08 May 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1943
Page
1
A fragmentary note reads Ne and erasy lesine with a cryptic line about four ten Stet fers. The text hints at a wordplay puzzle or editorial mark but lacks clear context or full sentences for a definite news item or event.
Brief, unreadable OCR fragment suggests a memorial notice for a family with sisters and relatives sending condolences. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable to identify individuals or the community context.
Deputy Coroner Davison probes the death of Duma 92 of R B A near Avenue A on the PRR tracks east of town. Police consider foul play. about 25 dollars found on the victim. He was struck while walking home to his parents and left on the rails. funeral plans incomplete.
Allied forces push toward Cape Bon with Axis troops fleeing to coastal hills and beaches as Tunis and Bizerte falls surrender final pockets in the North Africa campaign. Bombers and fighters scour roads. prisoners captured amid heavy shelling and nerve shock reported from the capitol Tunis. Major ports and supply lines shift to secure Mediterranean routes for future operations.
Washington reports a two billion dollar federal program to subsidize the cost of living is under study. Price Administrator Prentiss M Brown expects a 10 percent cut in beef veal pork lamb and staple foods by June 1. Subsidies would total about 40 million annually, financed through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, with payments to makers if prices are trimmed.
AP bulletins report three explosions near Gibraltar at dawn causing merchant ships to beach. American planes from new Aleutian positions intensified raids on Attu Island seven times. A German raid on London was repelled as tensions rise between Russia and Poland amid UN diplomacy.
Allied headquarters in Australia report May 1 as a peak bombing period in Dutch New Guinea. The latest strike targeted Babo with Catalinas, hitting jungle and mountain bases as Allied air forces press the campaign.
American forces in the North Pacific near Aleutian targets ready to strike Japan from Amchitka and Adak bases. Amphitka near Kiska fortifies air attacks while Adak upgrades support. Analysts expect possible moves this month or next, with Amchitka cited as an launching point for long range raids on Tokyo.
About 2600 coal workers stayed idle after today’s stoppages in Pennsylvania and nearby states. Fourteen hundred returned near California Pennsylvania, while 1200 at two large mines refused to work over a union dispute tied to last week’s general strike. A Vesta Mine employee and Shannopin mine workers also did not report for shifts, despite meetings with United Mine Workers officials.
Washington describes Allied victory in Tunisia as swift and surprising. The push through Djebel Tahentuso near Mateur and the fall of Tunis and Bizerte reflect overwhelming Allied numbers in troops, aircraft, tanks, and guns. Officials caution against premature timing, noting Axis reinforcements from Italy and Sardinia slowed earlier advances.
Walter H. Scott commander of Corry civilian defense announces simplified regulations for air raid tests. The plan introduces an all clear signal consisting of five blasts on the fire siren and outlines light and blackout procedures for homes, stores, streets, and authorized defense vehicles.
HARRISBURG May 8 Walter Meckley must answer today for allegedly wilfully obstructing a federal investigation into irregularities in the construction of the 40 million Mechanicsburg naval supply depot. Meckley and his attorney Samuel Handler were offered the alternative by Federal Judge Albert Watson of answering the accusation or facing contempt.
May reports from Moscow describe an extremely violent clash southwest of Neberdjayevskaya near Novorossisk. German reserves and armored units counterattacked while Red Army forces pushed southward toward the Black Sea port. Authorities noted heavy tank-led counterstrikes and ongoing hill fighting southwest of Neberdyneyevskaya. no surrounding of the city confirmed. In Pennsylvania, Gov. Martin signed into law a reapportionment bill as the General Assembly wrapped its shortest session in a decade.
The Senate Finance Committee moved to insert the modified Rumi Carlson plan into a new tax bill to be presented to the Senate next week. It would start a 20 percent withholding tax on wages and salaries July 1, with 1942 tax obligations adjusted as the first half of 1943 taxes. The measure targets income taxpayers except windfall earners and includes special provisions for farmers and certain groups.
The Republican Senate majority refused to revive a bill to return one half cent of the three cent per gallon gas tax to political subdivisions for roads. A motion by Senator Edward J. Coleman failed, and the House-approved measure was sent back to committee.
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