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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1942
Page
1
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A gas explosion at Hitchman Coal and Cake Company mine in McMechen West Virginia killed three men and burned two others. Ten uninjured miners escaped as a blast severed power lines and toppled the shaft. The incident, heard up to 15 miles away, echoed past disasters at nearby mines including Willow Grove, Benwood, and a 1925 Benwood blast.
Aaron Sutton of North East pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated on Hare Creek road Saturday night. He was held for grand jury action next term after a hearing before Alderman Gordon. in default of $1,000 he will be sent to county jail. Fred Goodwill of Spartansburg received a 30 day jail sentence for disorderly conduct connected to the incident. Sutton allegedly forced a police officer into a ditch. state motor police later stopped him north of Corry. Also mentions a Panama Bahama treaty for defense secrets.
Charles Moore a Garland resident and longtime lumberman with ties to West Virginia and western Pennsylvania died at his Garland home Saturday after a fall from a bedroom window the preceding evening. He is survived by his wife three daughters two sons a brother and four grandchildren with funeral services planned for Tuesday at 2 pm at the Garland Presbyterian Cemetery.
Allied headquarters reported heavy air clashes over New Guinea and the Louisiade Archipelago. Japanese planes were said destroyed and three damaged in weekend raids by Allied air forces, with Lae bombed heavily in one of the theater’s largest actions. Speculation of a Coral Sea clash followed reports of US naval forces east of the Solomon Islands moving westward.
An A 29 medium bomber with a crew of five including two Pennsylvanians has been missing since it left on a routine patrol flight on Sunday May 1 Eastern Defense Command announced. The missing crew: Second Lieutenant Kenneth A Woodle 24 pilot father Astley C Woodle resides Iselin Pa Second Lieutenant Adam B Kalmanowicz 25 navigator mother Antainebie Kalmanowica resides 129 Lincoln street Exeter Pa.
Three men from Albion sustained back and other injuries when the cabin plane rented at Erie County Airport crashed five miles west of Albion in a tailspin. All were hospitalized in Erie with one jaw fracture and two back injuries listed as fair to good. Civ Aeronautics Authority opened an investigation.
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration enforcing a March ceiling on consumer goods. Retailers may not exceed March prices, with five rules guiding pricing from delivery to shelf. Economists expect a modest overall price drop, about one percent, across two million stores nationwide.
A planned city mobilization test aims to demonstrate blackout procedures and civil defense readiness. Warden officials say a 15 minute blackout will cover the area, with city cooperation and a 7 PM meeting at the State Armory to finalize details and coordinate responders.
Thomas Valentine Donachy aged 21 of near Mill Village died by suicide Saturday evening using a .22 rifle in his home while family were away. Earlier he was briefly treated after a Route 97 auto collision with PF Shade of Union City. authorities note illness and temporary insanity as possible factors. The body was taken to Crowe funeral home in Union City.
The Hospital Auxiliary raised a notable sum from the Tez Day appeal on last Saturday. A total of 141.81 dollars was donated in Corry with reports from Spartansburg Spring Creek and Columbus pending. Mrs. Alexander Boeg was general chairman and Troop 89 Girl Scouts assisted. Treasury report shows May receipts of 15,450,192.09 and net balance 3,829,966.07 with total debt 973,434,100.
Patrolman James Olmes, 672, a veteran state motor police officer, died after a blast at a lakeside cabin west of Brookville Pennsylvania. Lieut Garnow said Olmes suffered third degree burns over his body and died in Brockville hospital at 12 90 am. The blast likely came from a small gas stove. Olmes’ commanding officer described the victim as longtime motor police member. The cabin’s owner, F B Hetrick, reported the explosion and authorities began an investigation.
May 18 report from Tokyo says Japanese forces pursue British and Chinese units near Bima within four miles of the Indian frontier. Domel reported the ongoing engagement as Japanese missions press the advance and seek to tighten positions along the frontier line.
Two young men, including a sailor home on furlough from the U S Navy, escaped serious injuries when their car left Hare Creek road and overturned at a sharp Wheelock curve Sunday evening. Robert Deyoe, 23, of East Smith Street, suffered cuts and bruises but no serious harm and was taken to Corry Hospital. Charles Rowland, also in the Navy, recovered from bruises after hospitalization. The car, a Plymouth sedan, reportedly driven at high speed by Charles Defoe, was destroyed with damages around 300 dollars.
Voters in Corry are expected to cast the lightest ballot in a decade amid war news and weak local contests. Polls open early with little interest in congressional or other nominations. Republicans divided over the gubernatorial race while Democrats back Judge Rylgh Smith of Pittsburgh for governor.
U S Representative Patrick J Boland Democratic whip dies of heart attack at his Scranton home on eve of Pennsylvania primary seeking renomination for seventh term. He was 62 and close to President Roosevelt. Survived by widow and seven children. News of death reported after Roosevelt learned of Boland’s passing from Rayburn.
May 8 at Barksdale Field Louisiana a four motor bomber crashed near the field killing nine crew members three officers and six enlisted men. The plane struck a tree and exploded near the reservation’s south border leaving the wreckage deadly.
Moscow reports say Red Army pressure on Kharkov intensifies as German counterattacks fail to halt the Russian advance. British and Soviet sources note hours of heavy firefights along the Kharkov front with large German losses and tense southern flank activity around Crimea.
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