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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1943
Page
1
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Readable fragments indicate a estate and local property matter in progress in a county, with references to streets, stake lines, and a discussion of ownership. The text also mentions a Scott and a family, with other unclear details about stock and quiet ownership.
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, seeks readmission to the American Federation of Labor. AFL leaders welcomed the petition as a step toward a unified labor movement, while observers speculated it could reshape political influence ahead of the 1944 campaign. Allies include William Hutcheson, president of the Carpenters, who called the move sincere.
Allied air forces continued raids across occupied Europe from Holland to southern France, targeting military installations. Reports say heavy bomber and fighter formations pressed strikes while Axis defenses attempted to repel the assaults.
Relief that levees along the Mississippi between St. Louis and Cape Girardeau will be wiped out was voiced by a federal engineer as emergency crews and troops battled flood waters across a six state midwest region. The disaster displaced tens of thousands, damaged 500 homes in Missouri, and destroyed 30,000 acres of crops. The flooding disrupted rail and motor traffic and halted work at mills, war plants, and factories across Indiana Illinois Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and Missouri. The Wabash and Osage rivers rose past records while the Grand river dam released floodgates and the Arkansas river topped flood stages, threatening hydroelectric and power infrastructure across the area.
Postal authorities announced the distribution of War Ration Book No 8 applications would begin Friday. Carriers will deliver a set number each day and aim to complete by late next week. Each family will receive a blank form to be returned by mid month. Officials warned that the form must be folded and returned with a 9 cent stamp and the other portion by October 10.
The Berlin radio cited by Associated Press alleged a large Allied fleet at Gibraltar including Nelson and King George V with 72 ships total. Spanish correspondents claimed five vessels arrived from the Mediterranean, with two British and one American merchant ship damaged and a British destroyer also damaged.
New fire apparatus built by Buffalo Fire Appliance Company undergoes demonstrations in Corry. Harry Ely and Thomas Miller present the truck, with Chief Paulson and city officials observing tests at West Columbus Pond. The 500 gallon pump, 150 gallon booster, 11000 feet hose, ladders, and Hercules motor are highlighted during continued tests.
Roscoe P. McClave announces withdrawal from the New Jersey governor nomination, endorsing former Gov Walter E. Edge. Bergen County Republican Organization had backed McClave before Edge surged, leaving Atlantic City interests behind the Edge candidacy.
A Pittsburgh crash early last evening killed Corporal Daniel Ryan and two others, and left another injured after their car rammed into a Liberty Lantern station. The deceased were Daniel Ryan, Margaret Hampton, and Hugh S. Patner, all of Pittsburgh, with Snyder sustaining a neck fracture.
Lieut Oliver Jones, a Union City native and former post office worker, was wounded in North Africa on April 28 according to a War Department telegram to his mother Mrs Lula Smith. Jones entered service January 1941 after six years in the National Guard and served with the Sixth Armored Infantry, arriving in Africa January 1, 1943.
Washington May 2 In a firm ultimatum Senator George of Georgia warned that if the joint Senate House conference cannot agree within three days on a tax bill he will abandon pay as you go plans this session The conflict centers on Ruml plan variations with Senate favoring abatement of 1943 taxes for most and House pushing 1942 income relief Both sides seek a 20 percent withholding tax starting July 1 and a possible compromise to ease payroll taxes while the last line notes the death of Dr Henry Harbough Apple former Franklin and Marshall College president at Lancaster.
Secretary of War Stimson reported that U S troops on Attu Island in the Aleutians are making satisfactory progress under fogbound conditions. Air and naval support faced difficulties but forces seized key positions near Holtz Bay and Massacre Bay, with light American casualties and captured enemy equipment.
Washington reports urgent plea to defer gasoline cuts as crisis in supply deepens across the nation. Turkish observers say Balkan invasion fears grow with possible Allied action in Europe. Pittsburgh notes 6000 miners idle as 12 mines close amid failed contract talks. Army engineers expect levees on the Mississippi between St Louis and Cape Girardeau to hold against rising floodwaters as crews battle crest levels across the Midwest.
Washington May 20 The Senate unanimously passed a resolution extending the Guffey coal action from May 23 to August 23 and sent it to the White House. The measure followed an administration warning that failing to continue the bituminous coal commission could jeopardize efforts to resolve the soft coal wage dispute and hinder government operation of the mines.
A broad wartime order bans nonessential driving in eight eastern counties and 11 states including Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Delaware Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia. Police to stop and question violators, suspend licenses, and restrict travel to essential work and family needs. Armed forces personnel on leave are exempt.
Roosevelt asked Congress to provide nearly 72 billion dollars for the Army in the coming fiscal year starting July 1, a boost of over 8 billion from January budget figures. The increase funds pay, food, clothing, and equipment for more than 2 million soldiers, including 375,400 WAACs, with expanded aircraft, overseas construction, and air transport facilities.
Allied air forces hammered Berlin and targets from Holland to southern France in a dawn offensive. More than 70 Axis planes destroyed, 29 shot down in air battles, and numerous ground losses reported as Mosquito bombers strike the Nazi capital for a third time in a week. London and Moscow dispatches note mounting bomber strength and continued pressure as German raids on London cause minor damage. Continued on Page Two.
Los Angeles May 20 An interviewer reports Ava Gartner Rooney has been granted a divorce from actor Mickey Rooney in Superior Court. She alleges the marriage was a mistake and says she was home nights. Rooney, 22, is described as a young star whose public image contrasts with private claims.
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