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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1942
Page
1
Roger Bamson Arron argues the rubber supply crisis requires a wartime tire cure. He urges slower speeds, longer trips with 30 mph limits, encourages wood and vine tire experiments, and promotes saving rubber through careful driving and early starts.
In Leeds May 6 Prime Minister Churchill declared the turning point of World War II has arrived and the United Nations will reach the ridge ahead. He said the enemy fights on the Russian front and vowed perseverance will carry them through dark valleys to brighter days.
The Allegheny steamer of the Carnegie Monongahela Steel Co. sank after hitting a sunken barge near Pittsburgh’s Monongahela river dock. All 18 aboard are reported unharmed. A Monongahela tow boat warping the barge caused the collision.
Four minors and adults were treated at Corry hospital after accidents in town. Robert Reed, 14, fractured his right wrist while cranking a homemade tractor and will be discharged today. Frank Eastman II, 11, suffered a broken left arm in a scuffle near his home and is to be released today. Josh Forrester, 25, of New York, sprained his left ankle after a fall on a local street. B. F. Gooal, R. D. 2 Union City, was injured when hot brass struck his right eye at Ajax Tron Works, later discharged with vision not expected to be fully impaired.
Washington May 1 All but one of Pennsylvania's 32 active House members seek renomination in Tuesday's primary. Only Rep. Robert F Rich of Woolrich, a veteran Republican, retires. The reapportionment splits districts, creating vacancies in two seats filled by Harold Planney and Joseph A McArdle, both Democrats. The field shows 17 Democrats and 19 Republicans aiming to hold seats. one additional at large seat held by Benjamin Jarrett.
Erection of the new flag pole at Mead Park is advancing toward the annual unveiling and dedication set for next Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. The flag pole is a gift of Lieut Archibald W Thompson Post No 264 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Plans include a short talk by Rev James Belman and remarks on I Am an American Day. Grace Miller will present the flag pole to VFW and park officials. The ceremony will feature the VFW dedicatory ritual and music. the public is invited to attend.
Tokyo and Japanese broadcasts report 12,495 prisoners taken by Japanese forces who seized Corregidor fortress in Manila Bay on May 6. Most captives were American troops, with War Department estimates around 11,574 captives from Corregidor and nearby forts. Headquarters claims 840 defenders killed and large quantities of equipment captured.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a plan to require joint income tax returns for husbands and wives, a proposal Republicans oppose. If enacted it could raise about 300 million dollars but faces opposition from lawmakers in several states who favor deferring joint filing and maintaining separate returns. The panel backed change to tax state and local securities but rejected taxing outstanding or future issues.
The Local Rationing Board approved new car releases for applicants including Dr. Farle S. Pickup of Union City and Dr. Mabel Jones Briges of Corty, with many names listed receiving tires and tubes for trucks and passenger cars across Corry Union City Waterford and nearby towns.
Vichy chief Vierre Lauri announced that France would not accept Washington demands regarding the status of Martinique. The statement, issued during the May 16 bulletin, confirms France’s stance amid ongoing international pressure.
The Pittsburgh Press endorses Judge Ralph H. Smith in the race for Pennsylvania governor, citing his experience intelligence and responsiveness to public opinion. It argues Smith best meets the needs of state leadership and offers the strongest prospect of independent, intelligent governance compared with Republican and Democratic nominees.
The Selective Service system will let registrants chosen for enlistment transfer to an enlisted reserve corps immediately and be sent home at government expense for a ten day period to arrange business and family matters. The aim is to eliminate injustices from the prior ten day furlough practice and to reduce travel and housing burdens at induction centers.
A heated split within the local Republican organization emerges as factions align with gubernatorial candidates Gen Edward Martin and Senator James K. Davis. Key figures Mrs Marlon Austin Jane active in hott vity and county CG, and P .piorctes report shifting loyalties show committee members pledging to different camps. The divide mirrors a state tone, with GOP stalwarts breaking with prior leadership and fearing November Democratic gains.
In Flitzabethtown Elizabeth Kreiser, age thirteen, reportedly delivered a six-pound baby yesterday. The mother, described as Miny Kreiser, is supported by her teenage husband Calvin Kreiser, a seventeen-year-old shoemaker’s worker, while Dr. Dorsey P. Bulferbauich states both mother and son are doing well despite the unusual circumstances.
An Axis submarine torpedoed eight large American cargo ships off the mouth of the Mississippi, killing 27 seamen. The attack marked the first hostile act on the U S gulf coast since Civil War times, with one vessel burning and sinking after a six hour blaze as survivors were rescued.
In Bellefonte Pennsylvania during a county blackout Russell Carver 20 of Fane Avenue Bellefonte sat in a car with friends when lights failed he was injured and died at hospital officials cited an unsolved cause. The report notes civilian defense totals and an appendectomy reference amid unclear surrounding details.
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