the meeting a battle to decide whether Democratic principles survive or if county control will be held by a giant monopoly.
Bulletin from Washington May 1 reports two medium sized United States merchant vessels torpedoed in the Caribbean. Survivors have been landed at an East Coast port.
Tokyo reports Imperial broadcasts claim United States Navy battleship California and aircraft carriers Yorktown and Saratoga sunk or heavily damaged during the Coral Sea battle. British battleship Warspite allegedly crippled. London denies Warspite damage. American and British ships' specifics given with tonnage and crew details amid wartime dispatches.
Junie approves an unusual incident near Columbus when Applebee a paperhanger, driving a guttomobile, holds a peparing-board on the running board. The board snaps, the jagged end injures his left arm severely, and he is taken to Corry hospital for treatment.
In Williamsport Pennsylvania on May 8 union officials announced a complete deadlock in negotiations to restart Bethlehem Steel wire rope plant production. CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee district director W T Anderson said no further meetings have been called and that 1200 workers remained off the job as a request to federal takeover was made.
About sixty public library representatives from northwestern Pennsylvania will attend the Northwest District Library Club spring meeting at the Corry Public Library on Tuesday May 12. The event marks the first time in years the convention is held in Corry and extensive library improvements, including lighting and redecorating, have been completed. State officials Alfred Decker Restor Miss Evelyn Matthews and Marvin Schlegel will attend. Schlegel will speak on the Pennsylvania War History Program. Mrs Porter Auer leads arrangements for morning and afternoon sessions.
Columbus reports show 1268 sugar cards issued over four days in the Columbus area. Milton Bonney, Columbus High School principal, directed registration with a large staff, and 1281 war ration books were issued, with about twenty percent of applicants holding excess sugar stock.
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced that motorists on the eastern seaboard using cars for non essential travel would face a three gallon limit for two weeks under the government rationing system. He told reporters this cap would not rise before Congress hearings.
Henderson reports approximately one third of cars not used for work purposes. He says he has discussed the matter with petroleum coordinators and questions how to avoid a basic ration today. With 50 percent out, he estimates the shortage will stretch over eight weeks and may fall between two and three gallons. He notes ongoing efforts to increase the allowance but anticipates no rise above three.
Tokyo claims thirteen enemy ships sunk or crippled as the Coral Sea battle persists. U S losses are not confirmed, with the action described as the greatest sea battle in history.
Allied and Japanese ships clash in a five day Coral Sea battle northeast of Australia. United Nations reports claim multiple Japanese ships sunk or crippled including carriers and cruisers. Tokyo and London reports differ on damages and sunk ships. The extensive action spans from the Solomon Islands to the Coral Sea with major losses claimed by both sides.
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