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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1943
Page
1
Fragments mention a body found, an accident or crime involving a ship or street, with names like Lenille and William W at a morning time. Details are garbled, but the item suggests a discovery and a fatal event under investigation.
Washington May 11 debate over tax abatement centers on how much to reduce to put the country on a current payment basis. Senator Vandenberg says broad support exists, while Senator George notes the clash remains about the amount. The Senate considers a Ruml Carlson bill canceling 1042 or 1945 taxes and adding a 20 percent withholding levy, with House versions differing. Approval is likely, as cross-chamber moves unfold before conference.
District attorney Burton R. Laub announced plans to call 17 witnesses in the murder trial of William McCausland, 25, a defense plant worker, as jury selection closed with a panel of 12 for the death penalty case. The shooting of Leo B. Enoll, 36, a truck operator, occurred March 4 after a bet dispute described as a joke, with unusual jury procedures agreed by Laub and defense counsel Wendel Good.
The Board of Education plans a special session to review a state act granting teacher salary increases and discuss local revisions. Superintendent Dewey notes enrollment gains and debates the 1943 44 calendar, with graduation events set for May and June and an overall school term ending late June.
WEST PLAINS MO May 11 five crew members of a twin engine bomber bailed out 10 miles east of here before the plane crashed and burned from Barksdale Field Ta The pilot Lieut Byron W Allgood suffered broken ribs when he landed in a tree Home address unavailable Other crewmen included Ret Vincent Atkins Connellsville Pa and Staff Sgt John W Arnold Irvington N J
Erie, May 11. Doctors said they might operate to remove pins swallowed by a man held on an open charge after he filed a gasoline theft charge against another Erie man. His condition was reported fair. In Philadelphia, 500 members of the Retail Live Poultry Dealers association quit, closing stores in protest against allegedly black market activity by New York dealers.
Red army units advance yard by yard in ferocious fighting along the German lines near Novorossisk, as air and naval forces support a broad Russian push. Berlin reports claim partial repulsals with heavy tank losses on both sides, while Red Star notes a deep, permanent defense line with trenches breached since Sunday.
Tokyo broadcast claims Japanese troops near the Burma frontier within 12 miles of India as Allied sources remain uncertain. British HQ had noted Wagell’s forces withdrew from Buthedaung, 60 miles north of Akyab, under enemy pressure. Meanwhile a mine ashore in Donegal killed 20, injured four as crowds watched the blast.
A May update from London cites a German demand for arms in the Zaghouani mountains near Cape Bon and Eden reiterates Allied unconditional surrender terms. Reports from North Africa describe morale drops among German troops and mass surrenders as a plume adorned horse leads prisoners. Washington briefs note air attacks on Munda and Yangaranga, a push for veto power on trade deals, and PCA seeking Europe routes using three long distance air lanes.
Long delayed painting of the Junior High building and resetting stone coping on the Second Ward building are to be done in summer after bids are advertised. The Hatch Vocations school insulation and attic work are also planned to cut fuel costs. A War Production Board representative from Erie will advise local parties on priority problems at Golden Rules club offices Wednesday at 1 30 p m.
Definite steps are taken to organize the Corry platoon of the Pennsylvania Reserve State Guard. Lieut Abbey reports strong recruit interest and plans a drill tonight at the state armory with a formal appointment of officers. Local men are urged to attend the organization meeting to join the unit attached to Company C of the 12th Infantry Pennsylvenia National Guard.
British and American warplanes ranged over the Channel in daylight, Allied bombers and fighters clashing with German raiders. A town in East Anglia was struck, with several civilians and soldiers killed as German Focke Wulf bombers hit targets, including a building housing auxiliary territorial service girls. The action included Mustang fighters engaging German formations.
Allied sources report Britain’s Montgomery is expected to strike in Europe while Axis leaders face morale dips after Tunisia. Moscow quotes say Hitler views Italy as a weak link in southern Europe’s defenses, signaling concern in Berlin.
May 1 The Nether lands News agency Aneta reported a state of siege in Nazi occupied Holland. Twenty six Dutch patriots were executed and ten others sentenced as punishments after disorders linked to an attempted general strike. The siege was ordered by Arthur Seyss Inquart the commissioner for occupied Holland, while Svenska Dagbladet cited serious disturbances following a transport for internment of Dutch army members. Reports noted serious food supply interruptions due to strikes. Despite censorship, indications of disorders persisted. German controlled Dutch radio spoke of short fierce action. Himmler and Goering were named in dispatches concerning army reorganization and internal front actions. A Berlin dispatch described Germans at home as walking stomachs after Allied North Africa triumphs and noted official information was hard to obtain. Continued on Page Two.
Ten workers died and ten were injured in a mine blast at a by products operation in Alabama. Rescue teams retrieved bodies after hours. seven others escaped injury or walked out. Victims were trapped under the surface slope until ventilation and debris removal allowed recovery.
Ensign Wayne Bryant joins Ensign George Homer and Ensign Amos Konsland among victims of a hydrogen balloon explosion during a routine training flight from Lakehurst Naval Station. The 25,000 cubic foot craft ignited a fireball that shattered windows, injuring others while efforts to rescue trapped crew continued. Witnesses described the burst as flames leaping from the basket and sparks flying as the balloon exploded moments after lifting off.
Five directors to be named at the Pine Grove Cemetery Association annual meeting in the Horn block office at 7 30. A large turnout of lot owners is expected as nominations include Trani May Foster Davis Gira Simmons Dr Merle Amy Tracy W Whitehead Glenn Barker and Samuel Scott. Five directors will be elected and annual reports will be received with yearly business discussed.
Allied dispatch reports the British First Army driving into the Cape Bon Peninsula as German and Italian forces retreat. 80,000 Axis troops cornered in the mountains, naval forces block the coast, and Hammamet falls as rebels surrender under pressure.
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