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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1943
Page
1
OCR trimmed notes reference a possible foul play case involving Dunkirk and Warren with police and sheriff figures named Peterson and Edwin. Mentions investigators and a dubious theft or robbery scenario but lacks clear sequence or outcome.
Washington reports the War Labor Board may revive portal-to-portal pay and widen bargaining on miners wages and travel costs. The panel suggested underground travel pay be part of collective bargaining, potentially raising six day work assurances while cutting unrelated charges. If no agreement is reached, the board could decide the issue.
St Rose parish plans Sunday commencement at St Thomas church with Rev Cyril Cooper delivering the address. Graduates will receive diplomas, medals for year’s achievements, and eighth grade certificates at an 8:15 mass, followed by a noon communion dinner.
New York May 25 The government sought a federal court summary judgment against the Associated Press without witness testimony in open court. The civil suit before a three judge panel requests an injunction compelling AP to provide news and picture services to any paper willing to pay its share of news gathering costs. Justice Department officials say the Sherman Act move is unprecedented in such antitrust cases.
Associated Press reports about 25 German planes attacking a south English town in mid afternoon, damaging workers' housing and burying an undetermined number. one raider destroyed. Some raiders targeted a neighboring town and hit large buildings. In Moscow, May 25, sporadic artillery and scouting continued on the Russian front as air war persisted. Both sides pressed to move supplies to strategic sectors ahead of summer campaigns. In Harrisburg, May 25, the state supreme court denied the Philadelphia committee of 70’s request for rearguments of the injunction against the Philadelphia Regulation Commission. Chief Justice George W. Maxey, with Justices Swope Stern and Parker, dissented.
Washington May 25 The Office of Price Administration faces a nationwide attack as officials defend the meat butter and coffee price ceiling program and the broader food control system. Administrator Prentiss M Brown touts a $400 million subsidy and new inspectors to combat black markets while denying mass resignations and confirming policy differences within the agency. Rep Herter warns of a breakdown in the food machinery as debate continues.
The last three of 14 victims in a Pennsylvania Railroad crash near Delair were tentatively identified as Mrs. Tuth Burger Mrs. Rose Green and Mrs. Florence Carlsen all from New York City They were believed to be returning from Atlantic City where they visited soldier husbands The engineer faced open charges as investigators noted the train went faster than the 15 mile per hour limit in the 14 degree curve Treasury figures for May 22 show receipts 44 0 216 74 expenditures 216 76 10896 and total debt 139 164 89370420 with a rise of 60 730 300 37 over May 21
Aboard a British merchant ship torpedoed in 1943, Poon Lim a 25 year old Chinese steward drifted 131 days across the Atlantic before rescue near Brazil. He endured fever drought and fatigue, then walked ashore under his own power three days later, later receiving hospital care.
Severe floods from the Mississippi and Illinois rivers push destruction across Missouri and Illinois farmlands. Crops, livestock, and property suffer multimillion-dollar losses as 160000 people become homeless in the flood zone. Army engineers, soldiers, and civilians work on rescue and relief while Washington calls governors and agriculture officials to plan a coordinated food production program.
Edsel Ford, 52, head of Ford Motor Co and son of Henry Ford, remains in critical condition from undulant fever at his Lake St Clair home. He has led the company for 24 years and his illness updates the weekend business headlines.
The Erie county payroll ruling upholds removal of coroner Dr Stroble from the county salary list after it was confirmed he no longer resides in Erie. Solicitor Evans advised notifying the board of county commissioners, while Deputy Stubble and others consider next steps and possible vacancy procedures if the office is declared vacant by Governor Edward Martin.
Akron workers walk out as three major rubber firms halt production amid a War Labor Board wage ruling, with 449000 CIO employees idle nationwide. At Goodyear No 1 plant a picket line blocked entry while 18000 workers remained idle across Goodyear, Firestone, and Goodrich plants. Union leaders call the walkout spontaneous after WLB panel proposed a three cent rise.
An Office of Defense Transportation order, effective at 12:01 AM, cuts wholesale and retail gasoline deliveries in Pennsylvania and 12 eastern states, bans most Sunday deliveries, and reshapes routes to remove duplication. It caps meat, dairy, and perishables deliveries, and targets nonessential goods, as the Atlantic seaboard gas shortage worsens amid flood disruptions. W A Johnson reports from Washington.
The Navy reported two waves of Japanese twin engine bombers were shot down over Attu, with five initially counted as destroyed and several others possibly damaged. US fighters intercepted the bombers as they approached the Aleutians, while Army bombed Japanese camps at Kiskey. Secretaries Knox and Knowles spoke of continued Japanese pressure on the Attu peninsula and the uncertain origin of the 18 to 16 bombers involved. Seabees were noted as beginning island development readiness.
Refugees flee from southern Italy and islands as American bombers pound invasion routes through Sicily Sardinia and Pantelleria. Mussolini and fascist leaders meet amid warnings while Allied air power targets shipping bases and lines of supply along the toe of the Italian boot.
All students at Senior High School participated in defense stamp and send purchases, achieving a perfect 100 percent participation. The school will receive a proper flag in recognition of the creditable effort, with presentation planned soon. Washington school also earned a participation tag, reporting over 50 percent and a record of 99 percent.
Harrisburg May 25 two edged authority to meet wartime emergencies on the home front was vested in Governor Martin and the State Defense Council. The legislature approved measures signed into law granting power to suspend or modify laws interfering with the war program and to cooperate with federal agencies enforcing rationing and controlling black markets.
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